Friday, June 03, 2005

JAZZ CHILL NEWS


Breeze On By by Donny Osmond has charted! As of June 2, 2005, the song is #25 on the Smooth Jazz charts. As we reported before, Donny Osmond is currently on an extensive North American tour, to be followed by a U.K. tour thereafter. Congratulations go out to Donny Osmond on this fantastic achievement!

The world famous Apollo Theatre in New York hosts performances by the Neville Brothers on Friday, June 10, and Chaka Khan on Saturday, June 18th.

Roy Ayers will perform on July 21 at Herbert Von King Park in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn in New York (at Greene Street & Marcy Avenue). Platinum Pied Pipers will also perform. Their latest is Triple P on Ubiquity Records.

Giant Step Records will hold a celebration in honor of their 15th anniversary by holding a concert at the Central Park Summerstage in New York City. The Giant Step 15th Anniversary Show will feature Femi Kuti, the Brazilian Girls and special guests on July 17.

Some new CD’s of note…Senor 007 by Ray Barretto, is a classic re-release from 1965 where Ray Barretto takes on the James Bond soundtrack themes. The songs have been rearranged Latin style – this one is highly recommended! Hip Jazz music is the theme on the CD I Spy by Earle Hagen. This CD features jazzy big-band music from the classic 60’s spy drama I Spy , starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.

Blue Note Records is set to release the latest from Terence Blanchard, entitled Flow on June 7. This is his second release on Blue Note.

If you are looking for some cutting edge Jamaican dub music, check out Trojan: Dub Massive Chapter One and Trojan: Dub Massive Chapter Two. It's from avant-garde musician and producer Bill Laswell, known for his previous 'reconstructions' projects with Santana, among others.

Jamiroquai, Johnny Hallyday, Joss Stone, Laura Pausini, Sting, Yannick Noah and Youssou N'Dour are among those signed to appear at the upcoming Live Aid II concerts on July 8. The five cities hosting the event are Berlin, London, Paris, Philadelphia and Rome.

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