All About Jazz — Mike LeDonne stops at Tulas Jazz Club on his way up to Vancouver later this month. The New York-based organist will be joined by Portland guitarist Dan Balmer and Matt Jorgensen on drums. LeDonne has been a long-time regular on the jazz scene and h... more info

All About Jazz — I was doing some reading the other night and came across an  essay by Ross Russell in the September 1960 issue of The Jazz Review. Russell, who had been owner of Dial Records, was reviewing a reissue of the Carnegie Hall concert of September 29... more info

All About Jazz — Perez, who recently signed with Mack Avenue Records in 2009 and is expected to release his label debut in August, has brought together this diverse and global group of musicians to celebrate the music and bountiful inspiration of his mentor, Dizzy Gi... more info

All About Jazz — On a June weekend in 1979 in Los Angeles, Playboy presented a spectacular "one-shot" jazz festival at the venerable Hollywood Bowl. The artist line-up seemed like a "Who's Who" of the jazz world's greats: Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Lio... more info

All About Jazz — Anyone who thinks Cuban-born trumpet great Arturo Sandoval's dramatic life story is worthy of being made into a movie is absolutely correct -- and a decade too late. "There is a movie about me that HBO made in 2000. Andy Garcia played me, and Charle... more info

Guardian Music — These keyboard funkateers can't quite decide whether they're a musical-comedy troupe or a serious pop-funk propositionHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Lucas Guerin (vocals, bass), Eric Saez (guitar), Andrea Choe (keyboards), Zach Schrock (drums).The... more info

Guardian Music — The charismatic prince of cool jazz developed an elegant and intertwining sound after being forced to perform without a pianoWhen Bruce Weber released Let's Get Lost in 1988, his documentary on the trumpeter Chet Baker, it joined the likes of Bertran... more info

All About Jazz — DVORAK AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION (DAHA) Presents: An Evening of Jazz with George Mraz and Friends at The Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street, NYC Friday, February 26th at 7:30 PM World-renowned jazz bassist George Mraz was presented The ... more info

All About Jazz — Had Charlie Christian not died of tuberculosis at age 25 in 1942, he certainly would have been the first guitarist to record bebop. His single-string attack on Up on Teddy's Hill with Dizzy Gillespie, captured live at Minton's in 1941, was clearly ah... more info

All About Jazz — In celebration of February's Black History Month, Nordstrom will offer customers a new compilation CD entitled Big Swing: African-American Legends of the Big Band Era. The Nordstrom-exclusive CD will feature handpicked jazz songs recorded by iconic "... more info