Visionary Japanese Instrumentalist KEIKO MATSUI Debuts Music Video For The Title Track From Her Album The Road...
Second Leg Of U.S. Tour Runs August Through October With A Special Guest Performance Aboard The Dave Koz Alaskan Cruise
With over a million and a half albums sold and sold out concerts around the globe, keyboardist Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world and one of the brightest stars in ...
(Published: August 06, 2011) [read more]
JAZZCORNER.COM ROSTER ARTISTS AND TWO-TIME GRAMMY® NOMINEES SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION TO RELEASE THIRD ALBUM
URBAN NATURE ON AUGUST 30, 2011
It's not every day that a distinguished sideman makes a successful transition to solo artist. But percussionist Sammy Figueroa not only has become a successful leader in his own right, but is also one of the most exciting artists in Latin Jazz today. He calls Urban Nature, his third recording ...
(Published: August 06, 2011) [read more]
Jazz With Strings Attached at the Newport Jazz Festival
Jazz ... With Strings Attached!
Jazz Journalist Eugene Holley, Jr.
Talks Strings & Things at Newport Jazz Festival
NEWPORT, RI - Saxophones, trumpeters, drummers, and keyboards; those are the traditional instruments you often hear in every era of jazz, and, most likely at every jazz ...
(Published: August 05, 2011) [read more]
Newport Jazz Festival Saxophone Summit!
Saxophone Summit!
Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
August 5 - 7, 2011
International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Fort Adams State Park
Produced by George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation
Jazz Journalist Eugene Holley, Jr.
Writes ...
(Published: August 05, 2011) [read more]
Fountains of Swinging Youth at Newport Jazz Festival
Fountains of Swinging Youth
at Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
August 5 - 7, 2011
International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Fort Adams State Park
Produced by George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation™
"... [I] think we should allow ...
(Published: August 05, 2011) [read more]
JAZZ PIANIST MULGREW MILLER & VIBIST STEVE NELSON
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB
New York, NY August 4, 2011--- Beginning with the "Harlem Renaissance" of the 1920's and 1930's, spanning all the way to the present day, New York City, and Harlem, in particular have always been the natural home of jazz music. Now pianist Mulgrew Miller and his longtime collaborator, ...
(Published: August 04, 2011) [read more]
JUNIOR MANCE QUINTET to Headline Jazz89 KUVO's "Boppin' at the Vineyards"
Coming up on August 13 at Balistreri Vineyards in north Denver: "Boppin' at the Vineyards", a signature fund-raising event for Jazz89 KUVO/KVJZ. The event features a performance by THE JUNIOR MANCE QUINTET. The evening will also include a gourmet feast provided by 15 local restaurants, a wine ...
(Published: August 04, 2011) [read more]
Telluride Jazz Fesival Live Stream
The 35th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration will take place August 5-7. Thousands of people will descend upon the scenic mountain town to enjoy the very best in jazz, funk, blues and soul music. For those of you not able to make the trip to Telluride this year, the festival promoters are pleased to ...
(Published: August 03, 2011) [read more]
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 25th Anniversary Gala Concert
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 25th Anniversary Gala Concert
Monday, September 12, 2011
7:30 p.m.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Purchase Tickets at http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=RLXDG
On Monday, September ...
(Published: August 03, 2011) [read more]
Berklee's Mario Castro Quintet performs at the Newport Jazz Festival
Berklee's Mario Castro Quintet performs at the Newport Jazz Festival,
presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
Students join star-studded lineup, including many Berklee alumni
August 1, 2011, Boston, MA - Berklee College of Music's Mario Castro Quintet will perform at the 57th ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Veteran Jazz Stars Shine
Veteran Jazz Stars Shine at Newport Jazz Festival
Veteran Jazz Stars Shine
at Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
August 5 - 7, 2011
International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Fort Adams State Park
Produced by George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation™
Jazz Writer Eugene Holley Takes A ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Four Generations of Jazz Pianists
Perform at Newport Jazz Festival
A Keyboard Kaleidoscope: Four Generations of Jazz Pianists
Perform at Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management
August 5 - 7, 2011
International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Fort Adams State Park
Produced by George Wein and the Newport Festivals ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Radiant power of Hammond B3 fuels new CD from Mauri Sanchis' Organ Trio
August 2, 2011 (Madrid, Spain) Written by Robert Sutton. In the hands of Mauri Sanchis, the Hammond B3 organ comes alive. No longer is it simply a soulless instrument but a breathing, intensely active entity.
On his latest album, What Did You Expect?, Sanchis revives the ‘60s-‘70s heyday of ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Boston-Based Trumpeter/Composer Daniel Rosenthal Debuts with "Lines," Sept. 13
Boston-based trumpeter and composer Daniel Rosenthal is a fresh, imaginative new name on the contemporary acoustic jazz scene. His debut CD, Lines, is set for September 13 release on his American Melody Records label.
Rosenthal was mentored by legendary saxophonist Steve Lacy while studying at ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Chicago Jazz Ensemble with Miguel Zenon presents: Ornithology-The Music of Charlie "Bird" Parker on February 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
The CJE concludes its 2011-12 Harris Theater performance season with a program featuring Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón in a celebration of Charlie "Bird" Parker's rich musical legacy. Selections from the classic Parker recording Bird with Strings will be performed ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Chicago Jazz Ensemble with Meshell Ndegeocello and Christian McBride presents: Beneath the Underdog-The Musical World of Charles Mingus on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
In this unique pairing, bassist Christian McBride and bassist/vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello join the CJE for an evening of music by the legendary bassist and composer Charles Mingus, including some of his final compositions which were written in collaboration with vocalist Joni Mitchell in the late ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Chicago Jazz Ensemble with Etienne Charles: Musica Panamericano on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Trinidadian trumpeter and percussionist Etienne Charles stands at the vanguard of a new generation of Caribbean musicians with a fresh, broad-ranging artistic vision. He won the National Trumpet Competition in 2006 and has performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Monty Alexander, Marcus ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Spiritual Source: Randy Weston with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble on September 1, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
One of legendary jazz pianist Randy Weston's most significant collaborations was with trombonist/composer/arranger Melba Liston. Together they created a pioneering body of jazz music that explored music from the African Diaspora and yielded over ten albums. For this program, Weston joins the ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Stefan Oberthaler expands jazz's creative scope on visionary new album
August 1, 2011 (Vienna, Austria) Written by Robert Sutton. His nickname, Keyminator, has the ominous ring of a science-fiction villain, but there is nothing apocalyptic about Stefan Oberthaler's cross-pollination of lounge music, electronica, and funk.
On his latest album Journey Man, ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
92Y Jazz 2011-2012: Paula West, Sandy Stewart, Kurt Elling
This season, 92Y Jazz honors the most versatile of all jazz instruments - the human voice:
Sat, Nov 19, 8 pm, $70 / $50 / $25 age 35 & under)
PAULA WEST
"It's doubtful that anyone is singing better than Paula West these days...this extraordinary jazz singer wears each song like perfectly ...
(Published: August 02, 2011) [read more]
Detroit Jazz Festival announces 2011 Detroit-based artists and special projects
Detroit Jazz Festival organizers and regional talent selection committee have worked closely to develop a diverse collection of Detroit-based artists. Jazz, funk, latin, gospel and blues musicians will showcase Detroit's rich musical legacy at the 32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Labor Day ...
(Published: August 01, 2011) [read more]
FLOYD PELLOM'S 57TH STREET GALLERY IS EXCITED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING LIVE JAZZ LINEUP FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2011.
NOTE: RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*
Blue Monday Jam Session, August 1, 2011 from 7:00pm-11:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm
Hosted by Calvin Keys, Khalil Shaheed and Melvin Butts.
Cover $5.00.
Friday Evening Jazz, August 5, 2011 from 8:30pm-11:00pm. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Performing will ...
(Published: August 01, 2011) [read more]
ROCKWIRED.COM'S LATEST EDITION OF JAZZED AND BLUE PRESENTS: BROADWAY AND TELEVISION VETERAN TOM WOPAT AND MUSIC FROM CURTIS STIGERS, JANE BADLER AND MARILYN MCLEOD
(July 31, 2011) The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and an exclusive interview with Broadway and television veteran Tom Wopat (The Dukes of Hazard). In this opening segment, Wopat discusses his ...
(Published: July 31, 2011) [read more]
Guitarists Escoto & Simon weave dreamlike melodies on new album 'Collage'
July 30, 2011 (New York, NY) Written by Robert Sutton. Beauty is in the eye of the guitarist. For Escoto & Simon, there is perhaps nothing more lovely than the delicate strumming of acoustic guitars.
On their latest album Collage, guitarists Martin Simon and Astor Escoto weave their own form of ...
(Published: July 30, 2011) [read more]
Latest Issue of Scooby-Sax Newsletter Published
The July, 2011 issue of the Scooby-Sax Newsletter has been published. This issue of this educational resource focuses on the analysis of transcribed solos by Al Cohn, Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims, and John Coltrane on the tune, "Tenor Conclave." The analysis of these four solos on "I Got Rhythm" chord ...
(Published: July 30, 2011) [read more]
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