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Tune In To Newport Jazz Festival You Tube Channel For Artist Interviews & More

Tune In To Newport Jazz Festival You Tube Channel For Artist Interviews & More

Tune in to the Newport Jazz Festival You Tube Channel for Close-ups with Robert Glasper, Jon Batiste, Bill Charlap, Edmar Castañeda and Andrea Tierra, David Gilmore, Ali Amr, Rez Abbasi and Donny McCaslin NEWPORT, RI – Tune in to the Newport Jazz Festival You Tube Channel at http://bit.ly/14YDKsz to hear what some of this year’s artists ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kyle Turner Band With Special Guest Lee Langston July 20 At The Blue Room

Kyle Turner Band With Special Guest Lee Langston July 20 At The Blue Room

This Friday the Blue Room Jazz Club at the American Jazz Museum welcomes The Kyle Turner Band with special guest Lee Langston. Kyle Turner is a native of Houston, TX. During Kyle’s college years at Jackson State University and at Texas Southern University he won numerous awards for his musical talents. He is now known regionally ...

News: Recording

"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

Jeff Golub teams with jazz-rock keyboard icon Brian Auger for his first new album since losing his sight Port Washington, NY: It’s been a helluva two years since guitarist Jeff Golub released his last album, “Three Kings,” which paid tribute to blues legends B.B., Freddie & Albert King. As the record was released, the optic nerves ...

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Article: Album Review

Chris Kelsey & What I Say: The Electric Miles Project

Read "The Electric Miles Project" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

It takes no shortage of fortitude for contemporary artists to take on the electric Miles Davis. Banking off of his seminal Bitches' Brew (Columbia, 1970), the trumpeter headed for looser, louder and funkier fare, culminating in the twin two-disc releases, Agartha (Columbia, 1975) and Pangea (Columbia, 1976), two shows performed in the afternoon and evening of ...

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Article: Live Review

Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds: Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, July 10, 2013

Read "Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds: Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, July 10, 2013" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Jeff Ballard FairgroundsPavilion TheatreDun Laoghaire, IrelandJuly 10, 2013Fairgrounds is as good a name as any for drummer Jeff Ballard's new band. The best fairgrounds are places that take you away from everyday humdrum and transport you temporarily to an alternative world where fun, the curious and outlandish, and adrenalin rushes are ...

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Article: Album Review

Ralph Peterson: ALIVE at Firehouse12 Vol. 1 - The Unity Project

Read "ALIVE at Firehouse12  Vol. 1 - The Unity Project" reviewed by Steve Bryant

by Steve Bryant

Drummer/composer/bandleader Ralph Peterson has got to be one of the hardest working men in jazz today. He seems to drop a new CD every few months, and the kicker is that the theme and product are markedly different than his previous efforts. In addition, he changes lineups like guys change socks. The band on ALIVE At ...

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Article: Album Review

Bobby McFerrin: spirityouall

Read "spirityouall" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

A 10-time Grammy winner, Bobby McFerrin's undeniable gifted voice has not only inspired audiences with its unique qualities but also imbued his spiritual roots as found in songs throughout his discography such as the colorful Garden of Eden expression, “The Garden" from 2010's VOCAbuLarieS (EmArcy) or the unique scriptural vocal rendition of “The 23rd Psalm" from ...

News: Festival

Wayne Escoffery Headlines New Haven Jazz Festival, August 17

Wayne Escoffery Headlines New Haven Jazz Festival, August 17

Native Son Wayne Escoffery Headlines the 30th Annual New Haven Jazz Festival Saturday, August 17, 2013 at New Haven Green Festival Caps Jazz Week, which includes live shows at various New Haven restaurants and club, August 13-17 New Haven, CT: Jazz Haven, Inc., an all-volunteer, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, in cooperation with the City of New Haven’s ...

News: Recording

Big Hooks And Big Horns Power Saxman’s Soulful “Pulse”

Big Hooks And Big Horns Power Saxman’s Soulful “Pulse”

Steve Cole’s 7th album due September 17th preceded by “With You All The Way” Minneapolis, MN: Rather apropos that saxophonist Steve Cole covered the soul classic “Going In Circles” on his forthcoming “Pulse” album, his 7th solo disc, which he produced and wrote with fellow saxophonist David Mann. Honest and organic are vital qualities to Cole, ...

News: Recording

Curved Air Legend And Virtuoso Violinist Darryl Way Releases First Solo Album In 20 Years

Curved Air Legend And Virtuoso Violinist Darryl Way Releases First Solo Album In 20 Years

London, UK – Much to the anticipation of music fans and critics worldwide, Curved Air founding member and virtuoso violinist Darryl Way is releasing his first solo album in 20 years! Now available on Explore Multimedia, via Cherry Red Records, 'Ultra Violins' features Darryl's own interpretations of several well-known classical pieces, as well as a re-recording ...


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