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Jazz In North Park 8/4
Jazz In North Park extends its inaugural season August 4, with pianist Bill Cunliffe. His group, Imaginacíon, will feature vocalist Coral MacFarland Thuet. See ticket information at the Birch North Park Theatre website.
Matt Slocum Jazz Live 8/10
Drummer Matt Slocum headlines our next Jazz Live on Tuesday, August 10 bringing with him Bill Cunliffe piano and Darek Oles bass. Is Bill Milkowski of Jazz Times going too far when he calls Slocum "An inveterate swinger with a brisk, highly interactive touch...?" We'll have to be cool until then. Jazz 88.3 Members can reserve tickets at 619-388-3037.
The Return Of Our Jazz Festival
And we're back. The Jazz 88.3 Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival is ON for September 11, 2010. The festival presentation has been revamped to include more of the cool vibe that only OB can offer. Bonerama, Maceo Parker, and Marcia Ball are among the 26 bands. 21+ venues, under 12 are free, tickets here.
Donating Strategically
Remember that donating your used car, truck, boat, or RV may be tax deductible. Plus, your used vehicle donation benefits Public Jazz Radio. Call 1-888-JAZZ-CAR and find out how you can help Your Favorite Jazz Station.
William Hooker: Earth's Orbit
William Hooker Earth’s Orbit No Business Records 2010 If East Coast is hot and West Coast cool in classic jazz parlance, then composer and drummer William Hooker subverts that tenet with East hot, West hotter in this limited edition, double vinyl set featuring separate bands captured live on each coast. Hooker has a fascination for incorporating other art forms into his performance, be it his own poetry or films, often transcending his free jazz roots to encompass rock and noise sensibilities in the process. But on these sides he focuses firmly on the core business, albeit with some nods to noise, for one of his strongest releases in recent years...
Los Cenzontles at Americas Society, July 21 2010
Los Cenzontles Americas Society New York, NY Wednesday, July 21, 2010 The California-based 8-piece ensemble came to the crowded Upper East Side room with a selection of contemporary-inflected traditional Mexican music, kicking off with "Hermosissimo Lucero," an a capella number in two voices. That was followed by an original number entitles "Soy Mexico Americano," an up-tempo ranchera led by musical director Eugene Rodriguez on twelve-string guitar. The lyrics speak of the ups, downs and pride of being part of two distinctively different cultural realities...
