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Adorn Your Venue with the 2019 All About Jazz Readers Poll Top Venue decal
We encourage the winners of the 2019 Top Venues Poll to print a decal of their award then place it in the window of their establishment. Similar to a Trip Advisor or Yelp decal, you can adorn the entrance to your venue with your All About Jazz 2019 award and impress your patrons as they enter ...
Ava Mendoza, Nels Cline & Ralph Towner
by Martin Longley
Ava Mendoza & Nels Cline National Sawdust March 27, 2019 Since its old space closed its doors, John Zorn has been spreading The Stone out into other locations, besides its current main home at The New School. One of these alternative platforms is at National Sawdust, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where ...
Take Five With Mauricio de Souza
by AAJ Staff
Meet Mauricio de Souza Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maurício de Souza is a jazz drummer who easily performs in traditional jazz and Brazilian jazz styles. De Souza was a pupil of world renowned jazz drummer Joe Morello.Coming from a musical family, de Souza began playing drums at age eleven. His early interest in complex ...
Patricia Barber Elected To The American Academy Of Arts & Sciences 2019!
American Composer/Jazz Pianist/Singer Patricia Barber Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Class of 2019! Recent Inductees Include: Wayne Shorter, Shulamit Ran, Maggie Nelson, Stephen Sondheim, Judith Butler, Keith Jarrett, and Bob Dylan On April 16, Patricia Barber was elected to the illustrious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a society founded in 1780 ...
Producer Barbara Brighton Awarded Jazz Hero 2019 By Jazz Journalists Association
In a ceremony taking place on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) Friday Night Jazz Series, Barbara Brighton will be presented with the Jazz Hero Award, given by the Jazz Journalists Association and presented by jazz journalist Kirk Silsbee and 2016 Jazz Hero Edythe Bronston. Barbara Brighton’s lifelong love ...
Sex and The Single Trumpet Player
by S.G Provizer
Jack Sheldon (November 30, 1931) and Chet Baker (December 23, 1929-May 13, 1988)—two trumpeter/vocalists with a great deal in common. They spent their years of jazz apprenticeship, the early 1950's, on the West Coast, largely in Los Angeles. They played in similar styles and their musical career paths early on were pretty similar, although Baker got ...
Swiss Minimalistic Jazz Ensemble Akku Quintet To Release Fourth Album Depart On Trey Gunn's 7d Media Label
The Akku Quintet was founded by drummer and composer Manuel Pasquinelli. Says renown writer Sid Smith, “Best-known for his work in Swiss post-rock minimalist outfit, SONAR, Pasquinelli's writing contains an almost cinematic dimension that encompasses bittersweet moods and moments of unfolding drama.” The band is based in Switzerland, from where they dispense a minimalistic jazz groove ...
Jason Palmer, Charlie Rouse, Bennie Moten & More
by Joe Dimino
This week we start with the well-established and talented Russian-born jazz pianist Yelena Eckemoff and from there we continue to delve into new jazz releases with Jason Palmer and Native Soul. We profile the talented saxophonist Benjamin Boone with work off his CD The Poetry of Jazz Volume 2 featuring the late great poet Phillip Levine. ...
All About Jazz Improves Video of the Day promotional service—Take advantage of our 50% off sale
All About Jazz has improved its video of the day service and is offering a 50% off sale (normally $100). Customers can purchase up to seven videos at a time. Improvements include: Prominent placement on the All About Jazz home page A new Video of the Day landing page designed to generate more video views Placement ...
Carla Bley's Trio at the Jazz Standard
by Akinfe Fatou
Carla Bley's Trio Jazz Standard New York, NY March 19, 2019 Carla Bley is extraordinary, savvy, and enigmatic. The Guggenheim Fellow (1972), German Jazz Trophy winner ("A Life of Jazz"—2009), 5-time GRAMMY-nominee and NEA Jazz Master (2015) was joined by her spouse Steve Swallow on electric bass and Andy Sheppard on ...
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