The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced that pianist and composer Kris Bowers has been commissioned to write and present a piece at the event in … Read More “Kris Bowers Commissioned by Monterey Jazz Festival” The post Kris Bowers Commissioned by Monterey Jazz Festival appeared first on JazzTimes.
Celebrated jazz pianist, Oscar nominee and composer Kris Bowers has been commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival to write and present a piece at this year’s event, celebrating the festival’s 65th anniversary. Bowers has a long history with the festival: He competed at Monterey’s 2004, 2005 and 2006 Next Generation Jazz Festival with the Los…
Tord Gustavsen’s career has been unusual. His first two albums on the ECM label, Changes (2003) and The Ground (2005), sold over 200,000 copies between … Read More “Tord Gustavsen Trio: Opening (ECM)” The post Tord Gustavsen Trio: Opening (ECM) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Who: Earth Wind and Fire What: Spirit Where: Venetian Theatre – Las Vegas, NV When: October 26, 28, 29 – November 2, 4, 5, & 6 The post Earth Wind and Fire Live In Las Vegas 2022 appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
At the Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach, Va., between April 8 and 10, the Vocal Jazz Summit convened in person for the first … Read More “Vocal Jazz Summit Debuts in Virginia Beach” The post Vocal Jazz Summit Debuts in Virginia Beach appeared first on JazzTimes.
In 1962, Dexter Gordon was in fine fettle physically and musically. Clean and sober since his final release from prison on drug charges several years … Read More “Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister (SteepleChase)” The post Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister (SteepleChase) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Jazz films have a tendency to let you know that they’re very much about jazz. The medium—and the clichés associated with it—can become a hook … Read More “Dexter Gordon and the Truth of ’Round Midnight” The post Dexter Gordon and the Truth of ’Round Midnight appeared first on JazzTimes.
This is off the hit album, Fluid. The post Lin Rountree – ‘Candie’s Dance’ – LISTEN appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
Freda Payne is back with a new single. “Just to Be with You” is the first single from Freda Payne’s forthcoming as yet untitled EP. It is the follow-up to her sensational NAACP Image Award-nominated 2021 Traditional Jazz EP, Let There Be Love. The post Freda Payne ‘Just To Be With You’ – LISTEN appeared…
‘Slow’ from composer, producer and guitarist Christophe Goze is a selection of fourteen of his best slow vocal tracks and soulful melodies. Featuring the voices of Odis Palmer & Cathy Battistessa it is a collection that follows hot on the heels of Christophe’s ‘Soul To Soul’ which I previously described as a fine example of…