By Ken Franckling to Ken Franckling’s Jazz Notes John Swenson, my music writing collaborator for many years at UPI, is out with a gem. “New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans” (Oxford University Press) captures the determination of New Orleans’ stylistically varied music makers to survive after …
SET FOR RELEASE ON SUNNYSIDE RECORDS FEATURING MATT PENMAN, ERIC HARLAND, MIGUEL ZENÓN & CHRIS CHEEK “Jazz doesn’t have many great albums featuring two pianists, and the rare examples tend to be mano-a-mano affairs, one virtuoso facing another on equal terms. So ‘Bienestan,’ due out on Sunnyside on Tuesday, is …
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon Montreal, Monday, June 13, 2011 – What luck-right at the very last minute, the brilliant and unpredictable Prince asked if he could perform two late-night shows during the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. The Festival had a one-word answer: YES! This incredible …
“Piazza is a superior diatonic and chromatic harmonica player with style – the elusive quality that combines confidence, presence, control, risk-taking and instinct.” – Down Beat Magazine “Piazza adds West coast swing and sophistication to traditional Chicago electric roots and the results are right up there with the best of …
Written by Jeff Spevak Rochester News John Nugent performs with the RPO strings at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre as part of the Producers Performance on Sunday. / MARIE DE JESUS staff photographer Getting tickets The 10th annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival runs through June 18. For headline shows …
George Benson, who burst onto the jazz scene in the mid-1960s as a guitar star and found a large popular audience when he added vocals to his arsenal, will headline the 2011 Indy Jazz Fest. The artist roster was announced Thursday afternoon in the Civic Plaza at Indianapolis International Airport …
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ Jimmy Heath MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Sonny Rollins COMPOSER OF THE YEAR Jason Moran UP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ambrose Akinmusire RECORDING OF THE YEAR Bird Songs Joe Lovano Us Five(Blue Note) HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEAR The …
By: Edward Blanco Bassist Rufus Reid crafts a brilliant new album featuring his Out Front Trio of pianist Steve Allee and drumming sensation Duduka Da Fonseca. But highlighting the individual voices of the trio on Hues of A Different Blue was just too simplistic for Reid, instead he brings together …
Paul Taylor Earlier this week, James Taylor sat down in the White House at a table whose other diners included President of the USA Barack Obama, the First Lady Michelle Obama and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. While guests at the state dinner for Germany digested their petite filet of …
On Sale June 17, 2011 Exclusive Arena Artists Include Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, India.Arie & Idan Raichel; Huey Lewis & The News; Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard; An Afternoon in Treme with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins and Glen David Andrews; …
