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News: Recording

"Late Show" Bassist Will Lee Releases New CD His First (as a leader) In 20 Years: Love, Gratitude and Other Distractions

July 13, 2013

A brilliant showcase for Will’s talents as a singer, songwriter and bassist, Love, Gratitude and Other Distractions (Sinning Saint Ltd. / August 20, 2013 release) also has the consummate team player getting a little help from his friends on this long-overdue second outing as a leader. Being the hardest working man in show business has been ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 12-18

July 13, 2013

Had your fill of jazz festivals yet? For me, it was two glorious weekends in a row, at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival at Mears Park and then the Iowa City Jazz Festival over the holiday weekend. Yet a new, low-key festival is on the schedule this Saturday when the St. Croix Winery in Stillwater hosts ...

News: Festival

Berkshire Gateway Jazz Weekend Adds Free Events, Tix On Sale For July 25-28 Event In Lee, Mass.

July 13, 2013

LEE, Mass: Several free events, including al fresco performances. a jazz brunch and an art exhibit, have been added to the Berkshire Gateway Jazz Weekend, in downtown Lee, July 25-28. Berkshires Jazz, Inc. and Berkshire Gateway Preservation, Inc. have teamed-up to bring a full weekend of marquee performers, a jazz documentary film, and appearances by local ...

News: Advocacy

Help Arthur Blythe Fund Event

July 12, 2013

On June the 3rd, 2013, Arthur went into the USC Keck Center to have a large benign tumor removed from his right Kidney. The operation was serious, as Arthur spent one week after the procedure in an induced coma in their ICU unit. His health has been a challenge for him for several years now. The ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles Tribute With Saxophonist Shelley Carrol

July 12, 2013

Austin, TX: Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles Tribute debuts at the Scottish Rite Theater on Saturday, July 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance from JeffLofton.com and $25 at the door. Lofton, an Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and producer, leads his side project, the Jeff Lofton ...

Article: Album Review

Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip

Read "From The Hip" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 12, 2013

In 2006, pianist David Kikoski was invited to perform and record in front of a live audience at the private Beverly Hills studio of George Klabin, President of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation. Kikoski brought in some of his first-call friends for the occasion and, with nary a rehearsal to be had, put on a stunner ...

Article: Live Review

Bob James & David Sanborn: San Francisco, June 17, 2013

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 12, 2013

Bob James & David Sanborn QuartetSF Jazz Center2013 San Francisco Jazz FestivalSan Francisco, CAJune 17, 2013Now in its 31st year, the San Francisco Jazz Festival has a new home, thanks to the updated digs now available via the SF Jazz Center which opened back in January. Over the course ...

Article: Live Review

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 29-30, 2013

by R.J. DeLuke
July 12, 2013

Saratoga Performing Arts CenterFreihofer's Saratoga Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, NYJune 29-30, 2013 Fiery music that burned with intensity, eclectic compositions that shifted in time signature and tempo, sweet melodies and down-home dirty blues--all were heard at this year's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival in upstate New York, an event that is among the ...

News: Recording

Upcoming CD Release From Willie Oteri

July 12, 2013

WILLIE OTERI and SHRUNKEN HEAD SHOP Live In Germany Release date: August 27, 2013 Recordings from German tour dates in 2012 of guitarist Willie Oteri (WD-41, Spiral Out, Dino J.A. Deane, Scott Amendola, Tony Levin, Mike Keneally, etc.) have produced several live tracks that have been edited and mixed for an album ...

News: Recording

Brian Kelly Produces Contemporary Jazz Project

July 12, 2013

Bay Area composer and pianist Brian Kelly is currently producing a contemporary jazz album of his own compositions featuring saxophonist Eric Crystal (Boz Scaggs, Vijay Iyer), trumpet player Mike Olmos (Etta James, Pete Escovedo), and drummer David Rokeach (Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles). This will be the follow-up album to his 2008 release, Afterplay (on the Skylight ...