Upcoming NU JAZZ RELEASES for 2013?

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Bernt Rosengren Big Band, Corbin Andrick, Edward Maclean's Adoqué, Gino Rosaria, Hans Ulrik & Lars Jansson Trio, James Saxsmo Gates, Jawanza Kobie, Joe Lovano, KENDRICK SCOTT ORACLE, Los Quemados, Manhattan Vibes, Massoud Godemann Trio, Process Seven, Ray Kelley, Richard D. Ruttenberg, Stephen Scott, Tim Green, Tom Schuman, Wayne Shorter

Greeting’s jazz aficionados, it’s great to be with you at this moment as I wrap up 2012 with a sneak preview of forthcoming jazz recordings for 2013 featuring a variety of artists playing stimulating yet provocative music in various shades, moods and textures hopefully will satisfy your ongoing taste for quality music. In closing, HAPPY NEW YEAR in advance with all the blessings for you not only this coming new year but for years to come. –Rob Young | Urban Flux Media

TIM GREEN, Songs For This Season

WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES

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Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Composer, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Saxophonist, Wayne Shorter

WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC & DISNEY HALL IN LA.

Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net

The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter will make his triumphant return to Blue Note Records after 43 years with the February 5, 2013 release of Without A Net, his searing new album with his long-running Quartet featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. Shorter has revealed the album cover artwork for Without A Net, which features drawings by Shorter himself.

Buster Williams -][- SOMETHING MORE – [In+Out Records, 2011 -|- 1989] –

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African American, Al Foster, Bassist, Buster Williams, Composer, entertainment, Herbie Hancock, In+Out Records, McCoy Tyner, Music, oscars, Shunzo Ohno, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, woody shaw

Buster Williams, SOMETHING MORE

Buster Williams -][- SOMETHING MORE –Mp3– [In+Out Records, 2011-|-1989] –

. . . What more could you want? This late eighties classic session on the German label In & Out (who also brought us the great and largely unheard band Roots) features Herbie Hancock (piano and keyboards), Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor sax), Al Foster (drums), and the brilliant (and largely unknown) Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. With leader Buster Williams, who has played with Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker, Woody Shaw, and McCoy Tyner, this is a killer band. Somehow, this disc has flown almost completely under the radar. And that’s a shame, given the level of playing consistently on display.

Weather Report -][- The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 -[Box Set]-

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Bill Milkowski, Columbia Records, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report

Weather Report, The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 [Box Set]

Weather Report -][- The Complete Columbia Albums 1971-1975 -[BOX SET]-

For many, the story of Weather Report begins with the late 1970s albums that featured the addition of electric bassist Jaco Pastorius (as documented on 2011’s box set, Weather Report: The Columbia Albums 1976-1982, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the band’s formation). Yet what the six albums that make up this comprehensive collection prove beyond a shadow of a doubt is that the early to mid 1970s saw some of the most adventurous and satisfying work of Weather Report’s entire lifespan.

Chrysler named 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

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African American, Chick Corea, Chrysler, Detroit Jazz Festival, DL Media, Gary Burton, Imported from Detroit, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis

“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.

The 2012 Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 6-15, Announces Its Full Program

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Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau Trio, Christian Scott Quintet, Dave Douglas, Gerald Clayton, Jim Hall Quintet, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Vijay Iyer Trio, Wayne Shorter

“New Orleans and New York are renowned for being the world epicentres of jazz, but leave State-side to find yourself in Europe, and there’s truly only one city that approaches that same spirit, passion and swing: Copenhagen, called by some ‘Europe’s Jazz Capital’.” – The Copenhagen Post

“The richness of Denmark’s jazz tradition is beyond question. The country whose love of the music once embodied resistance to the Nazis and later offered a comfortable home to American exiles such as Stan Getz, Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon continues to breed formidable new talents and ideas nearly nine decades after its first homegrown artists appeared. But knowing this doesn’t prepare one for the mammoth scope of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Its sheer size-the most lightly programmed of its 10 days (of which this writer saw the final five) featured 76 performances-is overwhelming by itself, even without considering its stylistic and international breadth.”
– Michael J. West – JazzTimes

Legacy’s Complete Albums Collections Presents Three New Box Sets By Four Of The Greatest Composers/Leaders/Players In Jazz:

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Charles Mingus, Joe Zawinul, Legacy Recordings, PR Newswire, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report

Charles Mingus, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Weather Report with Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter

NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz:

CHARLES MINGUS – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA & RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy) – 7 titles, 10 CDs.
THE THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy) – 6 titles, 6 CDs.
WEATHER REPORT – THE COLUMBIA ALBUMS 1971-1975 (Columbia/Legacy) – 6 titles, 7 CDs.

First Annual International Jazz Day [4-27-2012]

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Barbara Hendricks, Bireli Lagrene, Chaka Khan, Danilo Pérez, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Eli Degibri, Esperanza Spalding, Gerald Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Heath, John Beasley, LIONEL LOUEKE, Marcus Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Wayne Shorter

International Jazz Day to be Celebrated with All-Star Concerts in Paris, New Orleans and New York Video Streams of all 3 Concerts Live on Jazz Day and Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

Herbie Hancock

On Friday, April 27, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock will kick-off the first annual International Jazz Day with a full day of events including live performances, Master Classes, and discussions featuring Marcus Miller, Barbara Hendricks, Hugh Masekela, Dee Dee Bridgewater, plus much more. Please visit http://unesco.org for complete details.

The day will conclude in a concert of jazz luminaries including: Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Swan Berger, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Igor Butman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Gerald Clayton, Klaus Doldinger, Dominique Fillon, Antonio Hart, Barbara Hendricks, Nicole Slack Jones, Manu Katché, Eric Lagnini, Bireli Lagrene, Jean Felix Lalanne, Nguyen Le, Lionel Loueke, Michel El Malem, Tania Maria, Hugh Masekela, Marcus Miller, China Moses, Michael Rodriguez, Isphar Sarabski, Ben Williams, and many others. John Beasley will serve as Musical Director.

Absolutely Live Entertainment Presents Wayne Shorter Quartet In Concert

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African American, Brian Blade, Danilo Pérez, Jazz, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter

Featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade
at Town Hall on Wednesday, February 9, 8:00 PM

Wayne Shorter Quartet In Concert

Acclaimed Group Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary –
First New York City Performance Since 2008

“The most dynamic ensemble in jazz, focused on communion, empathy
and overarching values more so than set compositions.”
—Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal

Absolutely Live Entertainment, LLC will present the Wayne Shorter Quartet In Concert on Wednesday, February 9 at 8:00 p.m. at Town Hall [123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY]. The acclaimed group performs in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of their formation and makes its first New York City appearance since December 2008 – a Carnegie Hall performance that celebrated Shorter’s 75th birthday (produced by Absolutely Live Entertainment).

[Classic Jazz Revisited] featured artist this week … saxophonist Wayne Shorter -||- Etcetera

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African American, Jazz, Saxophone, Wayne Shorter

Flux Classic Jazz Revisited

Wayne Shorter - Etcetera

Wayne Shorter -||- Etcetera – [Blue Note Records, 1965]

This gem of a session, recorded in June 1965, was never released until 1980 (according to the notes on my LP). It was recorded between Wayne’s original releases ‘Speak No Evil‘ and ‘The All Seeing Eye‘, and just after ‘The Soothsayer‘, which was not released until 1979.

Like ‘Juju‘ (1964), it’s a quartet session, where Wayne Shorter (tenor sax) is usually at his best, as he is free to paint the colors and textures of his unique style without sharing the palette with additional frontmen. Here he is joined by his close friend and fellow Miles’ sideman, Herbie Hancock (piano), along with veterans Cecil McBee (bass) and Joe Chambers (drums). This quartet works very well as a unit, and the their strong communication is apparent through most of the album. Each member is on top of his game for this session, and the result is a very enjoyable recording.

The quality of the recording is very good. —Douglas Gary/Amazon.com

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