Monthly Archives: September 2010

Seattle jazz musicians have a new outlet for their music, and jazz fans around the world have a way to hear all of the amazing jazz that’s coming out of Seattle, WA. “Jazz Now! Seattle” is a new podcast that … Continue reading →

Come hear m: Jim Holton, Cindy Leblanc and friends! Authentic New Orleans dinner prepared by All About Jazz’s gumbo central gourmand c: Wade Luguet. Chestnut Hill United Church (Directly across from Chestnut Hill Hospital) Sunday, October 17, 5pm-8pm includes food … Continue reading →

Matthew Montfort, guitarist and bandleader of the pioneering world fusion music group Ancient Future, was interviewed and performed on the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC on Friday, September 24th, 2010. Kent Jones, the Rachel Maddow Show’s pop-culturist, was in San … Continue reading →

Fourteen years after Pete Townshend dismissed the very idea of growing up when he wrote "Hope I die before I get old," a 40-year-old John Lennon sang a very different tune. "I can hardly wait to see you come of … Continue reading →

Actor Tony Curtis, star of ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Sweet Smell of Success,’ may be best known for his role in the Billy Wilder comedy ‘Hot,’ but he appeared in more than 100 films and was nominated for an … Continue reading →

STEW and THE NEGRO PROBLEM RETURN TO ROCK: BAND EMBARKS ON FIRST NATIONAL TOUR IN SIX YEARS FOLLOWING STEW AND HEIDI RODEWALD’S TONY-WINNING BROADWAY SHOW PASSING STRANGE Kicking off on October 20 at Brooklyn Academy of Music, tour spans band’s … Continue reading →

Soulive Announces US Tour Dates Rubber Soulive Debuts at No. 1 on iTunes Jazz Soulive has announced U.S. tour dates for the remainder of 2010 in support of their ninth studio album, Rubber Soulive. The 27-show run kicks off this … Continue reading →

ALL-STAR OCTET FEATURES MIGUEL ZENA’N, MARK TURNER, STEFON HARRIS, EDWARD SIMON, MATT PENMAN and ERIC HARLAND, PLUS AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE and LUIS BONILLA PERFORMANCES DEVOTED TO REPERTOIRE OF HORACE SILVER AND COMPOSITIONS BY COLLECTIVE MEMBERS SAN FRANCISCO, CA&#151sfjazz the leading nonprofit … Continue reading →

ALL-STAR ENSEMBLE’S LATEST LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION FEATURES THE CLASSIC SONGS OF HORACE SILVER, PLUS ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS FROM COLLECTIVE MEMBERS SFJAZZ Collective Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour m: Miguel ZenA^3n&#151Alto Saxophone m: Mark Turner&#151Tenor Saxophone m: Avishai Cohen&#151Trumpet m: Robin … Continue reading →

Chordscales are an essential component of improvisation and major ii-V-I progressions make up most of the chords to any given standard tune. Together, these two elements constitute the bulk of what jazz improvisation is about. In this lesson, watch as … Continue reading →