THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER CHRIS BOTTI TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY 3-WEEK RESIDENCY AT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB, DECEMBER 15, 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2015

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1. CHRIS BOTTI TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY 3-WEEK RESIDENCY AT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB, DECEMBER 15, 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2015
2. MARCEL CAMARGO - THE BRAZIL YOU NEVER HEARD - FEATURING GRETCHEN PARLATO
3. Trumpeter, Composer & Arranger Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra Release "When The World Was One”
4. New Releases: Frankie Valli - Selected Solo Works; Real Side Records Presents Soul On The Real Side #2; Michel Legrand - The Thomas Crown Affair
5. New Releases: Javon Jackson - Expression; Louis Hayes - Return Of The Jazz Communicators; Vincent Herring - The Uptown Shuffle

CHRIS BOTTI TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY 3-WEEK RESIDENCY AT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB, DECEMBER 15, 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2015 Posted: 15 Jul 2014 01:19 PM PDT Blue Note Jazz Club, one of the world's most iconic jazz and blues venues based in Greenwich Village, is proud to announce world renowned trumpeter Chris Botti's milestone 10th Annual Holiday Residency. The three-week engagement at the club will run Monday, December 15, 2014 through Sunday, January 4, 2015, with two shows each evening (including Christmas Eve and New Years Eve performances). Botti, described by The Wall Street Journal as "a December institution in the Big Apple," has called the Blue Note his home every December since 2005. Over the years the residency has featured special impromptu musical guests, such as Sting and John Mayer (2011). Celebrities from all walks of the entertainment business have attended Botti's Blue Note performances, ranging from Mary J Blige to Paul Haggis.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER

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1. JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER
2. COMPOSER/BASSIST ALEXIS CUADRADO PRESENTS POETICA AT SEEDS BROOKLYN
3. NEW RELEASES: NICOLA CONTE - FREE SOULS; SHEILA E - ICON; THE OMAR HAKIM EXPERIENCE - WE ARE ONE
4. VINCENT HERRING - THE UPTOWN SHUFFLE FEAT. CYRUS CHESTNUT / BRANDI DISTERHEFT / JOE FARNSWORTH
5. BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2014: OVER 150 PERFORMANCE AT MORE THAN 15 VENUES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY
6. SARA SERPA & ANDRE MATOS - PRIMAVERA
7. HAROLD MABERN - RIGHT ON TIME FEATURING JOHN WEBBER / JOE FARNSWORTH
8. JOSE JAMES READYING NEW ALBUM "WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" SET FOR JUNE RELEASE

JAVON JACKSON - EXPRESSION FEAT. ORRIN EVANS / CORCORAN HOLT / MCCLENTY HUNTER Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:38 AM PDT In 25 years as a recording artist, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson had never made a live record as a leader...until now. With his new Smoke Sessions title Expression, the wait is finally over. To an instinctive perfectionist like Jackson, live recording presents a different set of challenges from a studio session, but he did learn first-hand from none other than Art Blakey, after all, to prepare, prepare, prepare and then leave it all on the stage. In fact, Jackson opens the record with Wayne Shorter's "One by One" which famously appeared 50 years ago on one of Blakey's many live recordings, Ugetsu. The results have a natural energy and relaxed quality that are difficult to capture in the studio. This record documents some of Jackson's personal favorites and he credits the live atmosphere for delivering what he feels are his definitive versions. He includes modern classics like Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing," Donnie Hathaway and Roberta Flack's hit "Where is the Love," and the timeless "When I Fall in Love," that are trademark Javon-accessible but enlightening. The quartet, called the Javon Jackson Band, features bassist Corcoran Holt, drummer McClenty Hunter and, for the first time, Orrin Evans. One of the busiest pianists in Philadelphia or in New York, Evans fit in with the group instantly and Jackson valued the fresh approach and playing that he brought to the music. A striking example of their rapport is the groove they strike on George Cable's '70s classic "Think on Me." It's a certifiable hit but there is simply a lot of great music on Expression. With a record this good, it's a safe bet that Jackson won't wait another 25 years to make the sequel. JavonJackson.com