Noted jazz flutist Peter H. Bloom to perform with guitarist Mark Leighton in Maine, August 2014
Flutist Peter H. Bloom and guitarist Mark Leighton, acclaimed for their virtuosity and versatility, will perform up-tempo jazz standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and other legendary tunesmiths in Islesboro (August 14 at 7:30 pm), West Kennebunk (August 17 ...
(Published: August 02, 2014) [read more]
Vocalist Nicolas Bearde & Special Guest Nat Adderley Jr. to Perform at Yoshi's San Francisco, Sept. 13
Nicolas Bearde is a San Francisco Bay Area treasure. As a charter member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra ensemble as well as the innovative vocal sextet SoVoSó, he's long been internationally recognized as a versatile and fearless vocal improviser, charismatic performer, and distinctive jazz ...
(Published: August 01, 2014) [read more]
New CD, "A Place I've Never Been," by The Richard Sorce Project
The Richard Sorce Project is an all-original, nine-member Latin-Jazz group consisting of five rhythm, three horns and vocal in English, Spanish and Portuguese. It's Latin-Jazz in style and commercial in appeal. The 14-song CD is available on CDbaby.com, Amazon and other ...
(Published: August 01, 2014) [read more]
PREVIEW: THE TRIANGLE NORTH CAROLINA 2014-2015 JAZZ SEASON by Larry Reni Thomas
The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the "Triangle" area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way' The area can boast of ...
(Published: August 01, 2014) [read more]
Marc Hoffman Returns to Tega Cay
NC jazz pianist/vocalist/composer at Casual Water
August 1, 2014 (CHARLOTTE, NC) - Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform Sunday, August 3rd from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Casual Water in Tega Cay, SC as part of their summer jazz series.
Hoffman, a NC native will include ...
(Published: August 01, 2014) [read more]
PREVIEW: THE TRIANGLE NORTH CAROLINA 2014-2015 JAZZ SEASON by Larry Reni Thomas
The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the "Triangle" area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way' The area can boast of several ...
(Published: July 31, 2014) [read more]
Earl Klugh’s 5th Annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island Golf Resort Returns November 6-8, 2014 for Fifth Year
Kiawah Island, SC - Since 2004, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind musically-driven lifestyle getaways. His Weekend of Jazz is now held at two Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond properties each year; ...
(Published: July 31, 2014) [read more]
Umbria Jazz presents Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda
This duo reunites through music, good humor, virtuosity and invention. Both musicians represent the best of their countries: Hamilton de Holanda, 10 strings mandolin player from Brazil, and the italian piano star Stefano Bollani. They have each collaborated with everyone from orchestra to Chick ...
(Published: July 31, 2014) [read more]
RED MOLLY Dominates Charts with "The Red Album":
RED MOLLY Dominates Charts with "The Red Album": # 1 Top Album on Folk DJ Chart; # 1 Top Artist; # 1 Top Song for "Willow Tree"; "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" and "Clinch River Blues" tied for # 2 Top Song; "With A Memory Like Mine" # 5 Top Song; "Homeward Bound" # 6 Top Song
Press Support ...
(Published: July 31, 2014) [read more]
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Go Cheek to Cheek
Lady Gaga is a bonafide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easier than pop.
Gaga has spent two years recording an album of jazz standards with Tony Bennett called "Cheek to Cheek," to be released this fall.
"You know, it's funny, but jazz comes a little more comfortable ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO with Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock (NY)
Presented by JAZZSTOCK, this special concert is a fundraiser for Family of Woodstock
Saturday, AUGUST 16 (2014)
Sets at 8:00 and 9:30 pm
JACK DEJOHNETTE (drums & keyboard)
RAVI COLTRANE (saxophones)
MATTHEW GARRISON (electric bass & electronics)
WOODSTOCK, NY: The JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
ABBEY LINCOLN's birthday is celebrated in NYC on AUGUST 6 at La Maison d'Art with TERI ROIGER and her TRIO
ABBEY LINCOLN'S extraordinarily wonderful music & lyrics will be celebrated in New York City on what would be her 84th birthday!
Wednesday, AUGUST 6 (7:00 ‘til 9:00 pm)
TERI ROIGER (voice), JAMES WEIDMAN (piano), JOHN MENEGON (bass), STEVE WILLIAMS (drums)
This tribute concert & ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
NEW RELEASE DATE 9/23: Mayimba Music To Release Laura Dreyer's Vida. Arte. Amor. - A Brazilian Journey
AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Laura Dreyer, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, has established herself as a vital member of the New York jazz scene. Always drawn to Brazilian music, the composer, educator and multi-instrumentalist created a fusion, incorporating elements ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
Jazz Arts Group announces 2014-15 Columbus Jazz Orchestra and Inside Track season
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is pleased to announce its 2014-15 season of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) and Inside Track small-ensemble series. Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, now in its ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
Don Howatt of the APOSTLE Fractal discusses his progressive roots
Q: When did you decide to become a musician. What inspired you.
A: It's hard to say when or if there was a decision to become a musician; what inspired me is a easier question to answer. Like many children, I had piano lessons. I also had a brief stint playing the coronet in fifth grade. ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
iTunes Exclusives: 6 Classic Albums released for Newport Jazz Festival!
Legacy Recordings Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival with 6 Classic Album Exclusives
Landmark "Live at Newport" Performances from Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald and
Lionel Hampton Available for 1st Time Digitally
* * * * *
Legacy Recordings, the catalog ...
(Published: July 30, 2014) [read more]
Benjamin Lapidus - Ochosi Blues - August 1, 2014
WORLD-RENOWNED CUBAN TRES
& GUITAR VIRTUOSO
BENJAMIN LAPIDUS
NEW CD "OCHOSI BLUES"
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 1, 2014
"Lapidus uses such instruments as the six-string tres (from Cuba) and 10-string cuatro (from Puerto Rico) to perform his compositions that are rooted in the language and ...
(Published: July 29, 2014) [read more]
Line-Up Announced for 8th Annual Take Me to the River Festival
CELEBRATE THE END OF SUMMER AT THE 8TH ANNUAL TAKE ME TO THE RIVER MUSIC + ARTS FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 6 IN HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON
Hudson Valley's Premier Outdoor Summer Festival
Two Stages, 21 Bands, Big Art, Fun Kids Activities and Community
Delicious, Locally Sourced Food ...
(Published: July 29, 2014) [read more]
THE LADY WHO SHOT LEE MORGAN AUTHOR AT SANKOFA BOOKSTORE, WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/11/2014
Sankofa Video Books and Cafe, 2714 Georgia Avenue, Washington, D.C., N.W., presents a book signing, September 11, 2014, (from 6:30pm-7:30 pm ), featuring Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based writer/radio announcer, Larry Reni Thomas, who will sign copies and talk about his latest book, The ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
Clarinetist/Composer/Bandleader Darryl Harper Releases "The Need's Got To Be So Deep" On Hipnotic Records
2-CD Set Presents Original & Commissioned Compositions For Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Octet & Works By Jimmy Giuffre, Carla Bley & Yusef Lateef / Guests Include Violinist Regina Carter, Vocalist Marianne Solivan, Pianist Helen Sung & Guitarist Freddie Bryant
In an interview from 1989, during ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
New edition of the Arizona Jazz Festival is packed with soul
R&B veterans Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Charlie Wilson, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Mint Condition, Kem, Fantasia and Jaheim join smooth jazz headliners
Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Mindi Abair, Peter White, Euge Groove and more
Phoenix, ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
Smooth Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl
Smooth Summer Jazz
Sunday, August 17th at 6pm
Hollywood Bowl
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
The Bowl proudly presents our summer super-concert of the finest smooth jazz artists.
Artists:
Boney James
Eric Benét, special guest
Ohio Players
BWB - Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
Peter Cincotti Plays TPAC Oct 25
Peter Cincotti, singer-songwriter-pianist and native New Yorker, began playing piano at the age of three. By the age of 18 he was being called "one of the most promising singer-pianists of the next generation" by the New York Times. In 2003, Peter's debut album reached #1 on the Billboard jazz ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
Acclaimed jazz and rock guitarist Jake Hertzog and his band headline the famed Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC on August 17th
Acclaimed jazz and rock guitarist Jake Hertzog and his band (featuring Victor Jones and Harvie S,) headline the famed Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC on August 17th.
Guitar Player has described Hertzog as "...the blazing wunderkind," and "one of the finest young jazz guitarists on the scene". He ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
Karen Mantler New Release and NYC Concert
Business Is Bad a new album from Karen Mantler with Doug Wieselman and Kato Hideki will release on July 29th.
On July 31st Karen and her cohorts will play a release concert at SubCulture in NYC
"Business is bad" confesses Karen Mantler, and many in the music world will sympathize. Almost 20 ...
(Published: July 28, 2014) [read more]
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