Monthly Archives: October 2010

ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: Exceptional MP3s from SF Jazz Collective, Kenny Werner, Charlie Hunter, Either/Orchestra, Chucho Valdes and More at All About Jazz

All About Jazz recently topped six million MP3 downloads (since November 2005) featuring some exclusive tracks not found elsewhere on the web. We highly recommend these recently featured tracks from established and up and coming artists. And be on the … Continue reading

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ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: Exceptional MP3s from Sfjazz Collective, Kenny Werner, Charlie Hunter, Either/Orchestra, Chucho Valdes and More at All About Jazz

All About Jazz recently topped six million MP3 downloads (since November 2005) featuring some exclusive tracks not found elsewhere on the web. We highly recommend these recently featured tracks from established and up and coming artists. And be on the … Continue reading

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Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Los Angeles, California, September 25, 2010

Charles Lloyd New Quartet Nate Holden Performing Arts Center Los Angeles, California, USA September 25, 2010 The audience at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles witnessed something akin to a Saturday night prayer service on September 25th, … Continue reading

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Djavan at Best Buy Theater, Oct. 26 2010

Djavan Best Buy Theater New York, NY October 26, 2010/ On the American leg of his 2010 tour, Brazilian-born Djavan chose two divide his live show into two distinctive parts: the first featured music from his current release, Aria (Luanda, … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Bob Belden

All About Jazz is celebrating Bob Belden’s birthday today! Bob BeldenOne of the most adventurous arrangers of the 1990s and 2000s, Bob Belden took the music of Puccini, Prince, and (with the most success) Sting, and turned it into jazz. … Continue reading

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Dominic Fallacaro: Collected

Pianist Dominic Fallacaro doesn’t just write music, he produces movies for the imagination. Every track on Fallacaro’s debut album Collected has a definite beginning, middle, and end; they’re not merely a series of repetitive notes. Fallacaro works with a wide … Continue reading

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Peter Erskine / Bob Mintzer / Derek Oles / Alan Pasqua: Standards 2, Movie Music

Sometimes, the most powerful statements are those delivered directly: gentle, yet forceful in their complete commitment, and without the trappings of excess. With the sudden, unexpected passing in 2008 of m: Dave Carpenter–the talented and busy West Coast bassist who … Continue reading

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Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 3 No. 4: Penn State-Cornell 1980

Taken from two college stops on the Grateful Dead’s spring tour of 1980, the latest edition of Road Trips is a three-disc set that, like the very first entry in the series, features the band’s lineup with Brent Mydland. At … Continue reading

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Take Five With Colin Dean

Meet Colin Dean: Colin Dean was born and raised in Long Island, New York. The son of a drummer, he has been surrounded by music his entire life. He attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New … Continue reading

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: New Album by Leron Thomas – "Juxtaposed"

m: Leron Thomas presents an eclectic range of musical statements on his latest album Juxtaposed. Always keeping listeners on their toes, Thomas always delivers fun, intelligent and reflective discourse that represents the current moment. Download the free MP3 available at … Continue reading

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