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Jazz record label OA2 Records presents Perspective by Tom Tallitsch .

That there is such a thing as a Belgrade Jazz Festival will come as a surprise to many American jazz fans. The last time most Americans thought about Belgrade was when we were bombing it, or more precisely, when NATO was bombing it, in 1999. ...

Is he or isn’t he? A jazz singer, we mean. Who knows? But since Michael Buble is on top of the jazz charts now with a hit record, we’re giving him the benefit of doubt here. One thing we do know. His latest CD, Crazy Love is selling like crazy at the moment. ...

The Panama Jazz Festival officially announced its dates and lineup for 2010. The festival, under the leadership of its artistic director Danilo Perez, will take place January 11-16, 2010, with performances ...

Late in the week, we were on the elevator, doing the long haul from the Queen’s Lounge on Deck 2 up to the Crow’s Nest on 10. The doors were about to close on Deck 3, when a guy heard a familiar sound from the Ocean Bar.

If you’ve spent any time in your local post office lately, you may have noticed a little red display on the counter advertising a jazz CD. True, you may not have noticed the jazz part of the product because of course it doesn’t say it’s a jazz CD. ...

Chicago blues vocalist Tail Dragger is back with his second live CD/DVD on Delmark. The first My Head Is Bald, Live at Vern's Friendly Tavern (Delmark DE 782 / DVD 1782) was chosen by Living Blues magazine as the Blues DVD of the Year 2005! "It oozes ambience, the atmosphere tangible" - Juke Blues. ...

For most school bands, hitting the road usually means at best a trip to some school festival or competiion or at worst a lousy school bus ride to a neighboring school for a competition. However, select ...

Starting on Friday, November 20 at 3 pm ET, Milles Davis Radio will air on XM Channel 70 and Sirius Channel 72. The 24-hour commercial free channel will run until Wednesday, November 25. Hosted by Davis’ son Erin Davis, his nephew Vince Wilburn Jr. ...

When the JVC Jazz Festival New York was cancelled in 2009 due to the economic difficulties of the presenter - The Festival Network - jazz fans in New York City were heartbroken One of those heartbroken ...

Sure it’s a little early. But trust me, once Thanksgiving rolls around, all we will hear while out shopping will be the sounds of Xmas, for better or worse. Often the latter. But, like many a jazz musician, trumpeter Eddie Allen wants to deliver the former: good Xmas music. ...

For every one of us who had traditionally viewed Oscar Peterson as being the embodiment of virtuosity, a great revelation came in the aftermath of the stroke he experienced in the spring of 1993.

To me, the sign of a truly great musician is if their playing tells you exactly who they are. I can’t remember ever being surprised by a great musician. When I finally got to meet Wayne Shorter or Miles ...