TOP TEN JAZZ ALBUMS 2012 BY LARRY RENI THOMAS
TOP TEN JAZZ ALBUMS 2012
BY LARRY RENI THOMAS
1. Be Good-Gregory Porter-Motema Records
2. Freedom Jazz Dance-Cynthia Felton-Felton Enterprises
3. Coexist-Winard Harper-Jazz Legacy
4. Afro-Straight-Ernest ...
(Published: December 01, 2012) [read more]
Cynthia Basinet's latest CD release, "The Standard"
Cynthia Basinet, the actress, singer, humanitarian known for the most iconic version of "Santa Baby," releases her debut full length jazz CD "The Standard".
"The Standard", 15 years in the making contains 11 tracks, including two bonus Holiday tracks. Cynthia has given new vocals and mixies to ...
(Published: November 30, 2012) [read more]
KCC PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS JOWEE OMICIL AND THE CORE AT ZINC BAR
KCC Productions presents Jowee Omicil and the Core at Zinc Bar Monday December 10 at 9 PM, featuring Jowee on saxes, Kona Khasu on bass, Mawuena Kodjovi and Brad Craig on guitars and Manny Laine on drums. More than a mere player, Jowee is a unique and prolific composer, producer, arranger, ...
(Published: November 29, 2012) [read more]
Songstress Sheléa Releases New Christmas Tunes and Debut Album in 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA - Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) releases two new Christmas songs with Breath of Life Records via CEN/RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music. "Don't Want To Wait Til Christmas" is an original upbeat tune, and Sheléa added her sultry spin and soulful vocals to a ...
(Published: November 29, 2012) [read more]
Give the Gift of Jazz: $50 Holiday Discount Tickets for Newport Jazz Fest
Give the Gift of Jazz: Special Holiday Discount Tickets
Offered for 2013 Newport Jazz Festival®
$50.00 Tickets Available at Convention & Visitors Bureau in Newport
December 1 - December 31, 2012
Fans Invited to Subscribe to Festival E-Newsletter for On-line Holiday Discount
NEWPORT, RI, ...
(Published: November 29, 2012) [read more]
Give the Gift of Jazz: $50 Holiday Discount Tickets for Newport Jazz Fest
Give the Gift of Jazz: Special Holiday Discount Tickets
Offered for 2013 Newport Jazz Festival®
$50.00 Tickets Available at Convention & Visitors Bureau in Newport
December 1 - December 31, 2012
Fans Invited to Subscribe to Festival E-Newsletter for On-line Holiday Discount
NEWPORT, RI, ...
(Published: November 29, 2012) [read more]
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: 40th Annual Christmas Concert
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
40th Annual Christmas Concert
Jerry Edwards, Grace Hughes, and Donna Hewitt-Didham, vocalists
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Admission: $15
Information: 617-776-8778 or 617-452-3205
Praised by ...
(Published: November 28, 2012) [read more]
DRUM! Gets Down To The Odd Time Sound of Matt Cameron With Reunited Soundgarden
San Jose, Calif., -- As 2012 rolls to an end, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines, is groovin' full-speed ahead. So, it's no surprise that DRUM! Magazine's December Issue features Matt Cameron, discussing his odd time grooves with the reunited Sound ...
(Published: November 28, 2012) [read more]
December 19th, Another Night for Creative & Soulful Jazz with CGQ at Mayne Stage.
Chicago, IL - WDCB and the Mayne Stage are proud to welcome leader/saxophonist Chris Greene and the Chris Greene Quartet (CGQ) for a night of creative and soulful jazz, Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 8pm. This time around, the Marquis Hill Blacktet joins CGQ as their special guests. One of ...
(Published: November 28, 2012) [read more]
Coming Up at The Cornelia Street Cafe - 3 DAY MINI FESTIVALS IN JANUARY!
For the full schedule of music, theatre and literary/spoken word events, please contact Red Cat Publicity or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com
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3 DAY MINI FESTIVALS - JANUARY 3 - 30:
This January The Cornelia Street Cafe proudly presents a series of 3 Day Mini Festivals that ...
(Published: November 27, 2012) [read more]
George Wein Performs at Feinstein's / Named Honoree at LAHM
Jazz Impresario George Wein Celebrates
Performance at Feinstein's on December 2
and Honor by Louis Armstrong Museum on December 4
NEW YORK, NY, November 27, 2012 - December kicks off in grand style for George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. The jazz impresario ...
(Published: November 27, 2012) [read more]
WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC & DISNEY HALL IN LA and SHORTER REVEALS COVER ART FOR NEW ALBUM WITHOUT A NET; TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO BLUE NOTE RECORDS TO BE RELEASED FEB. 5
The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter will make his triumphant return to Blue Note Records after 43 years with the February 5, 2013 release of Without A Net, his searing new album with his long-running Quartet featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer ...
(Published: November 27, 2012) [read more]
La Società delle Maschere | Rudi Records release
La Società delle Maschere
by Dinamitri Jazz Folklore
Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, alto sax
Emanuele Parrini, violin
Beppe Scardino, baritone sax
Pee Wee Durante, hammond organ
Gabrio Baldacci, guitar
Andrea Melani, drums
Simone Padovani, percussion
#5,6 Piero Gesuè, voice
A current, ...
(Published: November 27, 2012) [read more]
Andy De Campos Quintet returns to Toronto's Lulu Lounge!
December 14th, 2012 at 08:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Venue: Toronto, Lula Lounge
The Andy De Campos Quintet (vocals:Andy De Campos piano: Rick Maltese bass: Ken McDonald drums: Steve Farrugia and special guest on trumpet: Howard Leathers) performing jazz and soul.
Treat yourself to an evening of ...
(Published: November 26, 2012) [read more]
Microtones, Birdsongs, and J Dilla:
David Fiuczynski's Guggenheim Fellowship Composition
to Premiere at Berklee on Friday, Dec. 7
Berklee professor David Fiuczynski will premiere his ambitious new work, "Flam! Pan-Asian MicroJam for J Dilla and Olivier Messiaen," on December 7. The piece, which took nearly two years to write, is the result of a Guggenheim Fellowship the guitarist received in 2011. It breaks new ground by ...
(Published: November 26, 2012) [read more]
Modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev's "Harmonic Expansions" video master class now available!
Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist/composer Hristo Vitchev demonstrates material from his book on chordal theory and construction: "Between the Voicings" in a comprehensive video lesson exclusively available through JazzGuitarSociety.com
In this video masterclass, Hristo Vitchev demonstrates how ...
(Published: November 24, 2012) [read more]
End of the Beginning of the Ancient Future Celebration Sale
End of the Beginning of the Ancient FutureWorld Without Walls by Ancient Future. (Capitol/Sona Gaia 163). audio.End of the Beginning (Matthew Montfort. 5:15). audio.Celebrate the End of the Mayan 'Time of No-Time' with the Music of Ancient Future!
There's been much ado concerning the ...
(Published: November 24, 2012) [read more]
Usdan's Jazz Program Expanded for 2013 Season; 12/2 Open House
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned Long Island summer arts day camp, announces new programs for its 46th, 2013 season. These include a three-week session July 22-August 9. This will be in addition to the four-week program beginning June 24 (the regular ...
(Published: November 20, 2012) [read more]
Berklee's Danilo Perez Named UNESCO Artist for Peace
November 20, 2012 - Danilo Perez, renowned pianist and artistic director of Berklee College of Music's Global Jazz Institute, was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony held today in Paris, France. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization describes Artists for Peace as ...
(Published: November 20, 2012) [read more]
Eric Clapton Announces Major U.S. Tour Culminating at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in NYC
Eric Clapton announced today a major U.S. tour culminating in his fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival. The Festival, which has become legendary in its own right for hosting performances and impromptu collaborations from the world's most legendary guitar players, will take place April 12-13 for ...
(Published: November 20, 2012) [read more]
Jazz Song Stylist Paulette McWilliams in Rare NY Appearance
"Paulette McWilliams is a great Jazz singer! ... Her spontaneity, tone, interpretation and her style is beautifully brilliant...I love listening to my sister's voice!"
-Chaka Khan
Paulette McWilliams Performs Telling Stories at Aaron Davis Hall
Friday, December 14 at 7PM & 9PM
Jazz ...
(Published: November 19, 2012) [read more]
Danilo Pérez named a UNESCO Artist for Peace
Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of the The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated jazz musician, Mr Danilo Pérez as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.
UNESCO Artists for Peace are internationally-renowned personalities who use their influence, ...
(Published: November 19, 2012) [read more]
WBGO's Champions of Jazz Celebrated in Stormy Weather!
WBGO's Champions of Jazz Benefit 2012 Honoring Global Law Firm Hogan Lovells,
Grammy® Award Winner Bobby McFerrin and Music Industry Executive Bruce Lundvall
Included Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance During a Historic Noreaster
As the snow fell, the dollars were raised ...
(Published: November 19, 2012) [read more]
Savion Glover's Fours with Tyner, Palmieri, Haynes, DeJohnette Out On Half Note
Jam # 1 McCoy Tyner
Jam # 2 Eddie Palmieri
Jam # 3 Roy Haynes
Jam # 4 Jack DeJohnette
FOURS ON HALF NOTE AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW!
New York - Universally regarded as the best tap dancer on Earth (though only 39 years old, at this writing), Tony Award-winner SAVION GLOVER ...
(Published: November 19, 2012) [read more]
Parranda Navidena at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts will once again present its popular, special holiday event, PARRANDA NAVIDEÑA, a Christmas celebration featuring the unique jíbaro music from the mountains of Puerto Rico with three celebrated masters of the genre, on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 8pm. The ...
(Published: November 19, 2012) [read more]
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