Lampkin Music Group presents Southport Records "After Party for Von Freeman"
Southport Records at Iridium: "The After Party for Von Freeman" is a celebration
of the Chicago based saxophone legend's career and Von receiving the NEA Jazz
Master 2012 Award on January 10th at the Frederick Rose Theater at Lincoln
Center. The evening will also highlight the NY Debut of ...
(Published: December 30, 2011) [read more]
Composer Dave Burrell's Civilians During War Time Premieres at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Jan. 18 & 21
WHEN:
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2 - 3:30 p.m. and 7 - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia
INFO:
Free with museum admission, but RSVP is ...
(Published: December 29, 2011) [read more]
Scot Albertson's 7th Annual Pre New Year's Eve Event - Friday Dec. 30th - in The Kitano in NYC - A Duo Of Trios Evening - 2 Sets & Two Distinct Trios - 8:00p.m. & 10:00p.m.
Scot (Vocalist) returns to The Kitano in NYC - www.kitano.com - for Scot's 7th Annual Pre New Year's Eve Celebration - 66 Park Ave. & East 38th St. - 10016. Reservations Advised please: jazz@kitano.com OR Tel. # 212.885.7119. 2 Sets - 8:00p.m. & 10:00p.m. This night, Scot features two ...
(Published: December 29, 2011) [read more]
Veteran jazz singer Lou Villano releases first album
Actor. Showman. Performer. Singer. Lou Villano has been called them all; he is a one-man army of entertainment, a graduate of the Frank Sinatra school of crowd pleasing.
The Florida-based Villano has been a showbiz veteran for 40 years, but it was until 2011 that he finally released his debut ...
(Published: December 28, 2011) [read more]
Former Business Journal Editor Pens Book on Jazz In The Pocono Mountains, PA
Debbie Burke, the former editor of the Pocono Business Journal of northeast Pennsylvania, has just published a book about the jazz culture of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, called The Poconos In B Flat. The Poconos is home to not one, but two, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters ...
(Published: December 26, 2011) [read more]
L.A.-based singer/songwriter Sean Patrick releases Christmas single with Stanley Clarke veteran Dennis MacKay and former Motown staffer Dana Parker
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Sean Patrick is ending the year with a loud bang. Before the booming firecrackers of New Year's Eve are lit, Patrick is dropping a whopper of a holiday single, the transcendent "A Gift of Christmas."
Patrick discusses the origins of this Yuletide-loving ...
(Published: December 23, 2011) [read more]
NEA Jazz Masters Concert to be webcast live at arts.gov and jalc.org
The award ceremony and concert that each year recognizes the newest members of this elite group of jazz artists and will also celebrate 30 years of honoring the best of jazz.
The NEA Jazz Masters awards recognize outstanding musicians for their lifetime achievements and significant ...
(Published: December 21, 2011) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola January 2012 Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola January 2012 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Mon, Jan 2
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Band
90th Birthday Celebration of Frank Wess
Conducted by Roy Hargrove w/ Cyrus Chestnut, Lewis Nash, Jimmy Heath & Roberta Gambarini
Featuring Roy Hargrove, Frank Green, Greg Gisbert, Claudio ...
(Published: December 21, 2011) [read more]
The 5th Season of BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN Continues With BRIGGAN KRAUSS featuring JIM BLACK!
CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 5th SEASON OF
BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN
@ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Tkts are now $10
...
(Published: December 20, 2011) [read more]
First Night Boston, Berklee, & 89.7 WGBH present the Julian Lage Trio at Berklee on New Year's Eve
Live concert broadcast kicks off NPR's 2011 Toast of the Nation -
Boston, MA, December 19, 2011 -- First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and 89.7 WGBH present the Julian Lage Trio, featuring Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New ...
(Published: December 19, 2011) [read more]
This Week, + Next, at The Cornelia Street Cafe - December 19-January 3
December 19-January 3 Highlights:
For the full schedule of music, theatre and literary/spoken word events please contact Red Cat Publicity or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Tuesday, December 20, 8:30 PM
MARY HALVORSON'S REVERSE BLUE
Mary Halvorson, guitar; Chris Speed, saxophone, ...
(Published: December 19, 2011) [read more]
Pianist/Composer Tom Wetmore Debuts with "The Desired Effect" Jan. 17
The buoyant grooves and graceful melodies heard on the forthcoming CD The Desired Effect serve to introduce a fresh new voice in jazz--Tom Wetmore, whose Crosstown Records will release the pianist/composer's exceptional debut, The Desired Effect, on January 17.
The 29-year-old Massachusetts ...
(Published: December 19, 2011) [read more]
Luciana Souza - Jazz at Lincoln Center - Jan 27 & 28
Luciana Souza:
Singers Over Manhattan
January 27 & 28 - The Allen Room
Who/What:
In 2000, the jazz world began to pay close attention to Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza. Since then, the four-time GRAMMY® nominee for Best Jazz Vocal has established an international audience with her ...
(Published: December 19, 2011) [read more]
TOP 2011 JAZZ RELEASES--LARRY RENI THOMAS
1. Larry Vuckovich--Somethin Special--Tetrachord Records
2. Alphonse Mouzon--Angel Face--Tenacious
3. Helio Alves--Musica--Jazz Legacy
4. Etienne Charles--Kaiso--Culture Shock
5. Terence Blanchard/Poncho Sanchez--ChanoY Dizzy--Concord
6. Rita Edmond--A Glance At Destiny--TOTI ...
(Published: December 17, 2011) [read more]
Woody Shaw Birthday Radio Special on WCOM-FM (12/18/11, 9p-12m) with Woody Shaw III.
Listen to "Sunday Night Jazz with Larry Reni Thomas" on WCOM-FM (www.wcomfm.org) Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina, for The Woody Shaw Birthday Radio Special with guest Woody Shaw III. The great trumpeter was born December 24, 1944, in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and is a proud part of the ...
(Published: December 16, 2011) [read more]
Vijay Iyer And Leszek Możdżer Help ACT Music Celebrate 20 Years In Style
With a roster that boasts some of the most influential contemporary jazz recordings of recent years - namely those of the epoch defining sound of the sorely missed Esbjörn Svensson Trio - among a wide range of leading jazz instrumentalist and singers German label ACT has grown to a global force ...
(Published: December 16, 2011) [read more]
JazzBoston's 6th Annual Jazz WeekGoes International; Celebrates UNESCO's Proclamation of April 30 As International Jazz Day
JazzBoston's 6th Annual Jazz Week Goes International; Celebrates UNESCO's Proclamation of April 30 As International Jazz Day
Jazz Week '12 International, April 27 - May 6, will showcase Boston's unique global jazz community with nearly 300 performances at over 90 venues in and ...
(Published: December 16, 2011) [read more]
Grafitti (Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger, Haakon Graf, U-Nam)
On Friday, January 13th 2012, Grafitti comes together after almost 20 years for a mulit-city Westcoast and US Tour to celebrate a "Reunion of Masters" live at LA's own "Baked Potato" in Studio City. Baked Potato is located at 3787 Cahuenga Blvd West. Studio City, CA 91604. Doors open at 7:00pm. ...
(Published: December 16, 2011) [read more]
Rudi Records new release: When We Forgot The Melody
When We Forgot The Melody
Dimitri Grechi Espinoza
Tito Mangialajo Rantzer
RRJ1006 Rudi Records 2011
Dimitri Grechi Espinoza alto sax
Tito Mangialajo Rantzer doublebass
The title When we forgot the melody suggests a period of leave, even a little 'ironic, of the melody.
As a matter of ...
(Published: December 16, 2011) [read more]
WYNTON MARSALIS NAMED CBS NEWS CULTURAL CORRESPONDENT
MARSALIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO "CBS THIS MORNING" AND "CBS SUNDAY MORNING"
MARSALIS' FIRST CBS NEWS APPEARANCE WILL BE ON MONDAY, JAN. 16, AS THE NATION OBSERVES DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY
Wynton Marsalis, internationally acclaimed musician, composer and educator, ...
(Published: December 15, 2011) [read more]
Cynthia Basinet latest new single, The Christmas Song
Cynthia Basinet, the actress, singer, humanitarian known for the most iconic version of "Santa Baby," releases her first Holiday single in 14 years, "The Christmas Song."
SmoothJazz.com said, "This gorgeous version of Nat King Cole's holiday nugget was arranged by Tony Bennett's ...
(Published: December 15, 2011) [read more]
Stephanie Jordan Big Band to perform 1st day of 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest; Marlon Jordan Quartet, Boutté Family Sunday Praise scheduled for 2nd Weekend
Two member of the Jordan Family of Jazz announced that two individual acts from the family have been selected to perform during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell. The Stephanie Jordan Big Band will perform during the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Friday, April 27, ...
(Published: December 14, 2011) [read more]
Sophomore Release from Gregory Porter Will Be Released on Motéma Music on Valentine's Day
Sophomore Release from Grammy® Nominee Gregory Porter Will Be Released on Motéma Music on February 14, 2012
In the short fifteen months since Gregory Porter exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water, he has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and ...
(Published: December 14, 2011) [read more]
Terence Blanchard Completes Score for Lucasfilm's "Red Tails" Set For Release January 20th
GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER TERENCE BLANCHARD COMPLETES SCORE FOR LUCASFILM'S RED TAILS, SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 20TH BY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Film is Golden-Globe nominated Composer's 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo and more
Los Angeles, CA- ...
(Published: December 14, 2011) [read more]
Fred Hersch + Ethan Iverson Rework Stephen Sondheim for Pianist Anthony de Mare
Pianist Anthony de Mare Salutes Stephen Sondheim in LIAISONS:
Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano
A Nationwide Tour of 36 Premiere Interpretations by Today's Most Revered Composers
2012 Concert Tour:
Jan 21 Hudson Opera House, Hudson, ...
(Published: December 14, 2011) [read more]
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