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Brother Thelonious Re-Released At California North Coast Jazz and Ale House

by Arthur R George
February 19, 2019

"Brother Thelonious," an ale named in tribute to pianist Thelonious Monk using a Belgian Trappist brew style, is flowing again out of the North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California and its jazz-devoted performance venue, The Sequoia Room. An intermission in production occurred after a dispute between North Coast Brewing and the Estate of the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Chick Webb & Benny Goodman (1933 - 1938)

by Russell Perry
February 19, 2019

In the mid-1930s, jazz orchestras led by drummer Chick Webb and clarinetist Benny Goodman rose to prominence with the arrangements of Edgar Sampson and Fletcher Henderson. After launching the careers of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Webb succumbed to spinal tuberculosis in 1939, at age 34. Goodman launched the careers of Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Lionel ...

News: Recording

Singer Carolyn Fitzhugh Demonstrates Vocal & Compositional Chops On 'Living In Peace,' Set For March 15 Release By IYOUWE Records

February 19, 2019

Carolyn Fitzhugh’s soul-infused jazz vocals attain new heights with her March 15 release of Living in Peace, for Lenny White’s IYOUWE Records. Fitzhugh’s second album also finds the Chicago native in esteemed company. Produced by Grammy nominee Mark Ruffin and given lush arrangements by state-of-the-art pianist and composer Amina Figarova, the recording features Figarova’s working band—a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Coleman, Ben Wendel & More

by Joe Dimino
February 18, 2019

We open this week with a talented New York-based pianist making good waves in jazz, Andy Milne and Dapp Theory. We then travel North into Milne's home country, Canada, to hear the great Collective Order before moving to the British scene to hear Mia Dyberg and back to America with Ben Wendel. Finally, we give the ...

News: Video / DVD

Pianist Romain Collin Releases Seventh Video In #taurussesh Series

February 18, 2019

Romain Collin releases another new video in #TaurusSesh, a series of intimate videos in which he explores the vast musical possibilities offered by his unique combination of acoustic piano, vocal loops and textures, and the bass synthesizer Moog Taurus. “Holocene“ by Justin Vernon features Collin with electric guitarist Grey McMurray. Videos showcase spontaneous collaborations with special ...

Article: Live Review

The 2019 Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert

by Mike Perciaccante
February 17, 2019

The 2019 Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert Carnegie Hall New York, NY February 7, 2019On Thursday, February 7, 2019, New York City's Carnegie Hall was alive with the essence of Tibet as it hosted the 2019 Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert featuring an all-star lineup of artists. Philip ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Let's Talk About Me

by H William Stine
February 17, 2019

This show has nothing to do with my personal life, so ignore the photo. How many songs can you think of with me in the title? I thought of this many to fill two hours: (Don't read the playlist if you want to guess the mystery vocalist.) Frank Sinatra “All of Me" from ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of The Overture Concert Series At Rockland Conservatory Of Music

February 17, 2019

Bistro Award winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, with David Budway on piano, to appear as part of the Overture Concert Series at Rockland Conservatory of Music on Saturday, March 2nd, Show Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Rockland Conservatory of Music 45 S Main St Pearl River, NY 10965 Recently announced as a Bistro Award winner ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

The Grammys' Failure To Recognize 2018's Greatest Rock Records

by John Bricker
February 16, 2019

If an average music fan was asked to judge the quality of rock music in 2018 based only on the Grammys, they would conclude that rock must not be producing quality records although nothing could be further from the truth. On February 10, 2019, the Grammys awarded From The Fires the coveted title of best rock ...

Article: Live Review

America At The Paramount

by Mike Perciaccante
February 16, 2019

America The Paramount The 50th Anniversary Tour Huntington, NY February 8, 2019 America was formed in Britain in 1970 when, shortly after graduating high school, Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley (each the son of U.S. Air Force personnel in London) began to play together. A ...