Results for "Oakland"

News: Performance / Tour

World Jazz Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker Releases New Recording “April In Paris”

May 22, 2014

"With a voice supple, agile, and bright, she executes each song on the tracklist with ease and imagination, creating a serene atmosphere that leaves you smiling." —Eva Simontacchi for Jazzitalia Multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker is celebrating the release of her second CD “April in Paris” on June 3, 2014 – Songs of springtime and new ...

News: Recording

Modern Jazz Guitarist David Wright New Music Release, "Music From The International Airport Hotel Lounge"

May 21, 2014

Music From The International Airport Hotel Lounge is the newest release by guitarist and composer David Wright. Following up his 2013 releases Jazz Socialand Juniper Snowberries this release ventures into new territory for David. “Stylistically, this is something I've been wanting to do for a long time “ states David. Weighing in at just under forty ...

News: Music Industry

Hot Tone Music Release's Three New CD's

May 9, 2014

Mimi Jones is the label founder and a N.Y.C. native, bassist, vocalist, composer and producer! Her new Balance CD release is a blend of genre's of classic and contemporary jazz, edgy soul and even a rock element. Balance stands firmly in its leaders dedication of “creating great music of today"! With Balance, Mimi's universal music heritage ...

News: Performance / Tour

BreakOUt OUtwest Tour with OU and Amy Denio!

May 5, 2014

SPOOT MUSIC AND B DAHLIA PRESENT: BreakOUt OUtwest TOUR! with OU (Italy) and Amy Denio (Tiptons, Kultur Shock) “...a joyful, multidimensional romp through the Mediterranean and the Americas... OU shows a remarkable ability to turn on a dime without jarring the listener.” —Matt Cole, DooBeeDooBeeDoo, NY “...an exquisite parenthesis of alleviation... a veritable treat.” ...

News: Recording

"Margie Baker Sings With So Many Stars," 4th CD By Veteran San Francisco Vocalist, Due May 20

April 30, 2014

Margie Baker’s storied career as a jazz and blues vocalist started late, when she was 39, but was long encouraged by her mentor Dizzy Gillespie and eventually took her to the world stage. Though the 80-year-old Baker came even later to recording, she’s on a roll now, affiliated with longtime Gillespie pianist Mike Longo’s Consolidated Artists ...

News: Obituary

Bay Area jazz lover, expert Herb Wong dies

April 21, 2014

MENLO PARK — Well-known jazz expert Herb Wong died at home early Sunday morning, leaving behind a legacy filled with writings and interviews covering the world of jazz over much of the 20th century. He was 88. “He had so many roles in the community," said Paul Fingerote, a friend and colleague for 35 years who ...

News: Festival

19th Annual Jazz On Fourth Street Festival, Berkeley, CA Lineup

March 28, 2014

Presented by Fourth Street Merchants, KCSM/Jazz 91, Avalon Berkeley, and Berkeleyside, the 19th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival will take place Sunday, May 18, from Noon – 5:00pm in Berkeley, CA on Fourth Street between Hearst and Virginia and is free. For more information, visit fourthstreet.com or call the hot line at (510) 526-6294. This ...

Article: Album Review

Ton Trio II: On And On

Read "On And On" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 28, 2014

Oakland, CA, based jazz and improvisation protagonist, alto saxophonist Aram Shelton could hold his own with most anyone in a cutting-contest. But there's more than a whole lot of technical acumen taking place with Ton Trio II. One of the principle selling points so to speak, is how the musicians impeccably integrate the modern jazz vernacular ...

Article: Catching Up With

Steven Lugerner: Jericho and San Francisco

by Daniel Lehner
February 21, 2014

Eric Dolphy once mused, “When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone, in the air. You can never capture it again." Luckily for fellow multi-reedist Steve Lugerner, that's a piece of wisdom that the Bay Area musician did not take at face value. For his release, For We Have Heard, Lugerner devised a means of ...

Article: Interview

Cava Menzies and Nick Phillips: Their Moment

by Bob Kenselaar
February 13, 2014

Every once in a while, a couple of jazz musicians who've never played with each other before find themselves together on a bandstand, and something special really clicks. They just jell musically as if they've been playing together all their lives. Pianist Cava Menzies and trumpeter Nick Phillips experienced such an encounter not long ago, when ...