Vocalist Theo Bleckmann Covers Kate Bush
Creative and versatile jazz vocalist Theo Bleckmann recently performed a brilliant concert of his interpretations of the songs of underrated British pop artist & songwriter Kate Bush at the (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York. The project was billed as Hello Earth! – The Music of Kate Bush. Read more
Google Celebrates Dizzy!
In honor of Dizzy Gillespie’s birthday (10-21-1917), Google has Doodled the famed pioneer of bebop.
The Bad Plus + (iPods x 3) = Random Awesomeness
Ethan Iverson of the The Bad Plus (TBP) writes a great post on the band’s blog Do The Math. We just had to share it with you … Read more
Video Spot: Marco Benevento Trio
Check out one of our new favorite trios performing Pink Floyd’s “Fearless” into the classic Elton John hit “Bennie and the Jets” … Pianist Marco Benevento, bassist Dave Drieiwitz and drummer Andrew Borger let it rip at the MoBoogie Loft.
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Impressive Miles Box Set
Since we have been celebrating the legacy of Miles Davis via the MD podcast series, we wanted to tell you about a very special, limited edition, Miles box set collection called The Genius of Miles Davis. Read more
Celebrating Miles & Bitches Brew @ 40
Today, May 26th, would have been Miles Davis’ 84th birthday. And in celebration I wanted to take this time to make a shameless plug for Legacy Recordings’ Bitches Brew collector reissues sets. They are totally cool and if you love that Bitches era Miles vibe, you may want to check them out. (Note to self: email Legacy contact and have them send Jazz Online a copy of each asap!) Check out the video below. It is a segment taken from the Bitches Brew: Legacy Edition. Read more
Brad Mehldau & Jon Brion (again)
In 2009, Pianist Brad Mehldau and producer Jon Brion reunited for their second collaborative work. Composed by Mehldau, Highway Rider includes beautiful melodies, rich layers of ensemble playing and clever orchestrations. Read more
