Chick Corea (Humpty Dumpty)

Concert Review: #DonnyMcCaslin Quartet

Concert Review: Donny McCaslin Quartet brings jazz magic to Blue https://t.co/QQqWQyUYno

— The Jazz News (@TheJazzNews) August 27, 2016

#LarryAdler 's Harmonica

Larry Adler's Harmonica - JazzWax https://t.co/YyK5vO3r1R

— blakndnigga2dabone (@blakndn) August 25, 2016

#BeachBoys Morgan Sessions

Beach Boys: Morgan Sessions https://t.co/Mbzlo9w1Pz via @JazzWax

— Will DiGravio (@willdigravio) August 30, 2016

#SteveColeman is the most

Steve Coleman is the most important jazz musician that many fans have never heard of https://t.co/1FSvPtneKN

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 31, 2016

History of the ...

History of the #Saxhttps://t.co/yqlS0u7rXF

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 31, 2016

#RonnieScott's

The #JazzJam is back tonight Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's! The house band features the best of London's jazz... https://t.co/ynR2BtRSy2

— Ronnie Scotts (@officialronnies) August 31, 2016

#KamasiWashington

Kamasi Washington and the Next Step with orchestra and choir live from the proms at The Albert... https://t.co/2cuC32WbQ3

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) August 31, 2016

#OscarPeterson #SamJones & #BobbyDurham

Oscar Peterson, Sam Jones, & Bobby Durham with my favorite version of "Summertime" (1968) https://t.co/gTxlYj1Z6N

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) August 31, 2016

#SullySullenberger

My WSJ interview with Sully Sullenberger and where he learned to keep cool #Flight1549 https://t.co/h00mvIuWg9 pic.twitter.com/gygHBB7fn7

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) August 31, 2016

#PhilStevenson Organ Trio

PHIL STEVENSON ORGAN TRIO
MON/5/SEP/8https://t.co/AOLByiU65g@londonjazzlive @LondonJazz pic.twitter.com/j7k97NmiF7

— Vortex Jazz Club (@vortexjazz) August 29, 2016

For our second installment ....

For our second installment of Jazz Raconteurs, noted trumpeter, composer, and New Jazz Composers Octet founder,... https://t.co/QSyDBiR5qI

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 29, 2016

For our second installment ....

For our second installment of Jazz Raconteurs, noted trumpeter, composer, and New Jazz Composers Octet founder,... https://t.co/QSyDBiR5qI

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 29, 2016

#CliffordJordanQuintet ....

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/x0OqDB3GdD Lee Morgan & Clifford Jordan Quintet - Straight No Chaser

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 29, 2016

Over 50,000 ....

.... see all our posts
follow us on twitter ....

Over 50,000 Jazz tracks & photos at:https://t.co/CZ1R7aT0ua pic.twitter.com/zyTLXcD3fe

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 29, 2016

Artistic Director #EliDegibri

Artistic Director Eli Degibri Preps You For The Red Sea Jazz Festival -... https://t.co/opnH9IyE5z

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 29, 2016

#AllisonMiller will be guesting on ....

The fantastic drummer-composer Allison Miller will be guesting on Late Night With Seth Meyers starting tonight. https://t.co/20FmFLXcFd

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 29, 2016

#DerrickHodge has been a key ....

"@DerrickHodge has been a key catalyst in the recent convergence between jazz & R&B"@nytimes https://t.co/kOE7RL4oAS pic.twitter.com/ZT1TVNGmO3

— Blue Note Records (@bluenoterecords) August 29, 2016

NPR Music - JAZZ

JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Three Miles Ahead Hear three interpretations of the musical icon: on screen, with actor and director Don Cheadle; on the page, with co-biographer Quincy Troupe; and on stage, with trumpeter Keyon Harrold. Read this story JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Cecile McLorin Salvant And Sullivan Fortner The communication between piano and voice often becomes deeply personal. Two rising stars of their instruments prove as much in duet at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Read this story MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ Norah Jones On Piano Jazz The smoky-voiced singer reinvents standards like "The Nearness Of You" in a 2003 session. Read this story

#RudyVanGelder

Rudy Van Gelder, engineer behind sound of modern jazz, dies aged 91 https://t.co/8inpGzGa1k

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 28, 2016

Famed jazz bassist #RonCarter ....

Famed jazz bassist Ron Carter picks 10 faves from his 2,200 recordings https://t.co/WUHocfzVcL

— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) August 28, 2016

Side Door Jazz Club

And then its Sept ♡♡♡
You know what to do & where to be.@michaelolatuja @Yosvanyterry @rudreshm @absolutelylive pic.twitter.com/mKn8IJQ4GJ

— Side Door Jazz Club (@SideDoorJazz) August 28, 2016

#SteveColeman is the most important

Steve Coleman is the most important jazz musician that many fans have never heard of https://t.co/kRMVpXkEJD pic.twitter.com/hbDjKAvu4l

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 28, 2016

"When you #sing, always ....

#jazz #vocal "When you #sing, always tell the truth" Billie Holiday • https://t.co/IG6YhCjQmA • pic.twitter.com/AojbPb2HAL

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 28, 2016

Why Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue ....

Why Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time via @htTweets https://t.co/BM3UmKXEhC

— Orgetorix (@Orgetorix1) August 28, 2016

CD REVIEW: Antoine Fafard - Sphère

Antoine Fafard - Sphère
(Timeless Momentum - TM20161A. CD review by Rob Mallows)
On Saturday, August 27, 2016

Ah, the joy of discovery! It always gives a fillip to come across an artist and an album right in your listening strike zone, but of whom you’ve heard nothing before. For me, this week, that artist was Canadian-born, London-based bassist Antoine Fafard, and that particularly enjoyable album has been Sphère.
All original material, it is bought to life by the addition of two super musicians, the UK’s own jazz swiss army knife Gary Husband on drums and keyboards, and Jerry De Villiers Jr on lead guitar and co-composer with Fafard of three of the tracks. This trio creates a satisfying sound offering up a range of musical emotions: intense note-smithing, mournful minor-key moments and achingly beautiful progressions. 

This album is contemporary jazz-fusion at its tastiest, with a strong mix of great harmonies and hot melodies that spit and crackle like a roasting pig. Across nine tracks, I got the story that Fafard is trying to engender with his music. Bass-led albums can sometimes over-burden themselves with four-string excess, such as unnecessarily intrusive slapping and popping or unnecessarily long soloing that remind you, incessantly, that the composer’s a bassist. I didn’t get that with Fafard, whose playing, while excellent, is understated enough to propel the music without dominating it. 

Polished, but not over-produced, the album has more grooves than a workman’s bench and offers up some powerful, beautiful soundscapes. For fans of the fusion end of jazz’s spectrum, it’s all meat, little filler. Opener Reminiscence comes out punching with a heavy sixteenth-note bass pattern over which De Villiers Jr paints the simplest of three note phrases, developed bar-by-bar until it explodes into a chaotic solo, bringing to mind Yorkshire’s Allan Holdsworth in his synth-guitar prime. 

Facta Non Verba showcases De Villiers’ tendency for the epic and bombastic, his warm guitar tone using just the right amount of effects to spice up a great solo in the middle that is beautifully book-ended by simple melodic ideas. On every track, not least fourth cut Fur & Axes, Pt. II (I can only assume part one missed the cut), the creative energy from Gary Husband’s keyboard and drum work shines through. Never over-egging the pudding on his drums, he nevertheless creates fascinatingly insistent, foot-tappingly-infectious rhythmic patterns that provide the reinforced steel superstructure on which Fafard and De Villiers build.

http://news360.com/digestarticle/bq8dDwt7c0iGAvsskqDjCw

Bill Holman - Mel Lewis Quintet: OUT OF THIS

Published on Aug 25, 2016

Lee Katzman, trumpet,
Bill Holman, tenor saxophone,
Jimmy Rowles, piano,
Wilford Middlebrook, bass,
Mel Lewis, drums,
performing Bill's arrangement of "Out Of This World."

When It's Sleepy Time Down ....

.@sandovalarturo1 - When It's Sleepy Time Down South #jazz #OnAir https://t.co/q5EJvEgOim pic.twitter.com/zvZI1Lgzid

— RadioSwissJazz OnAir (@jazz_onair) August 27, 2016

Otis Taylor's love for Seattle is no secret.

Otis Taylor's love for Seattle is no secret. Check out a recording from last year when he stopped by the KBCS... https://t.co/EHA4IHo7IP

— Jazz Alley (@Jazz_Alley) August 27, 2016

#MelvinDavis

Melvin Davis sure did a great job this week - let's see what direction this new bassist can offer Lee & Dave tonite! pic.twitter.com/xhkR5HhsHj

— Jazz Alley (@Jazz_Alley) August 27, 2016

#RudyVanGelder

How Rudy Van Gelder Shaped the Sound of Jazz as We Know It, via @nytimes https://t.co/TzQaNm63kR

— Myron Walden (@myronwalden) August 27, 2016

Bird & #DizzyGillespie

Bird & Dizzy Gillespie
Town Hall 1945
Harold Doc West, drums
Slam Stewart, basshttps://t.co/YUiSWnGi3P pic.twitter.com/mbShTFnjRB #jazz #bebop

— Sheri Chinen Biesen (@SheriBiesen) August 28, 2016

Read #MichaelBloomfield

Read Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall of An American Guitar Hero: Michael Bloomfield: The Rise and Fall ... https://t.co/M2b9lIagzT

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 27, 2016

#Hot8BrassBand

WATCH as The @Hot8BrassBand perform live in our performance space ahead of UK dates https://t.co/pGrzvUrIff pic.twitter.com/2z3toxKbfG

— Jazz FM (@jazzfm) August 27, 2016

#RudyVanGelder

Remembering Rudy Van Gelder @nprmusic https://t.co/2tnPgOoUcH

— EFG London Jazz Fest (@LondonJazzFest) August 27, 2016

Alto saxophonist #LesterYoung ....

A rare performance of "Mean To Me" by the Prez from Sept. 1958. Alto saxophonist Lester Young was born on this... https://t.co/ka37JRr2l3

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 27, 2016

#AntonioAdolfo ....

Miami Jazz Coop presents this Monday at Open Stage, in Coral Gables, FL."Tropical Infinito" CD Release Party. pic.twitter.com/PWggiefv59

— Antonio Adolfo (@AntonioAdolfo) August 27, 2016

#BillEvans & #ChetBaker - The Legendary Sessions

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/GCNIdsTYQq Bill Evans & Chet Baker - The Legendary Sessions (1959 Album)

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 27, 2016

#AnnHamptonCallaway

Palm Springs, countdown to this sizzling all women's jazz festival on Labor Day Weekend! So honored to headline... https://t.co/ntl0ev8abq

— Ann Hampton Callaway (@annhcallaway) August 27, 2016

Ignacio Berroa Cu-Bop Band!

TONITE: Ignacio Berroa Cu-Bop Band!
Havana-born drummer genius recruited by Dizzy!
8/27
See:https://t.co/Ce857zbR4Z pic.twitter.com/bjpzsBnR1b

— TheJazzKitchen (@TheJazzKitchen) August 27, 2016

#ChickCorea ....

CHICK COREA, LEGENDARY JAZZ MASTER, CELEBRATES 75TH BIRTHDAY WITH GLOBE-SPANNING TOURhttps://t.co/XdjhJFBqnx pic.twitter.com/VDALkYJEAr

— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) August 25, 2016

#CharlesMcPherson Live in Tokyo

Fantastic work from reedman Charles McPherson Live in Tokyohttps://t.co/XDhb5kyCXA pic.twitter.com/7X2USKOpKr

— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) August 25, 2016

Israeli jazz fest ....

Israeli jazz fest trumpets local talent https://t.co/4D6IygTZDB

— UJA News Net (@ujanewsnet) August 25, 2016

Treat yourself ...

Treat yourself to a night at the jazz club: https://t.co/gMXC7Ay4my

— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) August 24, 2016

See the Photographs That Captured the Icons of Jazz

Ted Williams—Iconic Images

Liz Ronk @LizabethRonk / Olivia B. Waxman @OBWax  8:30 AM ET Updated: 10:14 AM ET

Ted Williams started his career far from the limelight, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. But he took up saxophone and clarinet when he returned stateside, and then studied photography at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and immersed himself in the city’s jazz scene. The combination of music and visual art would make his career, which is explored in the new Antique Collectors Club book Jazz: The Iconic Images of Ted Williams. From the 1940s through the 1970s, his images appeared in TIME, Newsweek, Playboy and Ebony, and he got up-close with music greats Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington and Quincy Jones —as the above photos show.

“Critically, Williams’ photo archive comprises one of the largest collections of pictures of Duke Ellington taken by a single photographer,” notes culture critic James Clarke in the book’s introduction. “The Ellington photos are especially important to jazz history as they include rare images depicting the artist in non-musical situations,” from eating an ice pop in Chicago with friends to yukking it up with guests at his Christmas party.

read more: http://time.com/4423929/jazz-legends-photos/

#BobbyKapp / #MattewShipp

Read our review of Bobby Kapp/ Mattew Shipp: Cactus: Drummer Bobby Kapp, free jazz spirit in New York in the ... https://t.co/buPAbTdHCW

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 24, 2016

#TommySmith & #BrianKellock

Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock bring world class jazz to Ullapool and Nairn: https://t.co/tAJqINhSHD pic.twitter.com/uqyMsTihB1

— Rob Adams (@rabjourno) August 24, 2016

#StanleyTurrentine,#CliffordBrown #MaxRoach

Today’s #CoolSchool w/@chrisphilips ft. Stanley Turrentine & Clifford Brown and Max Roach framed by @BlackEyewear pic.twitter.com/cJGb7bnXMP

— Jazz FM (@jazzfm) August 24, 2016

#JosephineBaker

The relevance of the jazz singer Josephine Baker in the era of Black Lives Matter https://t.co/s7BTojC2oJ pic.twitter.com/cWV23stKfx

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 23, 2016

Trumpeter / composer #RussellGunn

Check out the latest from trumpeter/composer Russell Gunn". Russell was one of the pioneers of jazz/hip hop -... https://t.co/MFPoLyp7yI

— Marcus Miller (@MarcusMiller959) August 23, 2016

#JulianLee will host Late Nights

Julian Lee will host Late Nights at Dizzy's during Generations in Jazz! Get familiar: https://t.co/fwzaSuTIxf pic.twitter.com/EBc9LIz6Id

— JazzatLincolnCenter (@jazzdotorg) August 23, 2016

#ConnieCrothers , a jazz pianist

Connie Crothers, a jazz pianist who carried the mantle of her famous mentor, Lennie Tristano, has died at 75 https://t.co/CTL5cSosaT

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 23, 2016

#JimmyForrest - These Foolish Things

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/gbgGK8Hk8w Jimmy Forrest - These Foolish Things

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 23, 2016

Today is ....

Today is a new opportunity. Make it simple, but significant. #JazzItUp pic.twitter.com/AB09L228z3

— Hub City Jazz (@HubCityJazz) August 23, 2016

#CliffRatliff Big Band

TONITE: Cliff Ratliff Big Band at @TheJazzKitchen!
Red Hot Whisky Sippers on the patio!
See: https://t.co/j1kaeZmp7q pic.twitter.com/xbfhkxSJvk

— TheJazzKitchen (@TheJazzKitchen) August 23, 2016

The Legend Of 1900 Duel Scene

#VladMiller

VLAD MILLER–NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND
Jazz+Russian music traditions SAT/27/AUGhttps://t.co/j9WMoDZjuB@RusArtCulture pic.twitter.com/vyZlPwKzwl

— Vortex Jazz Club (@vortexjazz) August 22, 2016

Read #RonCarter

Read Ron Carter: Always at the Center of the Action: Great jazz bassists can always be identified by the fact... https://t.co/8FkB7UmF1B

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 22, 2016

#JoeBushkin at the Embers in 1952 ....

At JazzWax today, a new crisp release of Joe Bushkin at the Embers in 1952 https://t.co/MceanKhNwU pic.twitter.com/jPIJaGxBPq

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) August 22, 2016

Jazz concerts

Jazz concerts set through October at Senior Center https://t.co/rJl8A63398

— The Jazz News (@TheJazzNews) August 22, 2016

Trumpeter #WadadaLeoSmith

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith receives Hammer Museum’s 2016 Mohn Career Achievement Awardhttps://t.co/kG2bi2o5GJ pic.twitter.com/tDssw4QrHu

— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) August 22, 2016

#YusefLateef & #BettyCarter

Today’s #CoolSchool w/@chrisphilips ft. Yusef Lateef & Betty Carter - framed by @BlackEyewear #ClassicJazz pic.twitter.com/8YwrXXx3gG

— Jazz FM (@jazzfm) August 22, 2016

#PatriciaMyers ' Paris coverage

Patricia Myers' Paris coverage continues with the Benny Golson Quartet at Duc des Lombards -... https://t.co/VsW3oMcSAW

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 22, 2016

#BickleyRivera - Take Me Away

#NowPlaying Bickley Rivera - Take Me Away :: Tune In : https://t.co/pgEXTV3oio
- Buy It https://t.co/mg6tJtvfu9 pic.twitter.com/iOZXjKMSDv

— thesourcesmoothjazz (@TheSourceSmJazz) August 22, 2016

Remix T-Groove's hot ....

STAY WITH ME T-GROOVE Remix T-Groove's hot funky soul remix paves the way 2 the ep now out #iTunes https://t.co/KwebRpqCrS #dance 2 #funk

— LAD Records (@LadRecords) August 22, 2016

NPR Music - Jazz

Eddie Palmieri: Tiny Desk Concert  An icon for both modern and Latin jazz, the veteran performer continues to break tradition and innovate within many musical styles, including salsa, fusion, Latin funk and more. Read this story

MUSIC NEWS Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died The mallet percussionist released more than 40 albums and played on many classics of the 1960s and '70s, expanding the scope of what was possible on his instrument. He was 75. Read this story

FIRST LISTEN First Listen: The Bad Plus, 'It's Hard' The leaderless piano trio became famous for its cover songs more than a dozen years ago. Now, an all-covers record finds an established and quirky band once again testing its powers of interpretation. Read this story

SONGS WE LOVE Songs We Love: Peter Eldridge, 'Mind To Fly' An American vocalist shades his tune about the end of a love affair with the colors and rhythms of Brazil. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ Marty Napoleon On Piano Jazz Hear the pianist, who once played with Louis Armstrong's All Stars, as he duets with Marian McPartland in a 1992 session. Read this story

#'Toots'Thielemans dies aged 94

Belgian jazz legend 'Toots' Thielemans dies aged 94 https://t.co/QtRqEjbTyF pic.twitter.com/hR5A5G6Gaz

— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) August 22, 2016

#LouisStewart, an exquisite musician ....

The great man of Irish jazz has gone. RIP Louis Stewart, an exquisite musician and inspiration to many #jazzIRL https://t.co/jEUc6KzCFR

— ImprovisedMusic (@ImprovisedMusic) August 21, 2016

Coming Up...!

Coming Up...! @Yosvanyterry @michaelolatuja @BrubeckBrothers @rudreshm @Hentones @cliftonjazz @WPKNradio @GoToCTNow pic.twitter.com/H8OqTgDzXn

— Side Door Jazz Club (@SideDoorJazz) August 21, 2016

#TheBadPlus

Stream @TheBadPlus new album, It's Hard, exclusively @nprmusic ahead of @ScalaLondon 13/11/16 https://t.co/TKdsTVL62X

— EFG London Jazz Fest (@LondonJazzFest) August 21, 2016

Happy #SundayMorning

Happy #SundayMorning Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it everyday. pic.twitter.com/RqEIANei0U

— Hub City Jazz (@HubCityJazz) August 21, 2016

#ArtFarmer with #JimHall , ....

Art Farmer with Jim Hall, Steve Swallow and Pete La Roca. The trumpeter-flugelhornist was born on this date in 1928.

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 21, 2016

The countdown begins!

The countdown begins! 10 days to the #jazzclubtour 2016. Have you got your tickets yet? https://t.co/ghAPMmRw1l pic.twitter.com/CxGu5gRpVE

— Jazz In Chicago (@jazzinstitute) August 21, 2016

A jazz lover's dream ....

A jazz lover's dream it is…https://t.co/rajnaFK98A https://t.co/rKUnUDrmdT

— Verve Music Group (@vervemusic) August 21, 2016

FREE JAZZ at Canary Wharf, London

FREE JAZZ at Canary Wharf, London - Imagine such a HEAVENLY thing? @SammyStein111 @steventeaster @Socialitepete pic.twitter.com/YG1PIwo4QC

— Jazzigator (@Jazzigator) August 19, 2016

#TonyBennett Honored ....

Tony Bennett Honored for 90th Birthday in San Francisco https://t.co/PFoGlpnskq via @thr

— Jazz Chill Music (@Jazz_Chill) August 20, 2016

Jazz musician is still on ....

Music: Jazz musician is still on a world tour after almost 30 years - East London and West Essex Guardian Series https://t.co/UUsNA0JwAc

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) August 20, 2016

#LarryCoryell - Dragon Gate

Larry Coryell - Dragon Gate (jazz guitar) https://t.co/zGepkfV1Va

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) August 20, 2016

#DukeEllington

#jazz "There is no #art without intention" Duke Ellington • https://t.co/hhElDbnQxk • pic.twitter.com/jeVVwaK0cS

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 20, 2016

Build #Jazz chords & scales ...

Build #Jazz chords & scales using the virtual #Piano https://t.co/FLu12KPamr

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 20, 2016

See @ShezRajaBass

See @ShezRajaBass FB Live Stream from Canary Wharf Jazz fest @ 5pm UK time: https://t.co/B3XSLJudlb #shezlive pic.twitter.com/Is32loCPQc

— Dot Time Records (@DotTimeRecords) August 20, 2016

#KittyLaRoar

Tonite my sweet singing sister @BudLaRoar is with me @NickShankland & guitar GOD Nigel Price @ScarfesBar 9pm #jazz pic.twitter.com/82l6SlHVGY

— Kitty LaRoar (@kittylaroar) August 20, 2016

#RahsaanRolandKirk

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/k8a7biEAzf Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Return Of The 5000 Lb. Man (Complete Album)

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 20, 2016

#EnricoRava

Happy birthday to trumpeter Enrico Rava, who turns 77 today. Photographer Sánta István Csaba captures Italy's most famous jazz musician.

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 20, 2016

#BrunoHeinen & #RachelCohen

BRUNO HEINEN & RACHAEL COHEN SUN/21/AUGUST/7.30PMhttps://t.co/0WwybOIuY1 pic.twitter.com/d4YLpsz0w7

— Vortex Jazz Club (@vortexjazz) August 20, 2016

Jazz greats captured on film ...

Jazz greats captured on film on their way to stardom https://t.co/07D6G2QGet

— BBC News US (@BBCNewsUS) August 19, 2016

#ElvinJones ' influence

Check out @MJAgovino's beautiful @villagevoice piece chronicling Elvin Jones' influence on @WillCalhounDrum +new CD. https://t.co/ZBDkX8deja

— globaljazzqueen (@globaljazzqueen) August 18, 2016

#BennyGoodman - Sing Sing Sing

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/N2s7oUMqQC Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing (with a swing) 1935

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 18, 2016

NY Hot Jazz Festival

The knockout lineup for the fest on 9/25 announced! Hot jazz and swing party of the year! https://t.co/md2zezh9hi pic.twitter.com/QjyZX1gRib

— NY Hot Jazz Festival (@NYHotJazzFest) August 18, 2016

JAS, JASS, JAZ, JASCZ or ....

JAS, JASS, JAZ, JASCZ or just plain #JAZZhttps://t.co/3uRe3PYcmq

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 18, 2016

Jeff 'Tain' Watts

 VINCENT-LEBRUN.COM

by A.D. Amorosi, FOR DoTHIS
Updated: AUGUST 19, 2016 — 3:01 AM EDT

Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans isn't just a brilliant player and composer, but a savvy curator as well. That's why, for the finale of Evans' live jazz series at South, he's welcoming one of post-bop's most poignant, pliable, even poetic drummers and composers, Jeff "Tain" Watts.

Watts was given that nickname by late master pianist Kenny Kirkland ("Kenny taught me to trust my ears and instincts, and I miss him dearly") when the pair played with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his saxophonist brother, Branford, for the better part of the 1980s. Kirkland caught a road sign for Chieftain Gas and came up with "Jefftain"

"Wynton's first band was assembled like buddies forming a garage band," Watts says. "The brothers, in conjunction with Mr. Kirkland and I, quickly became devoted to each other, even when separated. I had been studying jazz for perhaps two years when I began working with Wynton, and it took a long time for me to feel worthy of performing great jazz music. I love them all forever for believing in me before I believed in myself."

The drummer credits other leaders he played with - Geri Allen, John Hicks, Robert Hurst, and McCoy Tyner - to show him how to translate strength, passion, and will into a signature with composition largesse and rhythmic aesthetic. Call it Tain-ish, if you will.


"In the past, I was trying to portray emotional things in my music, but there always has to be a song at the end of it," he says, looking back at the complexity of his earlier solo albums in comparison to 2015's Blue, Vol. 1 and its sense of raw, subtle simplicity to go with its swing and balladry. "I'll make the analogy to, say, John Coltrane, who played many abstract and complicated [pieces], but would not have had the same effect to listeners had he not been a great blues player, a testifier, a preacher."

read more: http://news360.com/digestarticle/qFw3JZJAwE6irt3MjYx73w

Firefall Poco Pure Prairie League

Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 8 pm

3 Band Show!

Firefall Poco Pure Prairie League

King Center, 3865 N. Wickham Road, 

Melbourne, FL 32935

#DuBoseHeyward

"Daddy's rich & your ma good lookin' So hush little baby don't you cry" DuBose Heyward • https://t.co/IG6YhCBre8 • pic.twitter.com/niJmbBjARy

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 19, 2016

Jazz Listings ...

Jazz Listings for Aug. 19-25 https://t.co/Xxy9Yt2zUP

— New York Times Music (@nytimesmusic) August 19, 2016

#DukeEllington and #LouisArmstrong

For #TBT an archival photo of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong at the Hotel de la Tremoille in Paris in 1961. https://t.co/EXtS4LBK7Z

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 19, 2016

listen to more jazz . . .

JAZZBREAK ~ https://t.co/w58jiEyU6M
JAZZ on TUMBLR - https://t.co/RdprI2p4qd

listen to more jazz . . . pic.twitter.com/EeFOqUBSuJ

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 19, 2016

Take The A Train

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/FgdsXMN3wx Take The A Train

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 19, 2016

#DaveZoller

My dad Dave Zoller recovered from a stroke and is playing piano with Jonathan Fisher at in Dallas Aug 21. Please RT! https://t.co/eRt7L7qrlq

— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) August 19, 2016

#MilesDavis

#jazz "I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands" Miles Davis • https://t.co/2uHl6S3ju3 • pic.twitter.com/UPUrBYlJXB

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 19, 2016

Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May

Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May returns Nov. 11-13. Featured acts include Wynton Marsalis, Cécile, Davis Rogan and more.

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 17, 2016

#TedWilliams

Classic jazz images by photographer Ted Williams, courtesy of the NY Times. https://t.co/Xi9fMniPiN

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 17, 2016

Asher Wolf covers ....

Asher Wolf covers The Tierney Sutton Band At SFJAZZ Center -... https://t.co/yBaU1JD1e8

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 17, 2016

Singer #SamFazio Returns ....

PERFORMANCE: Singer Sam Fazio Returns to Feinstein's by Popular Demand on October 8! https://t.co/95zwIsjcZM

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 17, 2016

#DianaKrall

"#Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change" Diana Krall • https://t.co/Git6jFARpm • pic.twitter.com/KZHa1sfEuE

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 17, 2016

@monsieurperine

@monsieurperine is serving up fresh kinetic colombian hot club TOMORROW NIGHT. Tickets: https://t.co/2LUMstYdnF pic.twitter.com/8f9VDpRyAk

— Dakota Jazz Club (@DakotaJazzClub) August 16, 2016

"Omar Sosa's 88 Well-Tuned Drums"

#Kickstart new movie "Omar Sosa's 88 Well-Tuned Drums"! 16 days, $14K to go! @omarsosafilm https://t.co/0rHQatuvsy pic.twitter.com/S1d9w18Mu5

— Blue Note Jazz Club (@BlueNoteNYC) August 16, 2016

#BillEvans #CarlPerkins #MalWaldron #MaryStallings #AlHibbler

Happy #Jazz B-day Bill Evans, Carl Perkins, Mal Waldron, Mary Stallings & Al Hibbler born 8/16

— A Passion for Jazz!® (@APassion4Jazz) August 16, 2016

"The whole thing of being in music ....

"The whole thing of being in music is not to control it but to be swept away by it." Bobby Hutcherson," 1941 - 2016. pic.twitter.com/KZBDK0Lob0

— The Jazz Gospel (@thejazzgospel) August 16, 2016

#BobbyHutcherson

Rest peacefully, Bobby Hutcherson. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Listen to "Ummh"... https://t.co/9GByzgk70O

— Jazz Foundation (@JazzFoundation) August 16, 2016

Dré Pallemaerts

Tonight,🎶 from electro-Flemish-jazz outfit #STUFF &🇧🇪drummer Dré Pallemaerts 'Seva'. 7pm @WBGO #TheCheckoutInBelgium pic.twitter.com/u8ivySpPkA

— WBGO - The Checkout (@checkoutjazz) August 16, 2016

The Robert Glasper Experiment's

Mark your calendars: The Robert Glasper Experiment's latest album, "ArtScience," will be released via Blue Note on Sept. 16.

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 15, 2016

Marc Davis's Blue Note Obsession

Marc Davis's Blue Note Obsession continues with his review of Mingus in Wonderland -... https://t.co/T4tyVNaPfY

— All About Jazz (@AllAboutJazz) August 15, 2016

#MalloryChipman Fourtet

MALLORY CHIPMAN 4TET FT. ROY PICOU: THE FUTURE AND ALL THAT JAZZ
THU/8/AUG/https://t.co/dtTRsbC6Nf@MalloryChipman pic.twitter.com/1QMGApDr4x

— Vortex Jazz Club (@vortexjazz) August 15, 2016

#FrankDiLella at Birdland!

Experience Show Biz After Hours With Frank DiLella at Birdland!
Doors open at 5:00pm! https://t.co/ZrMfJXJBCN pic.twitter.com/OoBBD26gZa

— Birdland Jazz Club (@birdlandjazz) August 15, 2016

#StevieWonder & ....

Don't say we didn't warn you! Tix for Stevie Wonder & @duranduran will sell-out. Buy now https://t.co/vjimB0kj1D pic.twitter.com/0j6kGXVhom

— Jazz Aspen Snowmass (@JazzAspen) August 15, 2016

We're giving away 8 pairs ....

We're giving away 8 pairs of tix to the movie, opening this Fri! Just RT to enter #Contest https://t.co/3PQIipt7bq pic.twitter.com/JI83Ms7o0G

— Toronto Jazz Fest (@TorontoJazzFest) August 15, 2016

#AndyBey - Celestial Blues

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/HqNUCzgJbV Andy Bey - Celestial Blues

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 15, 2016

#MollyRyan will be ....

Molly Ryan will be at our fest with Gotham SophistiCats & 10 other bands at The McKittrick Hotel on Sun Sep 25. pic.twitter.com/t3rNX63y4z

— NY Hot Jazz Festival (@NYHotJazzFest) August 15, 2016

The story of the scam #jazz ....

The story of the scam jazz broadcasting company that was worth $35 billion. https://t.co/9lwcOmf7DX pic.twitter.com/eo7Hhr447V

— Ted Gioia (@tedgioia) August 15, 2016

#CharlieHunter returns ....

Charlie Hunter returns to his quartet to perform 10 all-new Blues, Rock, Jazz and Latin-flavored songs on his new... https://t.co/HWs9qjjZvX

— Jazz Alley (@Jazz_Alley) August 15, 2016

Remembering #OscarPeterson

Remembering Oscar Peterson on his birthday with this archival episode of Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. https://t.co/XQdSIKIfRr

— JazzTimes Magazine (@JazzTimes) August 15, 2016

#WyntonKellyTrio with #GeorgeColeman

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/lP7ejZDxbV Wynton Kelly Trio with George Coleman - On A Clear Day

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 14, 2016

CD REVIEW: London, Meader, Pramuk, Ross with Very Special Guests...

CD REVIEW: London, Meader, Pramuk, Ross with Very Special Guests - The Royal Bopsters Project

London, Meader, Pramuk, Ross with Very Special Guests - The Royal Bopsters Project 
(Motéma Music MTA CD 182. CD Review by Peter Jones)

Anyone who has ever agonized over which track should open a new album will know that in most cases you want to start with a bold statement, something to grab your listeners from the get-go. The New York vocal quartet who call themselves The Royal Bopsters were spoiled for choice: not only were they all fine singers in their own right, but they had invited no fewer than five members of America’s vocal jazztocracy to guest on the album. Five years in preparation, it was eventually recorded in 2012 and 2013 and launched at Birdland, the Buckingham Palace of jazz. 

Five – count ‘em! So how to start? With 80-year-old Mark Murphy - the man who, even as he entered his ninth decade, could still out-hip anyone on the planet, even Annie Ross (82), Sheila Jordan (84), or Bob Dorough (89). Even Jon Hendricks (91)? 


Tricky. Anyhow, in the end they opt for diplomacy and go with seniority, so it’s Hendricks who gets the nod with his own lyric to Music In The Air, based on Art Farmer’s Wildwood. The Bopsters provide harmonized backing on all tracks in the manner of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Rare Silk or New York Voices, and it’s all as acrobatic and hi-gloss as that comparison would suggest. Amy London (soprano), Holli Ross (alto), Darmon Meader (tenor) and Dylan Pramuk (bass) are up there with the best, individually and as a group.

LINK: Documentary about the Royal Bopsters Project

#StevieWonder Meets #StanGetz

I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/r9WTnr6fbV Stevie Wonder Meets Stan Getz

— jazzbreak (@JazzBreak1) August 14, 2016

San Jose Jazz Festival

Quartet today at San Jose Jazz Festival...2pm; Music from "Esta Plena" & "Alma Adentro"...https://t.co/k4UiV66J7M pic.twitter.com/4kPQcsnSQ0

— Miguel Zenon (@miguelzenon) August 14, 2016

#TheMingusBand

Tomorrow: New York, NY - Aug 15 at #MingusMondays with The Mingus Band https://t.co/im9r9UQh4q

— Ron Blake (@RonBlakeMusic) August 14, 2016

#IndyJazzFest2016

We're gearing up for tonight's indyjazzfest 2016 fundraiser at @IndplsArtCenter!https://t.co/XRTkeTyL6M pic.twitter.com/C1WAkPgRcN

— Indy Jazz Fest 2016 (@indyjazzfest) August 14, 2016

NPR Music - JAZZ

René Marie: Tiny Desk Concert Joined by her Experiment In Truth band, the expressive, charismatic jazz singer performs songs from her new album, Sound Of Red. Read this story

MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ David Sánchez On Piano Jazz The cosmopolitan tenor saxophonist, with bassist John Benitez and drummer Adam Cruz, joins Marian McPartland for a set of standards. Read this story

A BLOG SUPREME 5 Musicians Pick Their Favorite Herbie Hancock Recordings He's never been afraid to tap the current musical zeitgeist — and has reached new listeners each time. Ron Carter, Lionel Loueke, Flying Lotus and others share tracks by their friend. Read this story

SONGS WE LOVE Songs We Love: Slavic Soul Party!, 'Bluebird Of Delhi' An American black-music take on the Balkan brass band does a bit of Ellington/Strayhorn exotica. It totally works in spite of, or maybe because of, the multiple dialects at play. Read this story