AP - Feb 22, 2007
A tiny college town surrounded by farmland seems an unlikely venue for the annual Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. But this week marks the 40th straight year the festival has brought legends...
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A Swedish quartet on Friday kicked off the 28th edition of Copenhagen s Jazz Festival which will fill the capital city s streets and squares, pubs and concert halls with swing, bebop, Brazilian and African...
More »Reuters - Mar 31, 2006
Little did the jazz world know back in 1981 what a speeding locomotive and lightning rod Wynton Marsalis would become. Then, while a member of drummer Art Blakey s band, the 19-year-old trumpeter recorded...
More »Reuters - Dec 20, 2005
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves has won Grammys for her last three albums. Unfortunately, she won t be setting a Golden Globe on her mantlepiece soon. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. recognizes only original...
More »Reuters - Oct 31, 2005
A moment of dread might have been felt by the more seasoned Billie Holiday fans when Niki Harris opened the multimedia program Billie & Me on Friday at Royce Hall. Harris and her singing partner, Joan...
More »Reuters - Oct 18, 2005
The November 22 Blue Note release Higher Ground will feature highlights from Jazz at Lincoln Center s Hurricane Katrina benefit concert. The 15-track disc includes performances by Norah Jones, Diana...
More »Reuters - May 28, 2004
Montreal will be Canada s hot spot this summer as the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal celebrates its 25th anniversary June 30-July 11. The festival, founded by Andre Menard and Alain Simard...
More »AP - May 13, 2004
Jazz at Lincoln Center s new $128 million home in the Time Warner Center is designed to be as fluid as the music itself, with stages that can be reconfigured and the city s skyline as a backdrop....
More »AP - Apr 15, 2004
Copenhagen s 18th-century Royal Theater is getting rhythmic. Last month, the theater said R&B singer Alicia Keys would be the first pop star to perform on its main stage. Tickets for the June 16 show...
More »Reuters - Feb 20, 2004
I signed an original, says Bruce Lundvall, president/CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics. It was just that simple. He s talking about Norah Jones , whose sophomore album, Feels Like Home on Blue Note Records,...
More »Reuters - Dec 21, 2003
All hail the vocalists! Four song stylists are among the victors in this year s jazz chart recaps, on the strength of albums first released in 2002. The No. 1 album on the Top Jazz Albums recap is A...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2003
The jazz evolution continued in 2003 with several talents expanding the scope of the music by embarking upon personal paths of exploration. These acts -- power trio Bad Plus, saxophonist Greg Osby,...
More »AP - Dec 4, 2003
Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles: 1. Record of the Year: Crazy in Love, Beyonce featuring Jay-Z...
More »AP - Oct 24, 2003
The debut of the Walt Disney Concert Hall began with a solo voice singing The Star Spangled Banner and ended with silver confetti, cut in the outline of the Frank Gehry landmark, falling on a cheering...
More »USRN - Apr 3, 2003
(4/3/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Nominations for the sixth annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards have been unveiled. Among the 40 categories are nominations for previous Grammy winners Norah Jones, Dianne...
More »USRN - Mar 24, 2003
(3/24/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Contemporary and classic female jazz vocalists performing timeless tunes is the focus of Lady Sings The Blues, a new two-CD collection that bows Tuesday (March 25). The collection...
More »USRN - Feb 27, 2002
(2/28/02, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Sade, and Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather were among the jazz, pop, and instrumental winners at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. Miller...
More »USRN - Dec 21, 2001
(12/21/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves has been tapped to perform at the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event will pair...
More »USRN - Jan 5, 2001
(1/5/01, 1 p.m. ET) - Acclaimed vocalist Dianne Reeves loves to spread her musical magic in live venues. As reported in LAUNCH, Reeves embarks on a tour January 13. Her live performances are so compelling...
More »USRN - Dec 1, 2000
(12/1/00, 12 p.m. ET) - Acclaimed vocalist Dianne Reeves will embark on a tour in the new year after putting the finishing touches on her new record, an all-live album tribute to Sarah Vaughan. Titled...
More »USRN - May 22, 2000
(5/22/00, 4 p.m. ET) - Singer Dianne Reeves canceled her June 3 performance at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, over the continuing controversy regarding the flying of the Confederate...
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