San Jose, Calif., — Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip drumming magazines online and offline, isn’t just obsessed with selling magazines. The company has a strong commitment to the community and drummers in need. Last year, Enter Music Publishing, in conjunction with the San Jose Jazz Festival, sponsored Rhythm …
Multi-disc anthology chronicles the guitar’s critical role in jazz. •75 songs •Over 75 artists •Deluxe book Original Price: $49.98 USD Sign Up or Log In to view price! http://www.popmarket.com/details/5693562 Over 75 artists deliver a style-spanning aural history of jazz guitar on this 4-CD collection. The set begins with ragtime banjo …
by Josh Grossman Oof. Having colleagues keenly interested in corrupting me (you know who you are) may be fun, but on this particular morning it’s meaning a bit of a slower start… Day three of the festival was the fullest yet, and it got started on a powerful note. We …
Alain Londes If you had to pick a theme for Sunday evening it would have to be world music in the general sense of the word. Each act was very different in style and substance from the other. The main icon of jazz history undoubtedly had to be Randy Weston …
By Bill Donaldson A mosaic it is. In terms of piecing together disparate but complementary elements into a whole that assumes an impression larger than the individual ones. Terri Lyne Carrington, in her fifth album, debuts on the Concord label with an ambitious and highly personal work that brings together …
Brian Blain Following the opening street party, Saturday’s lineup was really in full swing (no pun intended). Free “lunchtime” and and “afterwork” concerts are a fixture for the duration of the festival where it’s helpful to bring your own lawn chair to sit comfortably and enjoy the music. The Dave …
Berklee Jazz on Spectacle Island Features Jazz by Jesse Scheinin on July 10 Boston, MA, June 23, 2011 – On Sunday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m., Spectacle Island visitors will enjoy a free soundtrack to their summer island excursion from saxophonist Jesse Scheinin. The modern-meets-1960s jazz musician will join the …
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/180839 Widely respected in the jazz world as the drummer for many heroes of the music world, including Daniel Lanois, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Wayne Shorter, Seal, Bill Frisell, and Emmylou Harris, Blade’s undeniably melodic approach as composer has brought him to the forefront as band leader of the Fellowship …
New York: Front Row Productions (Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones) is proud to announce that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood. Spring of …
“Copenhagen is a wonderful, wonderful place to get lost in, especially when the cause is jazz. Newcomers to the city, and to the seductive, seasoned Copenhagen Jazz Festival-up to its 32nd edition this summer-will find before them an almost dizzying density of a program, which extends to multiple venues all …
