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Palatia Jazz 2015
This international Jazz Festival now goes into its 19th season and will run from June 20th until August 8th in various outstanding and charming locations. That’s one of the trademarks of Palatia Jazz: most of the locations are really one of a kind. As for the artists, there will be, for example, top drummer Manu…
Bebel Gilberto – João
It is supposed to be a tribute to her father João Gilberto. Singer Bebel Gilberto‘s new album, simply called “João”, has just come out and it is a return to her basic musical memories. The instrumentation on this nicely subdued and stripped-back album is actually quiet comforting. However, her voice is not. She has now…
Celebrating Rahsaan Roland Kirk at 3rd Rahsaanathon
August 7th would have been Rahsaan Roland Kirk‘s 80th birthday. The original and highly influential saxophonist who was probably best known for his ability to play various instruments simultaneously, is feted at San José’s 3rd Annual Rahsaanathon at Café Stritch. His biographer John Kluth will open the celebrations when he joins New York-based baritone saxophonist…
Jazz Connect in New York – Day 1
Saint Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan was the place to be yesterday – Day 1 of the Jazz Connect conference started out with a panel on how editors and programmers decide how to represent jazz in their respective media outlets. Panelists included John Murph from AARP, Natalie Weiner from Billboard Magazine, and Will Friedwald from…
New Release Alert: Stacey Kent
Singer extraordinaire Stacey Kent has just announced a new album, to be released worldwide on November 10th. “Summer Me, Winter Me” is supposed to be “a response to all those people who have said over the years, somewhat disappointed, “you haven’t recorded “If You Go Away”?”, and so on”, according to a statement from Stacey…
Producer Howard Fischer is calling for help
Fischer has completed a new jazz documentary called „They Died Before 40“, a film which explores the lives and deaths of eight jazz artists who died before they reached 40. Four of them even died before 30. The film can not be completed until the music and photograph licenses have been obtained. And that is…

