Results for "wynton marsalis"

Guitarist Mike Moreno Interviewed at AAJ

June 2, 2009

A native of Houston Texas, Mike Moreno has been making waves. The guitarist first paid his dues playing gigs around New York, and has since been able to perform with some of the biggest names in jazz, including the Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Lizz Wright, Nicholas Payton, Greg Osby and Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at ...

Jazz & Basketball a Conversation with Wynton Marsalis

June 2, 2009

Mike Moreno: Focusing on the Music

by Matthew Warnock
June 2, 2009

A native of Houston Texas, guitarist Mike Moreno has been making waves. After graduating from the famed Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Moreno received a scholarship to study jazz at the New School in New York. Moreno first paid his dues playing gigs around New York, and has since been ...

Etienne Charles: Folklore

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 27, 2009

There appears to be a trend developing--and a positive one, whereby young jazz artists drive the future of their--and ultimately our--music by reviving the musical heritage of the past. And, by exploring and leveraging the fundamental power and beauty of that music, they create new and vibrant musical art. Certainly the most widely known of these ...

Gary Burton: Forging Ahead

by R.J. DeLuke
May 25, 2009

"I got started in Nashville and knew a lot of the country musicians. I got my first record contract from Chet Atkins who saw me playing in a local club in Nashville and who decided to talk to RCA and get them to offer me a long-term contract," says this renowned musician born in a small ...

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

by Woodrow Wilkins
May 24, 2009

After many years as part of the supporting cast, Scotty Barnhart is taking that step forward as lead actor. The trumpeter mixes old and new, in varying styles, with his debut, Say It Plain. Barnhart spent 17 years as featured trumpet soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra and was also part of the Marcus ...

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

by Warren Allen
May 22, 2009

Jazz tradition is a tricky thing. Play too far within it, and there's the risk of being called limited or unimaginative. Venture too far away, and critics worry more about finding a label than hearing the sound. It leads to headaches and debates, which trumpet player Scotty Barnhart avoids completely with a debut album that is ...

JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!

May 18, 2009

Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees ...

New Orleans Jazz Fest draws 400,000+

by Sandy Ingham
May 18, 2009

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAApril 22-May 4, 2009There are hundreds of good reasons for jazz lovers to join the crowds at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Reasons with names like Marsalis and Jordan, Batiste and Boutte--families whose musical heritage in the Birthplace of Jazz spans several ...

Bassist-Composer Charnett Moffett's "The Art of Improvisation" CD Out Today on Motema Music

May 13, 2009

"Moffett is a hypnotic performer. Playing the upright and the electric bass and accompanied only by piano and drums, he mesmerizes with a series of propulsive minimalist grooves..." --DETAILS “This spirited and soulful recording comes highly recommended, especially to those who tire of the less substantive, flashy, speed king quotient prevalent in far too many other ...