Firehouse 12 Hosts James Carney Group

Event:
May 15th, 2009
(8:30 pm, 10:00 pm)
Firehouse 12
New Haven, CT
On Friday, May 15th, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by Brooklyn-based pianist/composer James Carney and his longstanding working ensemble, the James Carney Group. Carney and the band, which features trumpeter Ralph Alessi, trombonist Josh Roseman, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Mark Ferber, will [...]

Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Combine To Release CD Version Of 2008 European Tour

Artists: Chick Corea & John McLaughlin
Album: Five Peace Band Live
Label: Concord Records
Release Date: April 28th, 2009

On April 28th Concord Records will release the CD version of Five Peace Band Live, the double live album from Chick Corea & John McLaughlin super group Five Peace Band.
Recorded during their European tour [...]

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Events: April 13th – 18th

Event:
April 13th – 18th, 2009
National Jazz Museum in Harlem Events
New York, NY
· Harlem Speaks: Randy Weston
· Jazz for Curious Listeners: The Jazz World of Quincy Jones at Central Park
· Special Event: 50 Years of “Kind of Blue”—A Live Jazz Laboratory

Quincy Jones‘ music continues to be the focus as the NJMH All-Stars present a free [...]

Concord Music Group To Release Tonny Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings

Artists: Tonny Bennett, Bill Evans
Album: The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
Label: Concord Music Group
Release Date: April 14th, 2009

Popular music’s top song stylist Tony Bennett joined together with the legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans for two albums of sublime duets recorded in 1975 and 1976. Venerated as gorgeous gems of jazz grace, the [...]

Jazz Saxophonist & Flautist Bud Shank Dies At 82

Bud Shank, a flutist and alto saxophonist who worked with such famous acts as the Mamas and the Papas, has died. He was 82. Shank died Thursday of pulmonary failure at his home in Tucson, according to his Web site and JazzTimes magazine. No phone numbers were listed for Shank’s home.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, [...]

Jazz Guitarists Paul Brown & Marc Antoine Release New Album: “Foreign Exchange”

Artists: Paul Brown & Marc Antoine
Album: Foreign Exchange
Label: Peak Records
Release Date: April 7th, 2009

On April 7th, Peak label-mates and superstar guitarists Paul Brown and Marc Antoine will release Foreign Exchange – a stylistically diverse collaboration album, available on CD and digitally via Peak Records (Concord Music Group).
Having performed together at Paul Brown’s Guitar Night in [...]