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Murcia in Spain to Rock with Jazz, Blues and World Music
This summer music lovers should head for a quiet region on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Murcia will be filled with the sound of music - jazz, blues, world and rock - from not one, but two major festivals. Kicking off tomorrow, the 12th San Javier International Jazz Festival will feature 16 concerts with music greats like John ...
Kermit Ruffins: Swingin' and Smilin'
by Tod Smith
There's a rebirth occurring in New Orleans music, and trumpeter/vocalist Kermit Ruffins finds himself front and center. While the post-Katrina recovery has meant many things for the Crescent City, in a number of ways it's been musicians who have taken the lead in bringing the city back to its traditions. Prior to the storm, many musicians ...
Jazz Comes to Venice
Next month sees the start of the annual Venezia Jazz Festival, which runs until August 2nd. Beginning on July 27th, the event is a major must for jazz fans staying at Venice hotels over the summer. The festival is held at a number of venues including the Teatro La Fenice and Piazza San Marco and, as ...
Arturo O'Farrill: Upholding the Latin Tinge
by R.J. DeLuke
Arturo O'Farrill, an extraordinary pianist, admits he came out of the bebop school of playing, a Bud Powell disciple, and his strong chops would attest to that. He didn't pursue the music of his father—the great Chico O'Farrill—in his younger days, but he came upon it as he studied the music. He came to not only ...
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2009
by Gary Firstenberg
If you want to experience music as wide and as deep as the mighty Mississippi River, it is best to go right to the source. In the lush surroundings of the oldest horse racing track in The Big Easy, the 40th Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival celebrated a diverse assortment of music, and provided ...
New Jazz It Up! Episode Features: Chico Hamilton, Grace Kelly, Vintage Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Radio Deejay Russ Davis, and Coverage of the Freddie Hubbard Memorial at St. John the Divine
New York, NY -- From elder statesman Chico Hamilton to rising star Grace Kelly, the current episode of Jazz it Up! bristles with a cool edge that tempers the warmth of summer. On one of her two featured numbers, alto saxophonist Kelly arranges Bill Withers' “Aint No Sunshine" into a jazz showcase; during the second, she ...
Joey Pero: Resonance
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Citius, Altius, Fortius--faster, higher, stronger. That is the Olympic motto representing the philosophical and performance goals of its participating athletes. Incredible, fascinating, and tremendous are not the only the goals, but the results of phenom trumpeter Joey Pero's Resonance. This is a bravura musical performance of incredible musicianship, “virtu-artistry" and superior production values. ...
Willie Nelson to Release "American Classic"
On August 25, 2009, legendary singer Willie Nelson will be releasing American Classic, his first album of standards since his landmark 1978 masterpiece 'Stardust', and his solo debut for Blue Note Records. Produced by Tommy LiPuma, American Classic features special guest appearances by Norah Jones and Diana Krall, string arrangements by Johnny Mandel, and a top ...
The Making of Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense
by Eric Benson
On an August morning in 1958, a 33-year-old photographer named Art Kane gathered 57 jazz musicians together on the steps of a Harlem brownstone. The resulting picture, known as “A Great Day in Harlem," appeared in the January 1959 issue of Esquire and has become the most famous image in jazz history. The photograph lacks the ...
Announcing the Winners of the Blue Note Records "Wynton Marsalis - He and She" Giveaway!
Carl Hager, David Peterson, Larry Joiner, WINT and Kyle Riebesell, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Blue Note Records “Wynton Marsalis - He and She“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Blue Note Records for more jazz ...
