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Bilal "A Love Surreal" CD Release, Tuesday, February 12 At Highline Ballroom

January 31, 2013

BILAL “A Love Surreal" CD Release Produced By Jill Newman Productions Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Highline Ballroom, 431 W.16 Street, NYC, (212) 414-5994 Showtime @ 9:00 PM, Doors open @ 7:00 PM Tickets $25 in advance, $30 day of show BIO Bilal Oliver was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Coming from what he describes as ...

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Live Jazz at Sammy B's in The Old Mill in Lebanon (TN)

January 31, 2013

My two favorite pastimes are drinking wine and playing the bass. But most of my friends would rather hear me drink wine!" —Adapted from quote by Mark Twain The former Bull & Whistle in the Mill at Lebanon has been transformed into Sammy B's at The Mill, and live jazz is again part of the scene. ...

News: Recording

A "Sweet Sweet" Valentine From Grace Kelly

January 31, 2013

Crossover single from the jazz prodigy bodes to be her first mainstream hit Gainesville, FL: After wowing the straight-ahead jazz world and garnering worldwide acclaim, 20-year-old wunderkind Grace Kelly has set her sights upon winning hearts in the mainstream with an infectious crossover confection that will be delivered on Valentine’s Day. Putting the saxophone aside to ...

News: Interview

Steve Adubato, Jr. Interview With Cephas Bowles

January 31, 2013

Cephas Bowles, WBGO Jazz 88.3's President and CEO, is among the first guests to appear on Conversations at NJPAC with Steve Adubato, a dynamic, groundbreaking series of programs taped at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark (NJPAC) and produced by the Caucus Educational Corporation (CEC) whose original program, Caucus: New Jersey, celebrates 25 years ...

Article: Live Review

Joe Lovano Us Five: Kennett Square, PA, January 19, 2013

by Troy Collins
January 30, 2013

Joe Lovano Us FiveLongwood GardensKennett Square, PAJanuary 19, 2013Renowned saxophonist Joe Lovano brought his esteemed Us Five ensemble to Kennett Square's bucolic Longwood Gardens on a crisp January evening, touring in support of Cross Culture, his 23rd release for Blue Note Records. Performing in the Conservatory's intimate ballroom, the unconventional lineup ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Polkastra: “I Do” The Wedding Album

by C. Michael Bailey
January 30, 2013

The international group Polkastra is the brainchild of one Lara St. John. Yes, that Lara St. John--the Bach enfant terrible of the mid-1990s who evolved to record a definitive set of The Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin inagurating her own Ancalagon label in 2007 , followed by notable recordings of Hindson, Vivaldi, Mozart and ...

Article: Album Review

Mimi Fox: Standards, Old & New

Read "Standards, Old & New" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
January 30, 2013

Guitarist Mimi Fox's nearly 30-year career has produced several solo standards recitals. Standards, Old & New steps out of the box for some not-so-standard standards from the folk realm (pastoral arrangements of Woody Guthrie's “This Land is Your Land," The Beatles' “She's Leaving Home" and Bob Dylan's “Blowin' In The Wind") and more recent jazz (a ...

Article: Album Review

Joey Stuckey: Mixture

Read "Mixture" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
January 30, 2013

Offering a dynamic repertoire of rich melodic tunes from the light portion of the jazz spectrum, Mixture is a gem of smooth-styled jazz that sparkles all over. The first full-length jazz album from award-winning guitarist Joey Stuckey, an educator, radio and TV personality, among other things, the album presents a versatile set of primarily warm tunes ...

Article: Album Review

Teri Roiger: Dear Abbey: the Music of Abbey Lincoln

Read "Dear Abbey: the Music of Abbey Lincoln" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
January 30, 2013

With Dear Abbey, singer Teri Roiger does something remarkable. She interprets thirteen of vocalist Abbey Lincoln's compositions, maintaining the legendary singer's emotive articulation and dramatic delivery, yet marking each song with her own individuality. She thus pays the ultimate homage to an innovator who blazed her own unique artistic path. Roiger's warm contralto, ...

News: Radio

NPR Music and WBGO Present The Checkout – Live at Berklee with Jaleel Shaw

January 30, 2013

The Checkout – Live at Berklee, which brings critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to their alma mater for concerts in the Red Room at Cafe 939, continues on Thursday, February 7 with rising alto and soprano saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, a 2000 Berklee graduate. Shaw will be performing with alumnus pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Boris ...