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Volume 12 Issue 5 - May 2008
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Bump Jazz Institution Goes Under
No More I.A.J.E.
The IAJE is officially dead and gone. Is this another sign of the times? Is jazz really waning? Is commercialism going to gobble up all of the creativity and innovation and leave us with... youtube??? Here's the post from the IAJE web site (in case it goes down)...

<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Live - Will Downing Interview - 11/2007
Will Downing - Back In The Groove
Most people know that for nearly two decades Will Downing has been laying down an ultra smooth sound, first as a backup singer (for almost everyone in the business) then later as a solo artist. What they don't know is that in January 2007 the smooth crooner came down with Polymyositis, a debilitating disease that

Visit Will Downing's web site.
took away his ability to function on his own. His new album After Tonight was primarily recorded from a wheelchair at home. This is Will Downing's 13th album as a solo artist, and I think it may be one of his best. Will called to update us on his progress, his new CD and his future. by S.H. Watkins, Sr.
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Miles Davis - Complete On the Corner Sessions
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Marcus Miller - Free
Marcus Miller
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Anton Schwartz - Radiant Blue
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Darrell Grant - Truth and Reconciliation
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A Celebration of Jazz and Joyce
Over the past few years, the Beantown
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Jacques Loussier - Encore!
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Allan Harris - Long Live the King
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I Love A Piano @ The Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston
What better way to tell the story of the man who was American music from most of the 20th century than through the music itself? And that is just what the talented sextet who perform the medley-filled tribute “I Love a Piano” do for the legendary Irving Berlin. [more]

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<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> Live - Ledisi Interview

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Ledisi - Been Here All The Time
While travelling from coast to coast performing and promoting her new CD "Lost and Found", the lovely and talented Ledisi took time to talk to us about her career and her music. by S.H. Watkins, Sr.
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Eastwood and Wilson Celebrate Orchestra's premiere
Legendary jazz composer/arranger Gerald Wilson and long-time Monterey Jazz Festival board member Clint Eastwood celebrate backstage after the Gerald Wilson Orchestra's live premiere of his composition MONTEREY MOODS at the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival on September 22.

Mr. Wilson was commissioned by the Festival to compose, arrange and perform a suite in honor of MJF's 50th birthday and Mack Avenue Records is proud to release the studio recording of this incredible new music -- MONTEREY MOODS. Following the set, Mr. [more]

Posted By admin on 2007-10-08 02:02:15.0 | Jazz News
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New CD from Noah Peterson
Peterson Entertainment proudly announces the release of Noah Peterson's third album "Duos & Trios."

"Duos & Trios" is an intimate, modern collection of emotional, enchanting performances that showcase the art of jazz improvisation. This CD features standards, modern compositions, swinging riffs, Latin grooves and classic anthems. Timeless, emotional, captivating - this record moves on all levels and invites the listener to revel in the wonder of jazz. Soaring solos, understated melodies, original tunes, great arrangements and much, much more are waiting to please the discerning ear. [more]

Posted By NoahPeterson on 2007-10-01 20:47:31.0 | Jazz News
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Joe Zawinul Dies at 75
Keyboardist/composer/bandleader Joe Zawinul, who rose to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, of Merkel cell carcinoma. He was 75. Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month.

Zawinul won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work on chart-topping Miles Davis albums such as In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew, and is credited with bringing the electric piano and synthesizer into the jazz mainstream. [more]

Posted By admin on 2007-09-12 09:06:13.0 | Jazz News
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