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News: Recording

German Superstar Herbert Groenemeyer To Release English Language Debut Album, I Walk

November 19, 2012

Public Television Concert Special Airs in December 2012 and January 2013. February 19, 2013 Album Release to Coincide with Select American Tour Dates Over the course of the past three decades, Herbert Groenemeyer has established himself as Germany’s most successful recording artist of all time, with album sales surpassing 18 million copies, and two of his ...

News: Award / Grant

WBGO's Champions Of Jazz Celebrated In Stormy Weather!

November 19, 2012

WBGO’s Champions of Jazz Benefit 2012 Honoring Global Law Firm Hogan Lovells, Grammy® Award Winner Bobby McFerrin and Music Industry Executive Bruce Lundvall Included Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance During a Historic Noreaster As the snow fell, the dollars were raised for jazz’s number one public radio station NEWARK, NJ: WBGO’s Champions of Jazz Benefit 2012 took place the ...

News: Recording

Marshall Crenshaw Helps Pioneer New Subscription Vinyl And Digital Model

November 19, 2012

Loyal fans help surpass Kickstarter goal, ensuring success for new model First EP of the series, I Don’t See You Laughing Now, set for January 22, 2013 release with November 23 exclusive to brick-and-mortar retail on Record Store Day’s Back to Black Friday NEW YORK, NY - “I wanted to think of a different way of ...

Article: Album Review

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Jazz Samba-Samba Jazz

Read "Jazz Samba-Samba Jazz" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 18, 2012

Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca is the patron saint of Samba Jazz. He's been singing the virtues of this hybridized form for quite some time, establishing a rhythmic middle ground where both worlds can meet in mutual, musical splendor. In short, he's earned the cymbal halo that floats above his head on the cover of Samba Jazz--Jazz ...

News: Award / Grant

Chris Greco - Best Jazz "Maia" - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2012

November 18, 2012

Chris Greco received “Best Jazz" for his composition “Maia" Thursday November 15, 2012 at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The event, representing many categories and independent artists, was held at the classic and refurbished Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA. “Maia" is from Greco's GWS-Fourwinds release Trane of Thought and represents one aspect of his varied ...

News: Event

Stephanie Jordan Joins New Orleans’ All-star Lineup For Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert

November 18, 2012

New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan will join a star studded lineup of New Orleans musicians in a benefit concert which takes place at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 20th at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for a night of fantastic local music to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy. In addition to Stephanie and her ...

News: Event

Sheila Jordan In Berkeley: Master Class Dec. 2, Concert Tribute Dec. 3

November 17, 2012

NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan will be in Berkeley in early December to teach, to sing, and to be honored. She is leading a master class on Sunday 12/2, at 12:00 noon, at the Jazzschool, and will be the guest of honor at a Jazzschool fundraiser to be held on Monday 12/3, at 8:00 pm, across ...

Article: Album Review

Vinny Golia / Marco Eneidi / Lisa Mezzacappa / Vijay Anderson: Hell-Bent In The Pacific

Read "Hell-Bent In The Pacific" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 17, 2012

Ever since moving to Austria in 2004, Bay Area alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi has flown beneath the radar, particularly in terms of recorded output. His discography boasts some heavy duty entries, including late trumpeter Bill Dixon's Thoughts (Soul Note, 1986) and bass maestro William Parker's Sunrise In The Tone World (Aum Fidelity, 1996), in addition to ...

Article: Big Band Caravan

R3: Special Big Band / Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra / Empire Jazz Orchestra

by Jack Bowers
November 17, 2012

R3: Special Big BandR3Summit Records2012 The “R3" in this Brazilian-based band's name refers to brothers Rafael, Renato and Roger Rocha who together comprise its heart and soul. The “Special" pertains to just about everything else on this impressive debut album. Indeed, there could be even more “R's" in ...

Article: Live Review

Soulive: South Burlington, VT, October 26, 2012

by Doug Collette
November 17, 2012

SouliveHigher Ground South Burlington, VTOctober 26, 2012Opening its two-night run at Higher Ground on October 26, 2012, Soulive played one of the most memorable sets ever offered at either location of the venue. In fact, relying on some of the tried and true from its repertoire (such as “Turn It Out") ...