Lester Bowie News

December 9, 2009 from WBGO - It's one thing to say that Dave Douglas is prolific.

A Special Selection of Black Saint and Soul Note Recordings Will Be Available in an Exclusive Sale on iTunes CAM Jazz announced that iTunes, the world's largest digital music service, will be the retailer of 56 selected albums from the seminal Black Saint and Soul Note catalogs.

And here's the PLAYLIST ... STARTING WITH COVERS Lene Lovitch - I Think We're Alone Now - Stateless Max Raabe & Palast Orchester - Singin' in the Rain - Live in New York Heute Nacht Oder Nie Marianne Faithful - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Strange Weather Iggy Pop - Time Won't Let Me - Party Lester Bowie - It's Howdy Doody Time - The Great ...

Barack Obama was elected one year ago tonight, and to celebrate, the Miner feels like going out and pulling the white hoods off a few teabaggers.

Notes from the Net: Lester Bowie Reissued; Jimmy Cobb's so What Band Reviewed; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More SOURCE: St.

The jazz palette is long and wide. Within any given performance format there exist seminal artists as different as saxophonists John Coltrane and Lester Young , trumpeters Miles Davis and Lester Bowie , and pianists Art Tatum and Gene Harris .

Trumpeter Lester Bowie was only 58 when he died of liver cancer in 1999. Despite his short career, Bowie made significant contributions to jazz, exploring the avant-garde with techniques like blats, growls and half-valve effects.

Notes from the Net: A Free Miles Davis Download; a Lester Bowie Tribute; the "Death" of Jazz, Continued; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More SOURCE: St.

Notes from the Net: A free Miles Davis download; a Lester Bowie tribute; the "death" of jazz, continued; plus news, reviews, interviews, and more Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St.

Shine! is the second Sunnyside release by saxophonist JD Allen and his trio with bassist Gregg August and drummer Rudy Royston.

What: AARCH Society Presents Gospel Singing on Carroll Creek July 18 and Aug. 5 Where: The Trellis on Carroll Creek Linear Park, downtown Frederick.

When saxophonist/composer Bobby Zankel left New York and its avant-garde loft scene for Philadelphia in 1975, he'd already plied his skills with masters of the free-jazz trade such as Cecil Taylor.

Notes from the Net: Jimmy Wilkins profiled; Rollins, Elling and Botti on the road; plus news, reviews, interviews, and more Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St.

"Nice to see a real jazz festival here." New York trumpet innovator Dave Douglas opened the 2009 edition of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival with a resounding boom Thursday night, burning through an hour-long set that was at times tender, at times fierce.

One of the most genial CDs in Douglas's vast discography is also one of his most accomplished.

The cover to Lester Bowie's 1981 album The Great Pretender . Photo Credit: courtesy of ECM Records.

Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, one of the biggest jazz festivals in Poland, will begin in Warsaw in early July.

Corey Wilkes will kick off a series of free jazz performances at Red Kiva Wednesday at 6 PM.