DCist (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
When Sheryl Crow dedicated her first song to the troops, I mentally composed a letter to Santa Claus. Please, Santa. Please let her sing "All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun." I suppose I have not been a good boy this year, because she played instead a Christmas song. As did saxophonist Joshua Redman, singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne, rapper Common, American Idol -star Jordin Sparks, hot Hobbit-music...
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
White House gingerbread and Bo in the front Tonight at 5 pm eastern is the National Tree Lighting Ceremony, which is put on by the National Park Foundation. The Obamas will attend and so will the Bidens. The ceremony will be live streamed here . I'm sure it will also be live streamed at cnn.com . Some of the performers: Sheryl Crow, Common, Ray LaMontagne, American Idol Jordin Sparks, jazz artist and...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced today that American Idol judge and acclaimed music producer and musician Randy Jackson will host the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3rd. He will join a celebrated list of performers including Sheryl Crow, Jordin Sparks, Celtic Woman, Common, Ray LaMontagne, Joshua...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
by Mark Silva All they want to do is light a tree. But the Obamas will have plenty of help on Thursday for their first lighting of the National Christmas Tree erected between the White House and Washington Monument. Singer Sheryl Crow is booked to perform at the tree lighting. So are Common, Jordin Sparks, Ray LaMontagne and Celtic Woman, as well as jazz musicians Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman. Oh,...
Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Jordin Sparks will kick off the holiday season by attending and performing at the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Set to take place December 3, Sparks will accompany previously announced performers including Common, Sheryl Crow, Ray LaMontagne, and Joshua Redman. According to the National Park Foundation, viewers from across the nation will be able to tune in and catch the... This...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Amalgamation is the bringing together of different elements. It is also the name of group that wants, on its debut Therefore, to present a unique sound. Based in Cleveland, Mississippi, this saxophone/guitar/bass/drums quartet is heavily influenced by the blues, but with a sound that's more a mix of rock, pop, jazz and fusion, its members count {{Chris Potter = 10384}} and {{Joshua Redman = 10606}}...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Join us this Friday, November 20th, for an in-store Barnes and Noble interview with saxophone innovator George Garzone. Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 About George Garzone George Garzone is a renowned saxophonist and jazz educator residing in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Garzone is a member of The Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
I'm still trying to decide on my Gig of the Year. So far I've short-listed: Patrick Kunka Quartet - Cluny. Ryan Quigley Sextet - Corner House/Scarborough. Robert Mitchell Trio - Cluny. Simon Spillett - York. Tony Kofi - Highfield Hotel. Lighthouse Trio - N'cle Uni. Joshua Redman - The Sage. Steve Waterman/VOTNJO - Sunderland. Joscho Stephan Trio - Customs House. Claire Martin/Sir Richard Rodney Bennett...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Chris Yates has come up with the following suggestion: Nominations for the Gig of the Year. Chris's own suggestion is: "Gateshead Jazz Festival March, 2009 : the double bill of JOSHUA REDMAN TRIO and GUY BARKER JAZZ ORCHESTRA. The Joshua Redman Trio would have been my 'Gig of 2009' by itself, but sharing a concert with Guy Barker's terrific Jazz Orchestra...no contest, as they say." I'll...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Chicago-raised New Yorker Jon Irabagon won the Thelonious Monk competition in the USin 2008. Previous winners include Joshua Redman and Jacky Terrasson. His prize included a recording with Concord- it's the first time this has been part of the prize. So far, SO impressive. Irabagon, not doing things by halves, was off into the legendary Van Gelder studios in New Jersey to record with with Kenny Barron...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride, who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record lab...
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride , who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record label - a clip that, alas, has had the embedding feature disabled - Inside Straight was formed as an acoustic...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Murcof (le) Poisson Rouge October 14, 2009 Murcof, whose real name is Fernando Corona, hails from Tijuana. His distinctive form of minimalist electronica lately seems to be moving closer towards classical music, and simultaneously becoming even more skeletal in nature. He's been active for nearly a decade, and has evolved from a minimal house pulsation towards collaborative works with massed strings...
HubArts.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
We get lots of press releases here at HubArts and almost all of them are worthy to one degree or another. We might have gone with this item anyway, but I think you'll agree: The picture sells it. Credit photographer...
Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
I can’t remember when I first heard about Joshua Redman. It was at least 15 years ago. I ran out and bought a CD. I wasn’t ready. I like my Jazz to be very rhythmic like RnB. This wasn’t. I think that I have grown since then. Thank goodness. Artist: Joshua Redman Tune: Jazz Crimes
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