Applications Now Being Accepted For 2013 Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition
17 December, 2012
The 11th Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition is now accepting applications for entry. The annual competition is designed to enable young, unsigned vocalists to display their talent in front of an international panel of judges and audience.
The competition is open to vocalists from around the ...
| Jazz Musician Marcos Pin Goes 'Big Band'
17 December, 2012
Spanish jazz guitarist and composer Marcos Pin has just released a new album: Barbanza, the seventh one in his music career as a leader. It has been released by the record company Free Code Jazz Records. This time, Pin has decided to take a change and go for a different kind of band set: a decatet, ...
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The Grammy Foundation Selects Students From Across The United States To Participate In The Prestigious Grammy Camp - Jazz Session Program
17 December, 2012
The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2013 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session (formerly known as GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles). Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding ...
| Jamaica Jazz And Blues Joins Third World Band For 40 Year Anniversary Celebration
14 December, 2012
The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival will celebrate with Third World Band, their 40th anniversary in what is anticipated to be a musical journey of the bands successful catalogue spanning four decades. Mary J Blige, John Legend and Michael Bolton are set to perform at the 17th staging of the Jamaica ...
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Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble Performs At The Freight And Salvage, Berkeley, 1/20/2013
14 December, 2012
Mariah Parker's multi-faceted approach to music blends the driving rhythmic syncopations of Latin jazz, the uplifting spirit of Eastern music, and the soul of flamenco. On January 20, 2013, at 8 PM, Mariah and her world-class Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble collaborate for a live CD recording session at the ...
| Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Set To Return In June
13 December, 2012
When multitalented musician Brian Culbertson announced the first Napa Valley Jazz Getaway last New Year's day, he didn't imagine that the 5-day celebration of music and wine in the Golden State's idyllic wine country would sell out in just one week, but that is exactly what happened. The chart-topper ...
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Jazz Wednesdays Holiday Coat Drive
10 December, 2012
Ever tasted the most tender, barbecued ribs you've ever had with an incredibly savory sauce? If you haven't then you're in for a treat.
Known for her "dirty dog blues", Manning has played various venues from New York City to Hong Kong. She has been coupled with jazz legends such as the late Dizzy ...
| Tom Wopat's "I've Got Your Number" Set For Release February 12, 2013
08 December, 2012
2013 promises to be a banner year for Tom Wopat. From the Feb. 12 release of his eighth recording "I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER," to his role in Quentin Tarrantino's highly anticipated film "Django Unchained," (released 2012 Christmas) and the release of the ABC-TV family musical movie "Lovestruck," in which ...
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Jazz Impresario Todd Barkan (Keystone Korner, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola) To Curate New 100-Night Series At NYC's Iridium
07 December, 2012
Todd Barkan, the legendary jazz promoter and producer behind the famed Keystone Korner in San Francisco along with Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC, will curate and host a major new series of shows at The Iridium in 2013. Dubbed "Todd Barkan Presents Keystone Korner Nights at ...
| Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck's Passion For "The Brotherhood Of Man" Lives On
06 December, 2012
While renowned as a performer, band leader and composer, "Dave Brubeck was a giant not only in music but in spirit," said Milken Archive founder Lowell Milken. "His work will continue to speak an eternal message of hope for the brotherhood of man." He was a great friend of the Milken Archive of American ...
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Dave Brubeck, Jazz Legend, Dies At 91
05 December, 2012
Dave Brubeck, the jazz pianist, composer and bandleader behind the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet, has died at age 91.
The death of Brubeck, whose quartet performed "Take Five," which became a jazz standard and the bestselling jazz single of all time, was confirmed Wednesday. Brubeck would have turned ...
| Saxophonist/Flautist Elan Trotman Gets Autobiographical On "Tropicality"
04 December, 2012
Rihanna may be the most famous Barbadian making worldwide headlines, but saxophonist/flautist Elan Trotman is another gifted islander who is bringing the Caribbean island's culture to the masses via music. "Tropicality," which will be released February 19th on Woodward Avenue Records, chronicles Trotman's ...
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Jazz Vocalist Erin O'Luanaigh With Her New Album "Honeysuckle Rose" Is Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide
03 December, 2012
Erin O'Luanaigh is a jazz newcomer who not only brings her studied musical heart but a depth and maturity that belies her 21 years with her brand new release "Honeysuckle Rose." "You can sense that she has definitely done her homework by listening to the masters of jazz. She has a strong creative musical ...
| Another Merry Christmas For Michael Buble!; 10 Sell Out Shows At London's 02 Arena Slated For Summer 2013
01 December, 2012
It looked like Michael couldn't have a better 2012 than he did last year when his CD 'Christmas' sold over 2.5 million copies in the US (second largest selling CD following Adele) and 7 million copies worldwide. But beginning with the stunning news that Bublé already sold out 10 shows (144,000 seats) ...
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Great Christmas Jazz/R&B Piano Album From Seedless Records Recording Artist Robert Turner Available On iTunes!
28 November, 2012
It's that special time of year when holiday songs fill our ears with the sweet sounds of yuletide tunes. With that in mind, Seedless Records & Robert Turner proudly share with you a very special album of Christmas Jazz tunes "Silent Night" available right now on iTunes, CD Baby, Spotify & Amazon. Fantastic ...
| Krall Covers Downbeat, Plays Letterman, Colbert, Prairie Home, Piers Morgan
27 November, 2012
Diana Krall is on the cover of this month's DownBeat celebrating her latest album 'Glad Rag Doll' and her 11th win for best female vocalist as voted by DownBeat readers. DownBeat calls the album "an inspired, gritty burst of new creativity," Entertainment Weekly sums it up as "enthralling" and Associated ...
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Berklee's Danilo Perez Named UNESCO Artist For Peace
21 November, 2012
Danilo Perez, renowned pianist and artistic director of Berklee College of Music's Global Jazz Institute, was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony held today in Paris, France. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization describes Artists for Peace as "internationally renowned ...
| Miles Davis Quintet - Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
19 November, 2012
Columbia/Legacy again pays tribute to musical legend Miles Davis with the release of MILES DAVIS QUINTET - LIVE IN EUROPE 1969: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 2, the second edition in the label's widely-heralded Miles Davis Bootleg Series. The sequel to 2011's critical and commercial blockbuster, Miles Davis ...
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The Iridium Celebrates New Year's Eve With 5-Night Run By Jazz Legend Mike Stern And Special Guests 12/27-31
19 November, 2012
Jazz/fusion guitar giant Mike Stern will return to The Iridium for his annual New Year's Eve run 12/27-31, joined by an all-star lineup including Grammy-winning trumpeter Randy Brecker (Charles Mingus, Todd Rundgren), bassist Anthony Jackson (Simon & Garfunkel, Chick Corea), and drummer Dave Weckl (Robert ...
| Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Wilson, New Edition, Najee, Mary Mary And Rachelle Ferrell Kickoff First Round Of Artist Announcements For The 8th Annual "Jazz In The Gardens" Music Festival Presented By Uptown
16 November, 2012
Miami Gardens' 8th annual two-day Jazz in the Gardens music festival at Sun Life Stadium is proud to announce its first round of artists. Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Wilson, New Edition, Najee, Mary Mary and Rachelle Ferrell will take the stage for the March 16 and 17, 2013 festival. The City of Miami ...
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