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LA Times: Ornette Coleman, jazz innovator and disruptor, dies at 85
June 10, 2015When saxophonist Ornette Coleman played clubs in Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, audiences often covered their ears and waited outside until his set was done. He shunned the conventions of melody and harmony and ...
New ‘Late Show’ Bandleader Jon Batiste Shares the History of Jazz
June 9, 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently named gifted and charismatic New Orleans jazz musician Jon Batiste as bandleader. At the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival, Batiste sat down with Aspen Institute President and CEO ...
Kurt Elling – Passion World
June 9, 2015(Concord Jazz) Passion World by Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling is a musical tour of various cultures. This recording, like all of Elling’s offerings, finds him pushing beyond previous boundaries, taking ...
CDN: DC Jazz Festival to roll out over 120 acts in 80 neighborhoods
June 7, 2015WASHINGTON, June 6, 2015 – Touting itself as the fastest growing jazz festival in the U.S., the 2015 D.C. Jazz Festival will welcome a diverse selection of locally, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists ...
The Canadian Press: Montreal jazz festival a boon for businesses
June 7, 2015MONTREAL — When Ray Charles opened the inaugural Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1980, founder Alain Simard was working on a budget of $70,000. Little did he know that years later the festival would ...
Hayden Chisholm – Breve
June 5, 2015(Pirouet) Breve by saxophonist Hayden Chisholm would qualify as a quiet album, but it doesn’t mean that it lacks for intensity. It has plenty of energy in the interplay between Chisholm and John Taylor on ...
ITT: The Collective That Saved Jazz
June 1, 2015By Salim Muwakkil This year, a truly golden anniversary is taking place in Chicago: the 50th birthday of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), an organization unlike any other in the ...
Doug Webb – Triple Play
May 29, 2015(Posi-Tone) Saxophonist Doug Webb brings together brass peers Walt Weiskopf and Joel Frahm for an outstanding music experience. Centered around the three tenor men, Triple Play is the platform for some high energy ...
The Dave Miller Trio with Rebecca Dumaine – The Consequences of You
May 26, 2015(Summit Records) The Dave Miller Trio and singer Rebecca Dumaine are back with another excellent recording. The Consequences of You is rich with the seamless musicianship and playful interaction between singer and ...
Marcus Belgrave, jazz trumpeter, dies at age of 78
May 24, 2015Marcus Belgrave, a jazz trumpeter who graced stages and studios with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Cocker and Motown artists galore, has died. He was 78. Belgrave came to Detroit in 1962 and ...
