Ronnie Scott's All Stars piano breaks record
A grand piano makes a dramatic journey suspended beneath a helicopter as it is flown into position at the Gandegghütte, which perches on a precipitous ridge beneath Switzerland's great Matterhorn, at an astonishing altitude of 3,030 meters (almost 10,000ft) above sea level.
In what is ...
(Published: April 04, 2014) [read more]
Tony Adamo @#8 on Top 25 Allaboutjazz
Tony Adamo's "Cold Duck Time" moves to the 30 day Top 25 Nu-Jazz Chart @allaboutjazz.Duck is @#8.
The Cold Duck Line-Up:
1) Cold Duck Time(Get Your Groove On Line) (E Harris - Seventh House LTD BMI) New Words by T.Adamo Vocal - Tony Adamo Drums - Steve Gadd Bass - Reggie McBride Organ - ...
(Published: April 04, 2014) [read more]
New England Conservatory Presents
György Kurtág Signs, Games & Messages on Monday, April 28 in NEC’s Jordan Hall
Join NEC Contemporary Improvisation students and faculty, led by composer/pianist Anthony Coleman in György Kurtág Signs, Games & Messages, a concert featuring performances and riffs on renowned Romanian-born composer Kurtág's music, sources, and notions. The concert takes place on Monday, ...
(Published: April 04, 2014) [read more]
New York Jazz Workshop Student Showcase on April 6 at Smalls Jazz Club!
Join the faculty and students of the New York Jazz Workshop on April 6 at Smalls Jazz Club in the West Village! No cover charge, no minimum! The students of the following 11 workshops will be performing:
12:15 - 12:45 HARDBOP
12:45 – 1:15 IMPROV
1:15 - 1:45 MIXED METER
1:45 – 2:15 ...
(Published: April 04, 2014) [read more]
Jazz vocalist Alysa Haas releases beautifully timeless album of covers
Past and present collide on jazz vocalist Alysa Haas’ new album Spasm, but the overall result is beautifully timeless.
Combining Broadway standards and classics from the Great American Songbook with contemporary pop music, Haas courageously steps beyond the predictable and safe; her eclectic ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
New England Conservatory Presents
The NEC Gospel Ensemble and NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble on Thursday, April 10 at Brown Hall
Join two exceptional NEC student ensembles – the NEC Gospel Ensemble and the NEC Jazz Composer’s Ensemble – as they perform contemporary gospel music and student compositions, plus works by Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter on Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
A meditation on Jobim in the key of jazz
Guitarist Les Sabler pays homage to the Brazilian legend on “Jobim Tribute” due April 8
Tampa, Florida (3 April 2014): Before Les Sabler began recording “Jobim Tribute,” which will be released April 8 on New Vista Records, the jazz guitarist-vocalist walked a mile in the shoes of the ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
Lineup Announced for the 57th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 19-21, 2014
Monterey, CA, April 3, 2014; Today Monterey Jazz Festival announces the star-studded line up for the 57th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival to be held September 19–21 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds & Event Center. Arena and Grounds Package Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 12. ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
Singer Gabrielle Goodman Releases Exciting New Spiritual Tapestry CD with Terri Lyne Carrington and Patrice Rushen and Walter Beasley
A spiritual jazz CD with A-list jazz players: featuring Gabrielle Goodman with Patrice Rushen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Walter Beasley.
Acclaimed vocalist Gabrielle Goodman (a Roberta Flack protege) has just released her new CD entitled Spiritual Tapestry. The CD includes 12 Negro Spirituals ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
BJURecords Announces The Release of SO MANY ROADS, the Grand New Recording from Bassist/Composer Anne Mette Iversen's Double Life
Available April 22, 2014
Featuring:
Anne Mette Iversen (acoustic bass, compositions), John Ellis (soprano & tenor saxophone), Peter Dahlgren (trombone), Danny Grissett (piano), Otis Brown III (drums)
&
4Corners - Tine Rudloff, Sarah McClelland (violin), Anne Soren (viola),Mats ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
Grammy-Winning Trumpeter Terence Blanchard to Headline
Berklee's State of Jazz Composition Symposium and Concert Series April 27
Six-Day Event Features Don Was, Maria Schneider, Billy Childs, Geri Allen, Vijay Iyer,
Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bill Mobley, Patrice Rushen, Harlem Quartet, and others
March 20, 2014 – Jazz is a living art form that is constantly evolving, but what is the current state of that evolution, and ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
"Eventually" Reveals A New Direction For Cynthia Basinet
New York - Actress.singer Cynthia Basinet reveals a new direction with her latest release. Cynthia taps her soulful side in her heart tugging crossover ballad, "Eventually.
“For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument. In terms of emotional power, it's a lethal weapon. Sensual, ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
NAT ADDERLEY JR. LAUNCHES NEW JAZZ SERIES IN NEW ROCHELLE
Alvin & Friends Restaurant in New Rochelle is proud to announce a Friday night jazz series in the intimate Roscoe’s Room launching on April 4th with the Nat Adderley Jr. Trio, and continuing with groups led by master tenor saxist Lew Tabackin; Chicago songstress Tammy McCann, featuring Grammy ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
JAZZ AT THE MARIAN Features Jazz Artist Stephanie Jordan on April 3
Jazz artist and New Orleans native Stephanie Jordan will make her Cheyney University debut Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm in the Marian Anderson Music Center. Jazz at the Marian is part of the University's Arts and Lectures Series.
One reviewer said, "every so often a new voice stands up and ...
(Published: April 03, 2014) [read more]
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fourth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 20–22, 2014
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fourth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 20–22, 2014. PJLIF will consist of three days of free jazz and jazz-influenced musical performances on outdoor stages throughout downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
Roger Williams University to Host Free Concert
with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl
Roger Williams University to Host Free Concert
with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl on April 16
Members of the public welcome to attend intimate Live at RWU performance
featuring up-and-coming pianist Aaron Diehl
BRISTOL, R.I., March 25, 2014 – At just 29 years old, Aaron Diehl – a ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
"Come For The Lime...Discover The Music!" On April 5th 2014
WHAT: The 12th annual edition of Jazz Artists on the Greens
WHO: Production One Limited
WHEN:Saturday April 5, 2014. Gates open from 4:00 p.m. Event Start Time:5:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Greens at Farm Road, St. Joseph (WASA Grounds)
TICKETS: US$50.00 (Eventbrite.com)
After Carnival celebrations ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
July 24, 2014 8:00 PM
Poncho Sanchez’s music is a swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border. At every show Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn with results that are no less than dazzling. Among ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
Suzanna Smith and Kenny Washington
July 23, 2014 3:00 PM
Superheroes of the Bay Area Jazz Scene.
Listen to the magic as Smith, who combines the confessional imperative of a singer/songwriter with the rhythmic acuity of a jazz chanteuse, teams up with Washington, a jazz virtuoso who thrills audiences with his soulful ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
Festival Big Band with Kim Nalley; Homage to Aretha Franklin
July 19, 2014, 8:00 PM
The annual Big Band concert will feature vocalist Kim Nalley, former owner of the San Francisco Jazz Club at Pearl’s. She has an amazing 3 ½ octave range and is known for her striking stage presence. She will sing songs made famous by Aretha Franklin, many of which will ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
Mendocino Music Festival presents Kathleen Grace Band
July 19, 2014, 3:00 PM
A favorite of the Festival as Big Band singer, Kathleen Grace returns with her own band and her own songs that fuse the musical language of jazz, rock and folk with extraordinary storytelling abilities. She has been described as “somewhere between cheeky and poignant.” ...
(Published: April 02, 2014) [read more]
LOUIS PRIMA JR. AND THE WITNESSES TO RELEASE “BLOW” JUNE 10
LOUIS PRIMA JR. AND THE WITNESSES TO RELEASE “BLOW” JUNE 10
ON WARRIOR RECORDS / UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
A different kind of musical dawn is coming with flashes of rowdy big band, simmering soul and swaggering rock 'n' roll as Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses prepare to ignite ...
(Published: April 01, 2014) [read more]
Singer/Songwriter Hadiza Dockeray Sets May 8th Concert at The Metropolitan Room in NYC – Will be Joined by Guitarist Steven Bargonetti
Singer/Songwriter Hadiza Dockeray Sets May 8th Concert at The Metropolitan Room in NYC – Will be Joined by Guitarist Steven Bargonetti
Dockeray ‘Evokes Carole King and Cassandra Wilson’ In Recent CD Reviews
"Hadiza has established herself as one of the pre-eminent working vocalists ...
(Published: April 01, 2014) [read more]
Inspired sax with a hip-hop lean
Sam Rucker urges “Be True 2 Who U R” ahead of the June 3 release of “Tell You Something”
Williamsburg, Virginia (31 March 2014): Hip-hop producer turned contemporary jazz saxophonist Sam Rucker has something to say. Blending jazz, hip-hop, soul and gospel, he communicates through ...
(Published: March 31, 2014) [read more]
Jazz Vocalist MELISSA WALKER NAMED
ONE OF NEW JERSEY’S BEST 50 WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Melissa Walker, president and founder of Jazz House Kids has been named by NJBIZ Magazine one of the Best Women in Business for 2014. The award honors New Jersey’s most dynamic women in business who stand out in their fields – women who share a commitment to professional excellence, to the ...
(Published: March 31, 2014) [read more]
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