WADADA LEO SMITH SEEKS FUNDING TO COMPLETE & PREMIERE NEW WORK TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Smith's Ten Freedom Summers Voted #3 New Release of 2012 in Rhapsody Jazz Critics Poll
Trumpeter /composer/musical innovator Wadada Leo Smith is seeking $17,000 to complete and premiere a new work for his highly acclaimed civil rights opus Ten Freedom Summers. The new work, entitled The ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
Berklee Dedicates Annual Great American Songbook to Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett and Patti Austin
BOSTON, February 5, 2013 - Producer, arranger, conductor, film composer, and trumpeter Quincy Jones has been at the forefront of modern American music since his years at Berklee in the 1950s. He arranged for Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald; produced Michael Jackson, Miles ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
The Bad Plus with Bill Frisell - Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 12-13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB 19, 2013
THE BAD PLUS
WITH BILL FRISELL
FIRST TIME COLLABORATION
AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
THE ALLEN ROOM
APRIL 12-13, 2013
Who/What/When:
The Bad Plus with Bill Frisell will collaborate for the first time in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Duets Featuring Carmen Lundy & Harpist Carol Robbins
Experience world-class jazz at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum during Black History Month! Jazz @ the Clayton presents Jazz Duets, an incredible series of four (4) unique jazz concerts. The series begins on Thursday, February 7, 2013 and ends on Feb. 28, 2013 with the final concert featuring ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions presents LeNard Rutledge at Sweet Saloon March7, plus paintings and demonstration by Lou-Lou Davila-Hagopian
Miami-born LeNard Rutledge brings his robust vocals to Sweet Saloon, 7100 Biscayne, March 7, 9-12, in a soul-stirring evening of eclectic jazz. Often compared to legendary Lou Rawls, Rutledge's silky voice is backed up by Miami musical heavyweights Mike Levine on keyboard, Nicky Orta on bass, ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY ON APRIL 30, 2013
FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CONCERT IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
UNESCO, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Republic of Turkey join together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom. JazzCorner.com is proud to be associated with this celebratory event for the 2nd consecutive year with a new website: Jazzday.com where you can register your ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Dexter Gordon @ 90! - Celebrations Underway All Over The Globe
There are celebrations planned for the entire 90th birth year of Dexter Gordon, the world-renowned jazz musician, band leader, composer, Academy Award nominated Actor (for the leading role in the film Round Midnight) and the world's first Bebop tenor saxophonist. Dexter Gordon was born on ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Arch Stanton Quartet Heads For "Jazz Diplomacy" Tour of Egypt
Upstate New York jazz combo the Arch Stanton Quartet will be touring Egypt in late March, performing at the 5th Cairo International Jazz Festival, the American University in Cairo (AUC), and in Alexandria as part of a jazz diplomacy program cosponsored by AMIDEAST/Egypt, the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Resonance Records to Release "Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2," April 9
Two titans of jazz piano are captured in flight on the new Resonance Records album, Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2. Scheduled for April 9 release as a CD with 24-page booklet, a digital download with digital booklet, and a deluxe limited edition 2-LP set, The Magic of 2 presents a 1980 ...
(Published: February 18, 2013) [read more]
Announcing the 12th Annual Brubeck Festival "Dave Brubeck Across Time - A Tribute to His Legacy," March 18-23, 2013
University of the Pacific's Brubeck Institute presents the Twelfth Annual Brubeck Festival, titled Dave Brubeck Across Time, which honors his legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton, California roots. The 2013 Festival is a broad-based tribute to his legacy that covers the spectrum of jazz in ...
(Published: February 15, 2013) [read more]
JCC THURNAUER SCHOOL OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT: George Berry FAX: 201.227.1997
PHONE: 201.408.1464 E-MAIL: gberry@jccotp.org
JCC THURNAUER SCHOOL OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG JAZZ ...
(Published: February 14, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Arts Group of Columbus & MojoFlo join forces for "Motor City Soul Revue," March 2 at the Lincoln
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series continues its 2012-13 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with a tribute to the famed "Hitsville U.S.A." label and the artists and songs that exemplified "The Motown Sound." On Saturday, March 2, Columbus' favorite neo-funk band ...
(Published: February 14, 2013) [read more]
The art of Tony Bennett
The renowned singer exhibits his work in a Canadian premiere
MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE and the Galerie of the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan are proud to present the Canadian premiere of Tony Bennett: the Art of Anthony Benedetto, a remarkable free exhibit of forty artworks by internationally ...
(Published: February 13, 2013) [read more]
Storm Alert: saxtress Jeanette Harris' soul-splashed "Summer Rain" to hit April 2nd
Storm Alert: saxtress Jeanette Harris' soul-splashed "Summer Rain" to hit April 2nd
"Just Keep Holding On" goes to radio while a "Summer Rain" perfume permeates the horizon
Fresno, CA (13 February 2013): The way Jeanette Harris sees it, summer rain is sensual, an ideal backdrop for love ...
(Published: February 13, 2013) [read more]
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS Proudly Releases: WHEN FLOODED from Trumpeter/Composer MATT HOLMAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS
Proudly Releases: WHEN FLOODED
from Trumpeter/Composer MATT HOLMAN
Available: March 19, 2013 @ www.BJURecords.com, www.MattHolman.com
CD Release Celebrations:
March 20 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe
May 1st @ ...
(Published: February 13, 2013) [read more]
AARON NEVILLE EARNS RAVE REVIEWS FOR
BLUE NOTE DEBUT ALBUM MY TRUE STORY
My True Story, the new album and Blue Note Records debut from Aaron Neville, has earned the soul/R&B legend and multiple Grammy Award-winning artist not only his first Top 10 album and highest-charting set ever, but also some of the best reviews of his career. A host of media outlets have weighed ...
(Published: February 13, 2013) [read more]
Australian pianist Tal Cohen unveils compositional wizardry on new CD
The dazzling artistry of Tal Cohen's latest album Yellow Sticker unveils not only the technical skills of a rising Australian talent but his compositional wizardry as well. The result is an album that is breathtaking in its free-flowing energy and smooth craftsmanship. Joined by tenor ...
(Published: February 12, 2013) [read more]
Caswell Sisters' "Alive in the Singing Air," Featuring Fred Hersch, Due March 5
After establishing thriving careers under their own names over the last ten years, sisters Rachel and Sara Caswell have increasingly turned their attention to the musical bond they'd shared since childhood. Vocalist Rachel and violinist Sara first approached Fred Hersch back in 2008 about ...
(Published: February 12, 2013) [read more]
Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes on Broadway with Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, March 14-17
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre in a night of Broadway magic as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra puts a jazzy twist on your favorite classic show tunes. Tony Award-winning vocalist Debbie Gravitte joins the CJO on this trip down the great ...
(Published: February 12, 2013) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola March 2013 Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
March 2013 Lineup
Fri-Sun, Mar 1-3
Warren Wolf Group
Featuring Warren Wolf, vibes; Aaron Goldberg, piano; Kris Funn, bass; Billy Williams, drums.
Late Night Session - Mar 1-2:
Aaron Kimmel Quartet
Mon, Mar 4
Jason Marsalis Quartet
Featuring Jason Marsalis, ...
(Published: February 12, 2013) [read more]
NEA JAZZ MASTER RON CARTER TO JOIN BENNY GOLSON FOR NEW JAZZ MASTERS SERIES LAUNCH IN HARLEM
G&J Productions presents the internationally beloved jazz composer and legendary saxophonist Benny Golson, and special guest bassist Ron Carter, for three nights of magical swing for a new Jazz Masters series at Ginny's Supper Club in Harlem.
Benny Golson's illustrious career spans six ...
(Published: February 11, 2013) [read more]
Forever Freestyle 7 at Lehman Center
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records presents for the seventh year in a row - FOREVER FREESTYLE 7 - on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at 8pm. To Latino teenagers in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Freestyle, a hybrid of Hip Hop and disco, was known ...
(Published: February 11, 2013) [read more]
Remembering Blue Mitchell
VTY Jazz Productions... Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Blue Mitchell Remembered
Live at the Bass Line
*Featuring*
Kenyatta Beasley: Trumpet Grant Stewart : Tenor
Tardo ...
(Published: February 11, 2013) [read more]
JANICE BORLA VOCAL JAZZ CAMP & CONCERT SERIES CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
The Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp and "Hot Jazz - 6 Cool Nites" concert series will celebrate its 25th anniversary as it returns to North Central College July 21-27, 2013.
The Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp, founded in 1989, provides a unique educational experience for aspiring jazz vocalists in an ...
(Published: February 11, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions presents Jowee Omicil and the Core at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, New York City, Saturday, February 23 at 11:30 PM.
This is a show you don't want to miss. Saxophone and winds master Jowee Omicil is in possession of what is simply one of the most soothing, soulful and spiritual sounds that his instruments of choice have ever rendered.
The Montreal-born musician of Haitian descent had the distinct honor of ...
(Published: February 11, 2013) [read more]
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