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Tonight, 12/24 AM Jazz on ABC’s World News Now:Antoinette Montague, Bill Easley Cool Jazz Gifts: Holiday Discount Code CBS 60 Minutes - Wynton Marsalis:January 2, 7:00PM EST Blanchard - Marsalis Spring Tour:12 Dates Across The USA Complimentary Download : Jazz Inside Magazine Jazz Nativity - 25th Anniversary:Watch The Video Jazz Inside on Twitter & Facebook:Share This Cool Jazz Gifts Holiday Discount Code No other jazz gift matches  what’s been proven to matter  most to jazz fans — the music.  Jazz Inside has a few of these  left on hand for you or to give  to a friend or relative. A lifetime  of sounds and wisdom of  influential jazz masters  and more. Visit  http://www.JazzGiftPackage.com   Complimentary Download Jazz Inside Magazine  Download Here  Sax and clarinet master   Paquito D'Rivera is   featured in the December   issue of Jazz Inside   Magazine, in an interview   conducted by Eric   Nemeyer. This 64-page   edition also features   interviews with Kurt   Rosenwinkel Hamiet   Bluiett, Giussepe Logan,   Erica VonKleist plus CD   reviews and articles to   delight your jazz   palette.   The December issue of   Jazz Inside Magazine (64   pages), available free in   print and as a   downloadable digital   edition is designed for   jazz lovers worldwide -   and features master   saxophonist and   clarinetist Paquito   D'Rivera discussing his   new book of photos and   travel stories, Portraits   and Landscapes, his new   recordings including Pan   Americana Suite, his   associations with Lionel   Hampton, Cachao, Dizzy   Gillespie, and how Diz   found him in Cuba and   much more. This issue   also features an   interview with guitarist   Kurt Rosenwinkel by Gary   Heimbauer.   Rosenwinkel comments:   “It’s like Picasso said,   you don’t need to try to   find your own voice, just   try to draw a perfect   circle, and then the   inevitable imperfections   that occur, define your   voice. So, I’m never   thinking about music in   terms of my own voice,   I’m thinking about music   in terms of the way I   would like to hear it in   an ideal state and I have   to try to make that music   almost despite my own   voice."   This issue also feature   interviews with a diverse   group of saxophonists   including Erica   VonKleist, Hamiet Bluiett   and Gisseppe Logan, the   latter two by Ken Weiss.   The re-emergence of   Philadelphia saxophonist   / clarinetist Giuseppe   Logan prompted a buzz.   Ken Weiss talks with   Logan, who comments about   his early days as a   performer, and   assimilating his open   style with his education   and immense knowledge of   the music:   "I was so anxious to   learn how to play music   good that I just forgot   everything else that was   important. I was dying   because I was trying to   learn how to play music   real good.”   There is also a feature   on pianist Rick   DellaRatta's Jazz For   Peace "Promoting Jazz &   Philanthropy" which   delves into the more than   800 performances the   organization has staged   and the fundraising they   have done for over 700   organizations in their   eight year history.   The CD Spotlight section   highlights releases by   John Allred, Tyler   Blanton, KJ Denhert, Joe   Diorio-Joe Giglio, Steve   Elmer, Andy Farber, Steve   Gadd, Mac Gollehon, Rob   Lanter, Leslie Pintchik,   Simona Premazzi, Nelson   Riveros, Michael-Louis   Smith, Lew Soloff, Rolf   Sturm, Cassandra Wilson   and Matt Wilson.   Joe Lang reviews two   books: The Life of Kenny   Davern, and Where The   Dark and Light Folks Meet   - Race and the Mythology,   Politics, and Business of   Jazz by trumpeter Randy   Sandke.   This month’s installment   of Ira Gitler’s Apple   Chorus focuses on David   Amram - the multi-   instrumentalist, composer   and all around talent and   his 80th Birthday concert   in November. Ira also   offers some suggestions   about some quality, under   publicized CDs.   Comprehensive monthly   calendar and event   listings for the number   one jazz market in the   world - New York - span   16 pages.   Download here:   http://   jazzinsidemagazine.com/   publications/guide/   December-2010   Jazz Inside Magazine is   published monthly and is   also available in print,   free at 200 locations   around the New York metro   area, and by paid   subscription for jazz   fans.   If you'd like Jazz Inside   Magazine delivered to   your door, along with   periodic bonus CDs   featuring tracks by   leading and emerging   artists, Go Here To   SUBSCRIBE   For information about   advertising contact Eric   Nemeyer,   advertising@jazzinsidemag   azine.com,            215-887-8880            Jazz on ABC’s World News Now Antoinette Montague, Bill Easley Up late after shopping and or celebrating tonight? Maybe knowing that jazz fans are night owls, ABC’s World News Nowhas a jazz segment scheduled in the wee hours of the morning, December 24, 2010 – Early Friday Morning, 2:30 AM – 4:30 AM. View Antoinette Montague with Bill Easley on Clarinet and Sax, Jay Hoggard on Vibes and Lee Hudson on Bass.  Humble as always, Antoinette commented on the taping: “Grateful that I was able to do so.” The segment features:“Wonderful warm tones and vibrations, and a new swinging, holiday blues entitled, Let the Joy Bells Ring. Simple little tune to sing and swing through one of the toughest holiday seasons for a whole lot of people. We just wanted to play for the people and give the gift of music for as many people as possible.”   Morley Safer Covers JALC CBS 60 Minutes - Wynton Marsalis January 2, 7:00PM EST   60 Minutes Correspondent Morley Safer Traveled With Wynton Marsalis and The World Renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra For Their First Trip To Havana and To The Barbican Centre in London To Cover Performances and Education Residencies. Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be featured on CBS News 60 Minutes, scheduled to air on Sunday, January 2 at 7:00pm ET/PST.  60 Minutes catches up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Wynton Marsalis fifteen years after the late correspondent Ed Bradley first profiled him in 1995. In exclusive interviews, Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra discuss the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center -- inspiring and growing audiences for jazz in our culture and its utilization in bringing people together around the world.  The Emmy award winning news program traveled with the world renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to its residency  at the Barbican Centre in London and a first time visit in Havana, Cuba.  Tune in on Sunday, January 2 to view the segment. After airing, the segment and additional exclusive video, photos and interviews can be viewed at jalc.org/60minutes and cbsnews.com/60minutesovertime.   The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis departs on a U.S. winter tour in support of their latest CD release Vitoria Suite.   Blanchard - Marsalis Spring Tour 12 Dates Across The USA New Orleans, Louisiana.  In what is certain to be one of the most highly anticipated jazz tours of 2011, Terence Blanchard and Branford Marsalis are set to perform a series of 12 dates across the country on a rotating double-bill featuring both of their bands.  The tour will take-in such cities as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis and Atlanta.  This unprecedented coupling of two modern-day jazz heavyweights will kick-off February 25th (see www.TerenceBlanchard.com for a complete listing of dates and venues).  Blanchard recently completed the score for Guy Moshe’s adventure thriller, “Bunraku,” starring Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hartnett and Ron Perlman, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.  “Buraku” has been hailed as a creative tour-de-force, combining the aesthetics of a futuristic samurai film and spaghetti western with a stylish blend of neo-noir expressionism.   Blanchard’s music was also recently seen in Spike Lee/HBO’s If God’s Willing And The Creek Don’t Rise, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and the sequel to the critically-acclaimed 2006 film, “When The Levees Broke.”  The film shows the current state of Blanchard’s native New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina, and follows the lives of several individuals and their families in the aftermath of one of the worst disasters to occur in U.S. history.  Blanchard won a Grammy for his 2007 CD “A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),” which included tracks from Levees.   Blanchard is currently at work on an original production for Opera St. Louis, a project that he has been commissioned to create that will premiere in 2012; an orchestral  piece that he has been commissioned to write for the Louisiana Philharmonic (“Concerto For Roger Dickerson”) that is slated to premiere February 20ll, and scoring for the upcoming George Lucas/Anthony Hemingway feature film, “Red Tails.”   Blanchard’s latest CD, “Choices,” was released by Concord Jazz in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim.  Recorded in New Orleans at the Ogden Museum Of Art -- itself a survivor of Hurricane Katrina -- “Choices” addresses the choices we all make in life – both as a society and on a personal level.  Guest artists on “Choices” include writer, speaker, educator and activist Dr. Cornel West and singer, musician and composer Bilal. West performs spoken word pieces on the album with Bilal providing vocals on several of the tracks.   Terence Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of his generation, a member of a jazz legacy that has shaped the contours of modern jazz today.  With more than 29 albums to his credit as a musician, Blanchard is a four-time Grammy Award winner and multiple nominee.  As a film composer, Blanchard has more than 50 scores to his credit and was also nominated for a Golden Globe.   As Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which he was instrumental in relocating from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Blanchard works with students in the areas of artistic development, arranging, composition and concert programming.  He also participates in master classes around the world as well as local community outreach activities in his beloved hometown of New Orleans.    Jazz Nativity - 25th Anniversary Watch The Video    Video Celebrates The Jazz Nativity 25th Anniversary as New York’s Magnet Holiday Jazz Event At B.B. King’s, Thursday Evening, December 23 at 7:30 PM Watch the video  Celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary, and what has become one of the magnet Holiday Jazz performances in New York,“Bending Towards the Light - A Jazz Nativity” explodes with Holiday cheer for the ears on December 23, 2010 at 7:30pm at B.B. King’s, 237 W. 42nd Street, New York City . The Jazz Nativity is the Christmas story told in full costume with influential jazz artists and vocalists playing the roles of the Shepherds, Kings, Angels and Mary and Joseph. Arranged by singer-songwriter Anne Phillips, the Jazz Nativity combines well-known Christmas carols with original music by Anne Phillips, Bob Kindred and Dave and Iola Brubeck. This year, the three Kings in the Jazz Nativity are played by trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Warren Vache  and tap-dancer Max Pollak. The all star band features Latin percussionist Candido, trumpeter Lew Soloff, saxophonists Jon Gordon and Bob Kindred and trombonist Art Baron. The role of Mary will be sung by Amy London, that of theArchangel by mezzo-soprano Stephanie McGuire and a boy soprano from the Newark Boys Chorus School will be the Shepherd Boy. Special guests in the finale will include famed trombonist Slide Hampton, saxophonist Frank Wess, jazz violinist Russell George and Latin Jazz pianist Arturo O’Farrill. Over the years the annual performance of the Jazz Nativity has featured a who’s who of the jazz world. Originally created at the suggestion of the late John Garcia Gensel of St. Peter's Church, the original soundtrack recording is hosted by the late CBS News journalist Charles Kuralt, with performances by Lionel Hampton, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Benny Powell, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans and many other jazz greats. It is available through  www.jazznativity.com or www.cdbaby.com. Bending Towards The Light – A Jazz Nativity  is directed by Tad and Beth Jones.  Music Director is Bob Kindred. Composer, Arranger, Conductor is Anne Phillips.  The Jazz Nativity is produced by Kindred Spirits, a not-for-profit organization. For more information on the Jazz Nativity and the 25th Anniversary performance of Bending Toward The Light on Thursday evening, December 23, 2010, at B.B. King’s, visit http://www.JazzNativity.com x x x PRESS QUOTES: “In Bethlehem in the grotto where Christ was born, a light shines into the darkness. The light is meant to serve, as light serves for so many religions and philosophies, as a symbol of truth and love and hope … hope that even in a dark season, we may begin to see the world bending towards the light.” -    Charles Kuralt, CBS “By the end of “The Jazz Nativity” you know you’ve been through something wonderful …“ ~ Dr. Billy Taylor, CBS Sunday Morning Video created by Eric Nemeyer, MusicMarketingDotCom.com      Jazz Inside Magazine  MAIL: Box 30284, Elkins Park, PA 19027  STREET: 107-A Glenside Av, Glenside, PA 19038              215-887-8880        www.jazzinsidemagazine.com  www.JazzAudioWall.com  To advertise in Jazz Inside Magazine (print and digital), website or newsletter, Call             215-887-8880       Visit & Like Jazz Inside on Facebook Follow Jazz Inside on Twitter    Jazz Inside on Twitter & Facebook Share This