Norah Jones @ AOL Music Live NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - AOL Music Live features Norah Jones and The Handsome Band live in concert. These performances are from the Live In 2004 DVD released in late 2004. You can stream this great performance now at AOL Music Live. The live performance features 12 songs, notes on each tune, ...
| Blue Note studio updates NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Cassandra Wilson was in LA in July & November where she laid tracks for her sixth Blue Note album. In a new and exciting artistic move, Wilson enlisted T-Bone Burnett as producer. The result is a daring departure in sound, which at the same time, remains true to Wilson's ...
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First Kansas City Internet Jazz Radio/TV Station has been launched by 300 KC Jazz Stars KANSAS CITY, MO. (300 KC Jazz Stars .com/ www.300kcjazzstars.com) - A new Internet Jazz Station, featuring only Kansas City jazz artists, was launched today by 300 KC Jazz Stars .com, a Kansas City-area Internet web-casting company. "If you dig great jazz then it's all about what's coming out of Kansas ...
| 'Misa Justa,' a Jazz/Classical Mass by Eduardo Gutierrez del Barrio - With Vocal Solos From Jazz Star Dianne Reeves - World Premieres Jan. 29 at Walt Disney Concert Hall LOS ANGELES (Walt Disney Concert Hall) - The new mass "Misa Justa," composed by Argentinean-born keyboardist Eduardo Gutierrez del Barrio, evolved out of his longtime artistic collaboration with GRAMMY-winning jazz star Dianne Reeves. After asking Ms. Reeves to sing on a demo for the first part of ...
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A Step Beyond World Music: Ever-G Release Third CD HAMPTON, VA. (EVER-G MUZIK/ www.ever-gmuzik.com) - Ever-G born, Everett Streete, native of Hanover, Jamaica will release his third CD titled 'Mission' on Sunday, February 20, 2005, 7:00 p.m. at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton, Virginia. Ever-G will perform with an all-star line-up of ...
| Norah Jones performs at Tsunami Aid NEW YORK (BLUE NOTE Records) - In response to the tsunami tragedy, NBC Universal Television Group aired the live benefit special- Tsunami Aid across its broadcast and cable platforms this past Saturday, January 15th. Norah Jones performed the song, "We're All In This Together." Other performers included ...
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Unique Classical, Jazz Recordings available at new digital music site from Powell Flutes MAYNARD, MA. (Powell Flutes/ www.powellflutes.com) - Verne Q. Powell Flutes, a maker of hand-crafted instruments that have made the "Powell Sound" the gold standard for flutes worldwide, today announced the launch of the "Recording Studio," an online music distribution service offering music enthusiasts ...
| Composer Jazz Night at The Bel Age BURBANK, CA. (www.lawin.com) - The FILM MUSIC NETWORK & L. A. WoMen IN MUSIC Present their Continuing Exciting Series: ** COMPOSER JAZZ NIGHTS AT THE BEL AGE ** Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 8:00 pm TEN20 Room at the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in Los Angeles 1020 N. San Vicente, West Hollywood, CA 90069 ...
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Urban Folk and Jazz Artist KJ Denhert & Adam Falcon release 'The Songwriters Notebook' NEW YORK (Creativity in Music/ www.creativityinmusic.com) - NYC "Urban Folk and Jazz Artist" KJ DENHERT is set to release "The Songwriters Notebook", a 2004 collaboration with songwriter and guitarist Adam Falcon. The CD has been selected as a finalist in The Folk Singer Songwriter category of the Independent ...
| Jazz Journalists Association Presents 'The Future of Jazz In Boston, Part 2' BOSTON, MA. (Dawn Singh Publicity/ www.dawnsinghpublicity.com/ www.jazzhouse.org) - The Jazz Journalists Association will present, "The Future of Jazz in Boston, Part 2," on Monday, February 7, 2005, 6:30-9:30 pm, at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA. Panelists are: Christopher ...
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Jazz In January returns to Experience Music Project featuring Live Performances by Larry Coryell and Tom Scot SEATTLE, WA. (www.emplive.com) - Jazz in January, the popular month-long tribute to jazz, is returning to Experience Music Project (EMP) for its fifth annual series, EMP officials announced today. The fifth annual Jazz in January, which begins Jan. 5 and runs through the end of the month, is highlighted ...
| Norah Jones and the Handsome Band: Benefit Concert for Jason Crigler NEW YORK (Blue Note records) - Norah Jones and the Handsome Band with Dennis Brennan, Amy Correia and Rachel Loshak Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 @ Irving Plaza in NYC @ 7:30pm ALL PROFITS FROM THIS CONCERT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO JASON CRIGLER AND HIS FAMILY Jason Crigler has come to be known as one of the ...
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Jamie Scott's second single, 'Searching' released LONDON, UK (Sony Music UK) - Jamie's 2nd single "Searching" was released on 10 January and is now available in music shops throughout the UK on two cds. Listen for it on BBC Radio2, Jazz FM, KISS FM, Capital Radio, & Radio Disney & request it at your local station! "Seaching" maxi cd: 1. 'Troubled ...
| Vernon Neilly performs at NAMM Show 2005 LOS ANGELES (www.vernonneilly.com) - Award winning guitarist, producer, Vernon Neilly (www.vernonneily.com) who's current "G-Fire II"(www.boosweet.com/gfire2.asp) record release is commanding airplay on commercial radio stations here is the US, and around the globe, will be performing January 21-22 ...
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Ted Rosenthal featured at Bill Evans Jazz Festival in Louisiana LOS ANGELES (Angels Univercity Consultans) - Bill Evans will be honored by his Alma Mater the week of February 21-24. Ted Rosenthal will be featured at the conclusion of the four-day jazz festival at Southeastern Louisiana University, from where Evans graduated with honors in 1950. Evans was a recipient ...
| Concord Jazz Festival Presented By jetBlue AIRWAYS Back With More Dates for 2005 LOS ANGELES (Concord Jazz Festival/ www.concordjazzfestival.com) - Four distinct ladies of song will team for the Concord Jazz Festival presented by jetBlue AIRWAYS. The evening of jazz will feature duets between the critically acclaimed vocalists with all four on-stage for a rousing finale. Diane ...
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'Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection' Celebrates Lady Day's 90th Birthday LOS ANGELES (UMe Records) - The 90th birthday of the legendary Billie Holiday will be celebrated with a first - her first multilabel multimedia retrospective. "Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection" (Hip-O/Verve/UMe), released April 5, 2005, is the most comprehensive audio and video portrait of Lady ...
| 'Famous Friends' Gather On Judith Owen's Lost & Found NEW YORK (www.judithowen.net) - Critically-Acclaimed, Top-Selling Independent Recording Artist, Judith Owen Is Preparing For The Spring Release Of Her Fifth Cd. Lost & Found Will Be Available On March 1 Via Owen's Label Century Of Progress Productions. Featuring Collaborations With Award-Winning Artists ...
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Verizon to Sponsor National Endowment For The Arts' 2005 Jazz Masters Initiative LOS ANGELES (Verizon Website) - Continuing its tradition of supporting quality musical entertainment and education across the country, Verizon announced the sponsorship of The National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Initiative for 2005. The initiative includes nationwide touring performances ...
| Edgar Bateman, one of Jazz Music's Living Legends plays New York again after 20 Years NEW YORK (Focal Point Entertainment/ www.focalpointmusic.com) - Edgar Bateman is a St. Louis born drummer who has played and/or recorded with everyone from The 4 Tops and Platters to Eric Dolphy and James Moody. Edgar is known as a drummer's drummer. He widely respected for his remarkable ability to ...
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