Chrysler named 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

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“The world’s largest free jazz festival branded “Imported from Detroit”

Today the Detroit Jazz Festival announced that the Chrysler brand will be the official presenting sponsor for the 2012 festival. The sponsorship is an extension of its successful “Imported from Detroit” campaign, celebrating the spirit and determination of Detroit and its residents.

Marco Cappelli’s Italian Surf Academy Releases The American Dream

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electric guitar, entertainment, Francesco Cusa, Gaia Matteuzzi, Luca Lo Bianco, Marco Cappelli

Out July 31 on Mode Records

Marco Cappell’s Italian Surf Academy, THE AMERICAN DREAM

Take one Italian guitarist active in the Downtown Improvisation and New Music scene – combine with youthful influences of movie music and Spaghetti Westerns – mix well with a love of ‘60s Surf sound bathed in reverb – top with bass and drums… and you get the Italian Surf Academy!

Cappelli explains: “Back then in the 1950s-1970s, the U.S. was more than a geographic place, it was a concept to which we dreamed of belonging: the prairies, a cowboy on his horse riding into the sunset encompassed by that warm guitar sound with a lot of reverb. This image was created by Hollywood and copied in many movies with a “Made in Italy” label, shot in Italy or abroad by Italian directors. That’s why we decided to work on our “Italian Surf Sound” Version. We also pay homage to an “original” by reinterpreting Secret Agent Man, the only American cover in the CD.”

Jazz Journalists Association Announces Nominees for 16th Annual JJA Jazz Awards

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Finalist nominees for the 16th annual Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association have been announced at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. The nominations demonstrate the rich diversity of music that may have been overlooked by mainstream media and other music industry-generated Awards programs.

Iconic veteran instrumentalists including Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, Phil Woods Lee Konitz, Gary Burton, Ron Carter, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny and John Scofield are among the nominees who will vie for votes with newly emerged talents such as trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, pianist Craig Taborn, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen, guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Esperanza Spalding, vibist Warren Wolf and drummer Eric Harland in some of the 40 categories celebrating excellence in jazz and jazz journalism. Winners of the Jazz Awards will be selected from the nearly 200 nominees through voting by the JJA’s international membership of writers, photographers, broadcasters and new media producers professionally involved with jazz. Awards are for accomplishments and productions from calendar year 2011, except in two categories for Lifetime Achievement.

The Cookers Sign To Motéma Music

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Billy Harper, Billy Hart, Cecil McBee, David Weiss, George Cables

THE COOKERS

Hard-bop ensemble David Weiss and The Cookers have signed to Motéma Music! They will be releasing their third recording (and the first on Motéma) in June. The program will consist of original material from band members Billy Harper, Cecil McBee, George Cables and Billy Hart. Cecil McBee has contributed a great new composition for the project, which will also feature “Tight Squeeze” from McBee’s Unspoken.

This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe- June 6-13, + Upcoming June | July Highlights!

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LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Venue: The Cornelia Street Café
“A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark”
Proclamation, City of New York, 1987
For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NYC 10014, email us – info@corneliastreetcafe.com

Event: June 6-13 at The Cornelia Street Café
Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows)
NEW Cover Charges + Minimums: Sun-Thurs-$10 cover + $10 minimum, Fri-Sat-$15 cover + $10 minimum

NEW NEW NEW

LIVE FROM CORNELIA STREET PODCAST    

NOW AVAILABLE – Click Here 

to check out live performances from The Cafe!

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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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.

New Jazz Releases for the Week of 4/4/2011

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Ambrose Akinmusire, Dave Douglas and United Front, Gretchen Parlato, Jazz, New Releases, Sergio Mendes, Terell Stafford, Tim Berne

Greeting’s fellow jazz enthusiasts, I’m elated to present new jazz releases to jump start the month of April. With each visit, you’ll discover a montage of new jazz recordings featured at Amazon.com that encompasses a generous diet of nuances which includes a wealth of complex and distinctive styles, textures, melodies, and rhythms exalted by a host of definitive and creative voices in the world of jazz.

New Jazz Releases for 4/4/2011

For more details, please visit Amazon.com for a complete list of this week latest jazz releases!

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Coming Up at The Cornelia Street Cafe – Paul Motian, The 5th Annual BJU Festival, Dan Tepfer w/Special Guest Gary Peacock and much more!

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The Cornelia Street Café is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist’s café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more.

Saturday & Sunday, April 2 & 3, 9:00 & 10:30 PM
THE 5TH ANNUAL BJU FESTIVAL
Featuring more than 20 of your favorite NYC jazz musicians

For the past 5 years, The Brooklyn Jazz Underground (an artist-run collective) has built a solid reputation for their creative contributions to the NY jazz scene. This weekend’s 5th annual festival at the Cafe promises to be a firework of new and exciting music. The Brooklyn Jazz Underground also hosts a weekly radio show on the Progressive Radio Network and co-curates the weekly concert series, Underground Works at Sycamore in Brooklyn.

This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe – Paul Motian, The 5th Annual BJU Festival, Greg Ward and much more!

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NEW NEW NEW
LIVE FROM CORNELIA STREET PODCAST

NOW AVAILABLE – Click Here to check out live performances from Tim Berne’s Los Totopos, The Jeff Davis Band, The Mathew Brewer Quintet, The Tom Rainey Trio and much more to come!

New Jazz Releases for the Week of 2/7/2011

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Arturo O'Farrill, Herb Alpert, Jazz, Kurt Elling, Marc Cary, Yaron Herman

The Week of February 7, 2011

Greeting’s jazz enthusiasts, as always it’s a pleasure to return with more new music releases. With each visit, you’ll discover a montage of new jazz recordings featured at Amazon.com that encompasses a generous diet of nuances which includes a wealth of complex and distinctive styles, textures, melodies, and rhythms exalted by a host of definitive and creative voices in the world of jazz.

For more details, please visit Amazon.com for a complete list of this week latest jazz releases!

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