Jazz Arts Group announces 11th annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award competition
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is looking for Ohio's finest young musicians to participate in the eleventh annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst central Ohio's young students of ...
(Published: February 25, 2013) [read more]
The New Jazz House Opens with The 5th Annual Body and Soul -
A Night for the Senses with Fine Wine, Superb Cuisine and Spirited Jazz
to benefit Jazz House Kids, March 8
New Jazz House Opens with the 5th Annual Body and Soul: A Night for the Senses w
Jazz House Kids, a nationally recognized community-based arts organization that has brought innovative jazz education, music instruction and performance to more than 20,000 students across the state, is holding its signature fundraising event, Body and Soul, on Friday, March 8, 2013.
Hosted by ...
(Published: February 25, 2013) [read more]
Andy De Campos Quintet plays Ten Restaurant in Mississauga Feb 27
The Andy De Campos Quintet will perform a special night of music at Ten Restaurant & Wine Bar on Feb 27 at 9pm - 12am.
On vocals: Andy De Campos
piano: Robert Horvath
drums: Steve Farrugia
trumpet: Howard Leathers
bass: special guest
Ten Restaurant is part of the Hip Restaurants trio. ...
(Published: February 24, 2013) [read more]
A Celebration of the Life and Music of Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
December 6, 1920 - December 5, 2012
A Celebration of the Life and Music of
Dave Brubeck
Saturday, May 11, 2013, 4:00 P.M.
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
All are welcome
New York, NY--"A Celebration of the Life and Music of Dave Brubeck" will be held on Saturday, ...
(Published: February 24, 2013) [read more]
Davide Recchia Jazz Trio explores wide creative visions on new CD
Guitarist Davide Recchia is a musician with a wide vision, one whose talents are not shaped by a single sound or style. On the Davide Recchia Jazz Trio's latest album Perfect Equipoise, various genres and tones are experimented with but not in a clinical fashion; rather, Recchia and bassist ...
(Published: February 23, 2013) [read more]
'Observatory' new instrumental jazz release from Steve Weingart & Renee Jones - co produced by Steve Weingart & Simon Phillips
With the release of Observatory, their second album in as many years, the husband and wife duo of keyboardist and pianist, Steve Weingart and bassist, Renee Jones continue to celebrate and redefine the music that has inspired them for nearly four decades. Tapping into the influence of music ...
(Published: February 23, 2013) [read more]
The Terry Gordon Quintet releases its fourth CD, Tomorrow Calling
The Terry Gordon Quintet, one of the most innovative jazz combos in Upstate New York for more than two decades, has released its fourth CD, Tomorrow Calling, on WEPA records.
Tomorrow Calling features nine tunes - as always, only original compositions by the quintet's members. The mix ...
(Published: February 23, 2013) [read more]
Berklee High School Jazz Festival
The largest high school jazz competition in the U.S. - the Berklee College of Music 45th High School Jazz Festival - will host more than 200 bands and vocal ensembles featuring 3,000 students from 13 U.S. states and Puerto Rico competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee's Five-Week ...
(Published: February 22, 2013) [read more]
All-Star Session by Bassist/Composer Robert Hurst, "BoB: A Palindrome," Due for March 12 Release
Bassist Robert Hurst is an M.V.P. -- a long-standing member of Diana Krall's and Chris Botti's touring bands, an esteemed colleague of jazz stars like Branford Marsalis and Robert Glasper, and most recently a key player on Sir Paul McCartney's Grammy-winning Kisses on the Bottom. But ...
(Published: February 21, 2013) [read more]
"Music of Stan Kenton" Big Band Concert featuring Peter Erskine, Sunday April 7 at Music Hall Detroit
What finer way to welcome Spring to Michigan than with a joyful big band frolic at the magnificent Music Hall Center for Performing Arts? Brassworks Entertainment is proud to present the Detroit Masters of Music Big Band celebrating the legendary music of Stan Kenton, with featured performer Peter ...
(Published: February 21, 2013) [read more]
Thomas Chapin film gets jazz blogger's attention
On his blog, jazz writer Larry Blumenfeld heralded the Night Bird Song film project about Thomas Chapin being made by member Stephanie J. Castillo. "He has always been a big follower of Chapin and his music," says the filmmaker. "I am grateful for the help this gives to my Kickstarter campaign to ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
Bassist Marcus Miller Joins August 3 Line-up at 2013 Newport Jazz Festival®
BASSIST MARCUS MILLER JOINS AUGUST 3 LINE-UP
AT 2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL®
NEWPORT, RI, February 20, 2013 - Marcus Miller, the stellar composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a bassist, has been added to the Saturday, August 3, line-up of the Newport Jazz Festival® ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
WADADA LEO SMITH SEEKS FUNDING TO COMPLETE & PREMIERE NEW WORK TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Smith's Ten Freedom Summers Voted #3 New Release of 2012 in Rhapsody Jazz Critics Poll
Trumpeter /composer/musical innovator Wadada Leo Smith is seeking $17,000 to complete and premiere a new work for his highly acclaimed civil rights opus Ten Freedom Summers. The new work, entitled The ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
Berklee Dedicates Annual Great American Songbook to Quincy Jones, Siedah Garrett and Patti Austin
BOSTON, February 5, 2013 - Producer, arranger, conductor, film composer, and trumpeter Quincy Jones has been at the forefront of modern American music since his years at Berklee in the 1950s. He arranged for Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald; produced Michael Jackson, Miles ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
The Bad Plus with Bill Frisell - Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 12-13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB 19, 2013
THE BAD PLUS
WITH BILL FRISELL
FIRST TIME COLLABORATION
AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
THE ALLEN ROOM
APRIL 12-13, 2013
Who/What/When:
The Bad Plus with Bill Frisell will collaborate for the first time in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April ...
(Published: February 20, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Duets Featuring Carmen Lundy & Harpist Carol Robbins
Experience world-class jazz at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum during Black History Month! Jazz @ the Clayton presents Jazz Duets, an incredible series of four (4) unique jazz concerts. The series begins on Thursday, February 7, 2013 and ends on Feb. 28, 2013 with the final concert featuring ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
KCC Productions presents LeNard Rutledge at Sweet Saloon March7, plus paintings and demonstration by Lou-Lou Davila-Hagopian
Miami-born LeNard Rutledge brings his robust vocals to Sweet Saloon, 7100 Biscayne, March 7, 9-12, in a soul-stirring evening of eclectic jazz. Often compared to legendary Lou Rawls, Rutledge's silky voice is backed up by Miami musical heavyweights Mike Levine on keyboard, Nicky Orta on bass, ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY ON APRIL 30, 2013
FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CONCERT IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
UNESCO, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Republic of Turkey join together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom. JazzCorner.com is proud to be associated with this celebratory event for the 2nd consecutive year with a new website: Jazzday.com where you can register your ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Dexter Gordon @ 90! - Celebrations Underway All Over The Globe
There are celebrations planned for the entire 90th birth year of Dexter Gordon, the world-renowned jazz musician, band leader, composer, Academy Award nominated Actor (for the leading role in the film Round Midnight) and the world's first Bebop tenor saxophonist. Dexter Gordon was born on ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Arch Stanton Quartet Heads For "Jazz Diplomacy" Tour of Egypt
Upstate New York jazz combo the Arch Stanton Quartet will be touring Egypt in late March, performing at the 5th Cairo International Jazz Festival, the American University in Cairo (AUC), and in Alexandria as part of a jazz diplomacy program cosponsored by AMIDEAST/Egypt, the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, ...
(Published: February 19, 2013) [read more]
Resonance Records to Release "Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2," April 9
Two titans of jazz piano are captured in flight on the new Resonance Records album, Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2. Scheduled for April 9 release as a CD with 24-page booklet, a digital download with digital booklet, and a deluxe limited edition 2-LP set, The Magic of 2 presents a 1980 ...
(Published: February 18, 2013) [read more]
Announcing the 12th Annual Brubeck Festival "Dave Brubeck Across Time - A Tribute to His Legacy," March 18-23, 2013
University of the Pacific's Brubeck Institute presents the Twelfth Annual Brubeck Festival, titled Dave Brubeck Across Time, which honors his legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton, California roots. The 2013 Festival is a broad-based tribute to his legacy that covers the spectrum of jazz in ...
(Published: February 15, 2013) [read more]
JCC THURNAUER SCHOOL OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT: George Berry FAX: 201.227.1997
PHONE: 201.408.1464 E-MAIL: gberry@jccotp.org
JCC THURNAUER SCHOOL OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES AN EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG JAZZ ...
(Published: February 14, 2013) [read more]
Jazz Arts Group of Columbus & MojoFlo join forces for "Motor City Soul Revue," March 2 at the Lincoln
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series continues its 2012-13 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with a tribute to the famed "Hitsville U.S.A." label and the artists and songs that exemplified "The Motown Sound." On Saturday, March 2, Columbus' favorite neo-funk band ...
(Published: February 14, 2013) [read more]
The art of Tony Bennett
The renowned singer exhibits his work in a Canadian premiere
MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE and the Galerie of the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan are proud to present the Canadian premiere of Tony Bennett: the Art of Anthony Benedetto, a remarkable free exhibit of forty artworks by internationally ...
(Published: February 13, 2013) [read more]
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