Roulette Announces:
Winter/Spring Season 2014, January 6 - June 26
Brooklyn, NY: Roulette, celebrating over 35 years of presenting new and experimental performance, announces its exciting 2014 Winter/Spring season which kicks off January 6 with the highly acclaimed pianist Kris Davis who will present her large ensemble project "Infrasound".
In April, Roulette ...
(Published: December 04, 2013) [read more]
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab
One-Week Intensive Jazz Program for Students Ages 14 - 18
June 22 - 27, 2014
Special Guest Artist Grammy Award Winning Bassist Dave Holland plus NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst headline the week holding masterclasses paired with evening concerts of their music
Students ages 14 - 18 ...
(Published: December 04, 2013) [read more]
Pianist-Composer Kris Davis Unveils Her Large-Ensemble Project Infrasound at Roulette in Brooklyn on January 6, 2014
Panist-composer Kris Davis - one of the most progressive, prolific figures on New York City's creative jazz scene - will unveil her octet project Infrasound in concert at Roulette in Brooklyn on Jan. 6, 2014. Davis has created an evening-length suite for a unique instrumentation, one whose ...
(Published: December 04, 2013) [read more]
Broadway Jazz Club - Kansas City, MO
Broadway Jazz Club is scheduled to open Friday, offering live music five nights a week and an extensive menu that includes comfort foods and signature cocktails.
Live jazz, comfort food and signature cocktails Recipe: Celebrate National Brownie Day with these chocolate brownie waffles Traditions ...
(Published: December 03, 2013) [read more]
Gateshead Jazz Fest celebrates 10 years
The 10th anniversary of the annual Gateshead International Jazz Festival next April takes America as its inspiration, with headlining names including Oregon-born bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding (pictured) and Texan pianist Robert Glasper.
The festival's decennial celebrations will take ...
(Published: December 03, 2013) [read more]
MOTEMA MUSIC RELEASES AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER RUFUS REID’S
QUIET PRIDE - THE ELIZABETH CATLETT PROJECT, A STAR-STUDDED, LARGE-ENSEMBLE SUITE,
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014
His Five Movement Suite Pays Tribute to the Life and Work of Elizabeth Catlett,One of the Most Important African American Visual Artists of the 20th Century
"'I have been given a gift,' Reid says of his new life as a composer. His career attests to his cultivation, stewardship and ...
(Published: December 03, 2013) [read more]
STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE-- New Documentary Film
On December 7th, at the MIST Harlem Cinema will be a celebration and screening of the new documentary film, STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE - On the Occasion of the Publication of BAsics: A Celebration of Revolution and the Vision of a New World, with a special live performance by Matthew Shipp and ...
(Published: December 03, 2013) [read more]
"Swingin' the New Year" with Columbus Jazz Orchestra all-stars Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd and special guest Jamey Aebersold!
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series continues its 2013-14 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with Columbus Jazz Orchestra all-stars Byron Stripling and Bobby Floyd in "Swingin' the New Year" on Saturday, December 28. Byron and Bobby lead a small group with a ...
(Published: December 03, 2013) [read more]
Nigeria: Bayelsa Jazzes Its Festival Differently
The inaugural Bayelsa International Jazz Festival organized by The State's Tourism Development Agency led by its Director General Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown promises to be a clear departure from the norm in the entertainment and event circuit in the country. This is due to the inclusion of ...
(Published: December 02, 2013) [read more]
Tributes continue year after University of the Pacific alumnus Dave Brubeck’s death
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck died nearly a year ago, but the legacy of the University of the Pacific alumnus lives on in his music, his record on social justice and in the programs supported by the University's Brubeck Institute.
Tributes to the 1942 Pacific graduate, who died Dec. 5, 2012, a ...
(Published: December 02, 2013) [read more]
Chris Greene Quartet - new album preview!
The wait is over.
The 9-minute sampler for the upcoming and long-awaited new double CD set from the Chris Greene Quartet is finally available. Click the link below to purchase and/or stream the preview! With each $5 purchase, you'll get an video that contains pics and footage of the Chris ...
(Published: December 02, 2013) [read more]
Thomas Chapin film fundraiser adds BONUS performance
The Jan. 20 fundraiser at City Winery in Manhattan has added to its concert line up a special performance.
**BONUS** A special world premiere of Thomas Chapin's unperformed Trio & Woodwind pieces, Fallen Angel and
Oracle of the Night, composed the year of his illness, 1997, and never ...
(Published: December 02, 2013) [read more]
LOSTON HARRIS TRIO - BRYANT PARK - DEC 3 - FREE
LOSTON HARRIS TRIO
PERFORMS AT BRYANT PARK TREE LIGHTING
DECEMBER 3 - TUESDAY
JOINS ALL-STAR LINEUP OF PERFORMERS
Celebrate and Give Back at the Tree Lighting Show
Featuring Loston Harris
The Loston Harris Trio will be featured at this year's Bryant Park Tree Lighting Show, which ...
(Published: December 01, 2013) [read more]
Russian Guitarist Has Won The 1st Prize Of The 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition
Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko has won the 1st prize at the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the "Instrumental" category for his composition "Desperation" which appears on his latest album Surreal.
The USA Songwriting Competition, the world's leading ...
(Published: November 30, 2013) [read more]
CAVA MENZIES & NICK PHILLIPS Present MOMENT TO MOMENT - A Mesmerizing Album of Jazz Ballads
Ballads reign on Moment To Moment on the extraordinarily self-possessed new album by pianist Cava Menzies and trumpeter Nick Phillips. But this recording is much more than just a "ballads album."
Many artists have produced albums filled with love songs and torch tunes at slow tempos; theyʼre ...
(Published: November 29, 2013) [read more]
Tony DeSare’s ‘Chemistry’ Wins 1st place in Jazz and 2nd place overall in the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Contest!
Tony DeSare's ‘Chemistry' Wins 1st place in Jazz and 2nd place overall in the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Contest!
Listen to the winning song here! https://soundcloud.com/tony-desare/mast3
Winners list, here: http://www.songwriting.net/winners/
Read about Tony's new ...
(Published: November 27, 2013) [read more]
New England Conservatory Prep Presents The NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Ken Schaphorst
Wednesday, December 11 in NEC's Brown Hall
New England Conservatory Prep presents the NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Ken Schaphorst in a concert featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Gerald Wilson, Sun Ra, Imogen Heap, John Klenner, Joe Henderson,
Harold Arlen, and Thad Jones all performed by middle and high school students in the ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents
The Music of Ken Schaphorst
Performed by the NEC Jazz Orchestra with special guests Nedelka Prescod and Donny McCaslin
Thursday, December 12 in NEC's Jordan Hall
"Schaphorst's writing and arranging, like that of Duke Ellington, is for individual musicians."
-Mark Corroto, All About Jazz
Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in The Music of Ken Schaphorst, a program of his original music ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
The Checkout - Live at Berklee Continues with Patrick Cornelius at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee, NPR Music, and WBGO FM, The Checkout - Live at Berklee, which brings critically acclaimed alumni back to their alma mater for intimate concerts at Cafe 939, continues with alto saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius on Wednesday, December 11.
Cornelius '00 has been ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
Eric Clapton UNPLUGGED Gets Amplified With 2-CD/DVD Collection
Expanded And Remastered Version Of Eric Clapton's Multi-Grammy® Winning, Diamond-Certified Album Features Unreleased Music And Previously Unseen Rehearsal Footage.
LOS ANGELES - Eric Clapton was already an acknowledged master of the electric guitar in January 1992 when he traded his ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
Annual Berklee Showcase Celebrates 30 Years of Stylish Singers, December 5
The annual Singers Showcase concerts have presented some of Berklee's most exceptional lead vocalists since 1983. Susan Tedeschi, Paula Cole, Lalah Hathaway, Robin McKelle, and Karmin's Amy Heidemann all performed while they were students. This year, Singers Showcase celebrates its 30th ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
Arturo Sandoval: Medal of Freedom Wednesday; Latin Grammy on Thursday!
Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Arturo Sandoval
Wins Latin Grammy® for Best Traditional Tropical Album
LOS ANGELES, CA - Just one day after President Barack Obama placed the Presidential Medal of Freedom around Arturo Sandoval's neck at the White House on November 20, the jazz ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
TONIGHT: Gowanus Co. at Douglass Street Music Collective (Brooklyn)
Gowanus Co. convenes tonight Tuesday 11/26 7PM at Douglass Street Music Collective (295 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217) with a stellar cast of improvisers including Christopher Hoffman, Dan Blake, Fay Victor, Han-earl Park, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Kao Hwang, Jeremiah Lockwood (Jeremiah joins after ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Dead at 92
Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Dead @ 92
"I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white- they're just human beings. I don't dig staying in one groove. At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how ...
(Published: November 26, 2013) [read more]
Go Tell It on the Mountain: The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Go Tell It on the Mountain: The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tues DEC 10 at 8pm
The four-time Grammy-winning gospel legends return to belt out their rousing and spiritual renditions of Christmas carols, hymns and pop standards.
Join us as we celebrate the ...
(Published: November 25, 2013) [read more]
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