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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Poetry Of Pheralyn Dove In Center City Wed. April 9th!

March 13, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Second Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia, presents poet Pheralyn Dove and her trio on Wednesday, April 9th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Frank Bey In Media, PA On Wed. April 16th!

March 15, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Third Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series in Media at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 West Rose Tree Road in Media, PA, presents singer Frank Bey on Wednesday, April 16th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10 / $5 for students and are available only at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Victor North & Three Blind Mice @ Willingboro Library Thurs. April 17th!

March 15, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Jazz at the Library Concert Series at the Willingboro Library, 220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township NJ, presents saxophonist Victor North and Three Blind Mice on Thursday, April 17th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10, $5 for students and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz ...

News: Interview

Interview: Sharon Marie Cline

March 15, 2014

Q: How were you introduced to jazz and blues? A: I grew up listening to classic music. My mother would play records all day, every day on the phonograph while we did our chores. I'd listen to Ella, Sarah, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, The Duke, and Nat King Cole filling the house with amazing melodies and ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 14-20

March 15, 2014

Back to back gigs with one of the area's most notable singers; a long-overdue gig with one of the area's to pianists; and some new music from one of our most prolific composers get the weekend off to a flying start, followed by our popular regional jazz band with some pretty amazing guest vocalists from New ...

News: Interview

Catching Up With Nathan East

March 15, 2014

Nathan East is one of the world’s premiere session musicians. He’s perhaps best known as Eric Clapton’s favorite bassist, but that’s also Nathan East on Michael Jackson’s Bad and Daft Punk’s recent Grammy winning album. Of course he’s a founding member of the highly successful jazz group Fourplay. Some of his other credits include: Anita Baker, ...

News: Book / Magazine

Adventures In Musical Time Travel

March 15, 2014

Anagrams is an eBook by Alan Bryson that grew out of his experiences interviewing musicians. Musicians and music lovers appear to share a universal fantasy about going back in time, but you can only take a daydream so far. So he decided to write the story of a fictitious character, Nathan Ballew, a baby boomer who ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Ellen Rowe - Courage Music" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

March 15, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the PKO Records “Ellen Rowe - Courage Music“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 15th. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Ellen Rowe at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends ...

Article: Catching Up With

Perico Sambeat: More Than He Could Imagine

by Marta Ramon
March 14, 2014

Perico Sambeat is one of the most famous Spanish sax players around the world. Before he got special recognition in 2003 when he won the Bird award at the North Sea Jazz Festival, he had been working internationally for more than twenty years. This eclectic jazz musician has a rich discography both as a leader and ...

Article: Live Review

Celebrating Cecil Taylor at the Painted Bride Art Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 14, 2014

Still the New Thing The Painted Bride Art CenterPhiladelphia, PA March 8, 2014 This concert was the first in a series entitled “Still the New Thing" honoring three icons of avant-garde jazz: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and Sun Ra. Cecil Taylor turns 85 years old in March. To acknowledge the occasion, ...