Singer/songwriter Adedeji unites African music with jazz on new album
The smorgasbord of music styles cooked by singer/songwriter Adedeji is probably best exemplified by "Odun Ayabo," the fifth track on his latest album Ajo.
Opening up with sparkling piano, the song gradually adds layers of acoustic guitars and a shuffling beat, weaving across the boundaries of ...
(Published: May 17, 2012) [read more]
WBGO-FM Jazz 88.3 Sweeps Radio Category at NYABJ Awards
WBGO-FM Jazz 88.3 Sweeps Radio Category
at NY Association of Black Journalists Awards
NEWARK, NJ, May 17 - Jazz station WBGO-FM/Jazz 88.3 swept the Radio Category with First Place honors in General News, Public Affairs and Arts & Entertainment at the 2012 New York Association of Black ...
(Published: May 17, 2012) [read more]
This Saturday, May 19 - BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN Season Finale! w/Dave Liebman & Scott Colley!
CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The Season Finale
of BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN
@ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Tkts are now ONLY $10 ...
(Published: May 17, 2012) [read more]
Chicago Vocalist Rebecca Sullivan Debuts with "This Way, This Time," June 12
Rebecca Sullivan came into her own as a jazz vocalist in Chicago, where she's been based since 2006 and where she's frequently gigged with guitarist Mike Allemana. Their compelling musical chemistry is the main event on Sullivan's forthcoming debut recording, This Way, This Time, a duo ...
(Published: May 16, 2012) [read more]
Grammy Award-Winning Composer Terence Blanchard and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Michael Cristofer to Premiere New Opera at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning Composer Terence Blanchard and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Michael Cristofer to Premiere New Opera at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
"Champion," a co-commission with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Jazz St. Louis, will receive world premiere June 15 - 30, ...
(Published: May 16, 2012) [read more]
RAVI COLTRANE ANNOUNCES U.S. & EUROPEAN TOUR PLANS;
REVEALS COVER ARTWORK FOR HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT
SPIRIT FICTION DUE OUT JUNE 19
Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane is set to release Spirit Fiction, his debut recording for Blue Note Records, on June 19. The album was produced by his label mate and fellow saxophonist Joe Lovano and features two different band lineups, each with a unique expressive urgency. Several tracks ...
(Published: May 16, 2012) [read more]
Vocalist Jonathan Karrant showcases classy, tasteful covers on new CD
Josh Nelson's radiant piano and Mark Shapiro's crisply played guitar on "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" summarize the classy arrangements and tasteful production that characterize vocalist Jonathan Karrant's latest album, On and On.
A cover of the James Taylor classic, ...
(Published: May 15, 2012) [read more]
Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado to premiére Jazz Miniatures for Double Quartet, A Residency Commission from The Jazz Gallery
Bassist/Composer Alexis Cuadrado to premiére
Jazz Miniatures for Double Quartet
A Residency Commission from The Jazz Gallery
Performances at the Jazz Gallery
Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd, 2012
Located at 290 Hudson Street, NYC, Tel 212 242 1063, www.jazzgallery.org ...
(Published: May 15, 2012) [read more]
BJURECORDS To Release BOOM-BAP!TISM From Guitarist/Composer ISAAC DARCHE
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS
To Release BOOM-BAP!TISM
The Sophomore Recording From
Guitarist/Composer ISAAC DARCHE
Available May 15 at www.BJURecords.com and www.IsaacDarche.com
BOOM-BAP!TISM features:
Isaac Darch (guitar, compositions)
Sean Wayland (Hammond B3, ...
(Published: May 15, 2012) [read more]
Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Newport Jazz Festival® Advisory Committee
George Wein and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™
Announce Formation of Newport Jazz Festival® Advisory Committee
NEW YORK, NY, May 14, 2012 - To enhance dialogue and share knowledge about the ever-evolving art form of jazz, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ today ...
(Published: May 14, 2012) [read more]
This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe, Dresser, Stillman, Davis, Perry and more!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Cornelia Street Café is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and ...
(Published: May 14, 2012) [read more]
Boss Brass Reunion, Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Band headline Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
For the first time since legendary Canadian bandleader Rob McConnell passed away, the internationally-acclaimed BOSS BRASS will reunite at the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival on Sunday Aug. 19.
Louis Hayes` Cannonball Legacy Band will also light up the main stage at Picton, Ontario`s Regent ...
(Published: May 13, 2012) [read more]
Recorded live at Maybeck Recital Hall, AN EVENING WITH CALVIN KEYS is re-issued on Lifeforce Jazz on May 15th, 2012!!
Available at http://www.lifeforcejazz.com/product/calvin-keys-an-evening-with-calvin-keys
Promotional contact: Craig Neely-Pro Marketing Entertainment-415-240-3679
For a recent review click on the llink ...
(Published: May 13, 2012) [read more]
Violinist Marissa Licata and saxophonist Charles Licata collaborate on haunting new CD
Her violin, swirling with an aching, haunting beauty, unveils the cries of the soul. His saxophone, deeply soulful and beaming with life, captures the pulsating beat of the heart.
On Water Level, the father and daughter team of violinist Marissa Licata and Charles Licata mesmerizes listeners ...
(Published: May 13, 2012) [read more]
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND TO PERFORM IN
ANNUAL SECOND LINE PARADE TO WELCOME SPRING
New York, NY, May 11, 2012 - Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live in the Annual Second Line Parade to Welcome Spring on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The parade will assemble at 35th St., just East of 10th Ave., where Jambalaya Brass Band will lead volunteers (with ...
(Published: May 11, 2012) [read more]
New TRX Cymbal Mallets Feature Hand-Wound Heads And Hickory Handles.
TRX Cymbals' deluxe, new Cymbal Mallets are custom-crafted from top-quality components to provide superior sound and performance in a wide variety of drumming situations. The two-color, soft yarn heads are individually hand-wound by drummer/educator and mallet specialist Adam Argullin and ...
(Published: May 11, 2012) [read more]
D'Arcus Curry, Angieszka Matusczak and Karmi Santiago
Announced As Winners Of Hit Like A Girl 2012 - A Contest for Female Drummers.
The sponsors and supporters of "Hit Like A Girl 2012"-along with a panel of celebrity drummer judges that includes the legendary Sheila E, Jess Bowen (The Summer Set), Susie Ibarra (Mundo Niños), Dawn Richardson (4 Non-Blondes), Kimberly Thompson (independent) and Hannah Ford (Bellevue Suite)-are ...
(Published: May 11, 2012) [read more]
Scot Albertson Trio - Thurs. May 17th - 9:00p. - Tomi Jazz - Featuring Freddie Bryant & Sean Conly
Scot (Vocalist) & Trio return to Tomi Jazz in NYC - 239 East 53rd St. (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.) - 10022 - www.tomijazz.com - Tel. # 646.497.1254. 2 Sets - 9:00p. thru 11:30p. This night, Scot features Freddie Bryant (Guitar - www.freddiebryant.com - Jazz Corner Member) & Sean Conly (Bass). They ...
(Published: May 10, 2012) [read more]
Remembering Tina Brooks
VTY Jazz Productions..
"Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth".. Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Sunday May 20th 2012
From 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Remembering Tina Brooks
*Featuring*
Willie Williams: Tenor Saxophone
Josh Evans: Trumpet
Winard ...
(Published: May 10, 2012) [read more]
Avi Granite's Verse, CD Release Of "Snow Umbrellas" Featuring
Avi Granite,
Ralph Alessi,
Jerry DeVore,
Owen Howard; Record Release Show On MAY 17
A NEW VOICE IN JAZZ
AVI GRANITE PRESENTS HIS LATEST RELEASE AS A LEADER
SNOW UMBRELLAS
BY
AVI GRANITEʼS VERSE
featuring
Avi Granite
Ralph Alessi
Jerry DeVore
Owen Howard
AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES AND CD BABY
RECORD RELEASE SHOW
MAY 17, 2012; 8 PM at 5C, New York ...
(Published: May 10, 2012) [read more]
June 6 -- Jazz House Kids presents 5th Annual Inside the Jazz Note - Christian McBride's 40th Birthday Celebration!
Concert and conversation hosted by GRAMMY-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride and Inside Straight with special guest, the great jazz vocalist, Dianne Reeves.
A night not to be missed featuring today's jazz giants! Dianne Reeves is the world's pre-eminent jazz vocalist and "the ...
(Published: May 10, 2012) [read more]
Jazz Greats & Friends Celebrate The Life of Phoebe Jacobs
Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs
May 24, 2012 - 1 p.m.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th St., NYC
The family of Phoebe Jacobs, The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, and Jazz at Lincoln Center invite you to the Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs, in memoriam June 21, 1918 - April 9, 2012). The ...
(Published: May 09, 2012) [read more]
Independent jazz band Groove55 smashes onto Billboard charts
David, meet Goliath.
The Canadian band Groove55 was able to overcome a hurdle that numerous independent jazz acts cannot even imagine. Despite the geographical distance and absence of major-label support, Groove55 smashed into the smooth jazz charts in Billboard with their new album, À la ...
(Published: May 09, 2012) [read more]
Legendary Colombian Salsa Band GRUPO NICHE @ Lehman Center, 5/19
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its superb 31st season with the legendary Salsa group from Colombia, GRUPO NICHE, who performs at Lehman Center as part of its 30th Anniversary Tour. Led by songwriter JAIRO VARELA, the band continues to tour the world, bringing their hot sound and ...
(Published: May 09, 2012) [read more]
Jerry Costanzo & His Trio - Jazz at The Kitano - May 31st
Jerry Costanzo & His Trio - Jazz at The Kitano - May 31st, 2 Sets 8:00 & 10PM- 66 Park Avenue, (at East 38th St) - New York NY 10016 - FEATURING: My Trio and I - Steve Ash: Piano, Jennifer Vincent: Bass, Jimmy Madison: Drums - After a 7 month run at Feinstein's at The Lowes Regency, I'm ...
(Published: May 09, 2012) [read more]
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