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Seven Weeks Of New Music Continues By Josh Maxey

September 11, 2012

Starting on August 14th we began releasing seven weeks of new music. 8/14 was the single release of Mountain View 8/21 was the single release of Light Cycle One 8/21 new album: Light Cycles - Album number 5 in a series of 6 records in 12 months. September Blues in ...

News: Recording

Hijos de Agüeybaná Release "Agua del Sol"

September 11, 2012

A Free Heart: Puerto Rico’s Hijos de Agüeybaná Let the Rootsy, Afro-Latin Spirit of Bomba Flow on Agua del Sol A beat of the drum summons a dancer’s move, sparks a singer’s imagination. This is the heart of bomba, Puerto Rico’s vibrant Afro-Latin tradition. Based on the scintillating dialogue of booming barrel drum and dignified dance, ...

News: Recording

"Complete" Louis, Duke, Bessie and Charlie Boxes Coming in October

September 11, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with four more Complete Album Collections from the Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in jazz and blues: LOUIS ARMSTRONG – THE COMPLETE OKeh COLUMBIA & RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS 1925-1933 (OKeh/Columbia/RCA/Legacy) 10 titles, 10 CDs; CHARLIE CHRISTIAN ...

News: Recording

Jonathan Orland Debuts with "Homes"

September 11, 2012

Born and raised in Paris, Jonathan Orland started playing music during his childhood, starting with piano and clarinet. He got interested in Jazz in his early teenage years, and started learning by himself the saxophone before taking lessons with Thomas Savy, Tom Buckner and André Villégier and Antoine Daurès. Then he passed his music studies diploma ...

Article: On and Off the Grid

What Is Jazz Now?

by Dom Minasi
September 10, 2012

Back in February, All About Jazz Managing Editor John Kelman asked me to develop a column based on points I made in the comment section of the article BAM or JAZZ: Why It Matters. I still feel the same way, but trumpeter Nicholas Payton's statement that jazz died in 1959 made me think, and I've been ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz icons Michel Camilo and Luciana Souza put new twists on the mellow genre

September 10, 2012

Camilo's new CD Mano A Mano mixes American jazz with Latin grooves and European classical; Souza does American standards in The Book of Chet Pianist and composer Michel Camilo says we’re in a second golden age in Latin Jazz. The first great era occurred from the 1930s through the 1950s, with “Chano Pozo, Mario Bauza, Juan ...

News: Event

Lorraine Feather & Russell Ferrante To Perform At Seattle's Earshot Jazz Festival

September 10, 2012

On October 12th & 13th vocalist Lorraine Feather and pianist Russell Ferrante will perform (as a duo) for two nights at Tula’s in Seattle, as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. Lyricist/singer Lorraine Feather has been heard on numerous records, in films and on television. She has received seven Emmy nominations as a songwriter. She began ...

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David Leibman, Odean Pope, and Warriors of the Wonderful Sound To Perform Bobby Zankel’s Adaptation Of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"

September 10, 2012

Bobby Zankel, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and leader of the pioneering big band, Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, has written his own composition based on the four parts of John Coltrane’s iconic suite and record album, A Love Supreme (Impulse, 1965). It will be premiered on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 6pm in the open air space ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Top 5 MP3 Downloads: August 2012

September 9, 2012

All About Jazz features and syndicates an exceptional song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 31 tracks featured in August, these five represent our personal favorites. We also included the top five reader favorites as indicated by total downloads. If you are a musician or record label, you can submit your full ...

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Grammy Nominated Denise Donatelli’s " Soul Shadows " 2012-2013 CD Release Tour To Launch On October 12-13, 2012 At Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club In Los Angeles

September 8, 2012

Grammy nominated vocalist Denise Donatelli releases new recording Soul Shadows on Savant Records. “Donatelli rises towards the highest levels of the jazz vocal art" —Don Heckman “Donatelli slides between the role of singer and musician with the cool acrobatics of an athlete.” —John McDonough, DOWNBEAT “Denise Donatelli triumphs!” —Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Inquirer “The stellar, sensitive playing ...