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Charlie Rouse's Legacy Lives On Through Internet Radio and Jazz Club
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Submitted on 10/21/08 - Jazz lovers, WHRR House of Rouse Internet Radio is playing JAZZ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with one of the largest Jazz collections in the world.
http://whrr.internetwebradio.net/
Chico's House of Jazz, located at 631 Lake Avenue Asbury Park, NJ is slated to be New Jersey's # 1 Jazz Night Spot. WHRR and Chico's House of Jazz...
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Press Release by Edward Maier
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Bob Mover Claims Spotlight With It Amazes Me
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Submitted on 10/19/08 - New York, NY - October 14, 2008 - Quietly entertaining jazz lovers for decades, Bob Mover is finally ready to step into the spotlight with his new album It Amazes Me. The ten-track release serves as Mover’s humble testament and dedication to the art of sax – a life’s work laid out in rich music. Dubbed “one of the...
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Jazz News by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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nuGroove Celebrates Stellar 2008 with Holiday CD - Grooves of the Season
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Submitted on 10/19/08 - Press Release
Contact: Cheryl Hughey @ (314)660-1755/cherylhughey@charter.net
nuGroove Celebrates Stellar 2008 with Holiday CD - Grooves of the Season
Moorestown, NJ/October 17, 2008
Santa is coming early this year and nuGroove has helped him stuff his sack with sizzling Grooves of the Season. Available exclusively at Circuit City, Grooves of the Season features some of the hottest rising stars and hitmakers in contemporary...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Jazz Junction CD launched
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Submitted on 10/19/08 - Jazz Junction was formed in Goa in the year 2004 by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D'Cruz. Over the years, the band's personnel continously changed to include some of the most accomplished local as well as visiting international jazz artistes. Colin always believed that the most magical moments in jazz always happen in concert as opposed to clinical studio sessions....
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Press Release by Jazz Goa
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Recording Artist Blake Aaron Brings Smooth Jazz Musicians Together to Benefit Florida Flood Victims
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Submitted on 10/18/08 - Melbourne, Florida - October , 18 2008 - Top 10 Contemporary Smooth Jazz recording artist, Blake Aaron and radio station WGRV "The Groove" general manager, Randy Bennett have combined their efforts to bring over twenty of the Nation's Top Smooth Jazz artists together making this benefit festival the largest music event of the year.
After the news of the...
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Press Release by Debbie Parks
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Charlie Hunter & Saxophonist Daniel Bennett in Concert
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Submitted on 10/18/08 - The Charlie Hunter Trio and the Daniel Bennett Group will play a rare double bill performance at the restored Cambridge YMCA Theatre (820 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA). The show is part of the ongoing Bennett Alliance Concert Series. Visit bennettalliance.com for advance tickets and more information.
As the “hip-hop" or “acid jazz" movement of the mid-1990s gained momentum in the United States,...
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Press Release by Jon Bern
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Get two good nights Restivo at Chalkers Oct. 17 and 19
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Submitted on 10/15/08 - Get two good nights Restivo at Chalkers Oct. 17 and 19
Sleep may be important to healthy living but so is relaxation and pleasure –and for the latter fillips you can’t do much better than to check out some of the great live entertainment this coming weekend at Chalkers Pub & Bistro.
Three-time National Jazz Awards Pianist of the Year Award...
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Press Release by Gary 17
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Tony Adamo Combustible Soul Music
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Submitted on 10/13/08 - Tony Adamo’s Combustible Soul Music Urbanzone Productions Fred E. Harris Soulman singer, Tony Adamo and his long time Guitarist/ Producer Jerry Stucker were at it again at Different Fur Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA. They created some very hip combustible soul music for Adamo’s upcoming new CD release in ’09. Melecio Magdaluyo who plays with Pete Escovedo, The Whispers,...
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Press Release by Roc Armani
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CJE Presents
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Submitted on 10/10/08 - THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE,
AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS,
CELEBRATE THE 10th AMERICAN HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES
WITH PATTI AUSTIN’S AVANT GERSHWIN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8 PM, HARRIS THEATER
CHICAGO, October 8, 2008 – Patti Austin and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble: Avant Gershwin kicks off the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series with Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), featuring music from Austin’s celebrated...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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Michael Lington Turns Up the Heat with Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac) with New Release
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Submitted on 10/10/08 - What do Michael Lington, Fleetwood Mac, Santana and The Grateful Dead have in common? The answer is mega-Platinum producer, Keith Olsen.
Keith has produced three tracks for the new Michael Lington release, Heat, on nuGroove Records. Keith has produced over 120 albums and more than one in four are gold, platinum, or multi-platinum sellers. Sales of these smash hits...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Stryker/Slagle Band Pay Respects With The Scene
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Submitted on 10/09/08 - New York, NY - October 7, 2008 – With their newest release The Scene, The Stryker/Slagle Band serve up a dedication to men and women playing their kind of music: warm, soulful jazz. Each and every track acts as an affectionate ode to personal friends and musical heroes alike, all while demonstrating the skillful guitar playing of Dave Stryker...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Howlin' Wolf 1964 Live in Germany set to be issued by Acrobat Music
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Submitted on 10/09/08 - NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the pantheon of blues, Howlin’ Wolf was in a category of his own. At 6’3” and 275 pounds, he had a voice that resonated with menace — not every bluesman could make a song like “I Asked Her for Water (She Brought Me Gasoline)” convincing. The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and Rock ‘n’...
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Press Release by Conqueroo
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Hitmaking Producer Darren Rahn Officially Joins De'Nate'
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Submitted on 10/08/08 - Press Release
Contact:
Cheryl Hughey
cherylhughey@charter.net/314-660-1755
Hitmaking Producer Darren Rahn Officially Joins De'Nate'
Moorestown, NJ/October 6, 2008
Saxophonist/producer Darren Rahn recently announced that he has joined De'Nate', the nuGroove band created by industry veteran David Chackler. "The chemistry between Rahn, Connors and Harasim is remarkable. In many ways, it reminds me of the magic that happened when Keith Olsen and I introduced Stevie Nicks...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Alfred J. Gallodoro Dies at Age 95
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Submitted on 10/05/08 - Legendary saxophonist and clarinetist Alfred J. Gallodoro, featured soloist with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra from 1936 to 1940, passed away October 4th at the age of 95. During a professional career spanning more than eight decades, Gallodoro worked in virtually every musical environment, from vaudeville houses, speakeasies, and night clubs to symphonies, Carnegie Hall, and international jazz festivals. He...
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Obituary by Peter Westbrook
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Master Percussionist Norman Hedman Dead at 63
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Submitted on 10/05/08 - Master Conguero, Percussionist, Producer, Composer, Solo Artist
July 17, 1945 - September 29, 2008
NEW YORK, New York - October 2, 2008 -- Norman Hedman, whose mastery of crossing more than three decades of music genres and generations, died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York on Monday, September 29 at the age of 63. Causes included Acute...
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Obituary by Paul J. Youngman
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Popular Bassist & Musical Prodigy Terrence Richburg Launches Gospel Jazz Online Publication
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Submitted on 10/03/08 - Terrence Richburg is known in musical circles as a bassist’s bassist. Hailed by GRAMMY, Dove & Stellar Award winning producer Steven Ford as “one of gospel music’s best kept secrets,” Richburg has played with household names including Aretha Franklin, The Winans, Jennifer Holliday, Richard Smallwood & Vision, Maurette Brown Clark, Marcus Johnson, Alyson Williams, Yolanda Adams, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter...
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Press Release by Andrea R. Williams
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Richard Sudhalter Dies At Age 69
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Submitted on 10/03/08 - The jazz world has lost one of its finest writers and historians. On September 19th, after a lengthy illness, Richard Sudhalter finally succumbed to aspiration pneumonia in a New York City hospital. He was 69.
Although he was himself a fine musician, Sudhalter was best known for his writings, which represented some of the most scholarly works in the...
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Obituary by Peter Westbrook
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Erik Friedlander Tosses Away His Bow On His New Release, The Broken Arm
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Submitted on 10/02/08 - On his new release, The Broken Arm, cellist Erik Friedlander spotlights his unique
pizzicato playing--higher and more incisive than the bass, warmer than the piano, but
similarly rhythmic and able to freely engage in the give-and-take that is so essential
to the jazz. “While there have been a few groundbreaking practitioners, notably
bassist Oscar Pettiford, the cello has a tenuous connection to jazz,...
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Press Release by Cary Goldberg
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Rock and Raaga launches E-Fusion
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Submitted on 10/02/08 - Goa based record label 'Rock and Raaga' has released the Brown Indian Band's debut album titled 'E-Fusion'. The Brown Indian Band led by bassplayer Colin D'Cruz, features accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz virtuosos. Indian classical music and jazz are both forms of improvised music. Indian classical music is linear and improvisation is based on just one...
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Press Release by Jazz Goa
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Grammy-Nominated Keyboard Legend Jeff Lorber Makes Peak Records Debut
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Submitted on 09/30/08 - Pioneering composer, producer and contemporary Jazz keyboard legend Jeff Lorber makes his Peak Records debut this week with his new album Heard That.
Over three decades after breaking ground as leader of the pioneering Jeff Lorber Fusion, the Philly-born and bred musician keeps the soulful momentum going, collaborating brilliantly on pop, jazz, R&B and blues-influenced tracks – and even...
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Press Release by Ontargetrita
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Jazz Legends Chico Hamilton and Andrew Hill Join Together in Dreams Come True Album
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Submitted on 09/30/08 - Jazz legend Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton adds two new previously recorded albums to his extensive discography: Dreams Come True featuring Chico (drums/tambourine) alongside NEA Jazz Master Andrew Hill (piano); and Trio! Live @ Artpark, the live recording of Chico’s Trio debut concert with Cary DeNigris (guitar) and Matthew Garrison (bass). Slated for a September 30th release on the Joyous Shout!...
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Press Release by April Thibeault
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Bill McBirnie - Canadian Jazz & Latin Flutist
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Submitted on 09/25/08 - Here are two interesting new CD projects on which Bill McBirnie has appeared recently and which you can have a listen to:
(1) FRED ENGLER'S NEW CD: Composer/keyboardist, Fred Engler, has released an excellent debut smooth jazz CD entitled, SINCE THEN TILL NOW. He has tapped both New York session players (including saxophonist, Andy Snitzer) and a host of Toronto...
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Press Release by Bill McBirnie
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Dee Dee McNeil Wins Motown Collection from Jazz Review Contest
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Submitted on 09/24/08 - Dee Dee McNeil is the winner of the Motown Collection set from the recent contest featured on the Jazz Review, courtesy of Time Life. This five-volume (10 CD) collector’s set features songs by The Temptations, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Four Tops, Martha & The Vandella's, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Mary wells, Marvin Gaye, and many more...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Québec Jazz Festival
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Submitted on 09/24/08 - Québec Jazz Festival, from Canada to Palermo, passing through New York
Québec Jazz Festival October 02345 2008 Palermo, "Kursaal Kalhesa" - via Foro Umberto I
On 2345 October 2008, from Thursday to Sunday, the city of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), will host the Québec Jazz Festival, travelling festival, of which the purpose is to introduce the jazz scene from Québec...
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Press Release by Antonio Terzo
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Gospel Jazz Trio debuts on CTA Records
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Submitted on 09/22/08 - UROS MARKOVIC GOSPEL JAZZ TRIO DEBUT AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1, 2008 ON CTA RECORDS
New York, NY, September 22, 2008 – On October 1, 2008 CTA Records will release “Jesus Saves”, debut album by drummer Uros Markovic. He is joined by a superb group of musicians, pianist Eric Lewis and bassist Reginald Veal. With the aid of Rale Micic, who produced...
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Press Release by John Summers
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