JazzMain creates a Sound for Sore Ears
Scottish-based quartet JazzMain, has released its debut CD "A Sound for Sore Ears" having waited almost 18 months since they first entered the studio, such was the band's intense attention to detail in selecting the most appropriate tunes from their vast repertoire of standards and ...
(Published: July 03, 2014) [read more]
Laurie Antonioli Sings the Music of Joni Mitchell on Her New CD, "Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light," Due August 19
Vocalist Laurie Antonioli delivers the most personal and soul-baring statement of her esteemed career with the release, on August 19, of Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light: The Music of Joni Mitchell. The CD, her first for the Origin label, finds the acclaimed Bay Area jazz singer returning with ...
(Published: July 02, 2014) [read more]
KCC Productions presents Troy Roberts Nu-Jive 5
Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd St, Greenwich Village
July 8, sets at 8 and 10 pm
$15 table, $10 bar
The Music of Troy Roberts’ Nu-Jive is kind of an eclectic concoction of soul, funk, R&B, Latin, gospel, Indian classical music, and even glimpses of the 19th century romantic period – all musically ...
(Published: July 01, 2014) [read more]
SummerStage Seeks Fans to Help Curate Artists
to Play 30th Anniversary Season
SummerStage Seeks Fans to Help Curate Artists to Play 30th Anniversary Season With WeDemand Platform Audiences can Make Their Voices Heard
City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage performing arts festival is looking for fans to help curate the upcoming 30th anniversary season in 2015. SummerStage, ...
(Published: July 01, 2014) [read more]
Horace Silver Memorial July 7
Date: Monday, July 7, 2014
Location:
St. Augustine of Hippo, Episcopal Church,
290 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002
Time: 7:00pm
Attire: casual wear
*Please do not send flowers to the church. If you would like to make a donation please send it to:
The Horace Silver ...
(Published: June 30, 2014) [read more]
Joe Jackson gtrst. Vinnie Zummo, Terry Silverlight, & Frank Gravis
VINNIE ZUMMO-TERRY SILVERLIGHT- FRANK GRAVIS
at The Bitter End July 15th one show at 10:30!!!
This will be high energy instrumental music that I don't get to do very often. Should be fun!.
The three of us have wanted to do this for a long time and we are finally making it happen. Hoping ...
(Published: June 30, 2014) [read more]
Bay Area Vocalist Sherie Julianne to Release Debut CD "10 Degrees South" July 29
Sherie Julianne’s path to singing Brazilian music took many unexpected turns -- from a musical childhood in Miami to studying and teaching dance in San Francisco to working over the last decade with her mentor Marcos Silva at the Jazzschool in Berkeley. Silva, a native of Rio de Janeiro, is also ...
(Published: June 27, 2014) [read more]
Angel City Jazz Fest - Sept 19-28
The Angel City Jazz Festival has its 2014 lineup, and in a sense the annual celebration of improvisation has gone back to where it started.
Presented by the Jazz Bakery and co-produced by Angel City Arts, this year's bill remains no less forward-looking in its lineup, which stretches across ...
(Published: June 26, 2014) [read more]
An Open Letter To Rebecca Martin / Down Beat and Critical Secrets/By Brent Black
An Open Letter To Rebecca Martin / Down Beat and Critical Secrets.
Ms. Martin,
I respect your talent and your passion. I have little time for an artist that will take to facebook to universally trash critics as "stupid" and ask the assine musical question "Do they even listen to good ...
(Published: June 26, 2014) [read more]
ArtistWorks Online Jazz Guitar School
with Chuck Loeb Inspires Jazz Players
with a Sadwosky Guitar Giveaway
Jazz Guitarists Everywhere Have a Chance to Win a Brand New $4,375 Sadowsky L-17 Guitar
To help celebrate the launch of their newest online video exchange™ school taught by Grammy® Award-nominated jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb, ArtistWorks is giving away one of George Sadowsky’s signature ...
(Published: June 26, 2014) [read more]
ArtistWorks and Mandolin Cafe Present “Mando Magic with Mike,” a Live Online Workshop with Master Mandolinist Mike Marshall
This live streaming workshop combines discussion performance, demonstration and online learning
ArtistWorks, the leading provider of interactive online music lessons, has teamed up with Mandolin Cafe to present a rare, live online workshop with world-renowned mandolin player, and ArtistWorks ...
(Published: June 26, 2014) [read more]
Celebrated Rock and Soul Singer Ivan Neville Serenades Beautiful Women on the Streets of New Orleans, as The Young Presidents Showcase The Big Easy in Joyful Music Video for ‘Time’
Celebrated Rock and Soul Singer Ivan Neville Serenades Beautiful Women on the Streets of New Orleans, as The Young Presidents Showcase The Big Easy in Joyful Music Video for ‘Time’
TYP’s Mitch Kaneff and Jake Hertzog Feature Neville in Their Whirlwind 12-Hour Video Shoot, and Shine ...
(Published: June 26, 2014) [read more]
NY Jazz Workshops Summer Courses
Intensive Workshops in New York City for Jazz Musicians of all Levels
For jazz musicians around the world, summer is the time to take their playing to the next level! Located in the world capital of jazz, the New York Jazz Workshop School of Music (NYJW) will again offer focused four-day workshops ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
DRUMMER OTIS BROWN III SET TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ALBUM
“THE THOUGHT OF YOU” DUE OUT AUG. 26 VIA NEW REVIVE/BLUE NOTE IMPRINT
Drummer Otis Brown III – an invaluable sideman with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Oliver Lake, Somi, and others – has announced the release of his debut album The Thought of You, which will arrive August 26 via Revive/Blue Note, a new partnership between Revive ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
NEA Announces Lifetime Honors Recipients
$25,000 fellowships awarded to 13 master artists and advocates in folk & traditional arts and jazz
NEA Chairman Jane Chu announced today the latest recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships and NEA Jazz Masters awards, the nation's highest honors in the folk and traditional arts and jazz fields. These artists, musicians, culture bearers, and advocates have dedicated their lives to ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
Newly Named NEA Jazz Master George Coleman Performing This Friday
Saxophonist George Coleman, our featured leader performing this Friday, was just awarded the nation's highest music honor for jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters award.
The 2015 NEA Jazz Masters are recognized for their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz, ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
Marc Hoffman Returns to Tega Cay
NC jazz pianist/vocalist/composer at Casual Water
June 24, 2014 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform Sunday, June 29th from 6:00 to to 9:00 p.m. at Casual Water in Tega Cay, SC as part of their summer jazz series.
Hoffman, a NC native will include ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
and The Dustbowl Revival
kick off this summer’s
Zev Yaroslavsky Signature Series at the Ford
Get ready for some serious toe-tapping! The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and “Best Live Band in LA” The Dustbowl Revival (LA Weekly Best of 2013) team up to open the Zev Yaroslavsky Signature Series at the Ford Amphitheatre on July 5 at 8 p.m.
Hot off their gig in Coachella and in ...
(Published: June 25, 2014) [read more]
J.Q. Whitcomb & Five Below create visual art from progressive jazz on new album
Its title is no exaggeration: Tales of Enchantment bewitches at every quirky turn, its various parts locking together as a collective powerhouse. It’s an album that is always awake, percolating with a creative restlessness that keeps the rhythm flowing like an active bloodstream.
The latest ...
(Published: June 24, 2014) [read more]
Guitarist/Composer RONI BEN-HUR Celebrates 30 Years on The NYC Jazz Scene with Two Nights at The Kitano NYC!!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 11 & 12
Showtimes are 8 & 10 PM
www.kitano.com, Tel 212 885 7119, 66 Park Ave (@E. 38th St), NYC, $30 cover, $15 minimum
"Ben-Hur is a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist"
- Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York
"Mesmerizing and softly ...
(Published: June 24, 2014) [read more]
Palo! Fever Is Spreading Across the Nation as New CD, PALO! Live, Gains Airplay
Palo! Fever Is Spreading Across the Nation
as New CD, PALO! Live, Gains Airplay
MIAMI, FL – PALO! Live, the sophomore CD by Miami’s award-winning Afro-Cuban Funk band, PALO!, debuted at #20 on the CMJ World Music Chart. Recorded live in front of a standing room only crowd last August in ...
(Published: June 24, 2014) [read more]
Las Vegas Jazz Festival lineup a guaranteed winner
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Cameo, Keith Sweat, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Eric Benét, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi, Will Downing, Brian Culbertson, Euge Groove and more will put the soul into the September 19-21, 2014 music festival.
Phoenix, Arizona (24 June 2014): Since the roots of jazz ...
(Published: June 24, 2014) [read more]
An Evening of Romance with Chris Botti + Chris Isaak at the Hollywood Bowl
Chris Botti & Chris Isaak
July 11th & 12th 8pm
Hollywood Bowl
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
These two suave and sophisticated stars will share the stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a romantic evening of beautiful ballads and enchanting melodies. After performances from both artists, they ...
(Published: June 24, 2014) [read more]
For Jonathan Butler, living his dream is now a breeze
The singer-songwriter-guitarist’s “Living My Dream” album is released today as “African Breeze” storms the Billboard Smooth Jazz Singles chart.
Sherman Oaks, Calif. (23 June 2014): Last year’s struggles serve as the theme of the material two-time Grammy nominee Jonathan Butler wrote ...
(Published: June 23, 2014) [read more]
Charles Lloyd 2-CD Archival Discovery, "Manhattan Stories," to Be Released by Resonance Records Sept. 9
In the words of a classic TV show, there are eight million stories in the Naked City. Resonance Records uncovers a pair of long-untold tales from New York City’s fabled jazz past on Manhattan Stories, due for release on September 9. These two performances capture the always-extraordinary ...
(Published: June 23, 2014) [read more]
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