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The Freddie Hubbard Tribute Band at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival

by AAJ Staff
The Freddie Hubbard Tribute BandIndianapolis Jazz FestivalIndianapolis, IndianaSept 25, 2009When losing a trumpeter of such sterling agility, originality and influence as Freddie Hubbard, it's only natural to pay tribute to his passing. So it was at the Madame Walker Theater in Indianapolis on September 25th under the direction of jazz educator ...
Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge / Swiss Jazz Orchestra / The Aggregation

by Jack Bowers
Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge The Comet's Tail MAMA Records 2009 On The Comet's Tail, Chuck Owen's superb Florida-based Jazz Surge performs the compositions--yes, compositions--of the late great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker. As Owen writes in the liner notes, [Michael's] blinding brilliance as a performer / improviser...may ...
52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

The 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival presented by Verizon will take place at the Monterey Fairgrounds, September 18 - 20, 2009 with over 500 artists performing on 9 stages for 3 nights and 2 days of the world's best jazz, spread throughout the Festival's 20 acres of magnificent grounds. The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage The ...
Dan Tepfer, Cole Porter Fellow 2009, Added to IndyJazzFest

The Indy Jazz Festival, presented by Marsh, in Indianapolis announces that current Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, has been added to the lineup of this prestigious festival presented yearly. Dan will appear in the opening music spot all week. This year the festival, which runs 9/19 - 9/27, presents legendary musicians such as The Joshua Redman ...
Randy Brecker: Nostaglic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite

by Dan McClenaghan
Trumpeter Randy Brecker's jazz credentials are of the highest order. The Brecker Brothers, the group he co-led with younger brother/saxophonist Michael, was one of the most successful jazz/funk/fusion groups of the 1970s and '80s. But jazz snobbery/elitism never ran in the family. Brecker has played and recorded with seemingly everybody, from the original Blood, Sweat and ...
Take Five With Sean Nowell

by AAJ Staff
Meet Sean Nowell:Sean Nowell is a tenor saxophonist and composer from Birmingham, Alabama steeped in the southern traditions of blues, gospel, jazz, and funk fused with the complex harmonic and world rhythmic concepts that permeate the music of New York City. While in Alabama, he sang in cathedrals with a national touring a cappella ...
Woodstock Jazz Memories: Blood, Sweat & Tears
With all the media attention focused this week on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, its worth noting that, while there was no jazz at the festival, there were some fine jazz musicians. Weve already looked at David Sanborns Woodstock memories; heres what some of the players in Blood, Sweat & Tears have said about the event. ...
Take Five With Bob Albanese

by AAJ Staff
Meet Bob Albanese: Bob Albanese was born in Newark, N.J. in 1957. Growing up and the Jersey shore, he began practicing the piano at age 8. At age 15, he won top honors in the Garden State Talent Expo which culminated in a solo performance at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. This was ...
Take Five With Mike Mainieri

by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Mainieri: Primarily recognized as an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri's equally remarkable talents as producer, performer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting edge in music. During '50s and early '60s, he performed with such legendary artists as Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery. ...
Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge Set to Release "The Comet's Tail: Playing the Compositions of Michael Brecker" on August 11

Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge The Comet's Tail: Playing The Compositions of Michael BreckerSet for August 11 Release on MAMA RecordsWith performances by Randy Brecker, Danny Gottlieb, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Mike Mainieri, Adam Nussbaum, Mike Stern and Rob ThomasMAMA Records is proud to announce Chuck Owen & ...