“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working things out musically with other people. You have to listen to other musicians and play with them even if you don’t agree with what they’re […]

Date: Apr 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Quotes

Wynton Marsalis has been confirmed to appear on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on Wed May 13th. The Pulitzer Prize & 9-time Grammy Award winner will perform the new song ‘School Boy’ from his new Blue Note album He & She – his 5th Blue Note release that features 22 tracks of his signature […]

Date: Apr 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz News

The Smithsonian may have designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month, but one of the season’s most intriguing programs hits in May. All performances sold out the past two years, so consider this a hot ticket. Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival marks its 14th thrilling year with three […]

Date: Apr 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Festivals

Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center has just announced the addition of eleven more jazz ensembles to the lineup of its 32nd Annual Freihofer’s Jazz Festival. The Festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, will feature more than 20 jazz performances over two days on SPAC’s Amphitheatre and Gazebo stages. [Freihofer’s […]

Date: Apr 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Festivals

Grammy Award-winning double-bassist Ray Brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section — in addition to being a first-rate soloist. His unique dynamic and innate sense of swing graced performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and countless others. [READ FULL ARTICLE: Ray Brown Defined the Modern Jazz Rhythm […]

Date: Apr 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Artist Review

AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels today with “Organ Jazz,” an entire channel devoted to the incomparable sound of the Hammond B3 Organ. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day. [READ FULL ARTICLE: AccuJazz Launches Organ Jazz Internet Radio Channel]

Date: Apr 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz News

Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times With giddiness and glee, musicians tested the acoustics of the newly renovated Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, less than a month before it reopens after a $159 million, 22-month upgrade, a major milestone in Lincoln Center’s $1.2 billion remaking. [READ FULL ARTICLE:A Preview of the New Alice Tully Hall]

Date: Apr 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz Spots