KCC Productions and the Museum of Contemporary Art present Jazz at MOCA, with Manuel Valera and the New Cuban Express Friday, June 28, from 8-9:15 PM.
Based in New York City, 2013 Grammy-nominated artist, pianist and composer Manuel Valera was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. Since arriving in NYC, he has become well known in the NYC modern jazz scene, garnering national reviews and lending his talents as a pianist and composer to
such ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
BRAINKILLER
Pushes the Envelope on Genre-Defying
Second Album COLOURLESS GREEN SUPERHEROES
On the creative instrumental music scene today there are a plethora of fresh-sounding new bands that artfully blend jazz, classical, rock, electronica and the avant garde. Add to that list the renegade trio Brainkiller, which has been flying under the radar with a potent sound that is steeped ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
JazzCorner.com Roster Pianist Jimmy Amadie "Live at the Philadelphia Museum of Art"
From His First Public Performance Since 1967
On any given day, the Philadelphia Museum of Art can boast any number of masterpieces by the world's greatest artists, major works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, or Dalí. But on October 14, 2011, the iconic museum hosted the culmination of a life's work by one more master, if only for a few ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
David Murray Infinity Quartet featuring Macy Gray and Gregory Porter Take the SubCulture Stage This Week!
Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and resourceful than David Murray. Over his four-decade career, the Grammy-winner has released over 150 albums under his own name.
A gifted songwriter and dazzling singer, Macy Gray has been overturning fan expectation and ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
Student Led Berklee Rhythm Collective Teach and Perform in Colombia as Cultural Ambassadors
Berklee College of Music student bassist Esther Rojas, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, leads the Berklee Rhythm Collective on a two-week trip to her home country to teach and perform. The program, sponsored by the Colombo-Americano Bi-National Center (BNC) of the U.S. Embassy's Cultural ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
Singer/songwriter Randy Cherkis releases super-heroic new single
For singer/songwriter Randy Cherkis, the timing couldn't have been better. His lovely acoustic single, "When a Super Hero Falls in Love," made its debut shortly before the latest Superman smash, Man of Steel.
Q: When you wrote "When a Super Hero Falls in Love," did you have any idea that Man ...
(Published: June 16, 2013) [read more]
Lloyd Gregory Back By Popular Demand at 57th Street Gallery
Friday, June 21st, join acclaimed guitarist Lloyd Gregory and his All Stars at the 57th Street Gallery in Oakland for an evening of guaranteed pleasure. Music legend Stanley Clarke has called Lloyd "a modern day Wes Montgomery", and his recent cd GENTLE WARRIOR from Clarke's Roxboro ...
(Published: June 15, 2013) [read more]
THE KIM RICHMOND CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT
TO CELEBRATE CD RELEASE OF
ARTISTRY
A TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY BIG BAND LEADER STAN KENTON
Monday, July 1, 2013, 8 pm at Typhoon Restaurant
The Grammy-nominated Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra in Concert to celebrate the release of their Latest CD Artistry, a Tribute to Legendary Big Band Leader Stan Kenton.
Led by saxophone soloist/composer/arranger Kim Richmond, the 23-piece orchestra, combining the sounds of large ensemble ...
(Published: June 14, 2013) [read more]
THE PHIL NORMAN TENTET PLAYS BOB FLORENCE
IN RARE LOS ANGELES CONCERT
Friday & Saturday, June 21 & 22, 2013, 8:30 pm at Catalina Bar & Grill
COOL MODERN WEST COAST JAZZ
The Phil Norman Tentet, known for their cool modern west coast jazz roots, performs in a rare Los Angeles concert at Hollywood's famed Catalina Bar & Grill on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 8:30 pm. Led by tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Phil Norman, the 11-piece ensemble will ...
(Published: June 14, 2013) [read more]
Newport and the Jazz Festival: A Symbiotic Relationship
Newport and the Jazz Festival: A Symbiotic Relationship
2013 Festival Set for August 2 - 4
at International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park
NEWPORT, RI - For one weekend every August, the idyllic setting of Newport combusts with the passion of jazz to produce the Newport Jazz ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Well-Strung in Concert
FUNDarte presents Well-Strung singing string quartet in concert June 16 at 8 PM at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Tickets $30 ($25 students/seniors.) For more info visit well-strung.com or call KCC Productions at ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit to be Released September 17
Blue Note Records has announced a September 17 release date for Liquid Spirit, the remarkable major label debut from GRAMMY-nominated jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter. The 14-track album is further justification for Porter's quick ascent into the top ranks of jazz and R&B singers today, and ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Hadiza Dockeray's Bluesy, Sexy, Soulful 'Chapter 4' EP Available Now!
Bluesy, Sexy, Soulful...Blistering Guitars and ‘Honey-Coated' Vocals Drive Dockeray's Strong, Complex EP, ‘Chapter 4'
"In the end, a sense of humor and a strong shot of rock will always get me through"
With a fiery stage presence, an affinity for bluesy ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Tapestry Rewoven at Metropolitan Room July 17th 7pm
Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Octet return to the Metropolitan Room July 17th at 7pm with their award winning show, "Tapestry Rewoven."
Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Octet
@ The Metropolitan Room
(featuring Sean Conly, bass; Gene Lewin, drums;
Michael Blake, tenor sax; Jamie Fox ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Catching Up With Tony Adamo The Miles Of Blu Interview!Part 1& 2@CriticalJazz
If there is a hipper cat on the planet than Tony Adamo, I would love to meet him! A recent conversation with Tony follows:
Critics label artists because it's so much easier than having to actually "think" about the artist or where they or their music comes from. so who is tony ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Free Jazz Concert on the Harbor Islands
Boston, MA, June 12, 2013 - From June to September, up-and-coming Berklee musicians will perform free concerts at Berklee Jazz on Spectacle Island, a part of Berklee Summer in the City, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. The Boston Harbor Alliance and the Boston Harbor National Park ...
(Published: June 12, 2013) [read more]
Amy Niles Named Acting President & CEO During Cephas Bowles' Leave
Amy Niles Named Acting President and CEO of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM
NEWARK, NJ, June 12, 2013 - Effective immediately, Cephas Bowles, President and CEO of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, will take a leave of absence for health reasons, it was announced today by Stephen N. Ifshin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees ...
(Published: June 12, 2013) [read more]
"San Francisco," 2nd CD by Bay Area Drummer Brian Andres & the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, Due July 16
Drummer Brian Andres's new album with the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, San Francisco, not only takes its title from the band's home base. The CD, to be released July 16 by the leader's Bacalao Records imprint, also makes a persuasive case for the assertion that San Francisco has its own ...
(Published: June 07, 2013) [read more]
RELEASE OF NEW TERENCE BLANCHARD ALBUM MAGNETIC
TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY TOUR DATES WORLDWIDE
Album And Tour Dates Will Coincide With June World Premiere Of
Blanchard's First Opera, Champion, "An Opera In Jazz"
"Magnetic is a small-group recording of uncommon richness, complexity and scope... Halfway through 2013, here is a clear candidate for Record of the ...
(Published: June 07, 2013) [read more]
Extraordinary Early Reviews, as Unexpected, Uplifting Album by Quattro - ‘Popzzical' - Defies Easy Labels
"Flying, soaring, breaking free of forms while paying homage to them. In a musical world of too much sameness, the individuality and creativity of this young group is not to be missed"
"Blindingly talented" -- The music is "Bursting with intellect, passion and virtuosity, but sounding ...
(Published: June 07, 2013) [read more]
Singer Lindsay Mendez and Pianist/Band Leader Marco Paguia Release Debut Jazz Vocal Album, 'This Time'
Singer Lindsay Mendez and Pianist/Band Leader Marco Paguia Prep Debut Jazz Vocal Album
An Eclectic Mix of Popular Songs, Reimagining Tracks from Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Fiona Apple, The Cars, Joni Mitchell, John Legend and more
Concert at (le) Poisson Rouge Set for May 18th; ...
(Published: June 07, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Resistant the new album from Rudi Records
Jazz Resistant
Comanda Barabba
RRJ1014 Rudi Records
June 2013
Comanda Barabba
Tim Trevor-Briscoe: as, clarinet
Christian Ferlaino: bar & as
Nicola Guazzaloca: piano
Luca Bernard: double bass
Gaetano Alfonsi: drums, percussion
With the release of Jazz Resistant, the band Comanda ...
(Published: June 07, 2013) [read more]
New David Jacobs-Strain CD,Geneseo,Set For Release June 25th
Geneseo, the sixth CD from critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter David Jacobs-Strain, is set for release June 25th via Hangdog Music. A passionate song cycle of ten new original songs penned by Strain, Geneseo was recorded in part by funds received from over 200 loyal Kickstarter fans in a ...
(Published: June 06, 2013) [read more]
UM FROST SCHOOL'S HENRY MANCINCI INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA PERFORMS ON GEORGE BENSON'S INSPIRATION: A TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE
HMI Orchestra Performs Nelson Riddle's Arrangements
Media Contact:
Alexandra Bassil
UM Communications
a.bassil@miami.edu
305-284-1092
CORAL GABLES, FL (JUNE 4, 2013) - Over 40 musicians from the University of Miami Frost School of Music's Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra are featured on today's Concord Music Group's release of ...
(Published: June 06, 2013) [read more]
WBGO Travel Series Makes Stops in Montreal, Newport, Orvieto, Mohonk
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Launches
WBGO Travel: A Musical Journey Around the World
with Stops in Montreal, Newport, Mohonk and Orvieto
Newark, NJ, June 4, 2013 - WBGO Jazz 88.3 loves its home base in Newark, NJ, but when it comes to enjoying jazz at some of the world's most beautiful destinations, ...
(Published: June 04, 2013) [read more]
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