Aardvark Jazz Orchestra at MIT April 29, Mark Harvey's Swamp-a-rama, Other Premieres
MIT Music and Theater Arts will present Mark Harvey and his Aardvark Jazz Orchestra at Kresge Auditorium, Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 pm, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, free and open to the public. Information: 617 776 8778. The concert, called Democratic Vistas?, will celebrate ...
(Published: April 02, 2017) [read more]
Award-Winning Triple Threat Entertainer - Elijah Rock -
Is Jazzin' Up Gershwin On Record with "Gershwin For My Soul" - Release Date: April 18
Long-dedicated to upholding and aligning himself with the first class carriage and aesthetic of timeless entertainment, singer/actor/dancer Elijah Rock is carrying the blazing torch for the legacy of George & Ira Gershwin, bringing a contemporary and decidedly African American twist to their ...
(Published: April 01, 2017) [read more]
Sarah Partridge Expands Jazz Vocal Repertoire on "Bright Lights & Promises: Redefining Janis Ian," Due April 21 from Origin Records
Vocalist Sarah Partridge introduced an impressive body of original compositions on her 2015 Origin Records release I'd Never Thought I'd Be Here, but for her new project, she wanted to celebrate a singer/songwriter outside of her own genre and beyond the Great American Songbook. On Bright ...
(Published: March 31, 2017) [read more]
By George! It's Gershwin - Four hands piano with Jocelyn Abbott and Laura O'Gorman
The new season of exquisite jazz shows from JBGB Events Live at Zedel 2017 is well underway with the wonderful event By George! It's Gershwin - Four hands piano with Jocelyn Abbott and Laura O'Gorman performing soon.
Wednesday April 26th
By George! It's Gershwin
Four hands ...
(Published: March 31, 2017) [read more]
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions continues their Death Jazz attack via "Black Track"
The meteoric Japanese band will release their tenth album in the U.S. on April 14.
NEW YORK CITY (28 March 2017): Jazz won't know what hit it. The artistic purveyors of a super intense, high-voltage brand of aggressive alternative jazz the band dubbed "Death Jazz," Soil & "Pimp" Sessions ...
(Published: March 29, 2017) [read more]
Charles Mingus 95th Birthday Celebration at Jazz Standard Monday April 24th, 2017
On Monday, April 24th, the Charles Mingus Institute and the Jazz Standard will join forces to celebrate the life and work of one of the most important figures in twentieth century American music: accomplished composer and bassist, Charles Mingus. In honor of
what would be his 95th birthday, the ...
(Published: March 29, 2017) [read more]
Oriente Comes to Arts Garage April 22
April 22 at 8 PM: Arts Garage presents Oriente, Miami's outstanding Latin jazz band.
Conceived by Cuban-born guitarist/composer Eddy Balzola after years of touring with show bands, reggae and Latin bands, Las Vegas clubs etc., Oriente's signature sound features funky, guitar driven ...
(Published: March 28, 2017) [read more]
Glenn Makos Quartet:
"The Michel Legrand Project"
Release Date: April 3
Trumpeter/Composer
Glenn Makos Quartet:
"The Michel Legrand Project"
Release Date: April 3
(Stop Time Records)
New York based trumpeter and composer Glenn Makos' newest release - "The Michel Legrand Project" - with his quartet reimagines the music of Michel Legrand as Legrand ...
(Published: March 27, 2017) [read more]
Modernistics to Perform Music and Dance from the Great American Songbook
The Modernistics will perform Music and Dance from the Great American Songbook on Saturday, April 1 at 2:00 pm, at the Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield MA 02050. Free admission. Information: Chris Woods, 781-834-5535. Reception following.
The Modernistics (Ted Powers, ...
(Published: March 27, 2017) [read more]
It's Another Sunday Serenade
VTY Jazz Arts Inc. Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth...
Is Proud To Announce
Another Sunday Serenade
Tribute To
EL Comandante "Mario Rivera"
Featuring
Ivan Renta: Tenor Saxophone
Bill O'Connell: Piano
Ruben Rodriguez: ...
(Published: March 25, 2017) [read more]
The French Horn Collective at Arts Garage April 16
April 16 at 7 PM: The French Horn Collective comes to Arts Garage in Delray Beach. They are an energetic and progressive band that performs an eclectic variety of Gypsy Jazz, Swing, and modern original French music throughout South Florida. Led by Parisian Musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, ...
(Published: March 24, 2017) [read more]
Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch at Bemelmans Bar
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, is pleased to welcome Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch to Bemelmans Bar for a Sunday night residency throughout April. Featuring top artists from the worlds of jazz, cabaret and Broadway alongside special unannounced guests, Sunday nights at Bemelmans Bar have become a ...
(Published: March 24, 2017) [read more]
New Age Legend Will Ackerman's Returning: Pieces for Guitar 1970-2004 To Be Released For The First Time on 180g Vinyl
Camarillo, CA - Will Ackerman's 2005 Grammy award winning recording, Returning: Pieces for Guitar 1970-2004 is being released for the first time on 180g vinyl by Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity. In 2004, after years of growth and introspection, Ackerman re-recorded an album of his ...
(Published: March 24, 2017) [read more]
Randy Weston Celebrates 91st Birthday at Jazz Standard April 6-9
Pianist/Composer Randy Weston Celebrates 91st Birthdaywith His African Rhythms Quintet at the Jazz Standard April 6 - 9
NEW YORK, NY, MARCH 23, 2017 - Don't miss the four-day birthday celebration for legendary pianist/composer Randy Weston April 6 - 9 when he and his African Rhythms Quintet, ...
(Published: March 24, 2017) [read more]
Antonia Bennett makes Café Carlyle debut, May 23-June 3
Acclaimed singer Antonia Bennett makes her Café Carlyle debut, May 23 - June 3. Antonia Bennett, daughter of legendary singer Tony Bennett, has been performing alongside her father since she could walk and talk. Some of her early performances were shared with legendary American icons such as ...
(Published: March 23, 2017) [read more]
Newport Jazz Festival Announces Fourth Wave of Artists
Newport Jazz Festival® Announces Fourth Wave of Artists
Branford Marsalis Quartet; Leslie Odom, Jr; Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Mongo & Monk; Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound Orchestra; DJ Logic's Project Logic; Tim Berne's Snakeoil; Bokanté featuring Michael League & Malika ...
(Published: March 23, 2017) [read more]
Chicago Saxophonist Chris Greene Continues to Explore New Musical Territories on "Boundary Issues," Set for April 14 Release
Saxophonist Chris Greene, a fixture on the Chicago scene dedicated to transcending the stylistic and structural borders of jazz, continues to discover new musical territory on his new CD Boundary Issues. Set for April 14 release on Single Malt Recordings, the album is Greene's eighth with the ...
(Published: March 23, 2017) [read more]
Singer/songwriter Laura Crema discusses creative evolution and influences
Q: What/Who influenced you to get into music?
A: Billie Holiday was one of my first influences. I always sang and loved music but when I heard Holiday she moved me deeply and inspired me to study and play jazz.
Q: How long do you practice in a day/week?
A: I try to sing and play through ...
(Published: March 21, 2017) [read more]
Tenor Saxophonist Michael Pedicin to Release "As It Should Be: Ballads 2," April 21
With the April 21 release of As It Should Be: Ballads 2, tenor and soprano saxophonist Michael Pedicin continues to spread the message of acceptance and justice he eloquently shared on his critically acclaimed 2011 album Ballads ... searching for peace. "I'm one of those diehard '60s kids ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
Exploring Count Basie: The King of Swing Event
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 AT 7:30PM- In conjunction with the GRAMMY Museum's exhibit Count Basie: The King Of Swing (closing April 16), the Museum is thrilled to present an intimate conversation on the King Of Swing and the recent release of The Savory Collection - an extraordinary and unique ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
Drummer Kenneth Brown Release's Debut CD 3 Down On Space Time REcords!
"He's a great player"-Essiet Okon Essiet
Knoxville, Tennessee-3/17/17- Knoxville Tn. based drummer, educator, composer, he wrote 6 of the tunes here, and band leader Kenneth Brown, son of jazz visionary, pianist Donald Brown is set to release his debut CD 3 Down on Space Time ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
Iris Ornig's IO-5
Sunday March 26, 2016 from 9:30Pm to 11:59PM
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street
New York, NY 10014
Tel. 212-929-9883
Bassist & composer Iris Ornig is one of the most original female voices on today's New York jazz scene. Since her arrival in New York City in 2003 from Germany, she has ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
DOT TIME RECORDS OFFERS LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG
New York, NY (March 20, 2017):
Louis Armstrong was one of the most recognizable men in the world. His smile, his voice, his trumpet all set the standard for the one true American art form called "jazz."
Dot Time Records' Legends Series has unearthed a treasure of UNRELEASED RECORDINGS ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
Legendary composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith presents
the CREATE Festival, April 8 & 9, 2017 at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT
The first-ever celebration of Smith's visionary compositions features five ensembles performing classic works and several world premieres as well as other performances
"Smith uses his magisterial instrumental voice, his inspirational leadership and his command of classical, jazz and blues ...
(Published: March 20, 2017) [read more]
The Creative Music Series presents a Monumental Jazz 4tet in Boston
The return of a master saxophonist, Joe McPhee, a legend of the freedoms of Jazz improvisation, joined by some of Boston's most creative and acclaimed musicians for a
concert we may also call "Jazz Beyond Jazz" *
• Chicago Jazz Journalist Howard Mandel
Joe McPhee (saxophones & brass) ...
(Published: March 19, 2017) [read more]
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