All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
TAKE A JAZZ JOURNEY TO NEWPORT AND SPEND THE DAY AT THE JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL AUGUST 9 and/or 10 Saturday: Aretha Franklin, Wayne Shorter, Chris Botti, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Ledisi, Christian Scott and Many More! Sunday: Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Anthony Hamilton, Soulive, George Wein, Esperanza Spalding, Guillermo Klein and Many More...
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Istanbul Jazz Festival Celebrates 15th AnniversaryThis summer from July 2 the International Istanbul Jazz Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary, presenting nearly 40 concerts
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
30th Anniversary Celebrations With Hef At The Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl Sunday...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
NEWPORT -- Legendary singer Aretha Franklin will headline the Saturday show at this year's JVC Jazz Festival Newport, organizers announced today. Franklin, who has won many Grammys and sang the iconic song "Respect," will perform Aug. 9 at Fort Adams...
This French Life (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
JAZZ, they say is a personal preference, but July brings The Humber Faculty Jazz Ensemble to the Auxois area of Burgundy. If you want to hear an exciting blend of...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Jazz visionary Herbie Hancock will launch an international tour next month to support his latest Grammy-winning album, River: The Joni Letters. [National Recording Registry on Wednesday, part of the Library of Congress will preserve for "culturally, historically or aesthetically significants," inducted jazz artist Herbie Hancock's 1973 fusion smash Headhunters...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
SONNY ROLLINS, HERBIE HANCOCK, CHRIS BOTTI TO HEADLINE 2008 JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT FROM AUGUST 8 - 10 All-Star Lineup Includes Wayne Shorter Quartet, Soulive with Fred Wesley, Dave Holland, Haden-Iverson-Motian, Anthony Hamilton Blues Project, Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Warren Vache Quintet, Ledisi, Marco Benevento Trio with Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke Trio, Empirical, George Wein and The Newport...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Pianist Enrico Pieranunzi isn't the only artist influenced by Kenny Wheeler's classic Gnu High. It's a safe bet that the trumpeter's 1976 debut as a leader for ECM, featuring the perfect line-up of pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette, has been one of small group jazz's most influential albums of the past thirty years; as remarkable for Wheeler's inimitable writing...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
WHO: Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan with: Kenny Werner (piano) Johannes Weidenmueller (bass) Ronen Itzik (drums) WHEN: May 2nd and 3rd 8 and 10 PM WHERE: The Kitano 66 Park Ave. (at E 38th St.) Tel: 212.885.7000 kitano.com COST: $25 cover, $15 minimum WHY: In Support and Celebration of With You In Mind...
Destination: Out (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
KARYOBIN, PT. TWO KARYOBIN, PT. FIVE Spontaneous Music Ensemble Karyobin Island : 1968 Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Evan Parker, soprano sax; Derek Bailey, electric guitar; Dave Holland, bass; John Stevens, drums. Karyobin: “A rarely performed part of the repertoire of dances of the Japanese Imperial Court. Karyobin is a dance in which two young boys represent the mythic bird, kalavinka, [...]...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
The Gerard Machado Trio offered a good mix of fast-moving tunes and slow ballads
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
WHO: Saxophonist/Composer Russ Nolan with: Kenny Werner (piano) Johannes Weidenmuller (bass) Ronen Itzik (drums) WHEN: May 2nd and 3rd 8 and 10 PM WHERE: The Kitano 66 Park Ave. (at E 38th St.) Tel: 212.885.7000 www.kitano.com COST: $25 cover, $15 minimum WHY: In Support and Celebration of With You In Mind...
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
The Sheldon Concert Hall has announced its season schedule for 2008-09. The hall's five-concert jazz series will include performances by legendary pianist and composer Dave Brubeck ( pictured ) and his Quartet (October 4) and acclaimed bassist Dave Holland 's Quintet (January 24) as well as guitarist John Jorgenson and band doing a tribute to Django Reinhardt (April 18) and shows featuring singers...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Your birthday today: You have been endowed with strength and fortitude. Cultivate these! You have a magnetic personality and the qualities of a good leader. Your home life is dear to you, but petty things irritate you. Be less whimsical and fickle. You have nobody in the book to share today with you, so perhaps you might consider using your magnetic personality to attract, for your birthday party,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Dave Holland with Robin Eubanks New England Conservatory, Jordan Hall Boston, Massachusetts March 25, 2008 The relationship between jazz and the academy is often a contentious one: professors trained in the classical tradition are reluctant to give wiggle room to jazz pedagogy, and jazz musicians frequently see their work as beyond the restrictive approach of theory. New England Conservatory, located...
