Monika Borzym's 'Girl Talk' Is The Album "Amy Winehouse & Adele Should Have Been Making All Along"
20 December, 2011
Respected jazz critic Christopher Loudon, in his recent JAZZTIMES 'Hearing Voices' column, praised 21-year old vocalist Monika Borzym as "one of the freshest, most enticing arrivals in some time." See his expansive write-up, below. Other key journalists have weighed in as well, describing Borzym's debut ...
| Trey Mcintyre Project, Steve Earle, Merrill Garbus, & Ed Helms Added To Phjb Carnegie Lineup
16 December, 2011
New Orleans jazz legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band are pleased to announce more special guests that will join them on stage for their 50th anniversary performance. OnJanuary 7th, 2012 at 8:00pm they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage atCarnegie Hall, with special guests Trey McIntyre ...
| Jazz Maestro Mike Longo Plays With Renowned Musicians
16 December, 2011
With every new recording, jazz pianist Mike Longo digs a little deeper into the chemistry of the music, pushing himself and his band to more fully explore the intricacies of the rhythmic nature of jazz, attempting to go to new places where surprising results await. Longo named his new album To My Surprise ...
| Michael Buble's 'Christmas' CD Remains At No 1 For Third Straight Week! Sales Almost Half Million For The Week In US
15 December, 2011
Michael Buble's album 'Christmas', his holiday love letter to fans about his favorite time of year, has sold 479,377 this past week for a grand total of 1.7 million in the US alone. On the radio front, two songs "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" are ...
| Jazz Saxophonist Quintin Gerard W. To Perform Christmas Concert Benefit For The Dasha D. Blaylock Foundation
15 December, 2011
At 7pm (CT) on Saturday December 17, 2011, "Fnkysax" Quintin Gerard W. (NARAS, AFM, SESAC, HFA Affiliate) will reveal selections for a forthcoming 2012 Christmas Album for Musical Revelations, a Christmas concert to benefit Houston charity and action group The Dasha D. Blaylock Foundation . The event ...
| Al Di Meola "Morocco Fantasia" On DVD And Blu-Ray Jan 24
14 December, 2011
A high point of the Moroccan music festival is without doubt the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. Al Di Meola's fantastic appearance in 2009 also represented a summit of different cultures and religions - Al Di Meola (guitar), Peo Alfonsi (2nd guitar), Fausto Beccalossie (accordion), Gumbo Ortiz ...
| Project Grand Slam Releases New Cover Of The Hollies Hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" To Benefit Victims Of Child Abuse
14 December, 2011
Project Grand Slam (PGS), the contemporary electric jazz group, has today released their version of the classic Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", with Special Guest Vocals by Joye Hennessey. The song is dedicated to the victims of child abuse, relating to the Penn State sexual abuse scandal.
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| Joseph Patrick Moore Submerges Into The World Of Electro-Jazz
13 December, 2011
Blue Canoe Records have released "XYZ Factor" from bassman, Joseph Patrick Moore. This bold, uber-current effort fuses elements of contemporary jazz, for which Mr. Moore is famous, with electronica and the delivery is a fresh and relevant EP that will appeal to his current fans and fans of electronica ...
| Michael Buble Jingles Another Week At No 1
11 December, 2011
Michael Buble is having a holly jolly holiday season as sales for his "Christmas" CD have exploded this week to a staggering 292, 501 units (up 29%), keeping the Buble franchise at No. 1 for a second straight week on Billboard's Top 200 Chart. Sales have now surged past the one million mark. With major ...
| Trombone Shorty Second Lines On Sound Opinions, Graces New Jazziz Cover
09 December, 2011
Trombone Shorty scores the cover of JAZZIZ magazine's Winter 2011/2012 issue, on newsstands soon. The feature follows his Downbeat cover story, still on stands.
Check out Trombone Shorty Orleans Avenue's recent in-studio performance on WBEZ's 'Sound Opinions' here: https://bit.ly/v5W0Pk. The show's ...
| "Boom Town" Takes Soul-jazz Saxophonist Richard Elliot To No1
09 December, 2011
Soul-jazz saxman Richard Elliot has been blowing up radio with the funky single "Boom Town," which has taken command of Billboard's BDSradio.com smooth jazz national airplay chart for the past four weeks. The track, produced by Elliot and fusion pioneer Jeff Lorber, is the debut single from Elliot's ...
| Dave Brubeck's 1959 Jazz Masterpiece Time Out Certified Double Platinum By RIAA
07 December, 2011
American jazz legend Dave Brubeck, who celebrates his 91st birthday today (December 6), reached another milestone recently when Time Out, his 1959 watershed masterpiece, was awarded Double Platinum status by the RIAA in recognition of sales of more than two million copies in the United States.
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| Kirk Whalum Duets With His Brother, Kevin, To Remake A Classic Album In A "romance Language" Of Their Own
07 December, 2011
Most artists would be daunted at the thought of remaking a classic work of art made by legends, but not Grammy winner Kirk Whalum. The multidimensional saxophonist adeptly steps into the role of John Coltrane and tapped his brother, vocalist Kevin Whalum, to fill the shoes of Johnny Hartman on an unabashedly ...
| Jazz Legend Gary Burton Partners With BerkleeMusic To Teach Jazz Improvisation Online
06 December, 2011
Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, is unveiling an exclusive new online course with jazz legend, Grammy-award winning artist, and Berklee alum, Gary Burton. "Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation" provides an unprecedented opportunity for musicians from across ...
| Tony Adamo "Turns In A Great Performance" LA Jazz Scene Review
06 December, 2011
Smooth jazz vocalist Tony Adamo grooves on this latest session with a mix of originals and favorite songs. "Cold Duck Time," "Eleanor Rigby," "The Way You Do the Things You Do "and Grover Washington Jr.'s " Make Me a Memory" share the program with Adamo originals that carry plenty of swing along with ...
| This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide Jazz Vocalist Sharon Marie Cline Kicks Off The Holiday Season Promoting Her Music Catalogue And New Social Network
05 December, 2011
This week on The Jazz Network Worldwide vocalist Sharon Marie Cline kicks off the holiday season by promoting her music catalogue to the jazz community. In addition to her feature there, she launched her own social network to gather new fans and friends. Sharon Marie Cline is a favorite on LA's jazz ...
| Cynthia Basinet Releases New Single The Christmas Song
05 December, 2011
The actress, singer, humanitarian known for the most iconic version of "Santa Baby" releases her first Holiday single in 14 years, "The Christmas Song".
SmoothJazz.com said, "This gorgeous version of Nat King Cole's holiday nugget was arranged by Tony Bennett's arranger and pianist Lee Musiker, ...
| Bappi Lahiri Releases New CD Walking On Love Street
02 December, 2011
Bappi Lahiri, Indian dance star spreads his musical wings on his new jazz/world cd WALKING ON LOVE STREET.
It is Chartbound on the JazzWeek World Chart & CMJ's Top 5 New World Adds Chart, as well as being voted "Top 10 World Cd" of the week on stations across the US.
Five time Grammy nominated ...
| The Checkout-live At Berklee, Featuring Seamus Blake
02 December, 2011
Famed New York area jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM/wbgo.org, NPR, and Berklee College of Music are teaming up to present the first ever NPR concert series showcasing Berklee alumni. The Checkout - Live at Berklee will bring critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to Boston for a series ...
| LA's New Canyon Cove Band To Play First East Coast Date January 14 For South Florida Jazz
02 December, 2011
South Florida's premier modern jazz organization is privileged to feature prominent saxophonist Bob Mintzer with his new Canyon Cove Band, a trio with Hammond B3 organist Larry Goldings (also a celebrated pianist) and drummer Peter Erskine, who has played in the very best bands. Best known as the lead ...
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