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Article: Album Review

Yeahwon Shin: Lua Ya

by John Kelman
January 9, 2014

Korean-born now New York-resident singer Yeahwon Shin leaves the largely Brazilian-informed repertoire of her 2010 ArtistShare debut, Yeahwon, behind for a most worthy return to her roots with Lua Ya, her ECM debut that, released late in the summer of 2013, is still worthy of a look as the new year begins. Featuring, on a few ...

Article: Album Review

Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Gathering Call

Read "Gathering Call" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 9, 2014

Drummer Matt Wilson may define the ideal of unabashed enthusiasm better than anyone else in jazz. His cymbals and drums even seem to be smiling when he sets sticks to them, so it should come as no shock that musical zeal is a key factor in the success of Gathering Call. For his eleventh album as ...

Article: Journey into Jazz

Stretch: Interactive Holograms

by John Beaty
January 6, 2012

It feels nice to finally be able to share what I've been up to since I last wrote for All About Jazz more than two years ago. In those articles I chronicled my journey from first learning Jazz, attending Music School and finally life as a touring Jazz musician. Through this process I came to understand ...

News: Contest

Hit Like A Girl Contest 2014 Site Launched: Entry Begins January 24, 2014

January 9, 2014

Hit Like A Girl * Contest Launches 2014 Website. HitLikeAGirlContest.com Features New Videos, Judges, Sponsors And Free Play-Along Tracks With the official, January 24th start of the 2014 Hit Like A Girl female drumming contest just days away, drummers, fans and the general public can now visit hitlikeagirlcontest.com to view videos of past winners and learn ...

News: Education

Herbie Hancock Appointed 2014 Norton Professor Of Poetry At Harvard

January 9, 2014

“I’ve uncovered practical lessons and learned that the essential values in jazz and the values of Buddhism are harmonious and apply to my life on every level. Throughout my lectures, I will be interweaving and connecting these ideas.” — Herbie Hancock Los Angeles, California and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Always at the forefront of world culture, technology, business ...

News: Event

Molly Ringwald Joins The Columbus Jazz Orchestra In "Don't You Forget About Me" (feb. 6-9)

January 9, 2014

Columbus, OH: Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) continues to break new ground while honoring the rich heritage of America’s classical music – jazz. In “Don’t You Forget About Me” (February 6-9 at the Southern Theatre), everyone’s favorite former teenager joins the CJO in a ...

News: TV / Film

Actress, Singer Cynthia Basinet Releases Her New Music Video Of "Santa Baby" Tributing Eartha Kitt

January 9, 2014

New York- Cynthia Basinet releases her new music video of “Santa Baby" with a tribute to Eartha Kitt, the song's original siren on the 60th anniversary. “I thought it was a perfect time to give tribute to the singer that had inspired me not only vocally but with her joie de vivre." said Miss Basinet. Long ...

News: Radio

This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Lester Leaps In

January 9, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman paint a picture of Lester Young’s life based on his own first-person accounts and those of musicians who knew him. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, with tenor saxophonists Brian Ogilvie and Ken Peplowski offer their homage to the President of Tenor Sax. The program is distributed ...

News: Performance / Tour

Euphoria Celebrates The Music Of Composer/Drummer Chico Hamilton At Drom on February 12

January 9, 2014

EUPHORIA Celebrates the Music of Composer/Drummer Chico Hamilton in a Monthly Concert Series at DROM Wednesday, February 12 at 7:15PM (CD Release Concert) Sunday, March 16 @ 7:15PM Sunday, April 13 @ 7:15PM Sunday, May 18 @ 7:15PM Sunday, June 22 @ 7:15PM DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w ...

News: Recording

Transatlantic To Release New Studio Album Kaleidoscope On January 28, 2014

January 9, 2014

Cross Plains, TN - Good things come to those who wait. Transatlantic fans are accustomed to playing the waiting game, and their patience has been rewarded with the band's fourth official studio album, Kaleidoscope. Steeped in vibrant prog rock organics, it's a triumphant return to the band’s original creative style. The beloved prog rock project featuring ...