News Release Contact: Ann Braithwaite (781) 259-9600 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Internationally acclaimed musician Delfeayo Marsalis Tours the U.S. with His Original Theatrical Jazz Production Sweet Thunder Honoring Duke Ellington and William Shakespeare Major U.S. Tour Will Stop in 36 Cities and Towns from January 19 to May 6, 2011 Featuring Marsalis, Actor Kenneth Brown, Jr., and Jazz Octet Simultaneous Release of Sweet Thunder CD on Troubadour Jass Records …

Guitarist Blake Aaron Biography Blake Aaron has come a long way from the kid who played rock shows on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood and toured with R&B acts like The Drifters, The Coasters, Little Anthony, Mary Wells, and Bobby Womack. Aaron, who, even from the beginning and through it all, always loved, played and studied jazz, is a guitarist who is known best for his passionate musical style, his memorable compositions, his soul and technical expression on the instrument, and his ability to connec …

Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project recently released two CD set, "Here and Now Live in Concert." This snapshot of the group features a retrospective look at many of the favorite songs of Caribbean Jazz Project fans. Although most of the tunes are re-recordings, the arrangements are fresh and full of the fiery intensity that fans have grown to expect from one of the hottest Latin acts in jazz today. "Here and Now Live in Concert" is the first Caribbean Jazz Project live album ever re …

In the world of jazz, there are often two kinds of vocalists - the ones who sing and the ones who speak to the heart. It’s the singers who irresistibly whisper to your soul that you remember. Listen to Erin Bode and you’ll soon realize she’s someone you won’t forget. The youngest of four children, Bode grew up the average daughter of a Lutheran minister. From celebrations to funerals, music was part of everyday life. Children in the home were actively encouraged to take up lessons at …

It isn’t often that a concert reviewer is caught dancing in the isles. Trumpeter Ray Vega managed to make me do just that at a recent concert at Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis, Missouri. His enticing salsa rhythms and progressive harmonies captivated the audience of the crowded jazz club. However, it was his love of life and gentle spirit that enticed JazzReview to learn more. JazzReview.com: I read somewhere that you were a frustrated saxophone player. Ray Vega : I’m not a …