Jazz Pianist Gerald Clayton & Trio Releases Debut Album “Two-Shade”: So far a great success!

Jazz pianist Gerald Clayton and his trio have really outdone themselves, releasing a new album Two Shade July 1st, 2009. It has debuted on Jazz Week Radio at #25, leading the station in most increased spins, and was the 3rd most added album. Two Shade, released by ArtistShare, is Gerald’s debut CD, and features a [...]

Jazz Pianist, Composer & Educator Dr. Billy Taylor Celebrates 88th Birthday

Jazz pianist, composer & educator Billy Taylor celebrates his 88th birthday, as he gives a performacne to conclude Summer Jazz Week 2009 at William Paterson University in New Jersey. He is performing tonight, July 24th with his trio (Chip Jackson on bass and Winard Harper on drums).

Honored at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy [...]

Jazz Pianist Bill Carrothers & His Trio To Play The Village Vanguard July 14th-19th

There are few jazz artists working today who have the power to evoke tears, laughter and even confusion with a single phrase from a single instrument. Jazz pianist Bill Carrothers has been jabbing at our emotional as well as intellectual frailties since his first recordings and performances in the early 1990s, as an inventive composer [...]

Pianist Arturo O’Farrill: Jazz on the Latin side

Arturo O’Farrill, an extraordinary pianist, admits he came out of the bebop school of playing, a Bud Powell disciple, and his strong chops would attest to that. He didn’t pursue the music of his father—the great Chico O’Farrill—in his younger days, but he came upon it as he studied the music. He came to not [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

All Your Jazz Review Of Chick Corea’s New Release “Duet”

Artists: Chick Corea & Hiromi
Album: Duet
Label: Concord Records
Release Date: Feb. 3rd, 2009

First released back in 2007 in Japan, Duet was the top selling jazz album of the year. February 3rd, 2009 marked the release in the U.S., and reviews are already making it to the top of the charts. An inspirational album that [...]

Peter Cincotti’s Upcoming Release “East Of Angel Town”

Peter Cincotti, the 25 year-old singer-songwriter-pianist, brings to life a fresh, cinematic world on his new Warner Bros. album East Of Angel Town. His profoundly evocative songs tell stories woven into melodies that are both individual and universal.

With topics ranging from the seductive world of Los Angeles (”Angel Town”), male/female dynamics in today’s society, (”Be [...]

Jazz Pianist Monty Alexander To Perform At Birdland January 21st – 24th

Event:
Jan. 21st-24th, 2009
(8:30 pm & 11:00 pm)
Birdland
New York, NY

Acclaimed Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander will perform four nights at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Manhattan, from Wednesday, January 21 through Saturday, January 24. The first two nights will feature his classic jazz trio lineup, and the second two nights will feature his “Jazz and Roots” [...]

Press Release: Jazz Pianist & Composer Fahir Atakoglu Performs At Nighttown

Legendary Jazz Pianist & Composer Fahir Atakoglu Live At Nighttown. Legendary Jazz composer Fahir Atakoglu will be performing live on January 22nd at 8:00 pm at Nighttown in support of his latest CD, Istanbul in Blue, which has reached #1 on the JazzWeek World Music Charts, at NightTown in Cleveland, Ohio.

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