Illness, Recovery & Cole Porter
Los Angeles, CA-When soprano Cheryl Bentyne was recovering from cancer treatment and starting again to sing, it was to Cole Porter she first turned as her "saving grace." With his songs fresh in her mind from recently recording Let's Misbehave-The Cole Porter Songbook-Cheryl connected with ...
(Published: July 30, 2012) [read more]
Berklee on Peddocks Island: John Egizi
Berklee College of Music, Boston Harbor Island Alliance, and the Boston Harbor National Park bring free live music to Peddocks Island. The concert features Berklee student jazz trombonist John Egizi. While in high school, he won soloist awards at major jazz competitions around the country, and ...
(Published: July 30, 2012) [read more]
New Art Pepper Releases Due Aug. 28 from Widow's Taste, Omnivore Recordings
Laurie Pepper founded Widow's Taste Records in 2006 to "introduce unreleased and unheard Art to people who love him as well as to people who don't yet know him, so they can fill their lives with soulful beauty." Since then, the label has been releasing prime Pepper recordings on an annual ...
(Published: July 30, 2012) [read more]
Gregory Porter Sets Out on 13 City U.S. Tour on August 19
Critically Acclaimed Vocalist Back on the Road in the States After Triumphant European And UK Tour
Grammy nominee Gregory Porter, whose most recent release, Be Good (Motema 2012), resulted in a spate of rave reviews from the likes of Downbeat magazine ("A major talent..."), Soul Tracks ("Porter ...
(Published: July 30, 2012) [read more]
Stephanie Jordan and Ellis Marsalis to perform for Stevie Wonder at National Urban League's Gala
NEW ORLEANS - Internationally acclaimed New Orleans' jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan will be accompanied by pianist Ellis Marsalis in a special rendition of one of Stevie Wonder's tunes as the National Urban League pays tribute to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; Louisiana Supreme Court ...
(Published: July 28, 2012) [read more]
Zoo brings sounds of South Africa to summer concert series
Johnny Clegg Band and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform Aug.4
Two venerable acts from the townships of South Africa will make up one of the best world-music double bills in recent memory Aug. 4, when the Johnny Clegg Band and Ladysmith Black Mambazo play at the Oregon Zoo's summer concert ...
(Published: July 27, 2012) [read more]
Jazz Arts Group's Jazz in Schools partners with A+ Children's Academy for inaugural music festival
Columbus, OH - In partnership with the Jazz Arts Group's Jazz in Schools program, A+ Children's Academy Community School (ACAC) is hosting the first annual A+ Community Music Festival on July 28, 2012 from 11 AM to 3 PM on the school grounds at 100 Obetz Road. Admission is free. The ...
(Published: July 27, 2012) [read more]
Jazz crooner Andy De Campos performs at The Winchester
Jazz Vocalist Andy De Campos and his trio are very happy to be performing at The Winchester on Thursday, August 9th, 2012.
The Winchester Kitchen (www.winchesterkitchen.com) is one of the very few music rooms in Toronto that is actually built as a music room!
It's beautiful architecture ...
(Published: July 25, 2012) [read more]
Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco presents Marlow Rosado y la Riqueña August 15
Enjoy a night of hot salsa by one of Miami's best musicians at one of San Francisco's most famous jazz clubs, Yoshi's. On Wednesday, August 15, Marlow Rosado and his band, "La Riqueña," will be performing at the club beginning at 8 PM.
From salsa to rock, from merengue to hip-hop, ...
(Published: July 24, 2012) [read more]
Jazz at the Fort Connects Jazz and Hip-Hop in Roxbury's Highland Park
A group of Berklee musicians will trace the lineage from jazz to hip-hop in Hip-Hop 1942 at the annual Jazz at the Fort concert, Sunday, August 5, 5:00 p.m., at Roxbury's Highland Park, on Fort Avenue. In the case of rain, the concert moves to the Roxbury Community College's Media Arts ...
(Published: July 24, 2012) [read more]
This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe - July 24-31
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The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative ...
(Published: July 24, 2012) [read more]
Poet Robert Bogan unites visionary poetry with drum and bass on new CD
Q: Jim Morrison of the Doors was a pioneer in incorporating rock & roll with poetry. How did it come together for you, this hybrid of spoken word and drum and bass'
A: You could say that the union of spoken word and music goes back thousands of years, that in fact they had the same origin. ...
(Published: July 23, 2012) [read more]
Judith Sephuma will be the first South African female musician to perform at the newly built Soweto Theatre
Multi-award winning Afro-jazz singer Judith Sephuma will be the first South African female musician to perform at the newly built Soweto Theatre.
Sephuma, who is still continuing with her Legacy Tour which celebrates her 10 year contribution to the local music industry, will hold a special ...
(Published: July 23, 2012) [read more]
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND TO PERFORM LIVE AT
D.B.A. NEW ORLEANS
New York, NY, July 23, 2012-In support of their highly successful CD release, It's a Jungle Out There, Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing two live sets at D.B.A. in New Orleans on Thursday, August 2, 2012, starting at 10:00 PM.
At D.B.A., along with tunes from their popular CD, ...
(Published: July 23, 2012) [read more]
Enter Music Publishing Continues Its Commitment To Education With DRUM! Night Benefit For Lincoln High School
San Jose, Calif. - For a third consecutive year, the editorial staff of Enter Music Publishing, publishers of DRUM! Magazine, has joined a host of high-profile cosponsors to present DRUM! Night!. The biggest drumming event in Northern California, DRUM! Night is a benefit with two goals: raise money ...
(Published: July 21, 2012) [read more]
Bay Area Pianist Eric Vaughn to Release First Nationally Distributed CD, "Minor Relocation," Aug. 7
Eric Vaughn has devoted most of his life to jazz, but recognition for his distinctively personal music has long eluded him. Vaughn's luck can be expected to turn, however, with the release on August 7 of Minor Relocation, the 58-year-old pianist/composer's first nationally distributed ...
(Published: July 20, 2012) [read more]
FREE "FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY" CONCERT KICKS OFF HARLEM STAGE'S 30TH SEASON JULY 28
A free outdoor concert featuring the critically acclaimed "Fats Waller Dance Party" created by pianist/composer Jason Moran and singer/songwriter/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, both of whom will perform, kicks off Harlem Stage's 30th Anniversary season on Saturday, July 28, starting at 5 p.m. at ...
(Published: July 20, 2012) [read more]
NEIL COWLEY TRIO - The Face Of Mount Molehill
NEIL COWLEY TRIO - The Face Of Mount Molehill
September 11, 2012 on Naim Jazz Records, www.NaimJazz.com
Cementing his position as a dazzling composer of extraordinary talent, Cowley and his trio scale the gargantuan face of Mount Molehill where they explore the heights of everyday trivia, ...
(Published: July 19, 2012) [read more]
Maceo Parker will release a new live album Soul Classics, on September 18th
Renowned Saxophonist Maceo Parker will release a new live album Soul Classics, on September 18th through Listen2 Entertainment / Razor & Tie.
Parker reunites with the WDR Big Band for Soul Classics, a collection of nine songs recorded live at the Leverkusener Jazz Festival in Leverkusener, ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2013 NEA Jazz Masters,
Nation's Highest Honor in Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie. Count Basie. Ella Fitzgerald. Herbie Hancock. Names of the greatest purveyors of America's homegrown art form, jazz-and all NEA Jazz Masters. Today, the National Endowment for the Arts adds four new names to the list with the announcement of the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters. Like the ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
"Jumpinjazz Kids-a Swinging Jungle Tale" Set For Release 9/25, Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Al Jarreau And Hubert Laws
"JumpinJazz Kids is a great model for what needs to be presented to young people. The age group that it targets is a great addition to music, and it's wonderful for any organization or school. The manner in which it's presented strikes a nerve - everyone should take a look at it and listen ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
Prolific and adventurous Brian Bromberg salutes a pair of legends on two new albums
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Prolific and adventurous Brian Bromberg salutes a pair of legends on two new albums
"Bromberg Plays Hendrix" and "In The Spirit Of Jobim" continues the diverse bassist's extraordinary ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
Giving praise through jazz: bassist Sean O'Bryan Smith's "Reflection" is a diverse inspirational offering
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Giving praise through jazz: bassist Sean O'Bryan Smith's "Reflection" is a diverse inspirational offering
Nashville, TN (17 July 2012): A first-call sideman who has played with an ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
Willie Colon at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents an exclusive NYC event, after over a decade since his last performance at Lehman Center, the return of a Bronx-born Salsa icon -- WILLIE COLÓN: LA HISTORIA -- on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 8pm. Renowned singer, trombonist, composer, producer, ...
(Published: July 18, 2012) [read more]
JOYCE GRIFFEN Returns to BILLIE'S BLACK, Harlem
Vocalist Joyce Griffen returns to the intimate and friendly Billie's Black restaurant/lounge in central Harlem on Saturday, July 28th. With James Austin on keyboard, master bassist Lisle Atkinson swinging the rhythms, and longtime Harry Belafonte sideman Neil Clarke, on percussion, Joyce will ...
(Published: July 17, 2012) [read more]
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