JULIE CORYELL: SINGER, JAZZ AUTHOR, MANAGER PASSES ON AT 61
Julie Coryell -- singer, author, manager, songwriter, actress, and more -- passed away unexpectedly on May 10, at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was 61 years old, and had been living at the Victory Lake Nursing Home in Hyde Park, NY.
She collaborated with award-winning ...
(Published: May 23, 2009) [read more]
Culture Project and Nancy Harrow Present A Jazz-Opera For Children and Adults
Culture Project and accomplished jazz musician Nancy Harrow, who brought to the stage the successful and beloved seven-season NYC run of the children's show 'Maya the Bee' have come together for a special performance run of the acclaimed children's jazz puppet show 'The Cat Who ...
(Published: May 22, 2009) [read more]
Internet Radio Station Devoted to Young Jazz Artists
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new creatively programmed jazz channels today with the launch of "Emerging Voices," a streaming jazz channel playing exclusively jazz by young musicians. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day.
While the ...
(Published: May 11, 2009) [read more]
Rapp to play the Jazztime Festival in Rijeka
Jazz trumpeter Mark Rapp will play the Jazztime Festival in Rijeka, Croatia with the NY Reunion Trio. Mark Rapp, Joe Kaplowitz and Klemens Marktl used to play together often in the NY jazz scene until Joe and Klemens moved abroad. Now, a couple years later, they are set to reunite on Friday, May ...
(Published: May 10, 2009) [read more]
Putting His Own Stamp On Modern Jazz
On the first day of school, parents often tell their children to just be themselves, and Mark Rapp must have taken that sage advice to heart because he has followed it steadfastly right into adulthood. Rapp began playing the trumpet seriously in high school and reveals that he always had the ...
(Published: May 08, 2009) [read more]
Andrea Fultz Sings Brecht-Weill & More on "German Projekt" CD
On her stunning new CD "The German Projekt," which features jazz-imbued arrangements of classic songs by Brecht-Weill and Friedrich Hollaender and which is being released on May 12, singer Andrea Fultz sounds as if she'd been born to interpret this rich, complex body of music.
But in fact ...
(Published: May 07, 2009) [read more]
GORDON EDWARDS
FRIENDS OF STUFF
Every Wednesday at Creole, NYC
NEW YORK - Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club proudly presents Gordon Edwards Friends of Stuff Every Wednesday at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035.
Grammy Nominee, Platinum Award-Winner Gordon Edwards, the bassist and leader of Stuff - the ...
(Published: April 30, 2009) [read more]
Olu Dara - May 15 & 16 at Creole
NEW YORK - Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club proudly presents Olu Dara in concert, after a one-year sabbatical - as part of its Legacy Series - on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035.
Mississippi ...
(Published: April 30, 2009) [read more]
AccuJazz Internet Radio Launches All-1940's Jazz Channel
AccuJazz Internet Radio continues its weekly roll-out of new creatively programmed streaming jazz channels with the launch of its newest customizable radio stream, "Decade: '40s." Like all of AccuJazz's channels, it is free to use and available 24 hours a day.
The 1940s was a pivotal ...
(Published: April 30, 2009) [read more]
Remember Bradley's with Peter Leitch and many others
May 29 Hear Peter Leitch at The Art of the Duo, part 2, for the final concert/panel in the Celebrating Bradleys three-night Lost Jazz Shrines Series, BMCC's Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street. Peter will be part of the panel, show some videos, and is musical director for the ...
(Published: April 28, 2009) [read more]
AMI Signs Trumpeter Mark Rapp to Roster
Addeo Music International who represents Maceo Parker, Gerald Clayton, Aaron Goldberg, Steve Turre, Tom Harrell, Eldar and more has signed jazz trumpeter Mark Rapp!
AMI was founded in 2008 as a multi-genre, international music agency committed to fostering the careers of some of the most ...
(Published: April 27, 2009) [read more]
PLAY ALONG CONTEST
Your Chance to Have Your Music Heard by Today's Pros
Now when you download 15 tracks you will have the chance to submit one of your Play Alongs for review by some of today's top jazz professionals. This acclaimed panel will select one special song from one aspiring artist that shows the greatest potential in creatively improvising in the play ...
(Published: April 25, 2009) [read more]
Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Yoshi'S SF on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 & 7
Two sets Wednesday night and "Battle of the Combos" Competition Finals on Thursday
(San Francisco, CA) The Generations Band, an all-star sextet featuring Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Andrew Speight, David Hazeltine and Ray Drummond, will make its return to Yoshi's San Francisco for two nights ...
(Published: April 21, 2009) [read more]
Duke Ellington's 110th on 110th
HARLEM, New York-April 20, 2009
On April 29, 2009, at 1:10 p.m., Duke Ellington's family and The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will be launching a series of activities to commemorate and celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Duke Ellington.
The kickoff affair will be held at The Duke ...
(Published: April 20, 2009) [read more]
A-Train rolls through Snatch en route to America:
Alvin Atkinson and The Sound Merchants make Gemmayzeh night club last stop on their Middle East tour
By Matthew Mosley
Daily Star staff
Friday, April 10, 2009
BEIRUT: "We're going to take you on a trip to New York. Are you ready? All aboard the A-train. Mind the closing doors ..." Alvin Atkinson introduced Duke Ellington's classic tune over a chugging bass and swiftly-brushed drums. ...
(Published: April 18, 2009) [read more]
AccuJazz Launches new Organ Jazz channel
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels today with "Organ Jazz," an entire channel devoted to the incomparable sound of the Hammond B3 Organ. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day.
The organ took some time to become a ...
(Published: April 16, 2009) [read more]
Minton's Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday, 4/29/09
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse hosts a special celebration in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th birthday. From 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Darby Dizard and the Blue Millenium Orchestra, featuring several alumni of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, perform a ...
(Published: April 14, 2009) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - May 2009 Lineup
For Immediate Release 4/10/09
High resolution, downloadable photos available: http://www.jalc.org/dccc/artists/index.asp
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola May 2009 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Tuesday-Sunday, April 28 - May 3
Samba Jazz & The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim w/ Duduka Da Fonseca, ...
(Published: April 11, 2009) [read more]
McCoy Tyner Trio w/ Special Guest Ravi Coltrane - Jazz at Lincoln Center - May 15-16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 7, 2009
For High Res Downloadable Photos:
http://www.jalc.org/about/artists.asp
McCoy Tyner Trio With Special Guest Ravi Coltrane In The Allen Room - May 15-16, 2009
Who/What:
Jazz at Lincoln Center brings in four-time GRAMMY® winner, McCoy Tyner ...
(Published: April 11, 2009) [read more]
Saxophonist John Richmond Quartet at Cecil's Fri-Sat April 17-18
Tenor and soprano saxophonist John Richmond will lead a quartet at Cecil's Jazz Club Fri-Sat April 17 & 18. The group features Guitarist Bob DeVos, Gene Perla, bass and Steve Johns, drums. They'll be playing originals by John as well as by Bob DeVos mixed in with standards and ...
(Published: April 10, 2009) [read more]
New Internet Radio Station Devoted to the Compositions of Parker and Gillespie
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels today with "Composers: Bird and Diz," a channel devoted entirely to the compositions of bebop masters Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The channel is free to use and available 24 hours a day.
When Parker and ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
TK Blue Quartet Performs at Minton's Playhouse, 4-25-09
Saxophonist and bandleader TK Blue performs with his quartet - featuring Benito Gonzales on piano, Belden Bullock on bass, and McClenty Hunter on drums- at The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The show begins at 9:00 p.m. with a $10 cover charge.
Saxophonist, ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
Luciana Souza releases new album TIDE May 26
TIDE
Luciana Souza
In describing her choice of material for Tide, Luciana Souza says "geography and language have played a big part in my life. Feeling uprooted and disoriented, but also aspiring to being centered and calm - a real dichotomy of feelings, but somehow thriving in the memories ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
Tonight: NPR Music Webcasts The Tom Harrell Quintet Live From The Village Vanguard, Hear It Again In The Archive
A veteran known for his lyrical compositions and full, round tone, Tom Harrell is one of the jazz world's most respected mainstream trumpeters. He's racked up accolades from critics and reader polls, his discography houses more than 20 discs under his own name, and he's been gigging ...
(Published: April 08, 2009) [read more]
Our Man Higgins
Very Truly Yours Consultants Inc.
Proudly Presents
Live at the Bassline
Another Sunday Serenade
For
"Our Man Higgins"
Featuring
Abraham Burton: Tenor Saxophone & Bruce Harris: Trumpet
with
Benito Gonzalez:Piano/Santi Debriano: ...
(Published: April 07, 2009) [read more]
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