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Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Maturing Into A Stellar Vintage

March 12, 2013

Single-day tickets go on sale as the festival partners with Bay Area radio station KBLX-FM Los Angeles, CA: Eager wine and jazz enthusiasts voraciously scooped up all the multiday VIP and Silver ticket packages for the second edition of Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, the flourishing festival slated for June 5-9, 2013 in Napa, CA, ...

News: Festival

36th Annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

March 12, 2013

SAT, JUNE 29 - SUN, JUNE 30 Tony Bennett, Buddy Guy, David Sanborn & Bob James, McCoy Tyner Quartet with special guest John Scofield, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kevin Eubanks, Gregory Porter and Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak, among others The 36th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest running ...

News: Performance / Tour

Denise Montana In Cheltenham PA, on Wed. April 3rd!

March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts — 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is singer Denise Montana. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. There isn’t much this double platinum-selling recording artist has not done in the ...

News: Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Presents Swinging Young Stars

March 12, 2013

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Showcasing Swinging Young Stars of Today and Tomorrow August 2-4 “We now have so many music schools graduating people who major in jazz, and there’s amazing talent out there. I want to give these young people exposure and be a part of what they’re bringing to music while still ...

News: Interview

Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Included Todd Gordon's Story Of Off- And On- Stage Encounters With Ella

March 12, 2013

Todd Gordon tells the story... Preface I became a fan of Ella's music shortly after 'discovering' Frank Sinatra. I had been an avid Beatles fan as a young child, and loved music. One evening - I was 11 years old at the time - my mother said, “You've been listening to your music, I want to ...

News: Performance / Tour

Drummer Eddie Jones In Kennett Square PA On Wed. April 3rd!

March 12, 2013

Appearing at Kennett Flash — 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square, PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is drummer Eddie Jones. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. Eddie Jones has performed nationally and internationally since the late '70s with a diverse group of name ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Harpist Gloria Galante In Collingswood NJ, Thurs. April 4th!

March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center — 30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, New Jersey on Thursday, April 4th - is harpist Gloria Galante. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. Gloria Galante has an impressive background. Beginning in 1978, she studied harp with ...

Article: Album Review

Dylan Ryan Sand: Sky Bleached

Read "Sky Bleached" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 11, 2013

Faintly anarchic song-forms, coupled with a new-wave formulation of the jazz-rock trio setting forges a compelling imprint with drummer Dylan Ryan's debut solo effort. And it's one of those match made in heaven type of scenarios, where the respective musicians' styles, synergy, and use of space as a supplementary instrument coalesce into a program that bears ...

Article: Extended Analysis

New Life

by John Kelman
March 11, 2013

On the back of drummer Antonio Sanchez's New Life, there's a quote from guitarist Pat Metheny, who says, “This record feels like a leap forward for Antonio." He should know; Sanchez has been the guitarist's drummer of choice for literally every project requiring one since he recruited him for Pat Metheny Group and Speaking of Now ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Weinstein: Todo Corazon

Read "Todo Corazon" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 11, 2013

Mark Weinstein's modus operandi is simple: He follows his interests at any given time. He found success as a groundbreaking salsa trombonist early on, but that didn't stop him from leaving his horn behind and entering the realm of academia. He earned a Ph.D in Philosophy, with a specialization in mathematical logic, and started teaching at ...