Naim Records & Drummer Ted Sirota Offer CD Giveaway Contest: Album “Seize the Time”

You are invited to enter the Naim Records “Ted Sirota – Seize The Time“ giveaway contest starting today. All About Jazz will be selecting 5 winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 18th, 2010. This is your chance to win a copy of the new album

Chicago-based drummer Ted Sirota formed the avant-garde [...]

Jazz Composer & Drummer George Russell Has Died

Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died at the age of 86. His publicist says Russell, who taught at the New England Conservatory, died Monday in Boston of complications from Alzheimer’s.

Russell was born in Cincinnati in 1923 and attended Wilberforce University. [...]

Steamers Jazz Club In L.A. Hosts Jeff Hamilton Trio July 24th-25th

Renowned drummer Jeff Hamilton and his trio return to Steamers Jazz Club on Friday, July 24th and Saturday, July 25th.
In addition to his many recordings with Ray Brown, Jeff has been on nearly 200 recordings with artists such as Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Milt Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Streisand, Mel Torme, John Pizzarelli, Benny [...]

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 [...]

WKCR-FM New York Presents Radio Festival: Devoted to jazz drummer Roy Haynes

WKCR-FM New York is presentong a radio festival devoted to jazz drummer and NEA Jazz Master Roy Haynes. WKCR will be airing his music continuously from Sunday, January 11th at 8:00 am until Friday, January 23rd at 9:00 pm, a total of 301 hours.
To listen to the festival online visit www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr and click on [...]

Phil Hey Quartet To Play The Artists’ Quarter In St. Paul: Will be playing many hits from recently their album “Subduction”

Event:
Jan. 16th-17th
(9:00 pm)
Artists Quarter
St. Paul, MN
Twin Cities jazz fans may not always appreciate our great fortune—to live in a community blessed with some of the finest musicians in the country, artists who play with such legends as Charlie Rouse, Kenny Barron, Benny Golson, Benny Carter, Jay McShann, and Dewey Redman. Such is the resume of [...]

Jazz Drum Legend Al Foster & Quartet To Play Smoke Jazz Club In New York

Event:
Jan 15th – 17th
(sets at 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:30 pm)
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge
New York, NY
Jazz drum legend Al Foster and his quartet will play Smoke in New York on Thursday, January 15th through Saturday, January 17th with sets at 8:00 pm, 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm. The Al Foster Quartet features Eli [...]

Drummer Eric Kamau Gravatt & Source Code To Play The Artists Quarter In St. Paul

Event:
Jan. 9th & 10th
(9:00 pm)
The Artists Quarter
St. Paul, MN
Perhaps New York is the epicenter of jazz, no argument. But here in the Twin Cities reside some of the truly international figures of jazz, including Anthony Cox and Eric Kamau Gravatt, to name a distinguished pair. And this weekend at the Artists Quarter (January 9th-10th), we [...]

Nick Halley Releases “Barnum Hill”: Contemporary jazz drumming at its best

Jazz drummer and world percussionist Nick Halley recently released his debut recording, Barnum Hill. Showcasing the talents of rising jazz stars Matt Brewer (bass) and Adam Niewood (saxophones), the traditional jazz framework is expanded in this album to encompass the wild sounds of percussion from around the world, 20th century classical music, and the great [...]