Walt Disney Hall In Los Angeles Hosts Tribute To Bassist Ray Brown

Event:
Jan. 28th
(8:00 pm)
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Walt Disney Concert Hall will host a tribute to legendary bassist Ray Brown this Wednesday, January 28, at 8 pm. Brown, who during his lifetime performed with such recording legends as Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and Peggy Lee, was also a great [...]

The Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project Releases Album “Encuentro”: To Play Catalina’s In Hollywood

Event:
Jan. 27th, 2009
(8:00 pm)
Catalina Bar & Grill
Hollywood, CA
The Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project will celebrate the release of thier new CD at Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 27th. Tickets are $15. The Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project is an extraordinary ensemble comprised of Cuban musicians now residing in the U.S. [...]

Francisco Mela & Quartet To Play The Village Vanguard

Event:
Jan 27th – Feb. 1st
(9:00 pm, 11:00 pm)
Village Vanguard
New York, NY

Red-hot drummer, Cuban native Francisco Mela brings his Quartet to the Vanguard for six nights. Featuring Greg Osby on saxophone, Sam Yahel on organ and Matt Penman on bass.
Francisco Mela has been hailed as one of the most charismatic musicians to hit the Big [...]

Press Release: Tara Creel Recognized By Cambridge Who’s Who For Excellence In Dance Instruction

Tara Creel, Owner and Instructor for Art in Motion Dance Studio, LLC, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of dance instruction.
Ms. Creel, a former member of the ‘Saintsations,’ the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad, has 24 years of dance experience and expertise in jazz dance. [...]

Press Release: 2009 Oxford Jazz Festival Set To Kick Off In April

The Oxford Jazz Festival is taking place over the Easter weekend 2009 (April 9th – 12th), and will be the first annual festival of its kind in Oxford. Concerts and gigs will be taking place in some of the city’s most magical venues, including the Ashmolean Museum, the Jacqueline du Pr Music building, the North [...]

Eliane Elias Releases New Album: “Bossa Nova Stories” is a tribute to 50th anniversary of Bossa Nova

Bossa nova turns 50 this year, with the official birth date hearkening back to Brazil in 1958 when guitarist João Gilberto recorded Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes’s seminal “Chega de Saudade.” Brazil-born, New York-based vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias lovingly pays tribute to the music of her homeland with Bossa Nova Stories, a sublime 14-tune [...]

Inside Scoop On Benny Golson’s New Album “New Time, New ‘Tet”: Plus an additional “best of” album

New Time, New ‘Tet is Benny Golson’s first new studio recording in five years and elaborates the traditional jazztet concept; combining Golson’s new compositions with standard jazz repertoire. The album features classics like Thelonious Monk’s “Epistrophy,” Sonny Rollins’ “Airegin,” and Grammy-winning vocalist Al Jarreau reprises Golson’s classic “Whisper Not.”

To celebrate Golson’s 80th birthday and his [...]

Saxophonist Benny Golson Releases New Album: “New Time, New ‘Tet”

Grammy Lifetime Achievement award winning saxophonist and composer Benny Golson, will release New Time, New ‘Tet on January 20th via Concord Jazz (CD & digital).
New Time, New ‘Tet is Golson’s first new studio recording in five years and elaborates the traditional jazztet concept; combining Golson’s new compositions with standard jazz repertoire. The album features classics [...]

Peter Cincotti’s Upcoming Release “East Of Angel Town”

Peter Cincotti, the 25 year-old singer-songwriter-pianist, brings to life a fresh, cinematic world on his new Warner Bros. album East Of Angel Town. His profoundly evocative songs tell stories woven into melodies that are both individual and universal.

With topics ranging from the seductive world of Los Angeles (”Angel Town”), male/female dynamics in today’s society, (”Be [...]

Singer-Songwriter-Pianist Peter Cincotti To Put Out New Album: “East Of Angel Town” scheduled for January 27th release

Album Info:
Artist: Peter Cincotti
Album: East Of Angel Town
Release: January 27th, 2009
Label: Warner Bros. Records

The realization of East Of Angel Town began when Peter Cincotti teamed up with noted producer and 14-time Grammy winner David Foster, producer Humberto Gatica and producer / sound designer Jochem van der Saag to create a dynamic sound that is simultaneously [...]