Flushing Town Hall to Celebrate 35th Anniversary with January Jazz Shows
Flushing Town Hall will kick off its 35th anniversary celebration in January with six jazz and classical music performances.
The town hall, located at 137-35 Northern Blvd., will offer its monthly jazz clinic from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 8.
The free event is aimed at high school students and ...
(Published: December 16, 2013) [read more]
MOTEMA MUSIC AND RONDI CHARLESTON CELEBRATE THE SEASON OF GIVING TO SUPPORT THE JAZZ DRAMA PROGRAM
Clicks on YouTube to View New Video from 2013 Yoshi's Performance Will Result in Contributions to Jazz Drama Program (JDP)
In August of 2013, vocalist Rondi Charleston, who was recently lauded as one of Entertainment Tonight's "Artists to Watch" on ET.com, performed with her All Star ...
(Published: December 16, 2013) [read more]
Americana/Folk/Roots Rockers Roosevelt Dime Confirm 'Full Head of Steam' CD for 2014; Kennedy Center Concert Set for 12/30/13
Ready For a Breakthrough 2014: A Genuine Ear for Hits, as Americana/Folk/Roots Rockers Roosevelt Dime Deliver an Album That Crackles With Energy, Intelligence, Wit and Musicianship
"Fantastic" - No Depression
"...while the Brooklyn-based quartet (or sometimes larger) certainly is deeply ...
(Published: December 16, 2013) [read more]
CBS Rebroadcasts The Most Popular Version of "Santa Baby" For Over a Decade; Hint: It was Never Marilyn
CBS aired Cynthia Basinet's version of "Santa Baby" for the second year in a row in their NCIS LA Holiday episode starring LL Cool J, preceding the Grammy Nomination Concert. "One of the most sultry and seductive voices around" declared ArtistDirect.com when Cynthia launched on-line in '99. ...
(Published: December 15, 2013) [read more]
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Live Webcast of 2014 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony and Concert
January 13, 2014 Event To Be Co-hosted by Wynton Marsalis and Soledad O'Brien
The global influence of jazz will be complemented by global access to live jazz music when the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), presents a live webcast of ...
(Published: December 15, 2013) [read more]
L.A.-based Phillip Brandon unites funk, jazz, and rock on new EP
It wouldn't be a stretch to describe Phillip Brandon as the intersection between Luther Vandross and Bruno Mars. Brandon unites the velvety croon of Vandross with the buoyant, colorfully shifting versatility of Mars. Nothing seems out of artistic range for Brandon. On his latest self-titled EP, ...
(Published: December 14, 2013) [read more]
Daniel Gregerman Namned Jazz Educator of the Year
In 1991, a choir director named Daniel Gregerman brought vocal jazz to Niles North High School and under his direction, the program grew and flourished. The vocal jazz program recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary, with many alumni reuniting at the school to take part in a concert. On ...
(Published: December 14, 2013) [read more]
Memorials for Jazz Broadcaster Bobby Jackson to take place on Monday in Cleveland
The jazz world lost a fierce promoter this past Monday with the unexpected death of Bobby Jackson, one of the country's leading jazz authorities and a Cleveland resident. An award-winning jazz broadcaster and educator, Bobby was an intimate of greats like Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and ...
(Published: December 13, 2013) [read more]
Tony Adamo On The Final Best of 2013 List for www.criticaljazz.com!
1. Marc Carey - For The Love Of Abbey (2)
2. Hristo Vitchev - Rhodopa (3)
3. Tony Adamo - Miles Of Blu
4. Perry Beekman - So In Love
5. On Impulse - Ten Minutes In Paris
6. The SoHo Rentals
7. Antonio Sanchez - New Life
8. Antonio Adolfo - Finus Mixtures
9. ...
(Published: December 13, 2013) [read more]
Reed Player/Composer Matt Renzi to Release 8th Album, "Rise and Shine," on Jan. 14
For his eighth CD as a leader, Rise and Shine, the versatile reed player and composer Matt Renzi further solidifies his reputation as a unique innovator and deeply probing musical traveler. Heard here on tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet, the Rome-based Renzi reunites with his longtime ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Christian Hymns Set to Jazz Impacts Lives
"Energized Music Transcends Worship and Ethnicity"
Pennington, NJ, USA - November 19, 2013 - Critically acclaimed recording artist, composer / arranger, and jazz saxophonist Jack Furlong will release CHARITY -- his fourth album and first project of jazz improvisation over Christian hymns -- on ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions presents the Antonio Madruga Trio at Zinc Bar Dec 17 at 8
KCC Productions presents the Antonio Madruga Trio, featuring Russell Hall and Lawrence Leathers, with special guests to be announced. At Zinc Bar, 82 West Third Street, Greenwich Village, December 17, 8-11 PM. For info on the show, call 212-477-ZINC. For info on Antonio Madruga, call KCC at ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Fundraiser Concert for the Victims of the Haiyan Typhoon
...tired of Christmas muzak'
...don't have a present for your friend yet'
...trying to find meaning in Christmas'
Typhoon Haiyan wiped out multiple Filipino towns and left over 2 million people in need of food and shelter. One can only imagine how their Christmas will be like ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Berklee Student Usman Riaz is Youngest TED Senior Fellow Ever Selected
Pakistani phenom used internet to teach himself guitar, harmonica, percussion, composition, filmmaking, and more
Watch: Context - Usman Riaz: http://vimeo.com/70571336
Boston, MA, Dec. 12, 2013 - Berklee student Usman Riaz has been named one of 12 TED senior fellows who will present at the ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Arts Group of Columbus to feature over 60 students in Columbus Youth Jazz concert
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) presents the final Youth Jazz concerts of 2013 featuring over 60 students in four ensembles! Showcasing the musical talents of its Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Youth Jazz Studio Ensemble, Columbus Youth Jazz Workshop and Columbus Youth ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Roulette Presents:Amina Claudine Myers
December 14, 8pm
What: Amina Claudine Myers
When: Saturday, December 14, 8pm
Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR
Cost: $20/15
Info: www.roulette.org / 917.267.0368
Brooklyn, NY: Roulette presents a pioneer, a virtuoso, and a legend, Amina Claudine Myers, ...
(Published: December 12, 2013) [read more]
Hilton Ruiz Encore Tribute
VTY Jazz Productions...
"Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth"
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Sunday December 15th
Live at the Bass Line
Featuring
Marcus Persiani: Piano
Ruben Rodriguez: Bass
Victor Jones: Drums
Cristian Rivera: ...
(Published: December 11, 2013) [read more]
WAYNE WALLACE’s LATIN JAZZ / JAZZ LATIN EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM”
"An earnestly grooving statement from Bay Area trombonist Wayne Wallace...great."
- Brad Farberman, DownBeat
"Gorgeous playing dominates along with highly inventive arrangements. Wallace's trombone shifts easily from a seductive, warm ballad style to powerful statements on uptempo tunes. ...
(Published: December 11, 2013) [read more]
Eric Person Quartet performing Thoughts on God at Harlem Brunch
G&J Productions and Tour Catering present a holiday celebration at the Renaissance Gospel & Jazz Brunch.
Eric Person Quartet
"Thoughts on God"
A suite of twelve compositions that glorify the Creator.
Sunday, December 22
Eric Person's broad range of experience with Dave Holland, ...
(Published: December 11, 2013) [read more]
"Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60" Tour Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival®
"Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60" Tour
Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival® across the Nation
NEWPORT, RI, December 10, 2013 - In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival® (August 1-3, 2014), clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist ...
(Published: December 11, 2013) [read more]
Where Rivers Meet: A Jazz Holiday Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Saturday, January 18, 2014, the East Coast Jazz Revue's Winter Series presents two sensational concert performances: internationally acclaimed bassist Buster Williams Quartet "Something More", and legendary jazz drummer Roger Humphries's RH Factor featuring trumpeter Sean Jones and ...
(Published: December 10, 2013) [read more]
An Evening of Jazz - Paulette McWilliams with Nat Adderley Jr. Quartet, featuring Don Braden
For years Paulette McWilliams has recorded and toured with Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Bette Midler, Johnny Mathis, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson among others, and in commercials as a jingle specialist. Bring in the New Year with her rich, low, deep, sultry and velvety tones ...
(Published: December 10, 2013) [read more]
Global soul vocalist Offiong Bassey’s luminous rise
The singer-songwriter-poet's self-titled debut album to get a boost from an official release
Boston, Mass. (9 December 2013): On her own - without the muscle of a promotional or publicity campaign - Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey let her captivating self-titled debut ...
(Published: December 10, 2013) [read more]
Legendary Jazz Group Weather Report Rises with Legacy Project
Documentary "Calm Before The Storm" to be directed by Tony Zawinul
Seminal jazz group Weather Report rises again with the Weather Report Legacy Project and crowdfunding initiative. The new project, launching December 9, 2013, will support the creation of a documentary, "Calm Before the Storm." ...
(Published: December 10, 2013) [read more]
Drummer Aaron Comess plans two jazz CD releases for 2014 – albums will evolve from two distinct upcoming New York City concerts, at The Blue Note (12/27/13) and Smoke Jazz (1/29/14)
Drummer Aaron Comess Plans Two Jazz CD Releases for 2014
Two Distinct Concerts Set for NYC: 12/27 at The Blue Note, and 1/29 at Smoke Jazz
A Year of Impressive Collaborations and Achievements for the Acclaimed Drummer/Composer/Producer
Respected jazz and rock ...
(Published: December 09, 2013) [read more]
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