Music & Music Artists

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Mon Dec 31, 10:00PM RIBS and BRISKET REVUE Paul Shapiro, saxophone and clarinet; Cilla Owens, vocals; Dan Rosengard, piano; Joe Ham, drums; Booker King, bass; w/ special guest: Frank London, trumpet...

TUNE IN TO WBGO.ORG AS NPR MUSIC AND WBGO RING IN 2008 WITH ANNUAL COAST-TO-COAST TOAST OF THE NATION WBGO Mid-day jazz announcer Rhonda Hamilton will host this year's Toast of the Nation, live from the new Yoshi's club in San Francisco; a state-of-the-art, 417-seat jazz venue located at the Fillmore Heritage Center. Hamilton, WBGO's senior on-air announcer, co-hosted her first New Year's Eve show with NPR in 1979 with Dr. Billy Taylor. Twenty-eight years later, the excitement continues as WBGO presents some of the very best live performances in jazz in this unique cross-country holiday party. Tune in to WBGO.org on New Year's Eve and celebrate with us...

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 and 10:30PM Les Paul Sets Remain at 8:00 and 10:00PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO - LOU PALLO - GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT - BASS EVERY TUESDAY MINGUS LEGACY Sets at 8:30 and 10:30PM...

Hey hey friends of Delmark - Wishing you a happy and healthy Holiday Season! We'd love to see you out in the New Year to celebrate our new Delmark jazz and blues releases with the Sabertooth Jazz Quartet, Little Arthur Duncan (CD and DVD), Keefe Jackson's Project Project, and Brad Goode. These new releases follow hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Ari Brown's Live at the Green Mill and Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble's Live at the Velvet releases on CD and DVD. Look for an entertaining feature on Nicole Mitchell in the April issue of DownBeat, along with a "Hot Box" 4 critic review comparison of Jimmy Blythe's enhanced pianola rolls from the late 20's/early 30's, Messin' Around Blues...

"Motored by a seemingly limitless supply of energy and stamina, Hampton's playing is known the world over for its relentless physicality, unhampered technical facility, and a seemingly imperturbale inventiveness." --Gunther Schuller, The Swing Era Would we know how jazz is played on the vibes without Lionel Hampton? He introduced the concept of personality to an instrument thought to be sterile and cold; showed how to solo with authority and accompany with grace; taught how to make the instrument express emotions as divergent as tender melancholy and unrestrained joy ... and did it all with the recordings now available from Mosaic...

"Musicians are quick to recognize pretentions or falsehoods, but such attributes are never mentioned in Quincy's connection. Only admiration, and a certain amazement as to what he achieved, are the standard reactions." --Brian Priestley, liner notes It didn't make sense economically, didn't make sense logistically, didn't provide ego satisfaction for star players, but Quincy Jones formed a big band. For the sheer sake of the music...