CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Concord Music Group Introduces "The Very Best of" Jazz Series
- 8:39 AM — May 30 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Concord Music Group launches a new series of jazz compilations for the summer of 2012 that showcases the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. Read More
The Mod Men of Nutty are the "Mad Men of Music; Nutty's CD, Jetsetter Jazz, to be Released June 26
- 4:00 AM — May 29 —
- Source: PRWeb
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Now that "Mad Men" is back on TV and Mid-Century styles and architecture are the essence of hipster chic, delve into the world of NUTTY--the band who performs Jetsetter Jazz--a cool mash-up of renowned pop/rock vocals and melodies gliding over timeless jazz tracks. Read More
Afternoon Concert Pays Tribute to Chet Baker
- 8:36 AM — May 20 —
- Source: Napa Patch - Napa CA
Chet Baker was one of the hippest, handsomest, most talented jazz musicians on the 20th-century scene; but most of us never got the chance to hear him play live. Read More
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Montreal Jazz Chanteuse Susie Arioli Goes "All the Way" on New Jazzheads Release.
- 9:21 PM — May 19 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Since first joining forces in 1998 with guitarist and kindred spirit Jordan Officer in her Swing Band, Montreal-based singer Susie Arioli has been casting her seductive spell on jazz fans throughout Canada, and in Europe. Read More
Saturday Live & Under Covers in Seattle - channeling Hendrix
- 4:32 PM — May 12 —
- Source: MOG
Phenomenal Live disc by this amazing and incredibly gifted & talented guitarist featuring 15 tracks (73 mins.) of top-shelf, soul-powered, blues-based, retro-vintage, Hendrix-inspired six string mojo of monumentally serious world-class proportions. Read More
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Wolff and Clark Expedition Featuring Jazz Legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark to Play Two Shows in New Mexico
- 12:58 PM — May 8 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie famously said, "One foot in the past and one in the future," to which could be added – if you are talking about the Wolff & Clark Expedition – with feet firmly planed in the here and now. Read More
Face Time | Brian Newman
- 1:17 PM — May 7 —
- Source: The Moment - The New York Times
I first saw Brian Newman perform a while back at Duane Park. The space was packed, but I managed to get a nice dose of some pretty swingin' music and a glimpse of his noteworthy style. Read More
GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: The Blackhawk Gets Its Due
- 3:20 PM — Apr 25 —
- Source: All About Jazz
During my years of labor at KGO-TV in San Francisco, I never passed the parking lot a block away at Turk and Hyde without regretting the injustice of a world that puts more value on the storage of automobiles than on preserving historical landmarks. Read More
GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Chet Baker: Germany, 1956
- 3:39 AM — Apr 21 —
- Source: All About Jazz
In March 1956, Chet Baker was touring in Germany when he was paired with French singer-guitarist Caterina Valente. Read More
OBITUARY: Teddy Charles: (1928-2012)
- 1:02 PM — Apr 19 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Teddy Charles, a hard-swinging four-mallet vibraphonist, composer, pianist and player-producer who in the late 1940s and early '50s transformed the steel-plated instrument into a cooler, jazz-classical protagonist, died on April 16, He was 84. Read More
Biography
Chet Baker was a primary exponent of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-'50s. As a trumpeter, he had a... Read the full Chet Baker bio.



