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Hiromi Kanda: Days of Yesterday

Read "Days of Yesterday" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 16, 2013

Japanese-born and now Honolulu-based vocalist Hiromi Kanda had some success in her homeland with the beginnings of a singing career. After winning a talent contest, plans were made to turn Kanda into a sexy pop idol. She demurred. What Kanda wanted was a career as a singer/songwriter. And she loved the Great American Songbook, and artists ...

Article: Album Review

Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Shadow Man

Read "Shadow Man" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
October 16, 2013

New York-based alto saxophonist Tim Berne has long been regarded one of the Downtown scene's most forward-thinking bandleaders. Among his peers, no other artist has so often fostered the creative talent of subsequent generations; multi-instrumentalist Chris Speed, keyboardist Craig Taborn and drummer Jim Black all spent their formative years playing alongside the veteran saxophonist. Likewise, Berne ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chico Hamilton's Euphoria Performs At Drom

October 16, 2013

CELEBRATING THE LIFE & MUSIC OF LEGENDARY DRUMMER CHICO HAMILTON Monthly Concert Series Featuring EUPHORIA EUPHORIA Presents Celebrating the Life & Music of Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton, featuring Chico's longstanding Euphoria ensemble with Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (flute + reeds), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion), Mayu Saeki (flute) & Nick Demopolous (guitar). In honor of the ...

News: Event

New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall

October 16, 2013

Costello to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from NEC New England Conservatory welcomes legendary songwriter Elvis Costello to campus on Friday, October 25, 2013. After a morning of working in the classroom with songwriters enrolled in NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation program, Costello talks about his genre-spanning career in a public forum, moderated by Boston Globe pop ...

News: Recording

Austin-based Jazz Trumpeter Jeff Lofton Releases Single "Compared To What" From Upcoming Album "Jericho"

October 16, 2013

A new single produced and arranged by Austin-based jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton from his new album Jericho releasing in 2014. A remake of the Les McCann / Eddie Harris hit “Compared to What" by Gene McDaniels. Featuring vocals and guitar by Carolyn Wonderland; piano and organ by the legendary Dr. James Polk; with Ryan Bowman on ...

News: Education

Jazz Vocal Veteran Lenora Zenzalai Helm Launches Web Programs "Vocal Jazz Online" And "The Vocal Musicianship Academy" For Serious Singers In Search Of A Career In Music

October 16, 2013

Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador and Berklee College of Music Grad Shares Her Passion of Singing with Up and Coming Artists “Lenora Zenzalai Helm possesses an astonishing voice…she improvises harmonic changes with undeniable ingenuity..." —Geoffrey Himes, the Washington Post Lenora Zenzalai Helm is making it possible for people that say they want to be a “singer” to ...

News: Recording

Abbey Rader To Release New Album

October 16, 2013

Drummer Abbey Rader is set to release Reach for the Skies on October 29. This is the second album from his quartet. Their first effort, Live at PAX, was named one of the “Best of 2012" by Avant Music News. The personnel stays the same with John McMinn and Noah Brandmark on horns and Kyle Motl ...

News: Recording

Ready Or Not, Jazz Guitarist B.D. Lenz Is Coming

October 11, 2013

“Deer Head Inn to Host CD Release" Hackettstown, NJ: - Award-winning, jazz guitarist and critically acclaimed composer B.D. Lenz will release “Ready or Not" — his eighth album and first straight-ahead jazz project — on Friday, November 1, 2013 from 7-11 pm. The cost is $7 per person and it takes place at the Deer Head ...

News: Recording

ArtistShare Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary -- Blue Note/ArtistShare Announces 1st Fan-Funded Project

October 16, 2013

Yesterday marked the 10-year anniversary of ArtistShare, the internet’s first fan funding platform and first to release a fan-funded grammy-winning album Jim Hall; Maria Schneider & Dawn Upshaw; Dianne Reeves and the Newport Jazz Festival project; and Ariel Pocock nominated for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ArtistShare looking to add to already impressive track-record of 6 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Loston Harris - Season Premiere Oct 22 - Bemelmans Bar

October 16, 2013

LOSTON HARRIS RETURNS TO BEMELMANS BAR OCTOBER 22 NEW YORK CITY DEBUT OF NEW RELEASE “SWINGFULLY YOURS" CD Release Party - Nov 12 - Birdland Loston Harris proudly returns to his residency at Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle on October 22, 2013 with the New York City debut of his brand-new release “Swingfully Yours" (Magenta Label ...