News - Powered by Yahoo NewsVersatile guitarist Massanari relies on his roots in bebop
Guitarist Jeff Massanari is a versatile artist who works in a wide array of situations. You might find him accompanying a singer crooning standards in a restaurant, or playing a ballroom dance with Swing Fever or rockin' out at a nightclub on a jazz-fusion date.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:27:54 GMT - (San Jose Mercury News)
Dave Black and Friends pay tribute to Belgian musician
The intoxicating sounds of gypsy jazz, catchy swing music and 1940s bebop were met with enthusiasm at the Dave Black and Friends faculty jazz performance Sept. 10. Jazz enthusiasts could be seen tapping their toes and snapping their fingers to the stylings of Jean Baptist "Django" Reinhardt, performed by adjunct music professor Dave Black and fellow colleagues at the Winifred Moore Auditorium.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:27:54 GMT - (The Webster University Journal)
The Mets' Darling of Jazz
Who knew the Mets announcer could tell bebop from bunting? (By Allen Barra)
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:45:17 GMT - (The Village Voice)
Marcia Miget and Barbara Borden "Feed Your Soul"
On Wednesday September 19, 2007, Marcia Miget of Miraflores Music School will perform the third in a series of lunchtime concerts on the patio of the First Presbyterian Church, corner of 5th and 'E' Streets, San Rafael.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:02:30 GMT - (All About Jazz)
The Davis Enterprise
Jazz cd reviews by Ric Bang for Thursday, August 2, 2007, include: "The Enchantment" by Chick Corea and Bela Fleck; "Both Sides of the Fence" by Thomas Marriott; "Echoes" by Jackie Cain and Roy Kral; "People and Places" by The Ryan Haines Big Band; "Rumba Palace" by Arturo Sandoval and "Your Check Is in the Mail" by The Stan Bock Ensemble.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:44:39 GMT - (The Davis Enterprise)
Night-life calendar
The Timeout Tavern & Nightclub , 27822 Aliso Creek Road DJ (Top 40), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Fri. $5 cover. DJ ('70s,'80s,'90s), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. every Sat. $5 cover.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:45:04 GMT - (Orange County Register)
Cornell 1964
The hype factor was cranked up considerably in 2005 for the unearthed recording of two jazz legends: John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk?s At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note). Things have cooled down a tad since that momentous release but just as exciting and equally important is Cornell 1964 featuring the Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:18:44 GMT - (All About Jazz)
Tag - you're it!: Graffiti vandals tough to catch
"Taggers? have used the old Tulsa Club Building at Fifth Street and Cincinnati Avenue as a canvas for their graffiti. Downtown buildings and a soccer club?s eastside storage facility are repeat targets.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:26:22 GMT - (Tulsa World)
Tracks From the Underground
Even though I am an apologist for eclecticism, there are many musical trends genres that I hate. Most of them are obvious: late-90s boy bands, ultra-commercialized gangsta rap, reggaeton, redneck country, Nu-Metal, and so on. In short: anything fake and inartistic.
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:46:59 GMT - (The Heights)
Little Silver concert series
The Little Silver Gazebo Concert Series has changed seasons. Formerly presented during the summer, the concert series has been moved to September and early October in the hopes of drawing a larger audience, according to series organizer Peter Roskowinski.
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:26:01 GMT - (The Hub)