All Your Jazz Interview With Jazz Vocalist Luba Mason

January 27th, 2009 marked the release of jazz vocalist Luba Mason’s album Krazy Love. Her second album, it executes a “cool, Brazilian mood” with an intimate acoustic sound. Enhanced by well-known Brazilian musician Renato Neto on piano & keyboards (also pianist for the legendary musician, Prince), Luba is joined by top-notch bassist Jimmy Haslip [...]

The Phoenix: Great Jazz Nightclub in Kansas City

The Phoenix restaurant and live jazz nightclub in Kansas City has recently re-opened. Almost as if they never missed a beat, The Phoenix is serving up great food and featuring some of the best Kansas City musicians nightly.
The Phoenix has always held it’s own in part because they consistently feature great Kansas City musicians [...]

Solo Jazz Piano Release From Beverly Ritz

Artist: Beverly Ritz
Album: Lacey Mae
Release Date: October, 2008

On a mission to keep beautiful music and jazz classics alive, pianist Beverly Ritz has released a new album of West Coast Cool and impressionistic piano jazz, Lacey Mae. With a stirring rendition of Freddie Hubbard’s “Little Sunflower,” a kaleidoscopic approach to John Coltrane’s “Naima,” three hauntingly [...]

The Lou Donaldson Quartet To Play The Jazz Bakery

Event:
Feb. 24th-26th, 2009
(8:00 pm, 9:30 pm)
Jazz Bakery
Culver City, CA
The Lou Donaldson Quartet will appear at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City February 24th-26th. Lou Donaldson, an alto sax player influenced by Charlie Parker but possessing a distinctive blues-based sound of his own, has worked with artists such as Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, [...]

Herbie Hancock To Put Out Album: A collaboration with Anoushka Shankar and gramophone winning tabla player Zakir Hussain

Legendary jazz pianist and multiple Grammy winner Herbie Hancock will record an album with sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar and gramophone winning tabla player Zakir Hussain later this month. Hancock described the project as a “beautiful tapestry of dreams and one of eternal bond of cultures”.
On his third visit to India, Hancock will play with fellow [...]

Press Release: Jazz vocalist Paulette Dozier returns to play her role in “Thoroughly Modern Millie”

In a move sure to please music lovers everywhere, jazz vocalist Paulette Dozier returns to the stage to reprise her role as Muzzy Van Hossmere in the popular Broadway musical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The production will run from February 27th to April 19th, 2009 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson, Florida.
The role of [...]

Terence Blanchard Wins Grammy For “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo”: Album recorded at 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival

The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce that Terence Blanchard, the Festival’s 2007 Artist-In-Residence, has won his fourth Grammy, winning “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” for his performance on the classic Dizzy Gillespie composition “Be-Bop” from the recording Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival by the “MJF 50th Anniversary All-Stars.”
Nominated alongside his MJF All-Stars [...]

Jazz Pianist Monty Alexander To Give Two Highly Ancticipated Performances At Spazio’s

Event:
Feb.20-21st, 2009
(8:00pm, 10:00 pm)
Spazio’s
Sherman Oaks, CA
Acclaimed Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander will perform two nights at Spazio’s in Sherman Oaks. Friday, February 20th celebrates the 35th Year Reunion of the Monty Alexander Trio featuring John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. Saturday, February 21st he will play alongside The “Jazz and Roots” ensemble, with both a reggae [...]

Three Great Piano Trios To Perform: Celebration of the Jazzschool In Berkely

Event:
Apr. 26th, 2009
(4:30 pm)
Bach D & D Society
Half Moon Bay, CA
A three trio afternoon to featuring the Dick Conte Trio with Laurie Antonioli vocals; the Susan Muscarello Trio with Nicholas Bearde vocals; and the Mark Levine Trio with Margie Baker, vocals. This gathering of SF Bay Area jazz piano trios will celebrate the Jazzschool in [...]

Jazz Vocalist Sophie Milman To Perform At The Dakota

Event:
Feb. 16th-17th, 2009
(7:00pm, 9:30 pm)
Dakota Jazz Club,
Minneapolis, MN

Born in Russia, spending her childhood in Israel and then emigrating again to Canada as a teenager, 25-year-old Sophie Milman’s diverse life experiences no doubt inform the passions of her music. Winner of the 2008 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album (and nominated in 2006), Sophie’s rise to [...]