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NYT: Jimmy Scott Dies At Age 88
June 13, 2014By Peter Keepnews, NY Times Jimmy Scott, a jazz singer whose distinctively plaintive delivery and unusually high-pitched voice earned him a loyal following and, late in life, a taste of bona fide stardom, died on ...
Jim Wilke To Step Down As Jazz After Hours Host
June 12, 2014Jim Wilke and his radio program Jazz After Hours have been an institution on the jazz radio landscape for more than 30 years. Jim recently announced that he will be stepping down as the host of the program. The show ...
Don Cheadle Looks To Crowdfund Miles Davis Film
June 11, 2014Actor-director Don Cheadle recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance the making of his upcoming project “Miles Ahead”. Cheadle joins a number of directors, including Zach Braff and Spike Lee, ...
Eric Alexander – Chicago Fire
June 6, 2014(High Note) When tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander blows his horn it sounds as big as the city of Chicago. So the fact that his latest recording is titled Chicago Fire is more than fitting. Alexander’s playing ...
Bill Coté – Where Do You Start
June 3, 2014(Bill Cote) From the very first note, you can hear that Bill Coté is a remarkable singer. Where Do You Start is the debut for the baritone vocalist and what a debut it is. Coté’s delivery is at once relaxing ...
Sonny Rollins – Road Shows, Vol. 3
May 30, 2014(Okeh) What’s immediately clear in listening to the latest in a series of live recordings from saxophonist Sonny Rollins is his absolute love for the interaction and improvisation that only happens live on a ...
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino reveals how he stayed upbeat after brain aneurysm
May 28, 2014By Ryan Kneller, The Morning Call Pat Martino has made a career out of wowing others through music, tearing through killer guitar riffs since the early 1960s. But it is the jazz guitarist’s remarkable story of ...
Jordana Talsky – Standard Deviation
May 27, 2014(Jordana Talsky) Standard Deviation marks the debut of an exciting vocalist with something to say and her own way of presenting what she says. Canadian-born singer Jordana Talsky blends percussive sounds and scats ...
Syracuse.com: Park pavilion-style home inspired by jazz music
May 23, 2014By Kevin Tampone Otisco, N.Y. — John and Lorrie Anson wanted their home near Otisco Lake to blend in well with the surrounding land. The property features stands of pine trees, streams, waterfalls and views of the ...
Regina Carter – Southern Comfort
May 23, 2014(Sony Masterworks) On Southern Comfort, virtuoso violinst Regina Carter delves into her family tree to create a yet another great work inspired by folk music. The Alabama Appalachian mountains where she spent ...
