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; …
Time Together, Franks’ First New CD in Five Years, Unites Him With An All-Star Cast of Friends Including Gil Goldstein, Chuck Loeb, Till Bronner, Mike Mainieri, Eric Marienthal & Others Michael Franks, the ever-artful singer-songwriter and harvester of the most delectable musical passion fruit known to distingué lovers, has returned …
By: Edward Blanco Reedman Ken Peplowski loves the clarinet as much as he does the tenor saxophone and on his new CD, In Search of…, he plays them both with superb results. The new disc is actually a combination of two different sessions recorded three years apart (April, 2007 and …
Interview by John Stevenson Robert McIlhiney James, a.k.a Bob James, continues to spearhead the smooth jazz genre. Born on Christmas Day, 1939, this jazz fusion dean, keyboardist, producer and arranger is also presently known as co-leader of the group Fourplay. Their new CD, Let’s Touch the Sky, seals in those …
by Louis Laberge-Côté on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:40pm From: Louis Laberge-Côté Contemporary dancer / choreographer / teacher / arts lover / taxpayer If by attacking dance artist Margie Gillis on the Canada Live show aired on June 1st, Krista Erickson, anchorwoman for the Sun News Network, intended to …
2011 SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOPS Presented at The University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Week-long Workshop A July 3rd – July 8th Weeklong Workshop B July 10th – July 15th 2-Day: Anyone Can Improvise! Seminar w/Jamey Aebersold July 2nd & 3rd 2-Day: Guitar/Bass/Drum Workshop Primer July 2nd & 3rd 2-Day: Guitar/Bass/Drum Workshop …
