Three-Peat for Jazzschool Studio Band at 2011 Next Generation Festival
The Jazzschool's Monday Night Studio Band, under the direction of Keith Johnson, won 1st place for the third consecutive year following its performance on Sunday, April 3, at the Annual Next Generation Festival (41st Annual National High School Competition) in Monterey, California.
The ...
(Published: April 11, 2011) [read more]
Got Piano Lessons? More and More Get their Instruction Online
Used to be if you wanted to take piano lessons you'd turn to your local Yellow Pages. Not anymore. Thanks to the Internet, anyone anywhere in the world can now log on and get instruction from some of the top teachers in the world.
"The Internet is a great equalizer" says online teacher ...
(Published: April 11, 2011) [read more]
New Age Piano Lessons? Anti-Tiger Mother Approach Welcomed by Students
When author Amy Chua's book ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother' hit bookshelves, it became the talk of the Internet.
People were arguing whether there was any merit to an approach that required strict and sometimes punitive measures to achieve music goals. And while some in fact do ...
(Published: April 10, 2011) [read more]
Canada-based guitarist Carlos Jiménez weaves unspeakably gorgeous melodies on 'Undercurrents'
April 10, 2011 (Québec, Canada) Written by Robert Sutton. Carlos Jiménez doesn't just play the guitar; he illustrates his emotions with them, each note a poignant brushstroke.
In "In a Thought," one of the tracks on his latest album Undercurrents, Jiménez rides on a ...
(Published: April 10, 2011) [read more]
Worry Wart? Free Relaxation Music Helps Worriers Calm Down
Stress ... it's everywhere. All you have to do these days is listen to the news for more than 5 minutes and it hits ... stress and worry. Seems like something bad or heartbreaking is always happening somewhere in the world.
Which is why pianist/composer Edward Weiss created the blog ‘Free ...
(Published: April 09, 2011) [read more]
Free Report Reveals Five Secrets to Playing New Age Piano
Composer and pianist, Edward Weiss, has been sharing his enthusiasm and knowledge of New Age style piano for over 15 years. For those who want to play the piano, but don't think they can learn, Weiss has released a report that reveals the five secrets of what's really important when playing ...
(Published: April 09, 2011) [read more]
Switzerland-based vocalist Sylvie Bourban combines avant-garde with Brazilian jazz on compelling new album
April 8, 2011 (Lausanne, Switzerland) Written by Robert Sutton. Jazz vocalist Sylvie Bourban must have seen Heaven already; it is reflected in her voice.
On "I Via," nearly the last track on her new album, Carnet de Route, Bourban's dreamy, chilly vocals drift in the ether, gliding atop ...
(Published: April 08, 2011) [read more]
U.S. Navy Band Commodores at Fallston HS
The U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble perform on Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Fallston High School 2301 Carrs Mill Rd, Fallston, Md. The concert is free and open to the public and no tickets are required.
The Commodores, "A National Treasure", deliver high-energy big band jazz as ...
(Published: April 08, 2011) [read more]
The New School presents:The Diane Moser Quintet
Sat April 9th 10PM
University of the Streets
130 East 7th Street
New York, New York 10009
(212) 254-9300
$10 admission
The Diane Moser Quintet with "Roadmaps to Improvisation", exploring the highways and byways of graphic scores, linear compositions-winding their way to destination Free ...
(Published: April 08, 2011) [read more]
CTI RECORDS 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES!
SONY MASTERWORKS JAZZ RELEASES MORE CLASSIC REISSUES FROM GEORGE BENSON, FREDDIE HUBBARD,
DON SEBESKY AND STANLEY TURRENTINE
Available April 12, 2011
Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium ...
(Published: April 08, 2011) [read more]
Award-Winning Vocalist René Marie Invites Americans to Show Their "Voice of My Beautiful Country," in Celebration of Her New Release on Motéma Music, For A Chance to Win a Trip to Washington, DC
In celebration of her newest CD, Voice of My Beautiful Country, on Motéma Music, award winning singer-songwriter and trailblazing vocalist René Marie is asking fellow Americans to follow her lead, listen to their inner voices, pull from their own experiences and creatively express to ...
(Published: April 07, 2011) [read more]
New Age Piano Lessons? Online Course Helps Adults Get Creative
It used to be all the rage. The genre known as "New Age" hit its peak in the mid 1980's. But, it's slowly making a comeback, thanks in no small part to the piano lessons given by pianist/composer Edward Weiss.
Weiss runs a website that promises to teach anyone how to improvise and ...
(Published: April 07, 2011) [read more]
Shirley Horn Suite - Video Preview
Hi Everybody -
Please check out this video preview for my new CD, The Shirley Horn Suite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRketoO060o
I hope you ...
(Published: April 07, 2011) [read more]
Trumpeter/Composer Shane Endsley Celebrates
The Release of His New Recording - Then The Other - at The Cornelia Street Cafe on May 4!
For Immediate Release:

Trumpeter/Composer Shane Endsley Celebrates
The Release of His New Recording
Shane Endsley and The Music Band - Then The Other
At The Cornelia Street Cafe on May 4!
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Venue: The Cornelia Street ...
(Published: April 07, 2011) [read more]
The Icy Hot Club of California releases filler-free EP of Gypsy jazz gems
April 6, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA) Written by Robert Sutton. The mournful ache of Nino Rota's "The Godfather Theme" is one of cinema's most indelible and moving scores, summarizing the pain of tragedy with its sweeping notes.
In the hands of the Icy Hot Club of California, it nearly ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
JAZZ FOR JAPAN W. JOHN ZORN, NORAH JONES, WILLIAM PARKER, MATTHEW SHIPP
CONCERT TO BENEFIT JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Friday, April 8th - Abrons Art Center - An evening organized and hosted by John Zorn
Tickets: $35 - $50
Available at http://support.henrystreet.org
6.30pm Thurston Moore Trio - Matthew Shipp - Gyan Riley - Masada String Trio
Ned Rothenberg ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
Marsalis Berklee Jams
Berklee College of Music and Marsalis Music present Marsalis Berklee Jams, a program that brings up-and-coming jazz artists to Boston for performances with Berklee students, as well as master classes and clinics. The featured artist for this seventh installment of Marsalis Jams are the Three Cohens ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
On April 12, 2011 - Motéma Music will release RUFUS REID'S - HUES OF A DIFFERENT BLUE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
www.REDCATPUBLICITY.com
On April 12, 2011 - Motéma Music will release
RUFUS REID'S - HUES OF A DIFFERENT BLUE
The Brilliant Follow Up to Out Front (2010, Motema Music)
Featuring the Out Front Trio of Reid, Steve Allee (piano) & Duduka Da Fonseca ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, and Berklee Students
at Berklee's Global Jazz Summit for Humanity and Peace
Boston, MA, April 5 - The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) celebrates its one-year anniversary as guest NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter sits in to perform with BGJI faculty Danilo Pérez, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, and John Patitucci, and BGJI students in a tribute to Shorter's ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
GRAMMY-AWARD AND LATIN BILLBOARD AWARD-WINNING JAZZ MUSICIAN, IRVIN MAYFIELD SENDS A LOVE LETTER TO NEW ORLEANS!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Laura Tennyson
Lura Belle Productions
(504) 319-9943
lauratennyson_2@msn.com
Deluxe multi-media coffee-table book and CD package chronicles Mayfield's artistic quest and development into one of America's most promising young jazz musicians. A ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
GRAMMY-AWARD AND LATIN BILLBOARD AWARD-WINNING JAZZ MUSICIAN, IRVIN MAYFIELD SENDS A LOVE LETTER TO NEW ORLEANS!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Laura Tennyson
Lura Belle Productions
(504) 319-9943
lauratennyson_2@msn.com
Deluxe multi-media coffee-table book and CD package chronicles Mayfield's artistic quest and development into one of America's most promising young jazz musicians. A ...
(Published: April 06, 2011) [read more]
ARTISTS AND SONGWRITERS FROM THE EMI FAMILY UNITE FOR JAPAN
Exclusive charity auction to raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross's disaster relief efforts, at ebay.com/EMIfamily4Japan
London, 5 April 2011 -- Artists and songwriters from across the EMI family are raising funds to help the Red Cross support people affected by last month's ...
(Published: April 05, 2011) [read more]
Hammer Klavier Trio video nominated as Video-of-the-Year candidate by the Jazz Journalists Association
The latest video of the Hammer Klavier Trio from Hamburg in Germany got nominated as Video-of-the-Year candidate for the 2011 Awards by the Jazz Journalists Association.
The video has been recorded during their performance at the "Überjazz Festival-Die 7. Hamburger Jazztage" on 30. October 2010 ...
(Published: April 05, 2011) [read more]
Tribute To Bassist Sam Jones
VTY Jazz Productions...
Creating the Best Jazz Experience on Earth.. Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
For Bassist Sam Jones
*Featuring*
Louis Hayes: Drums
David William: Bass
Rick Germanson: Piano
Patience Higgins: Tenor Saxophone
Sunday, April ...
(Published: April 05, 2011) [read more]
duoJalal CD Release Concert 4/27 feat. David Krakauer + Glen Velez
duoJalal: CD Release Concert A Different World @ DROM 4/27
Acclaimed Artists Kathryn Lockwood + Yousif Sheronick w/ Special Guests David Krakauer + Glen Velez
"If this is what world music's future holds, bring on the party." - Toronto Star
NEW YORK - duoJalal, the musical pairing of ...
(Published: April 05, 2011) [read more]
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