Jazz Music News

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- Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense Episode ne: The Quiet …
- Aspiring music writer waiting to bloom
- Howard Reich: Chicago’s jazz guitar
- Dave Victorino Latin Jazz Group performing Thursday evenings at …
- Coachella music fest flies high
- Legendary jazz educator has a new challenge: Iraq

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense Episode ne: The Quiet …
All About Jazz
Its view of jazz as a static musical genre with clear and unmovable boundaries despite being expertly made almost entirely ignored the music as it evolved post-1960s. While featuring plenty of terrific footage it was essentially antithetical to the spirit of the music. The good news is that directors Michael Rivoira Lars Larson and Peter J. Vogt in conjunction with producers John W. Comerford Theo Ianuly and B Dahlia have created a four-part television series airing on The Documentary Channel starting weekly on April 20 2009 that more closely articulates what the spirit of jazz truly is.

Aspiring music writer waiting to bloom
The Commercial Dispatch
That’s where I got most of my formal training. After that I joined a few rock bands. So you have a degree in writing jazz music from one of the most prestigious music schools in the country and now you’re working at a flower shop. It’s a very pigeon-holed thing to do. More specifically in my case it means I am trained to write pieces of music for certain groups anything from jazz trio to big band and big band is what I really want to do. But there aren’t really that many jobs in that field.

Howard Reich: Chicago’s jazz guitar
Chicago Tribune
But there’s another instrument that’s increasingly becoming identified with jazz in Chicago—the sometimes tough sometimes tender sound of the guitar. During the past 20 years and particularly in the last few seasons the range of brilliant guitarists calling Chicago home has expanded dramatically. That point will be reiterated this weekend when four noted jazz guitarists share a stage at the. Yet even a marquee that will include Brazilian master Paulinho Garcia gypsy-inspired guitarist Alfonso Ponticelli and contemporary improviser Mike Allemana barely hints at the range of the city’s guitarists. Bobby Broom’s sleek virtuosity John Moulder’s scorched-earth solos Henry Johnson’s blues-tinged swing Fareed Haque’s global perspectives George Freeman’s soulful utterances and Jeff Parker’s muscular riffs attest to the vibrancy of the Chicago scene.

Dave Victorino Latin Jazz Group performing Thursday evenings at …
Emediawire (press release)
The group continues their appearance at Pacific Palms on Thursdays for jazz and latin music fans listening and dancing. Los Angeles CA (PRWEB) April 21 2009 — Dave Victorino's cool jazz and swing can be heard at the Pacific Palms Resort located in the City of Industry. Dave the well know tenor saxophone and flute musician on the Los Angeles Latin and Jazz music scene will be performing again this summer at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach in August and the Lake Arrowhead and Crestline Music Festivals later in the summer. The group also features Arnio Rios on drums and vocals and Steve Correll on keyboard both well known Los Angeles based musicians. The Dave Victorino Group well known for their Latin Jazz and Swing sounds are available for bookings for music festivals galas parties special events and lounge music in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Dave's latest album Alleys Less Traveled can be heard and purchased on.
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Coachella music fest flies high
USA Today
who said she didn’t feel comfortable on the main stage invited the crowd to join and security guards had to throw people from the stage. But Tollett said “It seemed to be under control. A look ahead: The festival’s success could carry over to the circuit that continues this weekend with the Stagecoach Country Music Festival also in Indio and the New rleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Quint Davis founder of the Jazz & Heritage fest popped in for a half-day of Coachella before returning to New rleans to set up his festival which in past years had been held the same weekend as Coachella. “ur show and his are earlier in the year than most festivals so you may get a little sneak peek of what’s to come in the market” said Tollett. “You can’t judge it all by one show but people plan ahead for these types of things.

Legendary jazz educator has a new challenge: Iraq
Greeley Tribune
Plus Aitken has a talent for being sure of himself without appearing overtly arrogant. He was famous for wearing flashy (sparkly really) outfits on stage outfits that few could pull off as well as he does. He started a jazz major at UNC when many saw it as something to do when they weren’t learning “real” music in an orchestra. He had already shown he had lots of guts. Traveling to Iraq wasn’t any different. Except Iraq was different of course. When he went over the first time in 2007 with American Voices which works to bring American music and culture to developing countries he would have to work at a much different level than he was used to.