GUITARIST JULIAN LAGE PAINTS PICTURE OF IMAGINARY TOWN ON NEW ALBUM – GLADWELL – RELEASED ON EMARCY RECORDS

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Aristides Rivas, Dan Blake, Guitar, Jazz, Jorge Roeder, Julian Lage, Tupac Mantilla

“With its constantly shifting moods, transparent textures, and unexpected references, ‘Gladwell’ rewards repeated listening; it’s a destination that sounds like nothing else on the map.” – Boston Globe

JULIAN LAGE GROUP - GLADWELL

“…a unique and beautiful ensemble sound and gripping solo pieces.” – Chicago Reader

“The folk and roots make it clear this is a guitar album – the kind of experiment that recalls the immersion of Gary Burton and Steve Swallow in “guitaristic” rock-influenced composition, or their collaborator Pat Metheny. But Lage, with his taste in vintage acoustic and electric-guitar sounds, his own mix of influences, and this unusual ensemble,
is doing something just as radical.” – Boston Phoenix

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Following his Grammy-nominated 2009 debut Sounding Point, virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage returns with the evocative and finely wrought Gladwell – the second effort by his offbeat, eclectic group with cellist Aristides Rivas, percussionist Tupac Mantilla, bassist Jorge Roeder and saxophonist Dan Blake.

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 1-10, Announces The First of Its Major Headliners for 2011: SONNY ROLLINS, MIKE STERN, KEITH JARRETT TRIO

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Copenhagen Jazz Festival, KEITH JARRETT TRIO, Mike Stern, Peter Bernstein, Sonny Rollins

Joshua Redman at The Copenhagen Jazz Festival

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 1-10, Announces The First of Its Major Headliners for 2011:
SONNY ROLLINS, MIKE STERN, KEITH JARRETT TRIO

http://www.Jazz.dk

10 DAYS – 100 VENUES – 1000 SHOWS!

July 3, 7:00 PM @ The Royal Danish Theatre Old Stage:
Sonny Rollins, with Peter Bernstein, Sammy Figueroa, Bob Cranshaw & Kobie Watkins
Legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins will pay a visit Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 3rd, 2011. The 80-year-old Saxophone Colussus returns to Copenhagen for the first time since the mid 90’s, however to judge from recent reviews, Rollins is still playing with unbelievable stamina and vitality.

Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden ]|[ LIVE at BIRDLAND [ECM Records]

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Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Jazz, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian

Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden - LIVE at BIRDLAND

Brad Mehldau, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden ]|[ LIVE at BIRDLAND – [ECM Records, 2011]

A quartet of master musicians and a program of jazz classics. Live At Birdland presents the finest moments from two inspired nights at New York’s legendary club, as Konitz, Mehldau, Haden and Motian play “Loverman”, “Lullaby Of Birdland”, “Solar”, “I Fall In Love Too Easily”, “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” and “Oleo” with freedom, tenderness, and a love of melody that only jazz’s greatest improvisers can propose. On this live recording from New York’s legendary club, an ensemble of history-making players dives into the music without a set list. Four exceptional jazz musicians -Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian – approach the standards from new perspectives and unusual angles. They play them with freedom, tenderness and a melodic and rhythmic understanding found only amongst jazz’s greatest improvisers.

The recording was made at Birdland and mixed by Manfred Eicher and the quartet, with James Farber as engineer, at New York’s Avatar Studios. Songs selected by this team from the performances of December 9 and 10, 2009, are: “Lover Man”, “Lullaby Of Birdland”, “Solar”, “I Fall In Love Too Easily”, “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” and “Oleo”. Konitz has often said that he tries to play the material as if encountering it for the first time. With all four musicians listening intently, discoveries are continually made in the music.

SACHAL VASANDANI CELEBRATES HIS INFLUENCES ON HI-FLY, AVAILABLE ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS, JUNE 21

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Jazz, Mack Avenue Records, Male Jazz Vocalist, Sachal Vasandani

THIRD RELEASE AS A LEADER FEATURES
SPECIAL GUEST, NEA JAZZ MASTER JON HENDRICKS
OTHER GUESTS INCLUDE JOHN ELLIS AND AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE

Sachal Vasandani, HI-FLY

“What makes a jazz singer has more to do with a set of tools and instincts, and by that measure Sachal qualifies as one of the stronger new arrivals in the field…The flexibility of Mr. Vasandani’s phrasing would mark him as a jazz singer whether or not he ventured any scat choruses…he’s a jazz singer with good ideas, including some about what a jazz singer can be.” – New York Times

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With his breakthrough 2007 debut, Eyes Wide Open, vocalist/composer/arranger Sachal Vasandani established himself as one of the most promising voices in modern jazz. A 2010 DownBeat “Rising Star” poll winner, Vasandani presented his distinctive blend of jazz and pop with the critically acclaimed release, We Move in 2009.

Vasandani’s third Mack Avenue release, Hi-Fly, confirms the high praise showered on its two predecessors and proves the singer is one of the freshest, most versatile artists to emerge onto the scene in recent memory. Produced by renowned Grammy® award winning bassist John Clayton and Grammy nominated Mack Avenue EVP of A&R Al Pryor, both long-time supporters, Hi-Fly is an exciting mix of standards, originals and pop covers showcasing Vasandani’s ability to filter a wide range of material through his highly individual vision.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH INAUGURAL BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY

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BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB, Bobby McFerrin, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Jon Hendricks, Kathleen Battle, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nancy Wilson

Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, The Roots and Many More to Perform in June at this Year’s Largest New York Jazz Festival

Blue Note Jazz Festival

New York, NY – April 13, 2011 – In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City during the month of June for the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival. More than 80 shows featuring many artists who have performed at the Blue Note for years will take the city by storm at this year’s largest New York jazz festival. More than 60,000 tickets are available. Ticket information and a complete schedule of events are available on the official festival website, http://www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.

The festival will feature a diverse group of high-profile artists including Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Brian Wilson, The Roots, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, El Gran Combo, Jon Hendricks, Kathleen Battle, McCoy Tyner, Youssou N’Dour, Bill Frisell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Madeleine Peyroux and many more. In addition to presenting a special series of shows at the Blue Note, the club has scheduled shows at the Beacon Theatre, Town Hall, BB King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Terminal 5, Joe’s Pub, Mercury Lounge, Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, The Lehman Center for Performing Arts, and the Katonah Museum of Art.