New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Student Andrew Schiller
and Alumni Jeff Schneider and Christopher Zuar
Receive 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
New England Conservatory Jazz Studies student Andrew Schiller and alumni Jeff Schneider and Christopher Zuar have been selected to receive 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Schiller is a jazz bassist and composer working toward his ...
(Published: February 10, 2014) [read more]
Guitar Passions Of Sharon Isbin w/Rombero Lubambo & Stanley Jordan
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present the GUITAR PASSIONS OF SHARON ISBINin a concert of Latin, jazz and Brazilian music inspired by Sharon Isbin's popular 2011 album Guitar Passions on March 23, 2014, 2014 at 3pm. SHARON ISBIN, the pre-eminent guitarist of our time, will be ...
(Published: February 10, 2014) [read more]
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival - June 28-29
he 37th annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest-running jazz events in the world, will be held on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. This year's festival headliners include Earth, Wind & Fire, Trombone ...
(Published: February 09, 2014) [read more]
Archie Alleyne: Syncopation - Black Roots
SYNCOPATION: BLACK ROOTS
A 'LIVE MUSICAL SHOWCASE CELEBRATING THE EVOLUTION OF
THE BLACK MUSIC SCENE IN TORONTO,
and PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MUSICIANS FROM THE 50's, 60's and 70's!
Syncopation: Black Roots is a continuation in a series of concerts presented by Mr. Archie ...
(Published: February 09, 2014) [read more]
Kitamura-Laubrock-Filiano at Evolving Music Series (NYC) - Monday Feb 10, 2014
10PM, Monday, February 10 at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk St between Delancey & Rivington) with Kyoko Kitamura (voice), Ingrid Laubrock (sax), Ken Filiano (bass). Three inventive performers come together for the first time to present an evening of compositions, ...
(Published: February 09, 2014) [read more]
Live webcast with Warren Vache, Tardo Hammer and Earl Sauls
Live webcast with Warren Vache-cornet, Tardo Hammer-piano and Earl Sauls-bass - Saturday Feb 8, 8pm. Swinging jazz from the great american ...
(Published: February 08, 2014) [read more]
Pianist Mike Longo Reconvenes His Trio with Bob Cranshaw & Lewis Nash for "Step On It"
In his distinguished and sometimes surprising career, pianist Mike Longo has established himself as an invaluable sideman, most notably with Dizzy Gillespie, and as a versatile leader of groups ranging from his 17-piece New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble to his six-man eponymous Funk Band. ...
(Published: February 07, 2014) [read more]
Berklee Presents Sun Ra Cosmic Centenary, Featuring Former Arkestra Members Feb. 20
Boston, MA. February 4, 2014. The Signature Series at Berklee continues with Sun Ra Cosmic Centenary, celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of the most eclectic and electric musicians of the 20th century, Sun Ra. This concert will feature performances by former members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, ...
(Published: February 07, 2014) [read more]
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Proudly Releases RUSH
From Guitarist/Composer TOM GUARNA
To be released worldwide on February 25, 2014, Rush is Guarna's sixth album as a leader, and the first featuring his remarkable new quartet
"This is perhaps Tom's best recording to date! The level of playing and compositions are astounding"-Vic Juris
"Guarna plays superb guitar ...
(Published: February 06, 2014) [read more]
MoonJune Records to Release International Debut of Belgian Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Susan Clynes 'Life Is...' on Feb. 14, 2014
New York, NY - "Life Is..." marks the international debut of Belgian singer/pianist Susan Clynes, on New York based MoonJune Records. This release was compiled from three live concerts done at two different locations, each one with a unique band configuration.
The Archiduc, an historic Art Deco ...
(Published: February 06, 2014) [read more]
DANILO PÉREZ Creates a Cultural Passport with
Stunning Tribute to Panama on Panama 500
Coincides with 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of the
Pacific Ocean and Features Two Rhythm Sections:
John Patitucci & Brian Blade
Ben Street & Adam Cruz
In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean and founding the first permanent European settlement in the Americas. Those events continue to resonate five centuries later as Panama celebrates the landmark ...
(Published: February 05, 2014) [read more]
Offiong Bassey thinks globally, acts locally in support of her self-titled debut album
Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet promotes the release with a hometown concert and multiple Boston television and radio performances.
Boston, Mass. (4 February 2014): Global soul singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey is embarking upon a flurry of activities this week in the ...
(Published: February 04, 2014) [read more]
New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents
Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality
Performed by the NEC Jazz Orchestra on Thursday, February 27 at Jordan Hall
WGBH Jazz Host Eric Jackson to Narrate Mingus' "Freedom"
Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality ...
(Published: February 04, 2014) [read more]
2014 Jazz Fest poster celebrates legacy of Preservation Hall
Organizers of the 2014 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have unveiled their 2014 poster, which celebrates Preservation Hall and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
The festival describes Preservation Hall as "a venue for jazz pioneers" founded in 1961 by Allan Jaffe that reinvigorated a ...
(Published: February 04, 2014) [read more]
Australian Jazz Bell Awards Nominations Close Feb 14
Australian jazz artists with new music released in the past 12 months have two weeks to nominate for the 12th annual Australian Jazz Bell Awards.
The Australian Jazz Bell Awards are the only Australian music awards to honour the diversity of Australian jazz. Other awards combine all jazz into ...
(Published: February 03, 2014) [read more]
Bilal to Perform One-Night-Only Concert UPTOWN NIGHTS at Harlem Stage, 2/21
Genre-defying singing sensation Bilal performs an intimate concert at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse on February 21, backed by musical powerhouse the Revive Big Band. Fans of the eclectic, Grammy-nominated artist - known for solo hits "Soul Sista" and "Fast Lane," and for collaborations with The Roots, ...
(Published: February 03, 2014) [read more]
Riverside,
A New Collaborative Project Co-Led By
Trumpeter DAVE DOUGLAS & Saxophonist CHET DOXAS
Anyone who has followed the career of trumpeter Dave Douglas, knows that he has been strongly influenced by and paid his own tributes to a wide range of music - from Lester Bowie to Mary Lou Williams to Joni Mitchell to Booker Little to Don Cherry and Wayne Shorter. However, few to date know of his ...
(Published: February 03, 2014) [read more]
NEC PRESENTS THIRD STREAM HEADWATERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT NEC’S JORDAN HALL
NEC's Charles Peltz Conducts Program Including World Premiere Performances of
Gunther Schuller's From Here to There commissioned by NEC
and Charles Mingus' Half-Mast Inhibition in its original orchestration
Join Charles Peltz, Director of New England Conservatory's Wind ...
(Published: February 03, 2014) [read more]
2nd Annual Jazz Festival at Yale Feb 7-9
The Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective is very excited to announce the second annual Jazz Festival at Yale for the weekend of February 7-9, a student-organized celebration of jazz. All events are open to the public and are free of charge with no ticket required.
The Jazz Collective aims to ...
(Published: February 02, 2014) [read more]
Eric Ross ERA Avant Ensemble
Eric Ross ERA Avant Ensemble
Composer ERIC ROSS , (USA),with his eight piece ERA Avant Ensemble will present a special electronic concert performance at the Center for Tech Innovation, 321 Water St., Binghamton,NY, Sat. Feb.15, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Eric Ross Ensemble will feature three ...
(Published: February 02, 2014) [read more]
"Music Appreciation" - new 2-CD set from Chicago saxophonist Chris Greene
Evanston-based saxophonist Chris Greene's upcoming 2-CD set, Music Appreciation, set for a March 2014 release date, marks the latest chapter in Greene and band's musical journey. It's important to note that, in the first place, this is a BAND, and always has been. With the exception of ...
(Published: February 01, 2014) [read more]
East Coast Jazz Revue Honors Cedar Walton
As part of East Coast Jazz Revue's Winter Concert Series in New Bern, NC, Cedar Walton was honored in tribute performed by Buster Williams Quartet "Something More." Joining Buster Williams on the concert date were band members Bruce Williams on saxophone, Brandon McCune on piano and Allen ...
(Published: January 31, 2014) [read more]
NEC PRESENTS A HARD RAIN’S GONNA FALL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT NEC’S JORDAN HALL
Original Works and Recompositions Offering a Kaleidoscopic Perspective on Protest Music and Social Change Throughout History
NEC Faculty Eden MacAdam-Somer, Anthony Coleman Tanya Kalmanovitch plus
Student pieces include Soldiers Joy which explores the dual reality of soldiers lives in the ...
(Published: January 30, 2014) [read more]
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE ANNOUNCES TOUR BEHIND RELEASE OF “the imagined savior is far easier to paint”
On March 11, trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire will return with the release of the imagined savior is far easier to paint, an impressive and expansive new album that broadens the palette of his quintet with the addition of guitarist Charles Altura, the OSSO String Quartet, and vocalists ...
(Published: January 30, 2014) [read more]
HUTCHINSON ANDREW TRIO @ STUDIO LIVE
HUTCHINSON ANDREW TRIO/ 2014 OLYMPIC TOUR.
CANADIAN MUSICAL VISIONARIES Play Studio Live Feb. 21
*Winners of the 2013 TD Grand Jazz Award from the Montréal International Jazz Festival*
The Hutchinson Andrew Trio (HAT) is a unique voice on the Canadian Jazz Scene. Over the past 8 ...
(Published: January 30, 2014) [read more]
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