Listing Of Jazz Magazines: A great way to keep up to date with jazz

All Your Jazz has put together a short list of great jazz magazines for you. While most of your latest jazz news and events can be found online, there are always new things to find. Some magazines include exclusive interviews while others offer sample music from select artists. If you are fan, [...]

Iowa City Jazz Festival

Taking place annually over the first weekend of July, the Iowa City Jazz Festival celebrates its 17th July 3rd-5th, 2009. Held on the famed (and shaded!) “Pentacrest” of the University of Iowa, this festival has grown in stature and musical offerings to be one of the best of the free outdoor festivals in the nation, [...]

Joe Chambers & His Outlaw Band To Perform Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club

Joe Chamber & his Outlaw Band will be appearing at Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club
July 14th-19th, 2009.
Sets are at 7:30pm & 9:30pm, with an 11:30pm set on Friday and Saturday.
Cover: $30-35
Students: $15 select sets w/valid student ID
Chambers will be jointed on this engagement by one of the most versatile percussionist on the scene today, [...]

Jazz Singer & Guitarist Jackie Washington Passes

Jackie Washington, a cultural icon who spread joy through his music for more than 80 years, has died. The Hamilton jazz and blues singer passed away peacefully at Joseph’s Hospital at 1:22 p.m. today, surrounded by about 15 close family and friends. Washington died from complications resulting from a recent heart attack. He was 89.
Washington [...]

Bernie Williams To Perform With The Les Paul Trio At Iridium Jazz Club

Without question, New York Yankees superstar Bernie Williams is one of the most popular and talented players in major league baseball, a potential hall-of-famer, and one of the most popular and well known athletes in pro sports. But ask Bernie Williams what he wanted to be when growing up, and he’ll say it was to [...]

Freddie Fox To Release “Feelin’ It” Through Nu Groove Records

NuGroove Records will be releasing Feelin’ It by Freddie Fox July 7th, 2009. Fans will remember Fox from the Grammy-winning song “Morning” with George Benson & Al Jarreau or for his studio work with smooth jazz notables like Marion Meadows, Warren Hill and Walter Beasley.

This album was actually released back in October of 2008 [...]

Ed Palermo Big Band Releases Tribute Album: Frank Zappa part of American songbook

Jazz is not dead – at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform Contemporary Masters series, Eddy Loves Frank is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big Band.

Artist: Ed Palermo Big Band
Album: [...]

San Mateo Jazz Station KCSM 91.1 FM Fights To Stay Alive: Benefit concerts scheduled for June 30th

San Mateo jazz station KCSM 91.1 FM is nothing less than a Bay Area treasure. Indeed, thanks to the wonders of Internet radio, the channel now ranks as international gem.
This great commercial-free jazz station based at the College of San Mateo, however, is also in big financial trouble. The channel is facing a $40,000 shortfall [...]

ASCAP Adds 7 More To Their Jazz Wall of Fame

At a ceremony in New York City on June 16th, 2009, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has added seven music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame: Jon Hendricks, Johnny Mandel, Annie Ross, and Randy Weston; and posthumous honorees John Coltrane, Dave Lambert, and Tito Puente.
In addition, violinist and composer [...]

Montreal Jazz Festival Getting Ready To Kick Off 30 Years Of Great Music

The 30th Montreal Jazz Festival will be held from June 30th to July 12th, 2009. Officially named “Le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal,” it is one of the largest and most respected music festivals in the world.
The Festival always features an amazing array of music, from homegrown jazz to jazz-influenced [...]