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News: Website

All About Jazz Relaunches with Splashy New Design

February 5, 2018

With the recent relaunch of Jazz Near You, we turned our attention to All About Jazz, transforming hundreds of pages to a modern design with larger photos and improved typography. In addition to a spacious new look and brand new pages, the website is easier to navigate and administer, and boasts new features including the placement ...

Article: Live Review

David Virelles & Nosotros at Jazz Standard

by Tyran Grillo
February 4, 2018

David Virelles & Nosotros feat. Román Díaz Jazz Standard New York, NY January 31, 2018 Since touching hallowed ECM ground in 2013, pianist David Virelles has opened minds of listeners far and wide. Despite the expansive reach of his art, however, the experience of hearing it live is nothing ...

Article: Live Review

Vijay Iyer at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
February 4, 2018

Vijay Iyer SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA January 18, 19, 21, 2018 Vijay Iyer told a San Francisco audience at Herbst Theater that it is amazingly difficult to tour in the United States, by way of explaining why he did not perform in his former hometown more often. But, ...

News: Music Industry

Tony Adamo Singer/Spoken Word Artist Signs With Ropeadope Records

February 3, 2018

Louis Marks CEO at Ropeadope Records signs singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Tony Adamo. Tony Adamo's music producer Mike Clark has also been signed to Ropeadope Records. Mike Clark is of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters fame. Tony Adamo's first CD release on Ropeadope will be on October 19th, 2018. Jazz and the spoken word have always had ...

News: Recording

Jump City Music Announces the New Album "Toot Suite" from Trumpeter Bob Wagner

February 2, 2018

Jump City Music is thrilled to announce the release of the debut solo album from trumpeter Bob Wagner. Toot Suite will be available from bwtpt.com in January as well as on all major musical distribution platforms (iTunes, Amazon, etc) shortly thereafter. Toot Suite, written by composer/pianist Claude Bolling, combines creative improvisations, jazzy syncopations and beautiful melodies ...

News: Book / Magazine

Scholar And Drum Legend Bill Bruford Authors New Book, "Uncharted: Creativity And The Expert Drummer"

February 2, 2018

Scholar and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bill Bruford, best known for his work with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and his prolific solo career, has authored a new book, to be Published by the University of Michigan Press on January 28th. Pre-orders are now being taken. What’s it about? The book is an exploration ...

Article: Live Review

Temple University Jazz Band at The Appel Room

by Tyran Grillo
February 1, 2018

Temple University Jazz All Star Concert: Celebrating Jazz Education The Appel Room Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY January 30, 2018 Jazz is an ongoing educational experience, above all teaching that music cannot thrive without love. Not only between musicians and what they play, but also between musicians as ...

Article: Live Review

Christmas with Kirk Whalum and Friends at the Halton Theater

by K. Shackelford
February 1, 2018

Kirk Whalum's Sixth Annual A Gospel According to Jazz Christmas Tour Halton Theater Charlotte, NC December 15, 2017 It is a special experience to watch musicians who have a deep musical and personal relationship perform together. These relationships arouse a performance synergy that produce musical conversations with depth. ...

News: Recording

"The Poetry Of Jazz," A Collaboration Between Saxophonist/Composer Benjamin Boone & The Late Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Philip Levine, Due March 16 From Origin Records

February 1, 2018

Musicians and poets have been inspiring each other for millennia, with collaborations in San Francisco and New York between beat poets and beboppers during the 1950s a particularly memorable recent chapter. On the forthcoming The Poetry of Jazz, which Origin Records will release on March 16, saxophonist-composer Benjamin Boone and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine make ...

Article: Live Review

Mark Hagan's Jazz Salon At The Old 76 House

by David A. Orthmann
January 31, 2018

Mark Hagan's Jazz Salon The Old 76 House Mark Hagan's Jazz Salon Tappan, NY January 24, 2018 A couple of minutes into “How Deep Is The Ocean," the first selection of an opening set, without uttering a word, the ad hoc group assembled by bassist Mark Hagan offered assurances that ...