San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival Nov. 25th-29th

For over 25 years, visitors from around the world have visited San Diego to experience Traditional Jazz at the Town & Country Resort Hotel. From November 25th – 29th, 2009 see over 20 bands perform a variety of jazz styles at the Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival.

Discerning jazz fans call the San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland [...]

Trio Elf To Play Three Shows In New York: Nov. 2nd, 4th, & 5th

Enja Records artists Trio Elf bring their creative re-invention of the traditional jazz trio format to New York for three performances in the beginning of November, 2009. The group schedule is:
- November 2nd at the Drummers’ Collective
- November 4th at the Douglass Street Music Collective
- November 5th at the Gershwin Hotel
And [...]

Iridium Jazz Club Welcomes Eddie Daniels & Bob James

The Iridium Jazz Club is very pleased to present a very special engagement by two super stars of jazz Eddie Daniels and Bob James. The event will take place Nov. 1st, 2009, with sets at 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm.

Artist Background
Eddie Daniels is that rarest of rare musicians who is not only equally at [...]

All Your Jazz Interview With Ramsey Lewis

Fresh off his September 29th release of Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, jazz pianist/bandleader/composer Ramsey Lewis was very kind in sitting down and talking with us for about 20 minutes.
The album, which represents Lewis’ debut release with Concord Jazz, contains a refined collection of 12 new originals composed over a period [...]

Kitano Jazz Club Welcomes Saxophonist Jim Snidero & His Quartet

The Kitano Jazz Club is proud to announce the CD release event for alto saxophonist Jim Snidero’s critically acclaimed recording Crossfire (Savant Records). The event will feature Snidero’s new group- Paul Bollenback-Guitar, Paul Gill-Bass, and Billy Drummond-drums-performing all of the music from the album, sited by critic Neil Tesser as “some of Snidero’s most insightful [...]

Vocalist Ayana Lowe To Perform At The Brooklyn Central Library

Vocalist Ayana Lowe will be performing Thursday, November 5th, 2009 in the Dweck Center at the Brooklyn Central Library. The show, titled “Brooklyn Sings, Brooklyn Swings: Ayana Lowe”, starts at 7:00 pm and will last approximately 90 minutes. Best part – the show is FREE!

Artist Background
Ayana Lowe’s roots are in the black church and her [...]

Louis Armstrong Sings Pharaoh Sanders’ “The Creator Has A Master Plan”: Listen and tell us what you think

Louis Armstrong singing Pharaoh Sanders‘ freak hit “The Creator Has A Master Plan.” He even duets with Leon Thomas. No joke!
“The Creator Has A Master Plan”
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and his Friends
Flying Dutchman : 1970
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Who Knew?
We tend to think of Louis Armstrong and Pharaoh Sanders as inhabiting entirely different [...]

All Your Jazz Interview With Spencer Day

All Your Jazz had the opportunity to talk with pianist/composer Spencer Day. Currently touring around the west coast – and promoting his latest release, Vagabond – we talked with him about his inspiration for the album, his musical influences, and future projects.
Questions are written in text, and all you have to do [...]

Spanish Harlem Orchestra & Tito Puente Jr. To Perform At NJPAC

This exclusive double-bill brings together two of today’s standard bearers of Afro-Cuban music. The all-star Spanish Harlem Orchestra, comprised of veterans of New York’s most legendary salsa outfits, is led by world-renowned pianist-arranger Oscar Hernández. Their 2008 CD, United We Swing, just earned them a second Grammy for “Best Salsa Album.”
Every time he steps [...]

Small’s Jazz Club In NY: Not only one of the best places for jazz in NY but also has its own label

Tucked away in Greenwich Village, in New York City, is a small jazz club that has grown dramatically over the past decade. Bringing some of the finest jazz musicians the scene can produce, this venue has been home to many a big name – Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Josh Redman, Brian Blade, Sam Yahel, [...]