Posted in Jazz on Feb 27th, 2010
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple.
Posted in Jazz on Feb 23rd, 2010
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For the second time in two years, bassist Gerald Veasley has contributed an article to JazzTimes magazine he no doubt didn’t want to. The magazine called on Veasley to contribute to its annual Personal Farewells issue, which is now on newsstands. The format has current jazz artists writing a remembrance of musicians who died in [...]
Posted in Jazz on Feb 20th, 2010
Guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Butler has completed a new CD titled So Strong, his first studio smooth jazz project since 2005’s Jonathan. Since that time, he has offered the gospel project Brand New Day and a DVD/CD combo, Live in South Africa. So Strong will be released by Rendezvous Music, a division of Mack Avenue, on May 11.
Posted in Jazz on Feb 15th, 2010
In 1997, after Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died after a car crash in Paris, smooth jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson was approached by Fayed’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed. He wanted Benson, a good friend, to write a song about the couple. Benson actually wrote two, “I Will Keep You In My Heart,” [...]
Posted in Jazz on Feb 1st, 2010
In celebration of Black History Month, which begins today (February 1), smooth jazz guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Butler has announced that he will perform a special free show on February 28 in Chicago. It will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Universal Temple, 11901 S. Ashland Ave.
Posted in Jazz on Jan 16th, 2010
Smooth jazz saxophonist Kim Waters has completed a new CD titled Love Stories that he’ll be offering on the Shanachie label on January 26. The 10-song CD, Kim’s 17th, is his first solo release since I Want You: Love in the Spirit of Marvin, which was released in October 2008. Since then, he also produced [...]
Posted in Jazz on Dec 21st, 2009
Saxophonist Dave Koz has announced he will have a phone conversation with members of his Join the Koz fan club. It will be held January 7 at 6:30 p.m. PT.
Posted in Jazz on Dec 8th, 2009
The Berks Jazz Fest, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010, has announced its lineup for next year’s show, which will be held over 10 days from March 19 to March 28. It’s presented by the Berks Arts Council and will have 130 events at various venues, clubs and restaurants throughout Reading and Berks County, PA.
Posted in Jazz on Dec 4th, 2009
A little more than two years after offering a live CD, smooth jazz guitarist Brian Hughes is now making a live DVD available. No Reservations was filmed and recorded during a performance at Spaghettini Grill & Jazz Club in Seal Beach, Calif.
Posted in Jazz on Nov 27th, 2009
Noisy crowds in smoky bars don’t bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins.
It’s all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto the piano bench in some club and eases into a wail about hard times and treacherous women.
Posted in Jazz on Nov 22nd, 2009
Grammy-winning vocalist Aaron Neville has teamed up with the Weather Channel and the Salvation Army to create a new holiday recording titled “Please Don’t Forget.” The song is included on a new CD, Holiday Party. A portion of the proceeds from Neville’s song and the entire CD will be donated to the Salvation Army’s Annual [...]
Posted in Jazz on Nov 19th, 2009
Norah Jones will soon have her own video channel. Hulu, the online venture between NBC, Fox and ABC that offers free TV shows and movies, announced today, November 18, a deal with the EMI music label to give a “channel” on Hulu to the singer.
Posted in Jazz on Nov 13th, 2009
Smooth jazz saxophonist Najee has returned to the neighborhood where he grew up in New York to perform workshops and to talk to young people about following one’s dreams, being a musician and getting into the industry.
Posted in Jazz on Nov 11th, 2009
smooth jazz keyboardist Brian Culbertson releases his debut DVD/CD project with Live From the Inside. Filmed live at Capitol Records in Hollywood on June 3, the DVD features 17 songs, in addition to documentary-style vignettes in between each song. Among the vignettes’ titles are On the Road, In Chicago Visiting My Old Hangs, In Decatur [...]
Posted in Jazz on Nov 11th, 2009
Tonight, November 10, Michael Buble will be performing during week nine of ABC’s highly rated Dancing With the Stars, which pairs celebrities with professional dancers. He’ll perform “Haven’t Met You Yet” and “Feeling Good.” The show begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Also making an appearance tonight will be Susan Boyle, who shot to fame on [...]
