Joe Zawinul News

Living a life straddling London and Copenhagen, Bates has become more of a rarity on the UK circuit.

For every artist who's achieved popular acclaim there are ten more equally talented, but for whom greater recognition remains strangely elusive.

What is the greatest hard bop jazz standard? Some might argue for Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'" as performed by the composer and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

Cannonball Adderley , Live in '63 . Riding high on his success as a leader, the alto saxophonist was proud of his early 1960s sextet.

This is the week of September 29th, 2008 A week highlighting vocalists - we start with ten interpretations of Duke Ellington's classic song, "Come Sunday" featuring Mahalia Jackson, Ray Nance, Dee Dee ...

The radio.string.quartet.vienna made some welcome noise last year with their clever Mahavishnu Orchestra adaptations.

Following their high octane homage Celebrating The Mahavishnu Orchestra , Austrian conservatoire rebels radio.string.quartet.vienna return, in part, with a salute to their fellow countryman, keyboard player Joe ...

It's been nearly a decade since composer/arranger Vince Mendoza released the sweepingly orchestral Epiphany , but he's been anything but inactive.

If Cannonball Adderley's eternal soul has ever felt the need to slip out of his heavenly jam session with his brother Nat and his buddy Miles Davis, he'll do so this weekend, to haunt the Monterey Jazz ...

Today would have been Cannonball Adderley's eightieth birthday, reason enough to bring you this video of his sextet.

Janis Siegel said The Manhattan Transfer is excited to come to town this month. "We're going to be in Toledo like four days after Jon's [Hendricks] birthday.

After 15 years heading Religious Witness for Homeless People, Sister Bernie Galvin-the 74-year-old Catholic nun who was dubbed the "conscience of San Francisco"-is taking a sabbatical to meditate, re-energize ...

To honor Bob and commemorate his groundbreaking achievements, a stellar line-up of top Moog users will gather for an evening of ground-shaking music.

Swedish band Oddjob have been together since 2002, ploughing a melodic and groove-centric furrow built on the electric jazz-fusion of the 1970s, and staying the right side of "ambient" thanks to the brio and ...

Friday, August 22, 2008 at 11:00 PM A wonderful concert by the late wizard of keys and sounds: Joe Zawinul.

Joe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait . This well crafted documentary offers generous helpings of Zawinul's music while outlining his life and philosophy.

As a member of groundbreaking noise improvisors Supersilent, whose 8 was one of last year's best, co-conspirator with percussionist Thomas Stronen in Humcrush , co-op member of Transatlantic electronic improv ...

As a member of groundbreaking noise improvisors Supersilent, whose 8 was one of last year's best, co-conspirator with percussionist Thomas Stronen in Humcrush , co-op member of Transatlantic electronic improv ...

Biography Although producers Oddisee and Unknown and reed specialist Kolai , who make up Ave.To , are hinting at a number of interconnections, both conceptually and musicially, the most recognizable is that of ...

Karsten Jahnke , Germany's leading concert organizer, got the 2008 jazzahead!-Skoda Award last month for nearly five decades of service to jazz and the music industry.