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By AFP
Port-au-prince -
At a time when most of the world's jazz capitals are buried under snow or suffering through sub-zero temperatures, Haiti is offering fans a week of outdoor concerts showcasing the best talents in the business in a balmy Caribbean clime.
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Jazz Rock Fusion band Project Grand Slam have released their new album "Trippin" on June 29, 2018. Digital Journal has the scoop.
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Trist Curless, the newest member of The Manhattan Transfer, chatted with Digital Journal about their new jazz studio album, "The Junction," which will be out on March 30.
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The Manhattan Transfer's Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel chatted with Digital Journal about their new jazz album "The Junction," which will be released on March 30.
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Jeff Lorber Fusion has done a superb on their critically-acclaimed studio album, "Prototype," which was the recipient of the 2018 Grammy award in the "Contemporary Instrumental" album category.
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Jazz musician Micah Wilshire chatted with Digital Journal about his new single "Woman," as well as his forthcoming studio album.
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By AFP
Paris -
Noted French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood, a disciple of the late Stephane Grappelli, died of a heart attack early Sunday, his agent said.Lockwood, who performed at Paris jazz venue Bal Blomet on Saturday, had turned 62 on February 11.
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By AFP
Shanghai -
Li Minsheng is one of the junior members of the "Old Jazz Band" at Shanghai's ornate Fairmont Peace Hotel. He's 76.
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By AFP
Rio De Janeiro -
Bossa nova may have largely disappeared from Rio de Janeiro, but its musical cousin jazz is having a moment, with the famed New York-based franchise Blue Note opening here Thursday.
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By AFP
Havana -
Cuba Sunday hosted the world's annual International Jazz Day concert, with Hollywood star Will Smith presenting the event and musicians Herbie Hancock and Chucho Valdes among the performers.
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By AFP
Grand-bassam -
Paco Sery was a kid banging on tin cans before a job at a Club Med in Ivory Coast opened the way to drumming for Congo's rumba king Papa Wemba as well as Nina Simone and other jazz greats.
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London -
The explosive duo, vocalist Mr Bruce and his able sidekick Chucks, who provides the genre-bending beats - everything from jazz and blues to electro swing and drum ’n’ bass - played the Village Underground in Shoreditch on Friday, October 21.
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San Francisco -
The shift in socio-economic demographics that has occurred in the City over the past decade has not stopped composer-musician David Elaine Alt from pursuing his creative and artistic endeavors.
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Sonoma -
The dreary weather of Friday was soon forgotten by those who went to see Jazz guitarists Randy Vincent and John Stowell at the Plaza Bistro. They teamed up for a duo performance that evening on May 6.
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Having released a number of singles and EPs over the last seven years, the nomadic singer and bandleader (of the genre-hopping Ruby Friedman Orchestra) discusses her long-awaited debut album, 'GEM.'
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By AFP
Washington -
For a few hours on Friday, the White House became the Blues House.Musicians including Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin and Hugh Masekela joined US President Barack Obama for a special concert to celebrate International Jazz Day.
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By AFP
Telavi -
When saxophonist Eli Degibri left Israel at the age of 18 to study jazz at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, he knew he'd come back home one day.
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A controversy over the Obama White House treatment of Cuban jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera has been ignored by the Voice of America (VOA) whose late music broadcaster Willis Conover had played a major role in promoting jazz and artistic freedom.
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The singer/songwriter from Edmonton has enjoyed quite a bit of success with her most recent LP 'For the People in the Mean Time.' She is currently on tour Down Under, which is where Digital Journal caught up with her.
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‘Born to be Blue’ uses a difficult period in real-life jazz musician Chet Baker’s life to present a dreamy reimagining of the man behind the celebrity and legendary heroin addiction.
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Rochester -
Master of the Hammond organ and leader of the James Taylor Quartet (JTQ), English musician James Taylor is preparing to release a groundbreaking project that successfully combines jazz and funk with The Rochester Cathedral Choir.
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Jazz vocalist Emi Meyer chatted with Digital Journal about winning a jazz competition, collaborating with Colbie Caillat, and her latest CD "Monochrome."
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London -
Ola Onabule, who packs more musical ideas into one song than many artists manage over an entire album, has issued an upbeat set of songs with an world infusion of music layered into jazz. 'It's the peace that deafens' is a harmonious treat.
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London -
Diana Krall, touring the world as part of her Wallflower concerts, stopped off in London for a couple of nights to play at the Royal Albert Hall. Digital Journal was wowed at the performance.
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Sonoma -
One of the reasons why someone like artist Jan Small was pleased to move to Sonoma from San Francisco was because of the Sonoma Valley Jazz Society concerts that go on during the summer.
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Jazz artist Bill Kwan chatted with Digital Journal about his greatest musical inspirations, aspirations to play in New York, and female duet partners.
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New Orleans -
Keb’Mo’ is a passionate guitarist, singer, songwriter and arranger whose personal modesty and pure passion for celebrating the essence of life through creating music continue to propel his professional music career to new heights of success.
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April 2nd 2015 would have been Gaye's 76th birthday and to celebrate, Universal Music Enterprises and Motown Records are releasing a brand new box set made up of his first seven studio LPs.
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Buddy DeFranco, the jazz clarinet maestro, who played with Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday and who was a member of the American Jazz Hall of Fame, has died aged 91.
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Vancouver -
In an effort to infuse the rainy city's homegrown events with a bit more soul and swagger, the Vancouver Groove Movement is quickly carving a niche for itself in the DIY party scene and satisfying a demand for eclectic uplifting world music.
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The Bad Plus, from left, Dave King, Ethan Iverson and Reid Anderson. They offer a jazz-trio interpretation of “The Rite of Spring,” Stravinsky’s ballet score. Cameron Wittig
Susan Frye, a former Vice President is the Members and Sponsors chair. While the summer concert series is free, the audience is encourage to donate whatever they can. The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society is a non-profit organization.
Herbie Hancock in concert at the Nice Jazz Festival 2010 Guillaume Laurent
Scott Kinsey Group play in Hart Plaza, using an eclectic mix of vocoder, Middle Eastern samples and jazz.
Music at the grand opening of the Olea Hotel gave the event and even more festive atmosphere. Marla Harvey provided vocals, while Jenell Sennett, Ben Rivera and Aaron Scott accompanied on bass, guitar and percussion.
That Tuesday evening of Aug. 11, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel band was playing to an enthusiastic crowd. Artist, Jan Small was impressed and is pleased she made the decision to leave San Francisco to pursue her artistic endeavors in the town of Sonoma.
Jasper Sloan Yip on the stage at Maple Tree Square Stage in Gastown, Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Dave Brubeck playing at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival Via Toronto Jazz Festival
Five Star Swing - They Swing Like Crazy! - in action at Butterfly World, St. Albans, August 2015.
Jazz performance by Bonnie Turner at Angel Fest. Terra Studios. Fayetteville, Ark. Nov. 13, 2010.
Trumpeter Leroy Jones, photo by Andreas Rogocz. Andreas Rogocz
Jazz vocalist Emi Meyer Michelle Yong
New Orleans Helsinki Connection's "Paradise On Earth" Album photo by Shannon Brinkman
Buddy De Franco, performing in New York in 1947 William P. Gottlieb
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