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Article: Jazz Emerges

Part 7: Sing Miller: This Little Light of Mine

by William Carter
June 9, 2013

Born in 1914, pianist/vocalist Sing Miller was active on the New Orleans scene from the late 1920s until his death in 1990. If Sing didn't like something, he'd let you know. “Man...that ball don't bounce," is a Sing-saying drummer Jeff Hamilton remembers.Early one winter morning in Iowa in 1984, when I was traveling as ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Esther Berlanga Ryan

by AAJ Staff
March 24, 2013

I currently live in: San Jose, CA I joined All About Jazz in: 2009 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I mainly wanted to give musicians a chance to be heard. And there is nothing like asking a question and hearing the artist go, “Wow... let me think ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ancient Future Performs At Halanda Studio In San Jose, May 11, 2013

April 25, 2013

Halanda Studio Presents Ancient Future In Concert Celtic Raga Program Featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard and fretless guitars) and Ferhan Qureshi (tabla) Saturday, May 11, 7 pm Halanda Studio for Dance and Fitness 1062 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Registration: $20 in advance through Halanda Studio PayPal, $25 at ...

Article: Live Review

Rufus Reid: Stanford University, February 27, 2013

by Bill Leikam
April 23, 2013

Stanford Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fredrick BerryGuest Artist: Rufus ReidBing Concert HallStanford, CAFebruary 27, 2013 Walking into Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall can be a stunning experience. Listening to the magnificent acoustic qualities of the hall, it is nothing short of an aural experience that brings a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chihiro Yamanaka Trio, March 28 At Kuumbwa Jazz Center In Santa Cruz, Ca

March 25, 2013

The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform March 28 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA. The concert marks the Kuumbwa debut and first multi-city west coast tour by Chihiro, a Universal Music recording artist and influential jazz pianist and composer whose high-energy live performances have inspired comparisons to such modern greats as Herbie Hancock and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kuumbwa Jazz Celebrates International Jazz Day With Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour

March 22, 2013

Santa Cruz, CA: Kuumbwa Jazz will proudly join in the International Jazz Day celebrations taking place all over the world on April 30, 2013 by presenting an encore performance of Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter & Ambrose Akinmusire. “What better way to celebrate the ...

Article: Live Review

Tierney Sutton Trio: Half Moon Bay, California, February 27, 2013

by Bill Leikam
March 16, 2013

Tierney Sutton TrioDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaFebruary 23, 2013On that late afternoon at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, February 27, 2013, Tierney Sutton brought with her pianist and keyboardist Mitchel Forman, and guitarist and bassist Kevin Axt to put on an exhilarating concert for a full house. The afternoon ...

News: Award / Grant

Girls Groove In 30 Countries During First Two Weeks Of "Hit Like A Girl"

March 7, 2013

San Jose, Calif., — Hit Like A Girl: The Contest For Female Drummers today reported that video entries have been posted by female drummers from more than 30 different countries. The contest is produced by DRUM! Magazine in conjunction with TRX Cymbals and Tom Tom Magazine. Girls and women of all ages are invited to submit ...

Article: Album Review

Hristo Vitchev Quartet: Familiar Fields

Read "Familiar Fields" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
February 13, 2013

New Age jazz from a guitarist very much in the Pat Metheny tradition. Hristo Vitchev was born in Bulgaria but now lives--as do a great many other New Agers--in San Francisco. He wrote the music on this album some time ago but says the songs “were constantly searching for their own voice, their own identity, and ...

News: Book / Magazine

Girls To Get Their Groove On For Second Annual "Hit Like A Girl" Drum Contest Enter Music Publishing, Tom-tom Mag And Major Drum Companies Participate

January 23, 2013

San Jose, Calif., — Hit Like A Girl 2013, the second annual global contest for female drummers, today announced that the official launch for entries will be February 1. The event is produced by DRUM! Magazine in conjunction with TRX Cymbals and Tom Tom: The Magazine for Female Drummers, with the support of major drum equipment ...