New Project titled “Reverse Thread” by violinist Regina Carter coming in May 2010

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African American, Jazz, Regina Carter, Violin

Regina Carter

Regina Carter is completing work on her new album “Reverse Thread” to be released in May 2010. “Reverse Thread” is a collection of infectious African folk melodies in a beautiful, contemporary interpretation as only Regina can provide. It’s a celebration of old and new – and that of a musician of internationally acclaimed as among the most transcendent voices of contemporary violin. —Regina Carter.com

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Dave King | Indelicate

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Bad Plus, Dave King, Drums, Jazz

Dave King | Indelicate – [Sunnyside, 2010]

Dave King - Indelicate

When the adventurous jazz trio the Bad Plus is onstage, it’s quite possible that no one in the room is having a better time than drummer Dave King. Gifted with an intensely athletic, time-bending approach, King’s face is often locked into a manic grin as his body contorts around his kit in a syncopated high-wire act that anchors the group’s sound.

So maybe it was only a matter of time until King gave a solo album a try. But instead of crafting a collection of layered beats, King makes the unconventional choice of showcasing his piano chops as well. His bent sense of melody sometimes recalls the “ugly beauty” of Thelonious Monk, such as on the jagged “Bees.” Other times a fragile beauty emerges — on the piano ballad “I See You, You See Me,” for example — that flies against the album’s self-deprecating title. —Chris Barton

Read the complete review by visiting LATimes.blogs.latimes.com …

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Thousands of Jazz enthusiasts will meet in Panama City Beach, FL

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African American, Nick Colionne, Seabreeze Jazz Festival

Nick Colionne - Festival Host

The 12th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival will be held April 16th-18th at the Pier Park Amphitheater in Panama City Beach, Florida. Pier Park became the new home for the ResortQuest Seabreeze Jazz Festival last year and the response from attendees was overwhelming positive. Pier Park is Northwest Florida’s largest shopping, dining, and entertainment venue and a perfect fit for a festival of this size. The Jazz Festival offers attendees the opportunity to combine a weekend of cool jazz with a great beach vacation getaway.

ResortQuest has hundreds of Gulf-front vacation rentals in Panama City Beach including such popular resorts as Tidewater Beach Resort, Palazzo Beach Resort and Sunrise Beach Condos which are all located less than a mile and a half from Pier Park. Accommodations near the festival site are filling up quickly and ResortQuest encourages those planning to attend this year’s festival to make their reservation early to avoid being disappointed. Reservations can be booked online at ResortQuestPanamaCityBeachVacations.com or by calling our 24 hour vacation hotline at 800-380-4808 (mention the Seabreeze Jazz Festival).

Frank Kimbrough | Chant

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Frank Kimbrough, Jazz, Piano

Frank Kimbrough | Chant – [Palmetto Records, 1998]

Frank Kimbrough - Chant

Chant is a relaxed yet inspired trio date featuring pianist Frank Kimbrough with two of his closest associates from the Jazz Composers Collective: bassist Ben Allison and drummer Jeff Ballard. Along with brief, delightfully understated readings of Ornette Coleman’s “Feet Music” and Jimmy Giuffre’s “Phoenix,” the trio wades through three collaborative improvisations. “Chant,” a loosely structured piece, begins with a riff that vaguely recalls McCoy Tyner’s “Effendi“; “Broadside” is propelled by a funky, unchanging swing motif that sets up clearly demarcated solos by Kimbrough and Allison; and “Motility” brings the trio to a rolling boil, with Kimbrough soloing over a swinging medium tempo, framed by bass and drum solos at the start and finish, respectively. —David Adler

According to Palmetto Records, “Chant” is available for download only [MP3 or FLAC].

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