PREVIEW: SPOLETO FESTIVAL 2016 LOOKS LIKE JAZZ HEAVEN!! by LARRY RENI THOMAS
Jazz music lovers are thoroughly excited, smiling and extremely happy about the jazz lineup at the upcoming 40th Annual Spoleto Festival USA, in beautiful, scenic, historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The 17-day (May 26-June 12, 2016) festival, which features theater, opera, dance, visual ...
(Published: May 25, 2016) [read more]
Lost Jazz Shrines: Sweet Basil /
Remembering Lester Bowie
Saturday, June 4, 2016 - Concert at 8:30PM; $25
The presentation will be an evening remembering Lester Bowie. Musical Director Bob Stewart will lead a program featuring Lester Bowie's music as a brass ensemble, in the spirit of his Brass Fantasy bands.
Panel at 7PM; FREE - A discussion ...
(Published: May 24, 2016) [read more]
MJ12 Featuring Bass Legend Percy Jones To Release Debut Album
London, UK - MJ12, featuring Brand X bass legend Percy Jones, will be releasing their eagerly awaited debut album on Gonzo Multimedia UK on June 24, 2016. Recorded in the summer of 2015 at Shelter Island studios in Manhattan, MJ12 is jazz/fusion/prog music at its finest. Featuring virtuosic ...
(Published: May 24, 2016) [read more]
REVIEW: THE THIRD ANNUAL ART OF COOL FESTIVAL PUSHES THE CULTURAL ENVELOPE by LARRY RENI THOMAS
It rained and it was unseasonably chilly again this year on the first day of the Third Annual Art Of Cool Festival, May 6, 2016, in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The two previous festivals, which featured jazz and soul music, in 2014 and 2015, both had to deal with the typical unpredictable ...
(Published: May 21, 2016) [read more]
Adriana Mateo's New Photo Book, AM Jazz, Available in USA and Beyond
Photographer Adriana Mateo Celebrates the American Launch of Her Book,
"AM Jazz: Three Generations Under the Lens, "
Featuring Jazz Musicians at Venues Around the World
NEW YORK, NY, May 20, 2016 - A collection of captivating photographs of jazz artists, AM Jazz: Three Generations Under the ...
(Published: May 20, 2016) [read more]
Jazz Academy Miami (JAM) - Reserve Now For Winter Program With Jazz Greats Leading Masterclasses!
Coming off a successful initiation this past January, Jazz Academy Miami (JAM) summoned several, world renowned Jazz greats to conduct masterclasses, 1-on-1 sessions and joint performances for the first winter program of JAM, which hosted students from Taiwan, Canada and Europe. Markus ...
(Published: May 19, 2016) [read more]
June 2: Austrian jazz guitarist Andy Manndorff presented by ACFNY
June 2, 2016 7:30 pm
Austrian Cultural Forum New York
11 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
Free admission
reservations required: acfny.org or 212-319-5300
Austrian guitarist, composer and improviser Andy Manndorff plays music from his latest album, Pandora, which features the ...
(Published: May 19, 2016) [read more]
Bass Legend Stu Hamm To Embark On "Solo Bass Songs and Stories Tour 2016"
Los Angeles - Bass legend Stu Hamm will be embarking on his "Solo Bass Songs and Stories Tour 2016" first of June! Having stunned audiences across the world with his innovative playing, Stu Hamm - the only bassist to win Guitar Player magazine's readers award for both best rock bassist AND best ...
(Published: May 19, 2016) [read more]
Honoring Billy Hart - Day 1: A 40 Year Retrospective
Saturday, June 4, 2016
7:00 PM (PDT)
Jackson Theater, 4400 Day School Pl., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Tickets: $65 | $45 | $25
QUEST with Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Ron McClure, and Billy Hart. Founded in 1981, Quest was
Billy's bid to move the 1970's evolutions forward. ...
(Published: May 18, 2016) [read more]
Newport Jazz Festival Among Winners of DDCF Leadership Grants
FIVE JAZZ FESTIVALS AWARDED $1 M IN TOTAL TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUING SUCCESS
New Leadership Grants Program Recognizes Five Jazz Organizations Nationwide
In Effort to Strengthen the Future of the Jazz Field
NEW YORK, NY, May 18, 2016 -The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today ...
(Published: May 18, 2016) [read more]
Pianist Roberta Piket's "One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland" Due June 10
Marian McPartland's creative output as a composer has been quite overshadowed by the late piano legend's decades-long role as a beloved public radio host. Pianist Roberta Piket aims to help put that right with her new album One for Marian: Celebrating Marian McPartland, to be released by ...
(Published: May 17, 2016) [read more]
Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival 2016 FULL LINE UP announced
2016 is shaping up to be Burton Agnes' biggest and best festival to date with a superb line-up of some of the finest national and international artists gracing their main stage.
Opening the festival on the Friday is Mad Dog Jones and the Sophisticats. Martin 'Mad Dog' Jones ...
(Published: May 17, 2016) [read more]
Gabrielle Ducomble singing the music of Michel Legrand
Delighted to announce that the fourth Jazz Diva Series featuring three fabulous jazz singers and their musicians is set to begin in June with the exquisite Gabrielle Ducomble singing the music of Michel Legrand and tickets are now on sale.
Thursday Jazz Divas series at London's St. James ...
(Published: May 17, 2016) [read more]
New album from the Carlos Barba Trio reflects band's superlative talents
The Carlos Barba Trio is a group which is popularly recognized as a modern jazz trio. They are known to incorporate their songs with traditional, classical, Latin, and experimental influences. The trio was formed by Carlos Barba (main composer and pianist); hence, the group name. He is accompanied ...
(Published: May 17, 2016) [read more]
Creole Jazz Project in Collins Park May 15
Global Arts Project's free ArtScape Concert Series presents Chardavoine's Creole Jazz Project May 15 in Collins Park, Miami Beach from 2-5 PM, in celebration of Haitian Flag Day. Dr Ed Calle's Student Jazz Ensemble will open as part of our Educational Outreach Program, and the Haitian ...
(Published: May 14, 2016) [read more]
Tribute To Mario Lanza In
Classical-Jazz Presentation on May 24 at Symphony Space!
Symphony Space - May 24! - NYC
This year marks the 95th anniversary of the "Sunny Kid from Philadelphia", by the legendary Mario Lanza. As one of the most beloved singers of all time, his repertoire includes over 800 arias and songs and 7 films. He is remembered and idolized by many as ...
(Published: May 14, 2016) [read more]
FREE TUESDAYS - RICK BOGART TRIO WITH LOUISA LEE AT TOSHI'S LIVING ROOM
Rick Bogart Trio
With Singer Louisa Lee
FREE Every Tuesday 7pm-10pm
Toshi's Living Room!
1141 Broadway at W. 26th St.
7:00pm- 10:00pm
Reservations are suggested. Please call 917-432-8810.
"Whether in the 1970s New Orleans or the 21st century New York City, the clarinet and voice of ...
(Published: May 14, 2016) [read more]
Tribute To The Jazz Legends Of Memphis
VTY Jazz Arts.. Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth..
Is Proud To Announce
Another Sunday Serenade
Remembering The Jazz Legends Of Memphis
*Featuring*
Mike DiRubbo: Alto Saxaphone
Josh Evans:Trumpet
Gerald Cannon:Bass
Joe Farnsworth:Drums
Mike LeDonne: ...
(Published: May 13, 2016) [read more]
Iris Ornig 'The IO-5'
Iris Ornig ‘The IO-5'
Wednesday May 18, 2016
At Jazz at Kitano
Sets: 8:00PM & 10:00PM
The IO-5 is a quintet formation led by bassist, arranger, composer Iris Ornig, The IO-5 captivated listeners around the world with its unique sound. Iris combines European tradition with the ...
(Published: May 13, 2016) [read more]
PUERTO RICAN MASTERS 2
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents
Los Grandes Maestros de La Salsa Return!
PUERTO RICAN MASTERS 2
Isidro Infante, Ismael Rivera Jr., Pedro Brull,
José Mangual Jr., Hector Tricoche, Viti Ruiz, Yolanda Rivera
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to ...
(Published: May 12, 2016) [read more]
Jazz Ecumenica Symphonic Jazz Poem by Florin Raducanu presented in Minsk, Belarus
The symphonic jazz poem Jazz Ecumenica, the work of Romanian composer and jazz pianist Florin Raducanu marks an important landscape in the world of fusion of jazz and classical music
Over the years, Florin Raducanu was the initiator of other notable fusion projects he has presented on stage in his ...
(Published: May 12, 2016) [read more]
Belgian Jazz Festivals Celebrate in New York City with a Live Show
Belgian Jazz Festivals Celebrate in New York City with a Live Show
Featuring the Low Countries' Music and Food
Gent Jazz Festival Takes Place July 7-16
Followed by Jazz Middelheim August 12-15
New York, NY, May 10, 2016 - New York's musical melting pot is about to get a jolt of ...
(Published: May 11, 2016) [read more]
Evocative and Innovative Saxophonist Chico Freeman Marks His First New York Appearance
In More Than a Decade
May 19 at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
Heralded as one of the most important saxophonists of our time, Chico Freeman makes his long-awaited return to the United States in May, which includes a special two set performance at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola on May 19 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm with the Chico Freeman Plus+tet: Luke Carlos ...
(Published: May 11, 2016) [read more]
Lena Hall returns to Café Carlyle, June 14-25
Tony-winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall returns to Café Carlyle with Oh! You Pretty Things, June 14-25. The all-new show will act as a love letter to Lena's rock & roll spirit guides, the pantheon of misfits and rebels who inspired us to transcend by transforming themselves. This ...
(Published: May 10, 2016) [read more]
Available NOW!: Saxophonist/Composer WILL VINSON Releases PERFECTLY OUT OF PLACE
Saxophonist/Composer WILL VINSON to Release PERFECTLY OUT OF PLACE
Available NOW on 5Passion
Available on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perfectly-out-of-place/id1099024599
Featuring: Will Vinson (alto & soprano saxophones, synthesizers),
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano, ...
(Published: May 09, 2016) [read more]
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