Chart-topping Jazz Vocalist Shell Zimet To Throw Free Show In New York On May 5th
22 April, 2011
Shell Zimet (https://www.shellzimet.com) is like a living, breathing iPod. Want to hear a Frank Sinatra tune? Zimet will croon it for you. Are you in the mood for '50s rock & roll? Zimet will "Splish Splash" all night long. How about some jazz? Zimet will take a "Moondance" with you. Zimet is a consummate ...
| Tri-C Jazzfest Jump Starts Spring With A Legendary Lineup
21 April, 2011
The 32nd annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland will swing into town with a stellar line-up of jazz, blues and R&B artists from around the corner and across the globe. Iconic R&B singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson, the King of Motown, plays JazzFest for the first time, crooning selections from his seemingly ...
| USA Today: 'Exquisite Voice And Elegant Delivery' - Karrin Allyson Earns Early Raves For Dreamy CD, 'Round Midnight, Out May 3, 2011
20 April, 2011
Grammy-nominated vocalist and pianist Karrin Allyson has earned early raves for her upcoming album 'Round Midnight, out May 3rd on Concord Jazz. In the 4/12 edition of USA TODAY, respected critic Elysa Gardner selected a track as a 'Listen Up Music Pick', praising Allyson's "exquisite voice and elegant ...
| Petros Klampanis/Contextual, By Inner Cirlce Music
20 April, 2011
Petros Klampanis draws a sonic portrait of the double bass in his debut album Contextual set to be released on April 18th, 2011 by Inner Circle Music. Much like an impressionist painter alters his color palette depending on how light falls upon his subject, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis ...
| Vocalist Roseanna Vitro Debuts On Motema Music With 'The Music Of Randy Newman' On May 17, 2011
20 April, 2011
With the release on May 17 of "The Music of Randy Newman," her debut CD for Motema Music, Roseanna Vitro stakes a claim as the first jazz vocalist to explore the richly melodic, sharply observant Randy Newman songbook. Having previously covered the music of American icons Ray Charles and Bill Evans ...
| The Smooth Jazz Cruise Making Waves On Water And Land
20 April, 2011
Last year, Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC (Jazz Cruises) asked their passengers to select the musicians they want to see perform on The Smooth Jazz Cruise 2012. Thus it only made sense when an unfortunate logistical situation forced the cancellation of Smokey Robinson's performance that the ...
| Saxophonist Plunky Releases Eclectic, Thrilling R&B Album
20 April, 2011
Having already released 25 albums on his own N.A.M.E. Brand Records label in Richmond, Virginia, saxophonist J. Plunky Branch, known simply as Plunky, has proven himself to be a prolific fellow. With his latest effort, "On Fire," one can assume that Plunky can produce two dozen more, each probably occupying ...
| 'Jazzy Jam - Pasadena' Hits A High Note - Brings Music Back To Central Park For May 14 Benefit Concert
18 April, 2011
Pasadena's Central Park, a stone's throw from bustling Old Pasadena, once served as a venue for top music events, art shows and cultural festivities. For the last five years it has been quiet, waiting for a music come-back. This year, with support from the City of Pasadena, the City Council, the Old ...
| Pianist Daniel Amat Is Special Guest At Next Inside Latin Jazz Series
15 April, 2011
Don't miss Cuban pianist, Daniel Amat at this month's Inside Latin Jazz series at the Ruth B. Shannon Center at Whittier College on April 19th. The evening will be luminous and mark the beginning of an exciting partnership with the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Daniel Amat will be holding a special ...
| Master Saxophonist, Justo Almario Can Be Heard In The Original Score To Rio, The Upcoming 3d Animated Film Opening April 15th
15 April, 2011
Grammy award winning, multi-instrumentalist, Justo Almario can be heard in yet another lively musical score in the upcoming 3D computer animated feature Film, Rio (Blue Sky Studios), which will be released this month on April 15th 2011 in theaters nationwide. Composed by John Powell, the musical score ...
| Announcing The 40th Annual Stanford Jazz Festival, June 24 - August 6
15 April, 2011
Providing an intimate interaction of jazz and community found nowhere else, the Stanford Jazz Festival is pleased to announce the lineup of its 40th season. Commencing on June 24 with Grammy-winning, New Orleans-based living legend Allen Toussaint, presenting rare appearances by the great Brazilian ...
| The 25th Annual Jazzreggae Festival Announces Full Lineup
15 April, 2011
After a quarter century of entertaining Southern California, the JazzReggae Festival announces its full lineup, which celebrates its illustrious history while providing a platform for upcoming new artists. As headliners Sean Paul and Lupe Fiasco return from previous years to UCLA's Intramural field, ...
| Lalo Schifrin To Release 'Invocations: Jazz Meets The Symphony No. 7'
15 April, 2011
Aleph Records will release the latest title in the multiple Grammy(C)-nominated series, Jazz Meets the Symphony, on April 12, 2011. The seventh recording of the series, Invocations, features original compositions and arrangements by Lalo Schifrin, who earned his fifth Grammy Award this past fall at ...
| Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival In New York City
15 April, 2011
In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City during the month of June for the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival. More than 80 shows featuring many artists who have performed at the Blue Note for years will take the city by storm at this year's ...
| Jazz Vocalist/recording Artist Jerry Costanzo Live At Feinstein's At The Regency
15 April, 2011
In celebration of his new CD, Can't We Be Friend's? released on Daywood Drive Records, Jerry Costanzo will be performing live at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 8:30 PM. As a follow-up to his most recent successful CD, Destination Moon, Jerry ...
| 32nd Detroit Jazz Festival 'brings The World' To Detroit
15 April, 2011
Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit. Subtitled "We Bring You the World," the Detroit Jazz Festival will celebrate jazz's influence on the world and the world's influence on jazz. "Jazz ...
| Grammy-winning Vocalist Patti Austin Delivers 'Sounds Advice,' Her 18th Album On May 17, 2011
13 April, 2011
Austin Creates Tapestry Of Diverse Songs With Powerful Messages From The Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan And More! From the stirring, gospel-flavored intro of her inspiring reading of Des'ree's 1994 hit "You Gotta Be" to the final bars of a highly distinctive, ...
| Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 Performs May 1 At The Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock
13 April, 2011
The Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 makes its debut on the Open Gate Theatre's Sunday Evening Concert Series at 7 pm on May 1 at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. Led by legendary jazz violinist Michael White, and featuring some of Los Angeles' most talented musicians, the group features Leisei ...
| Mitch Winehouse Releases Debut Album 'Rush Of Love'
13 April, 2011
Mitch Winehouse, former cab driver and father to one of the UK's biggest music exports is about to prove the critics wrong with the release of his debut album 'Rush Of Love' on April 5th 2011. At the age of 59, Mitch is turning a life-long ambition into reality, showcasing his in-depth knowledge and ...
| Ambrose Akinmusire Announces Spring Tour In US & Europe
12 April, 2011
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire-who was named one of the Los Angeles Times' 'Faces to Watch' for 2011-has announced Spring tour dates with his quintet in the U.S. and Europe in support of his forthcoming Blue Note Records debut When The Heart Emerges Glistening which will be released on April 5. Akinmusire ...
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