Third Annual California Jazz Foundation Fund-Raising Event Will Honor Music Hyphenates/Philanthropists Corky Hale And Mike Stoller
27 March, 2015
The California Jazz Foundation (CJF) will host its third annual "Give the Band a Hand" benefit dinner, concert and honors presentation on April 25 at the L.A. Hotel Downtown, located at 333 South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The Foundation has announced that Mike Stoller and Corky Hale will take ...
| "Traveler" Visits Barnes & Noble, Bossa Novas Onto Billboard Chart
26 March, 2015
The guitar-guided world music excursions that you hear this month in Barnes & Noble stores throughout the United States come from the recently released "Traveler," the critically-hailed fifth album from globetrotting guitarist Lawson Rollins. Debuting upon release in the Top 20 of the iTunes world music ...
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Elaine Dame Announces Sip Residency & Matthew Shepard Foundation Benefit
24 March, 2015
Jazz vocalist and bandleader Elaine Dame will be holding down a Thursday night residency at SIP (aka Southport & Irving), 4000 N. Southport Ave in Chicago, throughout the month of April. The residency, which begins on Thursday, April 2 at 8PM CST, will be followed by a benefit for the Matthew Shepard ...
| Award Winning Pianist-Composer, Roger Davidson Performs "Jazz For The Spirit" In Greenwich Village
24 March, 2015
Roger Davidson performed "Jazz for the Spirit", a program of jazz tunes, in Greenwich Village providing music aficionados at the venerable Caffé Vivaldi a delightful, musical treat.
"Jazz for the Spirit" showcases Davidson's gift for creating memorable mosaics, combining some of his original compositions ...
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Composer And Producer Volodimyr Pigida Partners With Future Sound Production
23 March, 2015
License Composition, founded by Pigida, partners with Future Sound Production and has launched a brand new website to showcase their innovative services (https://www.licensecomposition.com/).
Volodimyr Pigida - a composer, producer, musician and founder of License Composition - has launched a brand ...
| Jazz Drummer Aaron Comess In Today's Wall Street Journal - CD Release Concert Set For 3/21 At Rockwood Stage 3
20 March, 2015
JAZZ DRUMMER AARON COMESS CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW CD 'AARON COMESS QUINTET' WITH A 3/21 CONCERT IN NEW YORK - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL PREVIEWED THE SHOW IN TODAY'S PAPER
WALL STREET JOURNAL
JAZZ SCENE
by Will Friedwald
3/20/15
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-compositions-of-charlie-parker-and-the-ladybugs-sing-1426819813
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The Remarkable Melody Gardot Returns With A Brand New Album, Currency Of Man To Be Released June 2, 2015
19 March, 2015
International best-selling singer, songwriter and musician, Melody Gardot, is back with her 4th studio album, Currency of Man.
The highly-anticipated Currency of Man is an intensely creative milestone, transcending musical distinctions of jazz, blues and R&B, to offer a stirring social and musical ...
| Sheila E.'s New E Spot Lounge Plays Host To The Jetsetter Jazz Kings, Nutty On March 28
19 March, 2015
So… if you wanted to go to a cool, new lounge & hang-out owned by a noted musical celebrity, eat some great food and hear the hippest band in the world, where would you go? Obviously, Vegas, right? No, not there. Miami, Perhaps? Buzz. That is Incorrect. Ok, OK, NYC? Wrong again. You would clearly ...
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"Jazz Age Libertine" (EW) Hailey Tuck Reimagines Beach Boys, Jackson 5 On New EP 'Delancey Street'
19 March, 2015
Hailey Tuck has a voice "straight out of the Jazz Age with a modern identity" (Interview) and the 24-year-old expat has reimagined the work of an eclectic line-up of artists including Fats Waller, The Zombies and Maroon 5. On her new four-song EP 'Delancey Street' out March 31 and recorded at NYC's ...
| Acoustic Caffeine: A Morning Musical Buzz In Downtown Los Angeles
18 March, 2015
Downtown Los Angeles can start the day off right with Acoustic Caffeine, a free monthly music series presented by Arts Brookfield that is the perfect musical buzz to complement a morning "cup of joe." The series debuted this past February for tenants and visitors to Gas Company Tower and will continue ...
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Cantamessa Creates Unique Jewelry Award For Made In New York Jazz Competition
17 March, 2015
Among the top prizes will be a jewel-encrusted award to commemorate the honor of winning the annual online jazz contest. This new award is in addition to the cash prize and performance honors bestowed upon competition winners.
Winning a competition comes with a certain amount of prestige, and winning ...
| Marcus Miller Performs On Letterman Tonight; Blue Note Debut Out This Week
16 March, 2015
Marcus Miller will be appearing tonight on the Late Show With David Letterman sitting in with Paul Shaffer & The CBS Orchestra. Tune in to CBS tonight at 11:35/10:35c to hear Miller preview songs from his Blue Note debut Afrodeezia, which is available today in Europe and tomorrow March 17 in the U.S. ...
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Jazz Singer Cheryl Barnes Struts To #7 On The Mediabase Smooth A/C Chart
13 March, 2015
On the heels of her hot debut of Joni Mitchell's rendition of " Come In From The Cold " - the single which charted a higher than Grammy Award winner, Sam Smith on the Mediabase Smooth A/C chart last week, continues to gain momentum this week by coming in at #7.
CherylBarnes ' undeniably unique voice ...
| Con Funk Shun Percussionist D. Edward To Release Soulful New Single And Video - "Show Me"
11 March, 2015
Hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed 2014 solo album 'Love Is', Con Funk Shun percussionist and singer-songwriter D. Edward is releasing a soulful new single and video titled "Show Me" featuring Jenna Lavoie! 'Love Is' was released worldwide on October 21st, 2014. The album was two years in ...
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The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Welcomes Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis To Honorary Board Of Directors
11 March, 2015
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) today announced that world-renowned musician, composer, educator and Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis has joined the MMRF Honorary Board.
"Wynton Marsalis' lifetime commitment to uplifting people through the ...
| Vocalist, Victor Fields With A Sneak Peek Of His New Single "Let Me Be Good To You" From His CD "The Lou Rawls Project"
09 March, 2015
The Jazz Network Worldwide has been an avid supporter of Fields' projects throughout the years and is excited about sharing with its community and beyond his new single "Let Me Be Good To You". Giving homage to a music legend has shown to be a very successful quest for Victor, for it is one that is ...
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Fred Taylor To Receive George Wein Impresario Award From Berklee College Of Music On March 11, 2015
05 March, 2015
Berklee will present famed jazz promoter Fred Taylor with the college's first ever George Wein Impresario Award on Wednesday, March 11, at Scullers Jazz Club. Named after Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein, the award recognizes individuals who bring music to life through their dedication to discovering, ...
| Larry Coryell "Heavy Feel" - The Godfather Of Fusion Returns With An All-Star Band
04 March, 2015
"One might describe Larry Coryell as something of an undiscovered legend.
To those in the know - jazz/fusion aficionados and those like me fortunate enough
to stumble onto his vast catalog by accident - he's one of the greats." - Bill Kopp, MUSOSCRIBE
Larry Coryell returns for his third release ...
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Kendrick Scott Oracle To Preview Blue Note Debut With March US Tour
02 March, 2015
Kendrick Scott Oracle, the acclaimed quintet led by drummer and composer Kendrick Scott, will release their Blue Note Records debut this summer. Next week Oracle will head out on a U.S. tour previewing the material from the new album, kicking off March 2 at Jazz Alley in Seattle and including stops ...
| 'Beale Street Saturday Night' Reissue Features Jim Dickinson, Furry Lewis, Teenie Hodges, Sid Selvidge, And More, Out On Omnivore On April 14
02 March, 2015
When Memphis' Beale Street - a hub of music and activity since the 1860s - was being plowed under for "urban renewal" in 1976, James Luther (Jim) Dickinson - who had played with the Stones, Ry Cooder, and the Flamin' Groovies (later with Bob Dylan and the Cramps among others), as well as produced Big ...
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