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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Standard Announces Jan - May 2014 Schedule

December 5, 2013

JAZZ STANDARD PREVIEWS 2014 ALL SHOW TIMES: 7:30 & 9:30PM + 11:30PM ON FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS Jazz Standard is located at 116 E. 27th Street (between Lexington and Park) Train 6 to E. 28th Street NEVER A MINIMUM Student Discounts (restrictions apply) Enjoy “NYC’s Best Barbecue” (Time Out New York) from BLUE ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Behn Gillece

by AAJ Staff
December 4, 2013

Meet Behn Gillece: Vibraphonist Behn Gillece began his musical training during his teenage years. Gillece began his studies in percussion while maintaining an interest in jazz. Inspired by greats like Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson, Gillece decided to make a commitment to vibraphone and composition. As a New Jersey native, Behn Gillece performed regularly in ...

Article: Album Review

Ayako Shirasaki: Some Other Time

Read "Some Other Time" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 4, 2013

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the creator also has a hell of a lot to do with it when it comes to the arts. Every musical performance leaves certain items open for debate for and from those on the receiving end, but some things remain irrefutable because of those on the ...

Article: Album Review

Jacob Duncan: Invisible House

Read "Invisible House" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
December 4, 2013

Since the politically and culturally turbulent 60s, the word liberation has been incorporated into titles of collectives--remember the radical “Symbionese Liberation Army" and the certainly less violent, but still highly influential “Liberation Orchestra" of bassist Charlie Haden? Even song and album titles from groups as diverse as The Pet Shop Boys and Earth, Wind and Fire ...

Article: Inside AAJ

Help All About Jazz Support Jazz

by Michael Ricci
December 4, 2013

Dear friends, All About Jazz has been a leading advocate for jazz music since 1995. Longtime readers have watched us continuously transform our website over the past 18 years, keeping the spirit of the music firmly in mind along the way. We've also done our best to keep pace with technology while finding new ...

News: Event

Tributes Continue Year After University Of The Pacific Alumnus Dave Brubeck’s Death

December 4, 2013

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck died nearly a year ago, but the legacy of the University of the Pacific alumnus lives on in his music, his record on social justice and in the programs supported by the University’s Brubeck Institute. Tributes to the 1942 Pacific graduate, who died Dec. 5, 2012, a day shy of his 92nd ...

News: Recording

Motema Music Releases Award-Winning Composer Rufus Reid’s Quiet Pride - The Elizabeth Catlett Project, A Star-Studded, Large-Ensemble Suite, On February 11, 2014

December 4, 2013

His Five Movement Suite Pays Tribute to the Life and Work of Elizabeth Catlett, One of the Most Important African American Visual Artists of the 20th Century The inspiration for the epic, large ensemble work, Quiet Pride was Reid’s fascination with the sculptural work of Elizabeth Catlett, the great African American artist and civil rights activist, ...

News: Career

SFJAZZ Appoints Donald Derheim As Chief Executive Officer

December 4, 2013

First-ever CEO will work in partnership with the organization’s Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline San Francisco, CA — SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast, announced today that Donald Derheim will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer beginning January 2, 2014. Mr. Derheim joins SFJAZZ as it enters its next ...

News: Recording

Jazz Singer Cheryl Barnes To Release Debut CD, “Listen To This,” On February 18th

December 4, 2013

Album Features Remarkable Cast Of Players Including John Beasley, Rahn Coleman, Brandon Fields, John Hammond, Rickey Minor and More Los Angeles, California - “Listen To This,” the debut CD from eclectically-trained Jazz vocalist Cheryl Barnes, is set for release February 18, 2014, via Barnes & Cabasso Music. Highlighting twelve tracks steeped in Jazz and Blues, “Listen ...

News: Education

New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab

December 4, 2013

One-Week Intensive Jazz Program for Students Ages 14 – 18 June 22 – 27, 2014 Special Guest Artist Grammy Award Winning Bassist Dave Holland plus NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst headline the week holding masterclasses paired with evening concerts of their music Students ages 14 - 18 are invited to explore jazz at New England ...