Brad Mehldau, John Scofield, Tony Allen og mange flere er blandt hovednavnene

What do The Wutang Clan, John Scofield, The Fugees, Lee Scratch Perry and Talib Kweli all have in common?  Well, aside from making genre defining music in their own regards, these musical icons have each collaborated with the Brooklyn based electronic music duo Break Science.  Whether they’ve performed on stage or worked together in the diverse realms [...]

Featuring performances from a rootsy grab bag of artists that includes The Civil Wars, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Emmylou Harris, the North Mississippi Allstars, John Scofield and Buddy Miller, Mercyland is a sweetly plaintive balm for anyone who’s been rubbed raw or beaten down by the holier-than-thou.

Yesterday, Hydra Head Records teased everyone about a new album from Old Man Gloom, featuring Aaron Turner (Isis), Nate Newton (Converge, Doomriders), Caleb Scofield (Cave In), and Santos Montano (Zozobra). Earlier today, though, Turner (who also owns Hydra Head) confirmed that the sludge supergroup will indeed release a new album. Titled NO, Old Man Gloom [...]

The lineup and locations for Jam Cruise 11 have been announced. This year the annual cruise will make stops in Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Coco Cay, Bahamas and the top of the bill will feature moe., Medeski, Martin, Scofield & Wood, funky METERS, Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and many more amazing acts [...]

For the 11th installment of the floating music festival known as  Jam Cruise , event organizers Cloud 9 Adventures have put together a power-packed lineup that mixes scene favorites with up-and-coming jam acts. This year’s lineup features plenty of Jam Cruise veterans as well as a number of bands that have never set sail aboard Jam Cruise in the past. Set to depart Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on January 7 and return on January 12 aboard the MSC Poesia, Jam Cruise 11 will visit Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos and Coco Cay, a Private Island in the Bahamas, along the ...

Copenhagen Jazz Festival har tilføjet en samling interessante navne til årets festival som blandt andre tæller guitaristen John Scofield

moe., Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, funky METERS, Galactic and more will perform on Jam Cruise 11. The annual destination festival will set sail aboard the MSC Poesia from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on January 7 and will return on January 12. Along the way, Jam Cruise will make stops in Grand Turk, Turks...

New York’s Central Park SummerStage will kick off this summer’s festivities with its annual fundraising benefit dinner and concert. This year’s SummerStage Gala is slated for Tuesday, June 5 and will focus on the music of Jimi Hendrix. Soulive will serve as the ev...

As you may recall , the Warren Haynes Band was tapped by New Orleans Jazz Fest organizers to replace Levon Helm at the Fairgrounds on May 5. Today, Haynes’ Twitter account revealed that the WHB will be joined by New Orleans legend Dr. John for “a few songs” on the 5th. Haynes has performed with Dr. John at the closing show of the Allman Brothers Band’s 2011 Beacon Run and both men backed John Scofield on the guitarist’s That’s What I Say Ray Charles tribute album. The Warren Haynes Band is scheduled to play the Blues Tent on ...

Lovano, Scofield, Mehldau, others to perform at NYC event

Building a brand is important because its what separates you from the rest of the musicians out there. People dont want to just hear any guitarist, we want to hear a specific musician, such as Eric Clapton, Santana, Joe Satriani, John Scofield. The ultimate brand building goal for musicians is to have people hear you playing in their head when they hear your name. You can do this, even if youre not world famous, by describing your sound in context. Start by asking yourself the following questions: What genre of music do you play? What other bands do you sound ...

Boundary-blurring, Mercury Prize-nominated pianist Gwilym Simcock will be appearing at one of east London’s newest venues, the Village Underground on 25 April, playing a set of recently written compositions for the City of London Sinfonia who also appear, led by conductor Clark Rundell. The concert marks the grand finale of the orchestra’s informal three concert ‘CLoSer’ series, the ethos of which has been involved with developing the intimacy between performer and audience. Simcock’s compositions for this collaboration will be showcased alongside Milhaud’ s jazz-influenced orchestral work, Création du Monde , a story of creation based on African folk ...

Last November at Bear Creek , videographer Randy Bayers shot many hours of fantastic footage that he’s been rolling out over the past few months through his Funk It blog . For a taste of just how good these vids are, and of what bands you can expect to see in his clips, check out this teaser video… Funk It’s Bear Creek Music Festival 2011 Teaser Video Randy’s most recent post focuses on Medeski Martin & Wood as well as Medeski, Martin, Scofield and Wood. In this clip of MMSW, the quartet performs A Go Go,  Down The Tubes (aka ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center: Playing Our Parts 4th Annual Benefit Concert For The JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA April 24, 2012 - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - 7:30pm WHO/WHAT: Joe Lovano and John Scofield team up with Jazz at Lincoln Center to bring together incredible performers in the fourth ...