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Article: Album Review

Vincent Lyn: Wing Sing

Read "Wing Sing" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
November 12, 2012

Kickboxing champion, movie star and pianist Vincent Lyn takes flight on Wing Sing, his second album as leader, with a dynamic, upbeat smooth-styled session of jazz that appropriately follows up to his Grammy-nominated debut, Heaven Bound (Self Produced, 2011). Lyn has always been a goal-driven fighter with a desire to be at the top of his ...

Article: Under the Radar

Eddie Durham: Genius in the Shadows

by Jim Gerard
November 12, 2012

On December 13, 1932, in the eye of the Great Depression that was devastating the record industry, the Bennie Moten Orchestra shuffled “on their uppers" into a converted church in Camden, N.J., and silently launched the Swing Era, three years before clarinetist Benny Goodman's formal inauguration as the “King of Swing" at the Palomar Ballroom in ...

News: Interview

Steve Lipman: The Singin' Dentist Balances Healing With Frank Sinatra

November 12, 2012

When the Dream Academy sang, “Like Sinatra in a younger day," in their wind-swept '80s hit, “Life in a Northern Town," they could easily have been describing jazz singer Steve Lipman. Looking and sounding like Ol' Blue Eyes himself, Lipman mesmerizes with his warm crooning on his latest album, Ridin' the Beat. But what's fascinating about ...

News: Recording

Guitar Virtuoso James Williams To Release New CD "Eclectic Shred" Featuring Symphony X And James Labrie Members

November 12, 2012

Plano, TX - Much to the excitement of guitarists around the world, guitar virtuoso James Williams will be releasing his new solo CD 'Eclectic Shred' on October 30, 2012. Featuring guest appearances by Mike LePond from Symphony X and Matt Guillroy from James Labrie/Yngwie Malmsteen, and to be released on the Eclectic Shred label, the new ...

News: TV / Film

Legendary Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock Performance Set For Global Theatrical Release From November 26, 2012

November 12, 2012

London, UK – In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Birth, for the first time ever, see Jimi Hendrix’s unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert in select cinemas globally. This special edition theatrical presentation, under the auspices of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has been carefully reassembled from the extensive archive of film footage helmed by Academy ...

News: Website

Translation Added to All About Jazz

November 11, 2012

We added the option to translate our article pages, our news pages and other text intensive pages via Google's handy translation widget. To change the language, click the globe icon (see the social tab on the left), then select your language. To return the text to English, click the close button in the top right corner ...

News: Contest

Enter the "Carol Saboya - Belezas" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

November 11, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Carol Saboya - Belezas“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 10th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Carol Saboya at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Belezas ...

News: Advocacy

Global Noize Donates Proceeds to Support Hurricane Sandy Victims

November 11, 2012

Global Noize the jazz/funk/world/groove band comprised of Jason Miles, DJ Logic, Falu, Jay Rodriguez and Amanda Ruzza are keeping the Global Spirit alive by donating all of the proceeds from their new song “Dreams" to benefit the families and business's devastated by super storm Sandy. Miles states, “There is so much pain, suffering and loss that ...

Article: Album Review

Masha Campagne: Like Water, Like Air

Read "Like Water, Like Air" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 11, 2012

Vocalist Masha Campagne may hail from Moscow and live in San Francisco, but she's a Brazilian at heart. Campagne, who first encountered jazz through her musical grandfather's record collection and performances, left her native land and settled in the Bay Area in the early '90s. She took in all of the aural wonders of the area, ...

Article: Album Review

Slumgum / Hugh Ragin: The Sky His Own

Read "The Sky His Own" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
November 11, 2012

Slumgum exhibits a sophisticated voice and thematic cohesiveness on this, its third release, The Sky His Own. These characteristics are a testament to this innovative Los Angeles-based quartet's camaraderie and shared ideology, as all members of the group, including guest cornetist Hugh Ragin, contribute unique compositions. Ragin's expansive “Silver Cornet News" starts off ...