Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room Tuesday, March 20th at 7:00 PM

Jazz legend Annie Ross continues her run of Tuesday's at the
Metropolitan Room
At Gotham
New York's newest and best music room
34 West 22nd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York City
Reservations (212)206-0440
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/



March 20th @ 7:00 PM
Continuing Every Tuesday in March and April

Tardo Hammer – Piano

• Neal Miner – Bass

• Jimmy Wormworth – Drums

• Warren Vaché - Trumpet (when in town)
  

Read the Recent features about Annie Ross

The Voice of Experience, but a Frisky Approach By STEPHEN HOLDEN
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/arts/music/16ross.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

by Zan Stewart in the Newark Star Ledger

At 73, Annie Ross is still going strong
http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1170309407216780.xml&coll=1

And Will Friedwald
Life Is a Song for Annie Ross
http://www.nysun.com/article/49397


www.annieross.net


For Interviews, Photos and CDs Contact:
Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jazzpromo@earthlink.net

The Very Best of the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

 

Track Listings

1. Lover

2. My Funny Valentine

3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was

4. It Never Entered My Mind

5. Ten Cents A Dance

6. Lady Is A Tramp

7. Manhattan

8. Little Girl Blue

9. I Could Write A Book

10. Where Or When

11. This Can't Be Love

12. Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered

forgot these

Ella recording Rhythm is My Business

 
 
 
 

Back covers of the original 5LP of the Gershwin Songbook

 
 
 
 

Ella and Nelson Riddle recording the Gershwin Songbook

 

Ella, recording "Rhythm is My Business"

 
 
 

Lafayette Harris Upcoming Appearance with Ernestine Anderson at Dizzy's Wed-Sun, Mar 28-Apr 1

 

Pianist Lafayette Harris is pleased to announce his appearance with vocal legend Ernestine Anderson
Wed-Sun, Mar 28-Apr 1

"Sing Into Spring Festival"
Ernestine Anderson & Houston Person
 
Featuring Ernestine Anderson, vocals; Houston Person, tenor saxophone;
Lafayette Harris, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.
at
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street
5th Floor
Reservations
Call: 212 258-9595
http://www.jalc.org/

Lafayette is featured on Ernestine  CD LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES on High Note.

Lafayette Harris Can Also Be Heard On His Latest CD


In The Middle Of The Night
AR 008
Street date May 1, 2007

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT is Lafayette's first funk and Contemporary jazz disc.
 
A Baltimore native, LAFAYETTE HARRIS, JR. has performed with reedmen Donald Harrison, Chico Freeman, Hamiet Bluiett, vocalists Ernestine Anderson, Anita O'day, drummers Cindy Blackman and the master Max Roach.
 
The period with the legendary drummer prompted him to describe Harris as "a phenomenal new voice on the music scene."
 
The publicity for this will be handled by: Jim Eigo
Jazz Promo Services
269 S Route 94 Warwick, NY 10990
T: 845-986-1677 / F: 845-986-1699
E-Mail: jazzpromo@earthlink.net
Web Site: www.jazzpromoservices.com/
 
Neal Sapper will do the radio promotion

New World 'N Jazz Marketing, Promotion and Consulting
ph: 415 453-1558
fx: 415 453-1727
e-mail: newworldjz@aol.com
web: www.newworldnjazz.com

Artist Website: http://lafayetteharrisjr.com/
& http://myspace.com/lafayetteharrisjr For press photos (including CD cover scan) and Lafayette Harris bio:
http://lafayetteharrisjr.com/press
Distribution will be done by North Country. Cadence Building,
Redwood, New York, 13679. USA: Ph: 315-287-2852 // Fax: 315-287-2860

     

jazz scoops

Last weekend, Dave Brubeck recorded a new solo piano album, which will probably be entitled "songs out of our time". Despite of suffering during the recording session from a sprained ankle, Brubeck considers the album 'his best solo recording so far.'

On March 9, Hank Jones has cancelled his March 10 performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts "due to illness".
Let's hope he'll soon be appearing in public again.

Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room Tuesday, March 6th at 7:00 PM

Jazz legend Annie Ross continues her run of Tuesday's at the
Metropolitan Room
At Gotham
New York's newest and best music room
34 West 22nd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York City
Reservations (212)206-0440
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/



Dates and times:

March 6 @ 7:00 PM
Continuing Every Tuesday in March and April

Tardo Hammer – Piano

• Neal Miner – Bass

• Jimmy Wormworth – Drums

• Warren Vaché - Trumpet (when in town)
  

Read the Recent features about Annie Ross
by Zan Stewart in the Newark Star Ledger

At 73, Annie Ross is still going strong
http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1170309407216780.xml&coll=1

And Will Friedwald
Life Is a Song for Annie Ross
http://www.nysun.com/article/49397

www.annieross.net


For Interviews, Photos and CDs Contact:
Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jazzpromo@earthlink.net

Claire has Ella sewn up in style

By John Watson

Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald,

Symphony Hall

The magic of legendary jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald was recreated by one
of Britain's most accomplished singers, Claire Martin, with
spectacular orchestral accompaniment from the City of Birmigham
Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) under conductor John Wilson.

Claire was in magnificent voice for such Ella classics as Manhattan,
The Lady Is A Tramp and Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye.

Highlights included a strongly swinging Cheek To Cheek, a sublime
ballad version of But Not For Me, and an emotionally charged How
About Me?

At times Claire seemed to lack confidence with the lyrics, glancing
anxiously at her music stand, but this was a huge amount of
repertoire to learn for a one-off performance.

Orchestral soloists deserve special credit, particularly alto
saxophonist Howard McGill for soulful work on This Time The Dream's
On Me, and trombonist Andrew Wood on Too Late Now. Guitarist Martin
Kershaw, a studio session veteran who once worked with Ella, swung
with ease.

Conductor Wilson writes superb transcriptions of Nelson Riddle's
arrangements. Few conductors can get such large orchestral forces to
swing, but Wilson succeeds admirably.