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Brazilian Jazz Grooves Featured In New Release “Go!” By Florida Group O Som Do Jazz

June 2, 2019

Go! a new recording by Florida-based O Som Do Jazz—a group that plays Brazilian classics, as well as original music—was released on June 2nd. The CD features 14 original compositions by David Manson and Andrea Moraes Manson in a variety of Brazilian styles including samba, Bossa nova, MBP & baião. Musicians from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto ...

Article: Live Review

Noel Freidline Quintet At The Jazz Corner's 20th Anniversary Party

by Martin McFie
June 1, 2019

Noel Freidline Quintet The Jazz Corner 20th Anniversary Party Hilton Head Island March 31, 2019 The All About Jazz worldwide poll to find member's favourite jazz clubs had closed (view results), and The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island reached the top 20 clubs in the world. At that same ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Ryan Blotnick Releases New Album, The Officical Score For The Netflix Documentary, Knock Down The House

June 1, 2019

Remixed tracks feature members of Grizzly Bear, Glass Ghost, The Band's Visit, and Lou Reed's former musical director Jane Scarpantoni Guitarist Ryan Blotnick’s work has been widely praised by critics, from Nate Chinen of the NY Times, who said of his 2012 Release, Solo, Volume 1, “He's not afraid of starkness or silence, and he knows ...

Article: Live Review

Pittsburgh Celebrates the Guitar with "Four on Six" at Alphabet City

by Mackenzie Horne
May 31, 2019

For countless bluesmen, rockers, and bossa players, the guitar is the path to jazz; that trail was blazed as early as the 1920s by practitioners such as Eddie Durham, Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, and Charlie Christian. For Pittsburgh guitarist Mark Strickland, it was Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue (Blue Note, 1963) that first sparked his interest in ...

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Article: Live Review

7 Mile House Jazz Festival 2019

by Walter Atkins
May 31, 2019

7 Mile House Jazz Festival 2019 7 Mile House Brisbane CA May 4, 2019 Last year's inaugural 7 Mile House Jazz Festival started by 7 Mile House owner Vanessa Garcia, proved so successful, the second edition returned in an expanded format. The 7 Mile House Jazz ...

News: Recording

Guitarist Zakk Jones Releases Debut Record "Mise-en-scène"

May 31, 2019

In early 2019 Zakk Jones and his trio recorded their debut album Mise-en-scène at Musicol, one of the oldest studios in the Mid-Ohio region. Now released on May 29th, the album is comprised of seven tracks of mostly original material ranging in styles as varied as modern jazz, fusion, avant-garde and americana/country, often even in the ...

News: Recording

Introducing Paul Nedzela... Jazz At Lincoln Center Baritone Saxophonist Steps Out with July 12 Release

May 30, 2019

Introducing Paul Nedzela featuring Dan Nimmer, David Wong and Aaron Kimmel (Outside In Music Records). Introducing... is Paul Nedzela's debut album showcasing his unique sound and take on some jazz standards as well as several originals. Paul has established himself on the stage as one of the leading musicians on his instrument. This album is his ...

News: Event

Miami Beachtone Jazz Festival Presents Eliane Elias In Concert on June 15th

May 29, 2019

MIAMI BEACHTONE JAZZ FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO PRESENT Multiple Grammy Winner Eliane Elias, Yamandu Costa and Sammy Figueroa with special guests Chico Pinheiro & Mirella Costa at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Knight Concert Hall) on JUNE 15, 2019 at 8:00pm. The Beachtone Jazz Festival celebrates its Miami debut on June 15th 2019 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Arturo Sandoval, Bill Evans, Bobby Watson & More

by Joe Dimino
May 25, 2019

With a rising star in the world of jazz, we begin episode 596. Miami-based 13-year old piano prodigy Brandon Goldberg does the honors with a cut from his debut CD Let's Play. From there, we probe into his influences with some cuts from Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans. We look into the world and magic of ...

Article: Live Review

40th Annual Blues Music Awards at Cook Convention Center

by C. Michael Bailey
May 25, 2019

40th Annual Blues Music Awards Memphis Cook Convention Center Memphis, Tennessee May 9, 2019 Mississippi writer David L. Cohn, in his 1948 book, Where I was Born and Raised (Houghton, Mifflin), defines the length of the Mississippi Delta thusly: The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody ...