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"The Artist's Choice" |
***JAZZNATION***
***The e-mail newsletter of Arkadia Jazz***
Vol. 11
In this issue:
- Three Grammy® nominations for Arkadia Jazz artists
- Benny
Golson — Live chat on twec.com!
- Billy
Taylor — Up to #4 on the Gavin radio charts
- David
Liebman — New release (with Pat Metheny, Billy Hart and Cecil McBee)
- Joanne
Brackeen — New release in March
- David Lahm
— New release in March
- Arkadia & the industry
1. Three Grammy® nominations for
Arkadia Jazz
On January 6th it was announced that three
Arkadia Jazz artists were nominated for Grammy® Awards in the Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
category (Category 42). The Nominees are:
In only its second full year of operation Arkadia
Jazz has garnered three Grammy® nominations (the most of any independent label in the
jazz category) and a second consecutive nomination for Independent Jazz Record Label of
the year by the Gavin Report. Thanks for your support and recognition.
2. Benny
Golson — Live chat on TWEC.COM!
Thursday, February 18th, at 9pm Benny Golson will be the subject of an online chat on
Transworld Entertainment’s website: http://www.twec.com. (Transworld operates almost
1000 music retail outlets under the names of Coconuts, Strawberries, Camelot and Record
Town.) To participate in the chat go directly to http://chat.twec.com. This has been a great time
for Benny Golson, as his Grammy ® nomination this year for “Body & Soul”
on Tenor Legacy is Benny’s first as a player.
Benny’s last Grammy® nomination came in the form of a Best Pop Song nomination in
1958.“”
Benny Golson Up Jumped Benny and Tenor
Legacy are available now!
3. Billy Taylor – Up to #4 on the
Gavin Radio charts
At radio, Billy Taylor has re-entered the top 10 on the Gavin Jazz Radio Charts with
his latest release and acclaimed solo album Ten Fingers, One
Voice. As of this week Ten Fingers is in
it’s second straight week on the Gavin Jazz top 10 at the #4 position.
Previously on Arkadia Jazz, the Billy Taylor Trio’s Music
Keeps Us Young sat atop the Gavin Jazz charts at #1 for 4 consecutive weeks.
Thanks to everyone who continues to support Dr. Taylor on radio.
With the release of Ten Fingers, One Voice, his first
solo album in over 50 years and another active touring schedule this winter, 1999 truly
marks the springtime of Billy Taylor. Billy
Taylor’s Jazz at The Kennedy Center continued into ’99 with the Billy
Taylor Trio performing in January and February featuring guest artists Russell Malone and
Ingrid Jensen in Washington, DC. Additionally, as a special installment of the
program, the Billy Taylor Trio was in Naples, FL, at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts
with Art Farmer as Dr. Taylor’s special guest.
As a regular contributor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Concerts and Lectures
series in New York City, Billy Taylor is presenting the use of jazz vocals as an
instrument. The two latest installments of this series include the Billy Taylor Trio
working with acclaimed vocalists Etta Jones and Kevin Mahogany.
Other recent activities for the Billy Taylor Trio include gigs in Opelika, AL, with
Freddy Cole and Sarasota, FL, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall with Joe Henderson.
Available now, Billy’s new solo album Ten Fingers, One
Voice. Also on Arkadia Jazz, Billy Taylor Trio Music
Keeps Us Young.
4. David
Liebman – New Release with Pat Metheny, Billy Hart and Cecil McBee
With David Liebman’s newest release The Elements: Water about to impact at radio and Lieb’s
first ever Grammy® nomination, things are really looking up for the master soprano
saxophonist. Rave reviews of Water have been
pouring in from all over the globe and Lieb has been setting up touring engagements all
over Europe and the U.S. with gigs in France and Germany as well as dates in NYC at the
Blue Note and the Knitting Factory. Stay tuned for a more extended Dave Liebman tour
itinerary that will take Lieb through the Midwest and west coast United States.
David Liebman Group’s New
Vista, the David Liebman Ensemble’s John
Coltrane’s Meditations and David Liebman’s The
Elements: Water with Pat Metheny, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart are all available
now!
5. Joanne Brackeen – New release in March
With the release of her long anticipated new album on Arkadia looming on the horizon,
Joanne has taken to the road and announced an ambitious tour schedule. Starting off
in late January early February by staying local to NYC, Joanne played at the Shanghai Jazz
Club in Madison, NJ, a special Jazz Highlights event in NYC followed by the East Coast
Jazz Festival in the Washington, DC/MD area. Soon after that she will be in
Minneapolis, MN, with Eddie Gomez, back to NYC for an extended weekend at the
Knickerbocker and then off to New England, upstate New York, and New Orleans. Stay
turned for more Joanne Brackeen tour dates as she will soon be announcing a month long
tour of Europe with Greg Osby to begin later on in the spring.
Joanne Brackeen Pink Elephant Magic available in
March!
6. David Lahm – New release in March
Arkadia Records is reintroducing acclaimed arranger/pianist/composer David Lahm to the
forefront of the jazz scene! For over two years Lahm has been recording, writing and
producing Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell with such renowned
guest musicians as Randy Brecker, Lew Tabackin, Thomas Chapin, Kenny Washington, Mike
LeDonne, Ron Vincent and over 15 other all-star musicians.
David Lahm and his all-star guests explore the world of jazz through the songs of Joni
Mitchell, one of this country’s greatest musical talents. Mitchell’s
affinity for jazz has been apparent throughout her career, and now pianist David Lahm pays
tribute to her in the idiom that has influenced her repertoire: jazz. This recording
represents a new kind of recognition for one of pop and folk-rock’s most endearing
song sculptors.
David Lahm’s Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell available
in March!!
7. Arkadia & the industry
Arkadia will continue to solidify and broaden its relationships with all areas of the
music industry by exhibiting at these trade shows in 1999:
- Feb. — GAVIN Radio, New Orleans (jazz radio)
- Mar. — NARM, Las Vegas (music retail)
- Apr. — BookExpo, Los Angeles (book stores)
- May. — AFIM (independent music)
Arkadia will also be participating at trade shows geared to libraries, home video, gift
shops, direct response, and the premium markets. You’ll find us where the
action is!
Remember, at www.arkadiarecords.com you can listen to every track from every
CD in the Arkadia Records catalog including the Arkadia Chansons collection, on-line!
Want to find out at what record stores you can find releases on Arkadia
Jazz? Give us your city, state and zip and we will tell you. Send us an e-mail and we’ll add you right away!
To order any of the CDs mentioned in this newsletter or for a free
Arkadia Jazz catalog please contact us at:
Arkadia Jazz
34 East 23rd Street
New York, New York 10010
1-888-ARKADIA
http://www.arkadiarecords.com
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