Connie Crothers be presenting an eight-week course at Swing University at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Connie Crothers be presenting an eight-week course at Swing University at Jazz at Lincoln Center, beginning on Tuesday, September 21, 6:30-8:30, and continuing every Tuesday evening through November 9. Each class will feature one musician: 9/21, Billie Holiday; 9/28, Lester Young; 10/5, Roy ...
(Published: August 26, 2010) [read more]
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz - "New Grooves"
Soulandjazz.com Presents:
Continuum - A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 19: "New Grooves"
Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, "The Jazz Evangelist"
As always, it's absolutely free, completely legal, recorded in rich CD quality, fun for the whole family, and available to listen to right ...
(Published: August 25, 2010) [read more]
Anzic Records To Release Introducing Triveni
From Trumpeter/Composer AVISHAI COHEN
"Cohen is a multi-cultural jazz musician, among whose ancestors is Miles Davis. Like Davis, he can make the trumpet a vehicle for uttering the most poignant and portentous human cries." - Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes (on Flood)
"An extravangantly skilled trumpeter . . . relaxed and soulful . . ...
(Published: August 24, 2010) [read more]
"Members Don't Git Weary"
Very Truly Yours Consultants Inc.
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Live at Creole Restaurat and Supper Club "Where the Pots are Always on"
*Featuring*
Patience Higgins: Reeds
Ray Blue: Tenor Saxophone
Carlton Holmes: Baby Grand Piano
Pauly Beaudry: ...
(Published: August 24, 2010) [read more]
Third Batch of Fela Reissues Set to be Released
Knitting Factory Records is very excited to announce the release of the third set of Fela reissues. This portion of the reissues series, entitled "Zombie" in celebration of Fela's most well known song, spans the years 1976 - 1980. Containing 11 albums, this period of Fela's storied career ...
(Published: August 24, 2010) [read more]
DANILO PÉREZ'S NEW RELEASE - PROVIDENCIA - AVAILABLE FOR FULL ALBUM PREVIEW AS PART OF NPR MUSIC'S "EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN" SERIES
"Danilo is open to whatever comes, in that zero-gravity kind of way.
When we become weightless, he doesn't start looking for things to hold on to."
- Wayne Shorter, 2008
{{Danilo Pérez}}, the acclaimed Panamanian pianist, educator and social activist, will kick off the release of ...
(Published: August 23, 2010) [read more]
Rebecca Coupe Franks Showcases An Eclectic Mix Of Instrumentals And Vocals On Check the Box, Set For August 17 Release
Trumpeter/Composer/Bandleader Celebrates Her 20 Year Career
"This emotionally heartfelt and driving album brings home spirited, inspired songs and trumpet playing...Rebecca is at her best throughout, and the songs reflect a versatility of music form in a tableau of polished approach, feel and ...
(Published: August 20, 2010) [read more]
Win Tickets to see Esperanza Spalding Perform Intimate Show
Before Esperanza Spalding starts her world tour to support her new album Chamber Music Society, she will perform a very special concert for a select number of fans September 13,2010 at the Anna Maria Ciccione Theater at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ. Fans can only win tickets to see her ...
(Published: August 19, 2010) [read more]
Brad & Elliot Mason Join Forces as The Mason Brothers on "Two Sides, One Story," Due Oct. 5 from Archival Records
The Mason Brothers -- trumpeter Brad and trombonist Elliot -- have been making music together since they were kids in Norwich, England. Both came to America in the early 1990s on scholarships to Boston's Berklee College of Music and, after graduating and relocating to New York City, have ...
(Published: August 19, 2010) [read more]
Arena Packages and Single Day Tickets Available for 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon, September 17 - 19, 2010
Arena Packages and Single Day Tickets Available for 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon, September 17 - 19, 2010
Three-Day Arena Packages Offer Ultimate MJF Experience with Prime Seating for 5 Concerts, Access to 7 Additional Grounds Stages, In-and-Out Privileges, Renewable ...
(Published: August 18, 2010) [read more]
ANTONIA BENNETT TO RELEASE DEBUT RECORD, NATURAL, ON MESA/BLUEMOON
ANTONIA BENNETT TO RELEASE DEBUT RECORD, NATURAL, ON MESA/BLUEMOON
EP of Jazz Standards Continues the Family Musical Legacy
5 August 2010...The debut record from Antonia Bennett, Natural, will be released by Mesa/Bluemoon on Tuesday, August 17. The 6-song EP introduces Bennett as a ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz - "Caliente Chill"
Soulandjazz.com Presents:
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 18: "Caliente Chill"
Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, "The Jazz Evangelist"
As always, it's absolutely free, completely legal, rich CD quality, fun for the whole family, and available to listen to right here, ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Smalls Live, A New Jazz Label Founded By Smalls Jazz Club Owner Spike Wilner, Captures The Essence Of New York's Storied Jazz Club On Disc
Features Five Upcoming Releases By Jimmy Greene, Ari Hoenig, Omer Avital, Ben Wolfe and Wilner, Available on October 12
With the launch of its new record label, Smalls Live, Smalls Jazz Club throws open its doors, inviting a worldwide audience into the intimate confines of the Greenwich Village ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Detroit Jazz Fest Goes Global
Today, organizers of the Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF) unveiled a unique concept to share the 2010 festival with the world on DJF's Jazz Planet tv - an interactive web experience that will stream via the internet live and taped performances, news flashes, interviews and ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Hard Bop Icons - The Cookers - Resurrect The Spirit of Mid '60s Tradition on Debut Release, Warriors - August 31
Jazz Legacy Productions Effort Features
Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss,
George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, and Craig Handy
Jazz veterans, colleagues and kindred spirits Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart forge a world-class union on ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Bobby Watson Set To Release Seven-Part, The Gates BBQ Suite, on Lafiya Music - September 14, 2010
Self-Produced Album Celebrates Kansas City's Music, Most Famous Food -- And a Watson Family Tradition
"Kansas City is the Napa Valley of barbeque. Gates Barbeque stands alone as king of the valley!" -- Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson, famed Kansas City-area native, William and Mary ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Kurt Rosenwinkel Partners With Portugal's Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos for Our Secret World Releasing on WOM Music - September 7, 2010
An Ambitious Big-Band Reworking
of Seven Rosenwinkel Compositions
Kurt Rosenwinkel has always given us music that has conveyed a sense of masterful story- telling & breathtaking imaginative reach. His significance to the ever-evolving jazz tradition in fact transcends the oft-cited lineage of ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Critically Acclaimed Band, The Jazz Passengers
Set to Release Reunited on October 12
Ensemble's First Release in Over a Decade
Features Special Guests Elvis Costello,
Debbie Harry, and Marc Ribot
"The Jazz Passengers make jazz that's smart and witty and raucous. For all its unpredictable forms and modernist dissonances, the music comes across as boisterous fun. The ...
(Published: August 17, 2010) [read more]
Win The New Ayako Shirasaki CD Set For Release September 7th
"Falling Leaves - Live in Hamburg", the stunning new solo jazz piano album from frequent finalist in major U.S. jazz piano competitions Ayako Shirasaki, will be released by Jan Matthies Records on September 7, 2010.
Shirasaki has been sharing her dramatic improvisational approach with listeners ...
(Published: August 16, 2010) [read more]
Detroit Jazz Fest Goes Global
Organizers of the Detroit Jazz Festival (DJF) unveiled a unique concept to share the 2010 festival with the world on DJF's Jazz Planet tv - an interactive web experience that will stream via the internet live and taped performances, news flashes, interviews and behind-the-scenes commentary ...
(Published: August 15, 2010) [read more]
Abbey Lincoln dies at 80
She acted opposite Sidney Poitier, spoke out for civil rights, and had a singing voice so full of emotion and passion it reminded some of Billie Holiday. Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln died on Saturday at her Manhattan home at age 80. Lincoln, an idiosyncratic and fiercely independent performer, ...
(Published: August 15, 2010) [read more]
Charles Lloyd Quartet tour dates
- September 22 and 23: Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
- September 24: Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
- September 25: Nate Holden Center Perf Arts, Los Angeles, CA
- September 30: Dakota, Minneapolis,MN
- October 2: Quebec City Jazz ...
(Published: August 13, 2010) [read more]
Chicago Saxophonist Geof Bradfield's "African Flowers" Suite Due Sept. 21 from Origin Records
African Flowers is a big, bold, inspired suite of original music by saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield that draws on his experiences traveling and performing in Africa in early 2008. During the course of a month-long tour of Rwanda, Congo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe as a member of pianist Ryan ...
(Published: August 10, 2010) [read more]
Musician/Composer Dana Leong Returns to CA This Week for Regional Tour
Musician/Composer Dana Leong Returns to California for a Regional Tour Including a World Premiere with Project Bandaloop
DANA LEONG 2010 CALIFORNIA TOUR
8.11 │ 8PM MILK & JADE by Dana Leong @ Yoshi's Oakland (Oakland)
8.13 │ 8PM MILK & JADE by Dana Leong @ San Jose Jazz Festival (San ...
(Published: August 09, 2010) [read more]
The Apollo Theater & Harlem Week Honor Music Legend Randy Weston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2010
Krista N. Saunders, ksaunders@bmcc.cuny.edu, 212.220.1459
Publicity Associate
A YEAR OF HONORS FOR JAZZ LEGEND RANDY WESTON
(New York, NY) ─ This year marks the 50th anniversary of Randy Weston's signature recording session Uhuru Afrika, a ...
(Published: August 05, 2010) [read more]
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