The Jazz Connect Conference, organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, will be held January 8-9, 2015 in New York City
The Jazz Connect Conference, organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, will be held January 8-9, 2015 in New York City and will lead into the annual APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) Conference as well as Winter Jazzfest. Continuing the momentum from the January 2014 ...
(Published: December 26, 2014) [read more]
Roulette Presents:
William Parker & the “Tone Motion Theatre”
New York Premiere Event
Saturday, January 17, 2015, 8pm
What: William Parker & the "Tone Motion Theatre"
When: Saturday, January 17, 2015 , 8pm
Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR
Cost: $25 General Admission, Members/Students/Seniors: $20, Series Members - $15 FREE for All Access Members
Info: ...
(Published: December 24, 2014) [read more]
Respected Writer and CEO, Cash Nickerson Unveils Compelling Data On Aging Workplace Employees In Published Books
Dallas - Cash Nickerson, a recognized expert on aging workplace trends, has an interesting insight on this sector of the workplace. In contrast to bias against the aging workplace, Nickerson identifies the importance of the aged, experienced worker crucial to any company for their experience, ...
(Published: December 24, 2014) [read more]
European folk and World music flavor debut album from Rija
Technically, the music of Rija is Finnish-Austrian considering that its lead vocalist/songwriter, Aija-Riitta Holopainen, hails from Finland while her collaborator, composer/guitarist Harald Peterstorfer, is from Austria, the reason the overall sound of this group's full-length Silent Heart ...
(Published: December 20, 2014) [read more]
USDAN CENTER FREE 1/25 OPEN HOUSE; FULL JAZZ PROGRAM, $100 "EARLY BIRD" DISCOUNT
(PHOTO: Usdan alumna Jane Monheit performing at the Center). Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp whose guest performers and master class teachers have included Jimmy Heath, Arturo O'Farrill, Jane Monheit, Dr. Billy ...
(Published: December 20, 2014) [read more]
"3 For Trane"
VTY Jazz Productions...
Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth..
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
3 For Trane
Live from the Haven
Featuring
Vincent Herring- Alto Saxophone
Bruce Williams- Alto Saxophone
Eric Alexander- ...
(Published: December 20, 2014) [read more]
Live Jazz With The Nate Lucas All Stars Featuring Jeff Redd
A pre-Christmas dinner with live jazz and R&B music with The Nate Lucas All Stars featuring Jeff Redd at the new Madiba Harlem Restaurant. No cover charge. 46 West 116th Street between Malcolm X Blvd and 5th Avenue, Harlem, NY. Showtime from 7:00-10:00 pm. Nate Lucas was born and raised in Harlem ...
(Published: December 20, 2014) [read more]
Bettye LaVette returns to Cafe Carlyle, January 27 - February 7
Café Carlyle is pleased to welcome back iconic R&B songstress Bettye LaVette for a two-week engagement, January 27-February 7, where she will showcase her inimitable style, gut wrenching vocals and songs from throughout her five decade career, as well as the world premiere of selections from ...
(Published: December 19, 2014) [read more]
George Wein Honored with The Recording Academy® Trustees Award
Festival Impresario George Wein Honored with
The Recording Academy® Trustees Award
Wein Joins 2015 Recipients Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
NEW YORK, NY December 18, 2014 - GEORGE WEIN, world-renowned founder/producer of the Newport Jazz Festival®, Newport Folk Festival®, ...
(Published: December 19, 2014) [read more]
SFJAZZ to honor Joni Mitchell on May 8, 2015
SFJAZZ announces that its annual Gala on May 8, 2015 will honor Joni Mitchell with the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award for her artistic vision and contributions to modern music. The program will feature Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, the award-winning SFJAZZ Collective, and special guests in ...
(Published: December 19, 2014) [read more]
Dom La Nena, Brazilian vocalist and cellist, announces new album, SOYO
Co-Produced By Dom and Brazilian Composer/Singer/Guitarist Marcelo Camelo, SOYO Is the Follow Up to Debut Album, Ela, Which NPR Hailed As A "Sonic Masterpiece"
Dom La Nena has drawn comparisons as varied as "a young Brian Wilson" (Wall Street Journal), "a burnished, bossa Joanna Newsom" (Time ...
(Published: December 18, 2014) [read more]
Singer/Actor Cheyenne Jackson Makes Cafe Carlyle Debut, January 13-24
Cheyenne Jackson, with stage credits including The Performers, 8, Finian's Rainbow, Damn Yankees and Xanadu; television appearances on 30 Rock, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ugly Betty; and film work including Love is Strange, United 93, Price Check and Lola Versus, will make his debut at ...
(Published: December 18, 2014) [read more]
Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix at Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18
Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am
for Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert
featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human
at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale
NEWPORT, RI, ...
(Published: December 18, 2014) [read more]
Australian artist Ross Prior sheds metal roots for engaging jazz on new album
The title of track number one of Ross Prior's Heavy Sheddin' is a concise blurb of itself - "Arabian Blues." Certainly middle-of-the-spectrum jazz, it features bluesy saxophone and guitar melodies that revolve around double harmonic scales, also known as the Arabic mode. A eureka moment. ...
(Published: December 18, 2014) [read more]
Chris Washburne & SYOTOS - "Acid Mambo" - Winter JazzFest
- January 10 - Carroll Place at 157 Bleecker St.
Chris Washburne & SYOTOS will present a sneak preview of their forthcoming release at this year's Winter JazzFest in New York City. It's what they call "Acid Mambo!" Think Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Neil Young and Lou Reed meet Tito Puente! Afro Latin jazz on a psychedelic trip!
"SYOTOS ...
(Published: December 17, 2014) [read more]
Dion Parson & 21st Century Band -
Ginny's NYC - January 10, 2015
World Premiere Preview of New CD
"St. Thomas"
Dion Parson - drums
Ron Blake - saxophone
Rashawn Ross - trumpet
Carlton Holmes - piano
Victor Provost - steel pan
Alioune Faye - percussion/ sabar drums
Ginny's Supper Club
January 10, 2015
310 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY ...
(Published: December 17, 2014) [read more]
Donna Lewis returns with "Brand New Day"
Platinum Singer-Songwriter Reimagines Her Own Material and Songs by David Bowie, Neil Young, Damien Rice, Gnarls Barkley, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chocolate Genius, Burt Bacharach and Harry Nilsson
The Welsh-born singer Donna Lewis is one of those rare artists whose immense success on the pop radio ...
(Published: December 17, 2014) [read more]
Steve Wilson Sets First New Album Release in 12 Years; ‘Steve Wilson & Wilsonian's Grain Live in New York: The Vanguard Sessions’ is Confirmed for 3/24/15, as Wilson Signs with Random Act Records
December 17, 2014
Steve Wilson Sets First New Album Release in 12 Years; ‘Steve Wilson & Wilsonian's Grain Live in New York: The Vanguard Sessions' is Confirmed for 3/24/15, as Wilson Signs with Random Act Records
Jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson has confirmed his first new ...
(Published: December 17, 2014) [read more]
Bassist/Composer Mark Wade Debuts with "Event Horizon," Feb. 17
Bassist Mark Wade takes the art of the trio to brilliant new heights with his debut recording Event Horizon, to be released February 17, 2015 by his Mark Wade Music imprint. Working with trio-mates Tim Harrison, piano, and Scott Neumann, drums, Wade shines as an instrumentalist, composer, and ...
(Published: December 16, 2014) [read more]
iTUNES NAMES THE COOKERS "TIME AND TIME AGAIN" THE 2014 "JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR"!!, NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED, WINTER JAZZFEST PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCED!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
iTUNES NAMES THE COOKERS
"TIME AND TIME AGAIN"
On Motema Music
THE 2014 "JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR"
THE COOKERS LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE
Click Here to Check It Out!
"TIME AND TIME AGAIN" GARNERS MASS CRITICAL ACCLAIM - See Quotes Below
THE ...
(Published: December 16, 2014) [read more]
Tony Desare announces Bemelmans residency
THE CARLYLE, A ROSEWOOD HOTEL WELCOMES BACK TONY DESARE TO BEMELMANS BAR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT RESIDENCY IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2015
Performances Will Take Place January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 8, 15; March 1, 8
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, is pleased to welcome Tony DeSare, ...
(Published: December 16, 2014) [read more]
Resonance Records & Polly Gibbons announce US Debut Album/DVD "Many Faces of Love" Feb. 3rd, 2015
"The lady's got the goods: smoky, sharp instrument, interpretation and demeanor" - Gary Walker, WBGO RADIO
"A truly exceptional, once-in-a-generation talent, possessing a voice of ...
(Published: December 16, 2014) [read more]
Four digital-only world jazz fusion albums by Gino Foti released on Net Dot Music label
Net Dot Music, Inc. announces the simultaneous release of four digital-only full-length albums in several jazz and world music sub-genres by bass guitar and keyboard player Gino Foti.
The collection, compiled from his catalog of the past decade, blends traditional ethnic sonorities and modern ...
(Published: December 16, 2014) [read more]
KCC Productions presnts Jazz at MOCA: The Miami Big Sound Orchestra.
December 26, Museum of Contemporary Art. 770 NE 125th St, North Miami. From 8-9:15 PM; FREE.
Directed by Pete Francis, The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is downtown Miami's resident Latin Jazz big band since 2006, a project formed as a collaboration of musicians from Miami's jazz and Latin ...
(Published: December 15, 2014) [read more]
Patty Larkin, and Dom Flemons to perform First Night Boston concert, broadcast on WUMB-FM
Boston, MA, December 11, 2014 -- First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and WUMB-FM 91.9 present guitarist, singer-songwriter, and Berklee alumna Patty Larkin, and roots multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December ...
(Published: December 15, 2014) [read more]
