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Article: Live Review

Lettuce with John Scofield at SFJAZZ

by Walter Atkins
May 7, 2024

Lettuce with John Scofield SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA April 27, 2024 The popular jam band Lettuce and very special friend John Scofield, took the chill off a seriously windy evening with an exciting dance show performance at SFJAZZ Center. Lettuce's enticing brand of funk and fusion was well received ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Diggin' Me Diggin' You - Celebrating Blossom Dearie's Centennial, Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainey & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 6, 2024

This broadcast concludes Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Jacqui Naylor, Amina Figarova, Irina Zubareva and Gabrielle Stravelli, with birthday shoutouts to Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainey, Blossom Dearie (100!), Kendra Shank and Lara Downes, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ray Obiedo, Rachel Gould, Tierney Sutton & Pat Metheny

by Joe Dimino
May 5, 2024

We start the 853rd Episode of Neon Jazz with the Lee's Summit Jazz Orchestra with their take on Basie Straight Ahead as we gear up for the 1st Annual Lee's Summit Jazz Festival in Pat Metheny's hometown. Speaking of, we hear the title track off Pat's upcoming summer 2024 release of MoonDial. From there, we spin ...

News: Music Industry

2024 JJA Jazz Awards Nominees Announced – 29th Annual Celebrating 48 Categories Of Excellence In Music And Music Media

May 1, 2024

The Jazz Journalists Association, the international organization of writers, photographers, broadcasters and other media professionals covering jazz, has posted finalist nominees for its 2024 JJA Jazz Awards, the 29th annual celebration of excellence in music and music journalism. Active members of the JJA are currently voting for winners of Awards in 48 categories for recordings and ...

News: Recording

Brazilian Group O Som Do Jazz Releases 'Aberto'

May 4, 2024

Aberto is the fourth recording by Brazilian group O Som Do Jazz, based in the Tampa Bay area. On the Isospin Lab label, the title means “open” in Portuguese. With members from Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico and the U.S., the group has been performing for over fifteen years in Florida and has backed visiting Brazilian artists ...

News: Recording

Pianist Rabih Rihana Releases A New Solo Piano Album, 'Lessons Learned'

May 4, 2024

Pianist and composer Rabih Rihana has released Lessons Learned, his first album in 11 years. After focusing his recent career mostly on singles and music videos, Rihana returned to the studio to record his second full piano album since 2013. Lessons Learned includes Rihana's most harmonically rich material as well as the most heartfelt ballads he ...

News: Event

Charles Carlini Presents Announces Partnership With Klavierhaus For Jazz Piano And Guitar Masters Series

May 3, 2024

Charles Carlini Presents, a leading nonprofit arts presenter, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Klavierhaus, located at 790 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019. This collaboration marks an exciting chapter for both organizations as they come together to present the acclaimed Piano Jazz Series and Guitar Masters Series, showcasing world-class talent in an intimate setting. ...

News: Performance / Tour

World-renowned Smoke Presents Leading Pianists Vijay Iyer And Eric Reed, Album Release Concert By Trombonist Steve Turre, And More During The Month Of June

May 3, 2024

Entering its second quarter century as committed as ever to pure jazz (All About Jazz),” SMOKE Jazz Club continues its 25th anniversary season with another month of today’s leading artists in jazz. June begins with a fan favorite and longtime friend of the club’s: trumpeter Nicholas Payton (May 29-June 2). Returning to SMOKE is MacArthur Genius ...

News: Recording

Guitarist/Composer Flavio Silva Explores Multiple Dimensions Of Electric Guitar With The June 7 Release Of 'Eko' On Break Free Records

May 2, 2024

Guitarist Flávio Silva gives his beloved Brazilian jazz a new electrical charge with Eko, set to arrive June 7 on his own Break Free Records. The follow-up to 2018’s Break Free, Silva’s third album digs deeper into the fusion sound that has always been a simmering ingredient in his heady brew of various jazz and Brazilian ...

News: Contest

Registration For The 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Is Now Open

May 2, 2024

As part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the opening of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The search is on for the next great jazz singer! Solo vocalists from around the world are encouraged to submit their entries before September 3, 2024, ...