Raves For Hadiza Dockeray's 'Chapter 4': "An Intriguing Mixture Of Old-school Chanteuse And Tough-minded Modern Woman"
"An intriguing mixture of old-school chanteuse and tough-minded modern woman"
"This is a songstress who writes lyrics with the soul of a poet and melodies with the ear of a composer. This is a songstress who seems willing to lay herself bare musically, singing with a passion that is both sexual ...
(Published: July 26, 2013) [read more]
Annual Brubeck Institute Program Pairs Nation's Best Student Musicians with Award-Winning Jazz Artists
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony at University of the Pacific draws together 18 of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the country to hone their performance skills in the shadow of jazz greatness.
Named for the late Dave Brubeck, a University of the ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway raises a significant sum to benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®
Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway raises a significant sum to benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®
Mason & Hamlin grand piano the big ticket auction item that helped double last year's donation to support music education programs in schools
Enthusiastic bidders and generous event ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
New England Conservatory Alumnus Cecil Taylor Awarded 2013 Kyoto Prize
New England Conservatory alumnus pianist/composer Cecil Taylor '51 DP, has won the 2013 Kyoto Prize in the category of arts and philosophy awarded by the Inamori Foundation in Japan. The prize is an international award presented in three categories to those who have contributed significantly to ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Joe Morris and More at JACK Brooklyn 7/30
Improvisers from three states convene for one night only in this very special concert curated by Michael Foster, Joe Morris, and Kyoko Kitamura.
Tuesday, July 30
8PM&9PM
JACK
505 1/2 Waverly Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238 between Fulton and Atlantic in Clinton Hill (C or G train to ...
(Published: July 25, 2013) [read more]
Josh Sinton & Ideal Bread go for broke making music history!
Josh Sinton & Ideal Bread go for broke making music history
Ideal Bread is preparing to record their most ambitious project yet: a 2-CD album entitled Beating the Teens. This will be a document of their year-long efforts to recompose and reimagine Steve Lacy's 3-CD box set Scratching the ...
(Published: July 24, 2013) [read more]
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators - July 28 - Caramoor Jazz Festival
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators
w/ Lewis Nash, Steve Turre, Vincent Herring
July 28 - 2pm - Caramoor Jazz Festival
Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators headline this Sunday at 2pm at the 20th Anniversary Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, NY. Enjoy a pleasant drive ...
(Published: July 24, 2013) [read more]
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Celebrates 35th Anniversary at Newport Jazz Festival
2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® CELEBRATES
THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, WHICH REVOLUTIONIZED
THE CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND STYLE
WITH FUNK AND BEBOP
NEWPORT, RI - Showcasing the powerful and enduring excitement and influence of New Orleans brass band music on ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
CAFE STRITCH PRESENTS:
"A Rahsaan Roland Kirk Tribute Week"
San Jose, CA-July 15, 2013-Cafe Stritch, formerly Eulipia Restaurant in San Jose, continues its heritage of presenting first-rate jazz by presenting a five-day tribute to the great Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In addition to three nights of performances by trombonist Steve Turre, one of the ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
MOSAIC RECORDS CELEBRATES THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET -
THE COMPLETE SUN SHIP SESSION RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Mosaic Records is set to release The Complete Sun Ship Session which includes newly discovered and previously unissued alternate takes from one of the final studio sessions by the John Coltrane Quartet. The three LP set will be released August 6 and was also made available on a two disc set through ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS Bring Jazz Vocalist Diane Richardson and Friends to Roxbury's Marcella Park
for Annual Jazz at the Fort Concert, Sunday, August 4
Boston, MA, July 22, 2013 - Berklee College of Music and the ParkARTS program present the free annual Jazz at the Fort concert featuring Berklee Voice Department assistant chair and jazz vocalist Diane Richardson, Sunday, August 4, 5:00 p.m. at Roxbury's Marcella Park. Richardson will perform ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Cecil Taylor Wins $500,000 Kyoto Prize
Jazz pianist Cecil Taylor has won the Kyoto Prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation in Japan. Laureated in the category of arts and philosophy, Taylor will receive a diploma, a 20K gold Kyoto Prize medal and half a million dollars ($500,000).
Well deserved prize for a jazz icon coming from a ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Gary Slaight Scholarship Brings Canadian Talent to Berklee
Vancouver's Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko to attend Berklee this fall
Canadian enrollment at Berklee has almost tripled since 2005
July 8, 2013 - Vancouver musicians Elise Boeur and Natasha Pheko have been awarded the prestigious Slaight Family Scholarship, established by Gary Slaight, ...
(Published: July 23, 2013) [read more]
Pianist-Composer James Weidman Celebrates His 60th Birthday with Truth & Actuality on Inner Circle Music July 23rd
Pianist James Weidman Celebrates
His 60th Birthday with Truth & Actuality On Inner Circle Music With
The Aperturistic Trio. Featuring Bassist/Co-producer Harvie S and Drummer Steve Williams Out July 23rd.
The band arose out of duo sessions with Harvie S, in which they performed a series of ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL RETURNS TO CENTRAL PARK
The free Great Jazz on the Great Hill returns for its seventh year in Central Park. Bring your family, friends, and blanket to enjoy live musical performances by world-renowned musicians, snacks from food trucks and family games and activities.
Performers will include Harlem Renaissance ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
First-Ever ‘Rowdy Classical Guitar Album' Hits #8 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums Chart - Annalisa Ewald
First-Ever ‘Rowdy Classical Guitar Album' Hits #8 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums Chart
Annalisa Ewald Nabs First Billboard Charting Album with ‘Live At The Factory Underground'
Guitarist Annalisa Ewald has earned her first-ever Billboard Charting album, with her ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
Jazz/Rock Drummer Aaron Comess to Focus on ‘Jazz of the 1960s' in His Return to Smoke Jazz in NYC, August 13th
Jazz/Rock Drummer Aaron Comess to Focus on ‘Jazz of the 1960s' in His Return to Smoke Jazz in NYC, August 13th
Quintet Will Represent Different Stages of Comess' Career
Respected jazz & rock drummer/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Aaron Comess has confirmed an August 13th ...
(Published: July 22, 2013) [read more]
Tarpan Records Founder Narada Michael Walden Announces Hiring of New Label President Steffen Franz, CEO of Independent Distribution Collective
San Rafael, CA, - Tarpan Records is pleased to announce that Steffen Franz is joining as company President. The announcement was made yesterday by Tarpan's CEO and founder, Narada Michael Walden from the company's headquarters in San Rafael, California. www.tarpanrecords.com
Franz is a ...
(Published: July 21, 2013) [read more]
AN EVENING WITH STING
To Benefit The Public Theater in NYC
Tickets are now available to the general public for the series of benefit concerts at The Public Theater that will premiere music from Grammy Award winner Sting's new musical and album of the same title, The Last Ship. The ten-concert series will be presented Sept. 25-Oct. 9.
Presented in ...
(Published: July 21, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions presents Tito Puente, Jr, and his Latin Jazz Ensemble
July 27 at Arts Garage, 180 NE First Street, Delray Beach FL. Shows at 8 and 10; tickets $25-$35.
The comparison is inevitable. How could it be otherwise? Tito Puente Jr. carries his father with him - imprinted on his physical being and locked in his soul. It's in his looks, his joy, and ...
(Published: July 20, 2013) [read more]
Preview: The Triangle North Carolina 2013-2014-Jazz Season by Larry Reni Thomas
The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the "Triangle" area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way? The area can boast of several ...
(Published: July 20, 2013) [read more]
Jay Hoggard Quartet
VTY Jazz Productions.. Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Live at the Bass Line
Featuring
The Jay Hoggard Quartet
Jay Hoggard: Vibes
James Weidman: Piano
Belden Bullock: Bass
Yoron Israel: ...
(Published: July 19, 2013) [read more]
Kyoko Kitamura at Cornelia Street Cafe NYC 7/23
Surreal story songs by composer/vocalist Kyoko Kitamura at Cornelia Street Café, July 23, 2013
Doors open 8:30pm
Performance 9:00pm
Tuesday July 23, 2013, one set only
Part of the Voice Box Series curated by Sara Serpa
At the Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia St, New York, ...
(Published: July 19, 2013) [read more]
FRANCOFOLIES, FRANCE'S PREMIER MUSIC FESTIVAL,
MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH TRIBUTE TO EDITH PIAF
FRANCOFOLIES, FRANCE'S PREMIER MUSIC FESTIVAL,
MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH MULTI-ARTIST TRIBUTE TO EDITH PIAF
Lineup to Include Marianne Faithfull, Madeleine Peyroux, Duffy, Patricia Kaas, Angelique Kidjo, Alex Hepburn, Beth Ditto, Julien Clerc, Olivia Ruiz, Charles Dumont, Camélia ...
(Published: July 18, 2013) [read more]
MOTÉMA MUSIC TAKES FLIGHT IN ITS TENTH YEAR WITH STEADY STREAM OF BREAKTHROUGH ALBUMS
Harlem-Based Label Makes Waves on International Sales, Radio and Tastemaker Charts and Polls
Celebrations planned at Monterey, Exit 0 and London Jazz Festivals, As Well As at Events in Detroit, NYC and Paris
Motéma Music 's tenth anniversary year is in full swing, and as the summer ...
(Published: July 18, 2013) [read more]
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