Monthly Archives: April 2009
Southport Jazz Festival 2009
The Southport Jazz festival has been revealed for 2009 and includes Jacqui Dankworth and the salsa band Manteca. [read more]
Coming up on the 26th April
I adn’t realised how much Romina Johnson sounds like Stephanie Mills on a track from … [read more]
Jazz Legend: Bobby Darin
Today’s Jazz Legend began his career during the heyday of rock and roll in the … [read more]
Kutiman Remixes YouTube
Jazz evolved from many different musical forms and a new project by an Israeli musician shows how technology can bring different styles and players together through the Internet. [read more]
Mark Turner returns with ‘Sky & Country’
Saxophonist Mark Turner injured two fingers in a horrific accident last November but managed to recover and has a new album out on ECM Records. [read more]
The Jazz Baroness
A new documentary screens on UK television this week which explores the extraordinary life of Pannonica Rothschild, who became a patron to jazz icons like Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. [read more]
New Documentary Explores Jazz Greats
A new documentary series named Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense explores contemporary jazz around the world. [read more]
Jazz Legends: Diana Krall
This week’s Jazz Legend is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer who became the toast … [read more]