KCC Productions presents Troy Roberts' Nu-Jive @ Zinc Bar, 88 W 3rd, NYC, June 26 @ 9 pm.
Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has won four consecutive Downbeat Jazz Soloist Awards, two consecutive West Australian Music Industry Awards, was the only Australian finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone ...
(Published: June 21, 2013) [read more]
Boston Jazz Vocalist Agachiko Debuts on CD July 9 with "Yes!"
Agachiko has been turning heads since 2008, when the septet led by Kenyan-born, Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Agachiko was formed. On her debut album Yes!, to be released July 9 by Accurate Records, she brings an international sensibility to the incantatory spirit of Nina Simone and Abbey ...
(Published: June 21, 2013) [read more]
The Best Jazz of All time, streaming on Internet Radio
Anyone who considers him or herself a jazz fan knows that the depth and breadth of the music's history can be a little overwhelming. No doubt, most anyone who has had a conversation with a fellow jazz enthusiast has heard the line, "What? You've NEVER heard that record?!"
To help ...
(Published: June 20, 2013) [read more]
Motéma Music Set To Release: DAVID WEISS ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE MUSIC OF WAYNE SHORTER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Motéma Music Set To Release
DAVID WEISS
ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE MUSIC OF WAYNE SHORTER
Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Available August 13, 2013
David Weiss - Conductor & Trumpet
Tim Green - Alto Sax, Marcus Strickland - Tenor & Soprano Sax,
Ravi ...
(Published: June 20, 2013) [read more]
Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Celebrates its 20th Anniversary August 17 & 18 featuring Veteran Grammy Award Winners, a 21-Year Old American Idol Finalist and Mile-High Festival Fan Favorites - #IdyllwildJazz13 is The Place to be for Music Lovers of All Ages
Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines returns to the arty town of Idyllwild Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18 for the Festival's 20th Anniversary. This first-rate musical celebration continues to draw the young - and the young at heart - with an array of world-renowned artists and jazzy newcomers ...
(Published: June 19, 2013) [read more]
Newark Today Goes Green: Beautification of Newark Parks Thursday, June 20, 8pm
Newark Today Goes Green
Andrew Meyer and Guests Discuss Beautification of Newark Parks
on Newark Today, Thursday, June 20, 8:00 pm
NEWARK, NJ, June 18, 2013 - Newark Today, WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM's monthly call-in show, hosted by Andrew Meyer, with guests from the local, county and state ...
(Published: June 19, 2013) [read more]
Win a Free Peerless Archtop from Martin Taylor's Fingerstyle Guitar School
The ArtistWorks Online Fingerstyle Guitar School with Martin Taylor is the perfect place to get one-on-one guitar lessons from Martin Taylor online. This Summer, ArtistWorks is giving away two archtops from Peerless, makers of Martin Taylor's own signature guitar.
The prize pack features ...
(Published: June 18, 2013) [read more]
ArtistWorks and Banjo Hangout Present "Tony Trischka Live," a Free Online Workshop with Banjo Great Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka plays live, teaches, and answers questions for banjo lovers in this hour long live workshop
June 18, 2013 - NAPA, CA - ArtistWorks, the leading interactive lifestyle social learning platform, and Banjo Hangout present a free online workshop featuring world-renowned banjo master ...
(Published: June 18, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Guitarist Jeff Richman Announces New Release: Big Wheel
"I'm groovin' on your record, it sounds great! I think your best one." - Oz Noy
"I've always love Jeff's playing and his writing. This is a great CD. In fact, I think it's his best so far."
- Mike Stern
Critic's Choice award winner by Jazziz magazine 2011 for ...
(Published: June 18, 2013) [read more]
Jude Gwynaire defies gravity with futurist jazz and electronica on new album
The music of Jude Gwynaire can defy categorization; on his latest album, Captain Salty Takes a Trip (Dreamcatcher Edition), it can also defy gravity.
In the experimental spirit of Brian Eno and Tangerine Dream, Gwynaire explores the cinematic, transcendent side of electronic music. While ...
(Published: June 18, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions and the Museum of Contemporary Art present Jazz at MOCA, with Manuel Valera and the New Cuban Express Friday, June 28, from 8-9:15 PM.
Based in New York City, 2013 Grammy-nominated artist, pianist and composer Manuel Valera was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. Since arriving in NYC, he has become well known in the NYC modern jazz scene, garnering national reviews and lending his talents as a pianist and composer to
such ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
BRAINKILLER
Pushes the Envelope on Genre-Defying
Second Album COLOURLESS GREEN SUPERHEROES
On the creative instrumental music scene today there are a plethora of fresh-sounding new bands that artfully blend jazz, classical, rock, electronica and the avant garde. Add to that list the renegade trio Brainkiller, which has been flying under the radar with a potent sound that is steeped ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
JazzCorner.com Roster Pianist Jimmy Amadie "Live at the Philadelphia Museum of Art"
From His First Public Performance Since 1967
On any given day, the Philadelphia Museum of Art can boast any number of masterpieces by the world's greatest artists, major works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, or Dalí. But on October 14, 2011, the iconic museum hosted the culmination of a life's work by one more master, if only for a few ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
David Murray Infinity Quartet featuring Macy Gray and Gregory Porter Take the SubCulture Stage This Week!
Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and resourceful than David Murray. Over his four-decade career, the Grammy-winner has released over 150 albums under his own name.
A gifted songwriter and dazzling singer, Macy Gray has been overturning fan expectation and ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
Student Led Berklee Rhythm Collective Teach and Perform in Colombia as Cultural Ambassadors
Berklee College of Music student bassist Esther Rojas, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, leads the Berklee Rhythm Collective on a two-week trip to her home country to teach and perform. The program, sponsored by the Colombo-Americano Bi-National Center (BNC) of the U.S. Embassy's Cultural ...
(Published: June 17, 2013) [read more]
Singer/songwriter Randy Cherkis releases super-heroic new single
For singer/songwriter Randy Cherkis, the timing couldn't have been better. His lovely acoustic single, "When a Super Hero Falls in Love," made its debut shortly before the latest Superman smash, Man of Steel.
Q: When you wrote "When a Super Hero Falls in Love," did you have any idea that Man ...
(Published: June 16, 2013) [read more]
Lloyd Gregory Back By Popular Demand at 57th Street Gallery
Friday, June 21st, join acclaimed guitarist Lloyd Gregory and his All Stars at the 57th Street Gallery in Oakland for an evening of guaranteed pleasure. Music legend Stanley Clarke has called Lloyd "a modern day Wes Montgomery", and his recent cd GENTLE WARRIOR from Clarke's Roxboro ...
(Published: June 15, 2013) [read more]
THE KIM RICHMOND CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT
TO CELEBRATE CD RELEASE OF
ARTISTRY
A TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY BIG BAND LEADER STAN KENTON
Monday, July 1, 2013, 8 pm at Typhoon Restaurant
The Grammy-nominated Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra in Concert to celebrate the release of their Latest CD Artistry, a Tribute to Legendary Big Band Leader Stan Kenton.
Led by saxophone soloist/composer/arranger Kim Richmond, the 23-piece orchestra, combining the sounds of large ensemble ...
(Published: June 14, 2013) [read more]
THE PHIL NORMAN TENTET PLAYS BOB FLORENCE
IN RARE LOS ANGELES CONCERT
Friday & Saturday, June 21 & 22, 2013, 8:30 pm at Catalina Bar & Grill
COOL MODERN WEST COAST JAZZ
The Phil Norman Tentet, known for their cool modern west coast jazz roots, performs in a rare Los Angeles concert at Hollywood's famed Catalina Bar & Grill on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 8:30 pm. Led by tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Phil Norman, the 11-piece ensemble will ...
(Published: June 14, 2013) [read more]
Newport and the Jazz Festival: A Symbiotic Relationship
Newport and the Jazz Festival: A Symbiotic Relationship
2013 Festival Set for August 2 - 4
at International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park
NEWPORT, RI - For one weekend every August, the idyllic setting of Newport combusts with the passion of jazz to produce the Newport Jazz ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Well-Strung in Concert
FUNDarte presents Well-Strung singing string quartet in concert June 16 at 8 PM at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Tickets $30 ($25 students/seniors.) For more info visit well-strung.com or call KCC Productions at ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit to be Released September 17
Blue Note Records has announced a September 17 release date for Liquid Spirit, the remarkable major label debut from GRAMMY-nominated jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter. The 14-track album is further justification for Porter's quick ascent into the top ranks of jazz and R&B singers today, and ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Hadiza Dockeray's Bluesy, Sexy, Soulful 'Chapter 4' EP Available Now!
Bluesy, Sexy, Soulful...Blistering Guitars and ‘Honey-Coated' Vocals Drive Dockeray's Strong, Complex EP, ‘Chapter 4'
"In the end, a sense of humor and a strong shot of rock will always get me through"
With a fiery stage presence, an affinity for bluesy ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Tapestry Rewoven at Metropolitan Room July 17th 7pm
Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Octet return to the Metropolitan Room July 17th at 7pm with their award winning show, "Tapestry Rewoven."
Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Octet
@ The Metropolitan Room
(featuring Sean Conly, bass; Gene Lewin, drums;
Michael Blake, tenor sax; Jamie Fox ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
Catching Up With Tony Adamo The Miles Of Blu Interview!Part 1& 2@CriticalJazz
If there is a hipper cat on the planet than Tony Adamo, I would love to meet him! A recent conversation with Tony follows:
Critics label artists because it's so much easier than having to actually "think" about the artist or where they or their music comes from. so who is tony ...
(Published: June 13, 2013) [read more]
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