Natixis/Newport Jazz Festival Scholarship Winners: Chase Ceglie & Ray Fuller
Natixis Global Asset Management and Newport Jazz Festival Announce 2013 Scholarship Recipients and Performance Lineup
· Newport Music Scholarships will go to Chase Ceglie from Rhode Island Music Educators Association Senior All-State Jazz Band and Ray Fuller from Massachusetts Music Educators ...
(Published: July 30, 2013) [read more]
Diane Witherspoon in Concert w/ The Billy Higgins Legacy Band
Diane Witherspoon is arguably one of the best living female jazz vocalists in our time. She has had a long career performing in the U.S., but has spent her recent years performing mainly abroad. This concert is Ms. Witherspoon's real comeback to the Bay Area where she has a fan base who has ...
(Published: July 30, 2013) [read more]
Rob Reddy's Tenfold Residency at SubCulture
Acclaimed composer/saxophonist Rob Reddy is one of those musicians who doesn't fit in one particular genre but rather takes influences from gospel, blues, country, modern rock, and traditional to avant-garde jazz. In addition to his extended family of more than a dozen of the scene's finest ...
(Published: July 29, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Rescue: All-star concert set for August 2nd to benefit the Yarnell 19
Phoenix, Arizona (29 July 2013) - Jazz relief is on the way for victims of the recent Yarnell fire. The M.U.S.I.C. Foundation of Arizona and Arizona Jazz Festival producer Brad Laughlin have teamed with Phoenix City ...
(Published: July 29, 2013) [read more]
Internationally Acclaimed Pianist, Composer & Humanitarian KEIKO MATSUI Creates Ground-Breaking,
Thought-Provoking & Inspirational New Music on SOUL QUEST Out July 30, 2013
"Creating this album was like going on a soul quest, as I tried to figure out how to express the things I was thinking and experiencing during this past year," confides pianist, composer and humanitarian Keiko Matsui (pronounced Kay-Koe, meaning ‘happy, celebratory child' in Japanese). "This ...
(Published: July 29, 2013) [read more]
KENNY GARRETT - PUSHING THE WORLD AWAY, AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 17 ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS
Album Follows His Recent Double GRAMMY® Nominated Project, Seeds From The Underground
"Let's just go ahead and call Kenny Garrett the best and most important alto saxophonist of his generation, ...
(Published: July 29, 2013) [read more]
Prime Example Jazz Club and WWOZ present Stephanie Jordan
NEW ORLEANS - WWOZ's New Modern Jazz Concert Series and Prime Example Jazz Club present the Stephanie Jordan Jazz Ensemble for two dinner shows on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 8:00 and 10:00 PM in one of New Orleans' most intimate lounge settings. Prime Example Jazz Club is located at 1909 ...
(Published: July 28, 2013) [read more]
Looking For a Routed Date for a very Special Act!
Hello
My name is Rob Lowe and we represent the original George Shearing Quintet. The guys are doing a limited run on the east coast June of 2014. This will probably be the last time they venture outside the West Coast. I am looking for a routed date or two between June 8th and June 13th. Below is ...
(Published: July 26, 2013) [read more]
Nashville Trumpeter/Composer Imer Santiago Debuts with "Hidden Journey" Aug. 27
Imer Santiago's musical journey, which began in his native Ohio with stops in New Orleans and Austin, took an important turn in 2007 when he relocated to Nashville. There the accomplished young trumpeter forged a close bond with saxophonist Rahsaan Barber, one of the local jazz scene's key ...
(Published: July 26, 2013) [read more]
Raves For Hadiza Dockeray's 'Chapter 4': "An Intriguing Mixture Of Old-school Chanteuse And Tough-minded Modern Woman"
"An intriguing mixture of old-school chanteuse and tough-minded modern woman"
"This is a songstress who writes lyrics with the soul of a poet and melodies with the ear of a composer. This is a songstress who seems willing to lay herself bare musically, singing with a passion that is both sexual ...
(Published: July 26, 2013) [read more]
Annual Brubeck Institute Program Pairs Nation's Best Student Musicians with Award-Winning Jazz Artists
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony at University of the Pacific draws together 18 of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the country to hone their performance skills in the shadow of jazz greatness.
Named for the late Dave Brubeck, a University of the ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway raises a significant sum to benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®
Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway raises a significant sum to benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®
Mason & Hamlin grand piano the big ticket auction item that helped double last year's donation to support music education programs in schools
Enthusiastic bidders and generous event ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
New England Conservatory Alumnus Cecil Taylor Awarded 2013 Kyoto Prize
New England Conservatory alumnus pianist/composer Cecil Taylor '51 DP, has won the 2013 Kyoto Prize in the category of arts and philosophy awarded by the Inamori Foundation in Japan. The prize is an international award presented in three categories to those who have contributed significantly to ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Joe Morris and More at JACK Brooklyn 7/30
Improvisers from three states convene for one night only in this very special concert curated by Michael Foster, Joe Morris, and Kyoko Kitamura.
Tuesday, July 30
8PM&9PM
JACK
505 1/2 Waverly Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238 between Fulton and Atlantic in Clinton Hill (C or G train to ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Josh Sinton & Ideal Bread go for broke making music history!
Josh Sinton & Ideal Bread go for broke making music history
Ideal Bread is preparing to record their most ambitious project yet: a 2-CD album entitled Beating the Teens. This will be a document of their year-long efforts to recompose and reimagine Steve Lacy's 3-CD box set Scratching the ...
(Published: July 24, 2013) [read more]
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators - July 28 - Caramoor Jazz Festival
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators
w/ Lewis Nash, Steve Turre, Vincent Herring
July 28 - 2pm - Caramoor Jazz Festival
Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators headline this Sunday at 2pm at the 20th Anniversary Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, NY. Enjoy a pleasant drive ...
(Published: July 24, 2013) [read more]
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Celebrates 35th Anniversary at Newport Jazz Festival
2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® CELEBRATES
THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, WHICH REVOLUTIONIZED
THE CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND STYLE
WITH FUNK AND BEBOP
NEWPORT, RI - Showcasing the powerful and enduring excitement and influence of New Orleans brass band music on ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
CAFE STRITCH PRESENTS:
"A Rahsaan Roland Kirk Tribute Week"
San Jose, CA-July 15, 2013-Cafe Stritch, formerly Eulipia Restaurant in San Jose, continues its heritage of presenting first-rate jazz by presenting a five-day tribute to the great Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In addition to three nights of performances by trombonist Steve Turre, one of the ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
MOSAIC RECORDS CELEBRATES THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET -
THE COMPLETE SUN SHIP SESSION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Mosaic Records is set to release The Complete Sun Ship Session which includes newly discovered and previously unissued alternate takes from one of the final studio sessions by the John Coltrane Quartet. The three LP set will be released August 6 and was also made available on a two disc set through ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS Bring Jazz Vocalist Diane Richardson and Friends to Roxbury's Marcella Park
for Annual Jazz at the Fort Concert, Sunday, August 4
Boston, MA, July 22, 2013 - Berklee College of Music and the ParkARTS program present the free annual Jazz at the Fort concert featuring Berklee Voice Department assistant chair and jazz vocalist Diane Richardson, Sunday, August 4, 5:00 p.m. at Roxbury's Marcella Park. Richardson will perform ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Cecil Taylor Wins $500,000 Kyoto Prize
Jazz pianist Cecil Taylor has won the Kyoto Prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation in Japan. Laureated in the category of arts and philosophy, Taylor will receive a diploma, a 20K gold Kyoto Prize medal and half a million dollars ($500,000).
Well deserved prize for a jazz icon coming from a ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Gary Slaight Scholarship Brings Canadian Talent to Berklee
Vancouver's Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko to attend Berklee this fall
Canadian enrollment at Berklee has almost tripled since 2005
July 8, 2013 - Vancouver musicians Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko have been awarded the prestigious Slaight Family Scholarship, established by Gary Slaight, ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Pianist-Composer James Weidman Celebrates His 60th Birthday with Truth & Actuality on Inner Circle Music July 23rd
Pianist James Weidman Celebrates
His 60th Birthday with Truth & Actuality On Inner Circle Music With
The Aperturistic Trio. Featuring Bassist/Co-producer Harvie S and Drummer Steve Williams Out July 23rd.
The band arose out of duo sessions with Harvie S, in which they performed a series of ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL RETURNS TO CENTRAL PARK
The free Great Jazz on the Great Hill returns for its seventh year in Central Park. Bring your family, friends, and blanket to enjoy live musical performances by world-renowned musicians, snacks from food trucks and family games and activities.
Performers will include Harlem Renaissance ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
First-Ever ‘Rowdy Classical Guitar Album' Hits #8 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums Chart - Annalisa Ewald
First-Ever ‘Rowdy Classical Guitar Album' Hits #8 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums Chart
Annalisa Ewald Nabs First Billboard Charting Album with ‘Live At The Factory Underground'
Guitarist Annalisa Ewald has earned her first-ever Billboard Charting album, with her ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
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