Drummer Carl Allen carries on Art Blakey’s traditions and influences - Kansas City Star
Pub. Date - Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:58:00 GMT
Never forget that the drums can speak. And perhaps nobody in jazz has known better than Art Blakey, the master drummer, bandleader and communicator who’s being honored in a tribute concert Saturday at the Gem Theater, part of the Jammin’ at the ...

JAZZ: Jackson brings gifts on homecoming stop - Rocky Mountain News
Pub. Date - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:57:00 GMT
Javon Jackson is returning to Denver for a gig at the Soiled Dove. When Javon Jackson returns home for a show at the Soiled Dove Underground Wednesday, the Denver-reared saxophonist will be bearing musical gifts, including pianist Les McCann . McCann ...

Health and Financial Fitness Fair will focus on jazz musicians - Kansas City Star
Pub. Date - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:53:00 GMT
What’s the best way for a jazz musician to obtain health insurance? And how should musicians best invest and save their money in this economy? On Saturday, the first Coda Jazz Fund Health and Financial Fitness Fair will attempt to provide answers ...

Jazz Paradise takes shape in Detroit clubs and on stages - Detroit News
Pub. Date - Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:56:00 GMT
Fall Classical/Jazz Preview Jazz Paradise takes shape in Detroit clubs and on stages Lawrence B. Johnson / Special to The Detroit News Between the tall trees and the grass roots, Detroit's jazzscape is amply covered and carpeted in the new season. A ...

Marsalis' Mass blends gospel and jazz - Launch.com
Pub. Date - Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:21:00 GMT
Wynton Marsalis will be turning the House That Jazz Built at the Time Warner Center into the House of the Lord when he premieres his first jazz Mass, which blends the gospel and jazz traditions in a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Harlem's ...

Pianist receives proper tribute - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Pub. Date - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:28:00 GMT
When Memphis-born jazz pianist James Williams died in 2004 at age 53, The New York Times and The Independent in London both marked the passing of the leading jazz educator, described as one of the "great pianists who played for Art Blakey's Jazz ...

Q&A: 'In My Mind, I Haven't Reached My Vision' - Inter Press Service
Pub. Date - Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:43:00 GMT
BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (IPS) - New York's Carnegie Hall was akin to a pilgrimage site in September when Sonny Rollins marked the 50th anniversary of his debut at the revered venue. Jazz musicians and aficionados who have drawn inspiration from the self ...

PREVIEW: Wayne Shorter - MLive.com
Pub. Date - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:59:00 GMT
And he's been making some of the coolest, headiest, most challenging jazz on the planet for more than 50 of those years. A jazz giant like Shorter could be forgiven if, at age 75, he slowed down and just cruised on the power of his legend. But ...