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Article: Album Review

Kurt Elling: 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project

Read "1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Where female jazz vocalists are plentiful, male jazz vocals exist in vast minority. With Mark Murphy in twilight, Kurt Elling has few peers in the realm of male jazz vocals where sheer inventiveness and muscularity are concerned. Elling's facility is one so great and his musical vision so clear that, at least for the time being, ...

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Article: Album Review

Lee Konitz / Bill Frisell / Gary Peacock / Joey Baron: Enfants Terribles: Live at the Blue Note

Read "Enfants Terribles: Live at the Blue Note" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

The idea of going into a club and playing a set of standards without any plans, preconceptions or pre- arrangements ain't exactly new; it's what plenty of jazz musicians do, each and every night. But it's one thing to go in and run down some Real Book charts, head-solo-head style, and give everyone a chance to ...

News: Event

An Afternoon With Jane Monheit at the Usdan Center (Wheatley Heights, NY) on Sunday, October 14th

An Afternoon With Jane Monheit at the Usdan Center (Wheatley Heights, NY) on Sunday, October 14th

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, a TimeOutNY/Kids “Best Camp for 2012” which has just completed its 45th season, will present a special off-season event, An Afternoon With Jane Monheit, performances by the internationally acclaimed jazz singer and Usdan alumna, on Sunday October 14. The Grammy-nominated vocalist will perform two 75-minute concerts with her ...

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News: Recording

Jazz-Fusion All-Star Trio Scott Henderson Jeff Berlin Dennis Chambers to Release New CD "HBC"

Jazz-Fusion All-Star Trio Scott Henderson Jeff Berlin Dennis Chambers to Release New CD "HBC"

Much to the excitement of musicians and jazz aficiandos worldwide, the highly anticipated CD release by jazz-fusion legends Scott Henderson, Jeff Berlin and Dennis Chambers, will be released on Tone Center Records (a division of Shrapnel Records) on October 16, 2012. Considered one of the most phenomenal trios in the history of jazz- fusion, HBC's debut ...

News: Festival

Smooth Jazz Cruising On Both Coasts

Smooth Jazz Cruising On Both Coasts

The Smooth Jazz Cruise unveils a new West Coast sailing for 2013 along with the lineup and ports for the 2014 East Coast excursion St. Louis, MO: As the perennially sold-out sailings of The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest Party at Sea prepares to launch its 10th anniversary excursions in January 2013, parent company Entertainment Cruise ...

News: Festival

A Dominican Trifecta To Be On Stage At The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest

A Dominican Trifecta To Be On Stage At The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest

Recently Jazz en Dominicana and Landestoy Enterprises informed that in Miami on Friday, October 19th, during the celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month, they will be presenting - The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest. A multicultural event will bring to Florida the best jazz being performed by musicians in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans living abroad. The ...

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News: Event

Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Presents Annual Competition And Gala Made Possible By Cadillac

Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Presents Annual Competition And Gala Made Possible By Cadillac

Festivities Will Celebrate “Women, Music and Diplomacy” All-star talent line-up includes Herbie Hancock, Helen Mirren, Tipper Gore, Billy Dee Williams, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter, George Duke, Patti Austin, Nnenna Freelon, Geri Allen, Mark O’Connor, Gretchen Parlato, Lee Ritenour, Roberta Gambarini and many others, with special guests Aretha Franklin and Chris Botti Washington, D.C. – The 25th ...

News: Recording

"Don't Wait Too Long," 3rd CD By Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Ellen Robinson, To Be Released Oct. 16

"Don't Wait Too Long," 3rd CD By Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Ellen Robinson, To Be Released Oct. 16

Since her arrival from the East Coast in the late 1970s, Ellen Robinson has established herself as a protean figure on the active San Francisco Bay Area vocal scene. She’s made her mark as an educator, choral director, dynamic performer, and—over the last ten years—recording artist. Her first two albums, On My Way to You (2001) ...

News: Performance / Tour

Segerstrom Center, Orange County, Announces 2012-13 Jazz & Cabaret Series

COSTA MESA, CA: Jane Monheit and John Pizzarelli, two of today’s most exciting vocalists, will join forces for an unforgettable evening of the Great American Songbook on Oct. 5 as part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts 2012-2013 Jazz and Cabaret. Both artists bring finesse to their interpretations of classic standards, making each fresh and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Leon Jordan's Group @ Cheltenham Center For The Arts!

Leon Jordan's Group @ Cheltenham Center For The Arts!

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham, PA on October 3rd, will be the talented, versatile, creative, soulful, and ever-swinging jazz drummer Leon Jordan and his group, featuring his son trumpeter Leon Jordan Jr., bassist Nimrod Speaks, and pianist Luke Carlos O'Reilly. One Show: 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 ...


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