2011-12 Signature Music Series at Berklee Series Lineup Announced, Includes Gary Burton, George Clinton, Marcus Miller, Ivan Lins, and Kirill Gerstein, and Tributes to Miles Davis, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, and Maggie Scott
The 2011- 2012 Signature Music Series at Berklee has an extraordinary season planned with jazz, funk, Latin, Middle Eastern, and selections from the Great American Songbook. Performers include a cross-section of Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, and world-renowned, award-winning musicians. ...
(Published: September 15, 2011) [read more]
Berklee Global Jazz Institute and NEA Jazz Masters Live Present Pianist/Composer Randy Weston in Concert and Conversation
Berklee Global Jazz Institute and NEA Jazz Masters Live Present Pianist/Composer Randy Weston in Concert and Conversation
at the Boston Public Library and Berklee, Sept 28 - 29
Free Events Focus on Weston's African Influences
BOSTON, September 15, 2011 - The Berklee Global Jazz ...
(Published: September 15, 2011) [read more]
Berklee College of Music Partners with Concert Window to Stream Live Music Performances
Boston, MA, September 14, 2011 - Can't make it to the show? Berklee College of Music is partnering with Concert Window to stream high-quality video for select live musical performances at the Berklee Performance Center.
Concert Window will host over 20 shows at Berklee in coming weeks, ...
(Published: September 15, 2011) [read more]
West African Band BURKINA ELECTRIC Launches Nationwide Tour
BURKINA ELECTRIC Led By Composer/Percussionist Lukas Ligeti
"...an irresistible brew of West African music and electronic." - New York Times
BURKINA ELECTRIC 2011 Tour:
9/16 + 9/17 Globalquerque Festival, Albuquerque, NM
9/21 Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
9/23 Dore Theatre, California ...
(Published: September 15, 2011) [read more]
Saxophonist Michael Pedicin's New Ballads CD Due Oct. 18
Tenor saxophonist Michael Pedicin, whose 40-plus-year career has included tours with Dave Brubeck and Maynard Ferguson, has long demonstrated a profound feeling for ballads--those slow, tender songs with lovely melodies that, in the hands of the best purveyors, create a powerful emotional ...
(Published: September 14, 2011) [read more]
SEVA (feat. Hristo Vitchev and Weber Iago) "live" at YOSHI'S (Sep. 26th / 8:00pm)
SEVA was formed in late 2010 by Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Brazilian piano sensation Weber Iago. Vitchev and Iago have a long musical relationship as band mates in the Hristo Vitchev Quartet and Quintet, the Vitchev / Iago Project, Joe DeRose and Amici as well as special ...
(Published: September 14, 2011) [read more]
Let's Hear Some Chatter Out There:
Jazz Guitarist Jeff Richman Announces New CD Release
Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman today announced the release date of his upcoming CD, Jeff Richman and Chatterbox: The Line Up for October 18. The Nefer Records release is Richman's 16th solo project and features Mitchel Forman on keyboards, Joel Taylor on drums and Dean Taba on bass ...
(Published: September 14, 2011) [read more]
Two Virtuosos: One Jazz, One Classical, Collaborate on New Release
Chart topping jazz guitarist Richard Smith and internationally awarded, classical guitarist Francesco Buzzurro announced today the release of their upcoming recording, Un Mondo, Due Chitarre. The 10 song collection will be available online and in hard copy starting September 27.
Since their ...
(Published: September 14, 2011) [read more]
Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2012 Dates for Folk & Jazz Festivals
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces 2012 Dates of Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals
George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the dates of the 2012 Folk and Jazz festivals in Newport, RI. The Newport Folk Festival® will be held July 28 - 29 ...
(Published: September 13, 2011) [read more]
SFJAZZ Releases SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011 - Season 8
SFJAZZ today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective's eight limited-edition set, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011 - Season 8, of which a maximum of 5,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ - presenter of this ...
(Published: September 13, 2011) [read more]
Giants of Jazz 14 honoring Albert Tootie Heath
Albert Tootie Heath - 2011 Jazz Master Honoree
SATURDAY, October 1, 2011
9:00 PM
SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
One SOPAC Way
South Orange, NJ 07079
TICKETS
Reserved Seating: $50
Seniors and Students with Valid ID: $40
For more details, directions, and on-line ticket ...
(Published: September 13, 2011) [read more]
Saxophonist Marco Pignataro dedicates hauntingly gorgeous new album to young daughter with heart defect
September 11, 2011 (Boston, MA) Written by Robert Sutton. The depths of sorrow can inspire the most dazzling beauty.
For saxophonist Marco Pignataro that whirlpool of sadness stems from what he has experienced with his youngest daughter Sofia, who was born with a serious heart defect common in ...
(Published: September 13, 2011) [read more]
EXEGESIS Jazz Trio Releases New Album "Harmony of the Anomaly"
"EXEGESIS...is poised squarely at the bulging edge of the musical comfort zone." - JazzReview.com
To sample mp3s and purchase the album visit http://exegesisonline.com/exegesis_frameset_music.html.
Electronic jazz ensemble, EXEGESIS, bridges the gap between modern music technology and ...
(Published: September 13, 2011) [read more]
Antonio Ciacca Leads Jazz Workshop in Peekskill, NY
Pianist, composer, and bandleader Antonio Ciacca leads an intensive one-day jazz workshop at the Ford Piano Factory in Peekskill, NY on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Aimed at developing students' sight-reading, jazz theory, and improvisation skills in a fun and supportive environment, the workshop ...
(Published: September 12, 2011) [read more]
This Week @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE September 12-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Cornelia Street Café is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much ...
(Published: September 12, 2011) [read more]
Fahir Atakoğlu Returns to Drom NYC
New York, NY, September 11, 2011-By popular demand legendary Jazz composer/pianist Fahir Atakoğlu will be returning to play live at Drom in New York City on October 5, 2011 at 8:00 PM. Rendering music from his critically acclaimed U.S. Jazz CD releases, If, Istanbul in Blue and his latest CD, ...
(Published: September 11, 2011) [read more]
The Ezra Weiss Fake Book Now Available Through JazzCares!
I've created a book of my favorite compositions, available for C treble clef, C bass clef, Bb, and Eb instruments. You can buy it at http://jazzcares.com/browse_artists.php?aid=123
I hope you enjoy!
Thanks,
Ez
The Ezra Weiss Fake Book is a collection of 30 original jazz compositions ...
(Published: September 10, 2011) [read more]
Critically Acclaimed Russian Artist Oleg Frish To Perform Three Show's at New York's Metropolitan Room In Conjunction With New CD
CELEBRATED RUSSIAN TV PERSONALITY OLEG FRISH TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM IN NEW YORK
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Frish will be performing in support of his recently released CD, "Bring Me Sunshine,"
A collection of music culled from the Great American Songbook
"Very positive and very swinging."-New York ...
(Published: September 09, 2011) [read more]
Manhattan Transfer to Headline Benefit Concert for Berkeley's Jazzschool, Oct. 1
The Jazzschool's annual fundraiser will be held Saturday, October 1 at Coventry Grove in Kensington, CA, headlined by the fabulous Manhattan Transfer. The Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop I opens the show, which will be emceed by radio host Clifford Brown Jr.
"We are thrilled to ...
(Published: September 09, 2011) [read more]
The Second Annual "Remembering Bud" Festival in New York, September 2011
On September 26-28, 2011, the Bar on Fifth at the Setai Hotel will host the Second Annual "Remembering Bud" Festival, presented by Earl John Powell to honor the musical legacy of his father, Bud Powell. This year, featured performers include Rick Germanson, Alex Hoffman, and Luke Celenza.
"This ...
(Published: September 09, 2011) [read more]
Juilliard Jazz Quintet- "A New Day, A New Joy"
Juilliard Jazz, under the direction of Artistic Director Carl Allen, opens its 2011-2012 season with its faculty ensemble, the Juilliard Jazz Quintet, in "A New Day, A New Joy" on Monday, September 19 at 8pm in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Free tickets will be available beginning ...
(Published: September 09, 2011) [read more]
Russ Garcia Celebrates 95th Birthday with Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco
LIVING LEGEND RUSSELL GARCIA
CELEBRATES 95TH BIRTHDAY WITH THREE CITY U.S. TOUR
See Russ Garcia on stage with award-winning jazz vocalists Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco
at The Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, October 26; Yoshi's, Oakland, November 1;
and Iridium Jazz Club, New ...
(Published: September 08, 2011) [read more]
Russ Garcia Celebrates 95th Birthday with Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco
LIVING LEGEND RUSSELL GARCIA
CELEBRATES 95TH BIRTHDAY WITH THREE CITY U.S. TOUR
See Russ Garcia on stage with award-winning jazz vocalists Shaynee Rainbolt & Terese Genecco
at The Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, October 26; Yoshi's, Oakland, November 1;
and Iridium Jazz Club, New ...
(Published: September 08, 2011) [read more]
Ryan Shea Smith Releases Award-Winning Jazz Masterpiece Stay Awhile
Los Angeles, CA-September 8, 2011-Ryan Shea Smith turns the term sophomore slump in fiction with his latest release Stay Awhile. The title track, which is offered as a free download on the artist website, was a finalist winner in the Jazz Category of the John Lennon Song Writing Contest. The album ...
(Published: September 08, 2011) [read more]
KEYBOARDIST AND RECORDING ARTIST LAO TIZER HEADLINES 25TH
ANNIVERSARY ‘GRAPEFEST' WITH HIS POPULAR WORLD JAZZ FUSION BAND TIZER SEPTEMBER 16TH AND 17TH IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
KEYBOARDIST AND RECORDING ARTIST LAO TIZER HEADLINES 25TH
ANNIVE
NINA GORDON PUBLIC RELATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon Public Relations (310) 276-3063
KEYBOARDIST ...
(Published: September 08, 2011) [read more]
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