Music & Music Artists

Tim Berne's legendary BLOODCOUNT U.S. dates Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Michael Formanec, Jim Black...

Seventies Hit-Makers Firefall Pay Homage To The Fab Four With Acoustic Tribute CD Colorado - Jock Bartley and Steven Weinmeister, the lead vocalists of rock legends Firefall, perform all over the U.S. as Firefall Acoustic. They have recorded and released an exciting new CD, Colorado To Liverpool - A Tribute To The Beatles that features acoustic versions of eleven classic Beatles songs. This respectful, reverent and fun CD was a direct result of three informal performances by Firefall Acoustic on a top radio station in Denver, CO.: the listener response was so immediate and positive that they decided to record their own versions of timeless tunes. Firefall, one of the best known vocal bands of the 1970s, pays homage to 'the best band ever' in a fresh intimate acoustic setting. It is a superior and unique work on many levels. On Winged Horse Records, Colorado To Liverpool is getting rave revues from fans and critics alike...

Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Jimmy Carl Black - all former members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention - have new releases in Crossfire's ongoing Zappa-related series of archival recordings. West Caldwell, NJ - Don Preston and Bunk Gardner joined Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention in 1966, just in time for the album Absolutely Free. Both were seasoned musicians with considerable recording and/or performing experience. Bunk Gardner first recorded with Bud Wattles' Orchestra in 1959 for the album Themes From The Hip, while Preston had been making home recordings for years prior to joining Zappa's band. One of the recorded experiments that Don Preston and Bunk Gardner undertook in 1965, "Found," is on Preston's newly released Works CD. Three of Gardner's tracks with Wattles appear on his first-ever CD It's All Bunk!. Many different Preston/Gardner works are featured on their respective CDs now available on Crossfire Records...

"Listening to them is a whirling musical journey packed with emotion and flawless execution." - Mixx Magazine Turbulence the 5th CD from Airborne, the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New Haven, Connecticut, roars in like the wind and sea on a force of high-energy contemporary jazz with a musical atmosphere that is intense and complex. Awakening a spirit of peaceful serenity, the beautiful jazz sound is an island of passion and urban emotion...

The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center has just been updated with 204 new releases, reissues, imports and DVDs...

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM 804-289-UR90 Studio Rest your weary bones and let FJD do the work this Labor Day weekend. Get in the groove with Freedom Jazz Dance, modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond, this Sunday on 90.1 FM WDCE, live from the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond...

50th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Seeks Volunteers Volunteers Act as MJF Ambassadors, Participate in MJF Events, Gain Valuable Experience in Festival Production August 29, 2007; Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is looking for volunteers to assist MJF staff in producing the historic 50th annual MJF, to be held at the Monterey Fairgrounds, September 21 - 23, 2007. Volunteers will see the Festival up close, act as MJF Ambassadors, work with stage, public relations, hospitality, and other MJF related activities. Positions are open to all, from students to seniors, and everyone in between. Volunteers may work behind the scenes or in a crowd, and are able to stay on the grounds after serving a shift to enjoy the Festival music, events and activities. Volunteers are needed starting Monday, September 17, continuing through Monday, September 24. There is a special need for help early in the Festival week, with positions available to help set up for the Festival...

"Victor 'Ticklah' Axelrod is an analog reggae revivalist in a world falling to digital sin."-- Carter Van Pelt, The Beat, August 2007 A battle wages in an underground Brooklyn studio. It's a war against mediocrity, an epic sound clash. The entire struggle is taking place inside the head of one man: Victor Axelrod a.k.a. Ticklah. The fruits of the brawl can be heard on Ticklah Vs. Axelrod, released September 18, 2007 on Easy Star Records, the same outfit that brought us Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread. The album is roots reggae steeped in Ethiopian melodies, salsa, and ska, dripping with trippy dub production...

The Twin Cities Jazz Society announces its 2007-08 "Jazz from J to Z" concert series. Tickets are available at the door unless otherwise indicated*. Parking is free at most concerts. Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 7 PM Jumpin' Jehosafats - (Trad Jazz) "Jazz at St. Barneys" St. Barnabas Center for the Arts St. Barnabas Lutheran Church 15600 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth, MN 55446 Tickets at the door: $10 / TCJS members, $7 Thursday...

Come celebrate Labor Day weekend over dinner at Tuscana West Restaurant. Enjoy an evening of fine Italian food accompanied by a spectacular live piano performance on Friday, August 31 from 7pm-10pm. We also offer our Labor Day Weekend Special! If you have an August Birthday, Anniversary or any Other Special Occasion in the month of August, come to Tuscana West for a celebration dinner on Friday, August 31 or Saturday, September 1, and any party of four or more* will receive...