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• CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: New Orleans Jazz Master Donald Harrison Introduces: Max Moran, Conun Poppas, Joseph Dyson, Jr. and Victor Gould
  Veteran New Orleans-born jazz giant Donald Harrison is building both the future of his city and an undeniable legacy. Harrison can at any time be found hard at work mentoring the minds of young musicians or darting from city to city on a seemingly endless whirlwind tour of performance dates across the globe. To an arguably greater extent than many of his fellow notable native New Orleanian jazz cohorts, Harrison maintains a visible presence in his hometown grooming the talents of the next generation of jazz musicians...
• CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Howlin' Wolf 1964 Live in Germany Set to be Issued by Acrobat Music
  November 1964 American Folk Blues tour concert featured musicians Sunnyland Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Willie Dixon and Clifton James NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the pantheon of blues, Howlin’ Wolf was in a category of his own. At 6’3” and 275 pounds, he had a voice that resonated with menace — not every bluesman could make a song like “I Asked Her for Water (She Brought Me Gasoline)” convincing. The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee made several classic recordings for the Sun, RPM, Crown and Chess labels in the ‘50s and ‘60s. The soon-to- be-released Rockin’ the Blues: Live in Germany 1964, due out in the U.S. on November 11 on the Acrobat Music label, captures the Wolf in his prime, when he was surrounded by a dream team of Chicago blues all-stars: long-time guitarist Hubert Sumlin; songwriter/producer Willie Dixon on bass; Sunnyland Slim, piano; and Clifton James, drums...
• TV/FILM: Movie for Masekela
  International jazz giant Hugh Masekela travels the world, playing London, New York, Paris and more in any given year. But he has such fond memories of his childhood in Emalahleni, which was called Witbank at the time, that he's planning a movie about those years. "I want the film to depict how Witbank was back in those days. There is so much about the place that defines who I am, even today, " he says...
• FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Harvestworks 30th Anniversary Benefit
  Harvestworks has helped a generation of artists create new works using technology. We invite you to join us to celebrate our 30th Anniversary! WHAT: NOW,THEN AND FOREVER AFTER HARVESTWORKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT PARTY WHEN: Thursday October 16th 2008 8 pm WHERE: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO, BROOKLYN...
• AWARD: Jonathan Russell - Tomorrow's Newsmaker for 2008
  Jonathan Russell, 13-year-old jazz violinist, has been named the 2008 1010 WINS Tomorrow's Newsmaker Winner in the Arts and Entertainment category. Jonathan was selected by a panel of judges and a people’s choice vote from a pool of other arts and entertainment finalist. Nominees in other categories such as public service, business and sports included many distinguished philanthropists and entrepreneurs as well as Olympic medalists...
• EDUCATION: San Francisco State University Announces Second Annual Generations Jazz Program International Competition and Fellowship for Emerging Jazz Combos
  The International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University invites up-and-coming jazz combos in all countries to enter its second annual Generations Jazz Program International Competition and Fellowship for Emerging Young Combos. The winning combo will earn a year-long fellowship, with stipend, at San Francisco State University studying with the all-star Generations Band, including jazz masters Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight. Deadline for entry is March 23, 2009...
• PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Marcus Goldhaber Preps New Album, Take Me Anywhere - Coming November 25th, 2008
  Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber is gearing up for the November release of his new album, Take Me Anywhere, with an Advanced CD Release Concert Series in his hometown, Boston, at French Bistro and Wine Bar, Les Zygomates, on October 15th and 16th, and an In-Store CD Signing and Live Performance at British Perfumery, Jo Malone, in the historical Flatiron Building, New York, on October 22nd...
• PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Esp-Disk' Live!
  ESP-Disk' Live! A contemporary music series With MC and poet in residence: Steve Dalachinsky Tuesday October 14th 10pm Sound World News KALI Z. Fasteau (ESP 3018) soprano sax, flute, piano, voice, viola, drums, mizmar and sanza Clif Jackson - bass Ron McBee - percussion and berimbau + special guests...
• TV/FILM: Forest Whitaker to Play Louis Armstrong
  Oscar Winner Will Also Direct What A Wonderful World Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker is about to bring another jazz legend's life story to the big screen. Whitaker, who portrayed Charlie Parker for director Clint Eastwood in Bird, will star in and direct a film on jazz great Louis Armstrong. According to Variety, Whitaker will direct and star in What a Wonderful World. The trade magazine said that the film will begin shooting in the summer in Louisiana...
• FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Continues to Hit High Note with DC Residents, Tourists
  Tourist season has peaked in Washington, DC, but as the leaves began falling and temperatures started to drop, some visitors decided to stay and enjoy the peace and quiet of autumn in the Nation's Capital. As VOA's Doug Levine reports, those who weren't in a hurry to leave were treated to an annual event that continues to hit a high note with both residents and out-of-towners, the 4th Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 1-7...
• GENERAL: Hitmaking Producer Darren Rahn Officially Joins De'nate'
  Saxophonist/producer Darren Rahn recently announced that he has joined De'Nate', the nuGroove band created by industry veteran David Chackler. "The chemistry between Rahn, Connors and Harasim is remarkable. In many ways, it reminds me of the magic that happened when Keith Olsen and I introduced Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham to Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. It's an indescribable energy that you can see feel and hear," said David Chackler, President of nuGroove...
• CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Stryker/Slagle Band Pay Respects with "The Scene"
  With their newest release The Scene, The Stryker/Slagle Band serve up a dedication to men and women playing their kind of music: warm, soulful jazz. Each and every track acts as an affectionate ode to personal friends and musical heroes alike, all while demonstrating the skillful guitar playing of Dave Stryker and warm saxophone riffs of Steve Slagle. Respectful yet upbeat, the recording shows what modern jazz can achieve in the hands of its biggest fans...
• CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Acrobat Music Launches New Reissue Series: Rare Recordings by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, and Carmen McRae
  Acrobat Music announces the launch of its Premier Collection reissue series, covering jazz, rock, blues, country, and other genres. Their initial release, set for October 21, (view the entire list at acrobatmusic.net) features never-before-released radio broadcasts and transcriptions as well as rare, out-of-print LP’s. All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in “deluxe packaging” with a unique consistent look, including o-cards, extensive liner notes and either a large number of tracks or lengthy play time...
• PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Driving Out... Birth of the Cool
  Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 9:30pm Teatro Troisi - San Donato Milanese - Italy Release of the new CD Driving Out... Birth of the Cool Flight Band (ensemble of 16 musicians) Director: Biagio Coppa Special Guest: Claudio Fasoli If Biagio Coppa, in the making of this CD, had confined himself to merely proposing the remake of a jazz classic such as Miles Davis Birth of the Cool, his work would not have been as interesting as it is; it would have been similar to any of the many works produced over the last years with works and authors of the jazz tradition by many Italian jazz musicians who are clearly short of new ideas. But Biagio Coppa, who is a brilliant sax player and experimenter from Milan, pushes things even further. He is used to surgical-musical operations (one of his albums is titled Anastomosi) and assisted by his lab-orchestra he places Birth of The Cool on the operating table where he proceeds to dismantle, deconstruct it by tearing it into very small pieces. It is only at the end of this process that he tries to put its bits back together restoring a semblance of the songs that everybody knows, but what he really offers the listener is something totally new: a phantasmagoria of colours,