Jazz Arts Group selects partners for JAI theory-to-practice experiments
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has chosen five partner organizations across the U.S. to implement data from the Jazz Audiences Initiative (JAI) study in their everyday practices of presenting and producing jazz. Theory-to-practice experiments will begin in the fall of ...
(Published: July 09, 2012) [read more]
TRANSART Celebrates the 12th Annual Jazz in the Valley, August 18-19
TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc.
Celebrates the 12th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival
August 18 - 19 at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie
featuring
The Cookers , We Four, Lou Donaldson, Luther Francois,
Roy Ayers, Swiss Movement Revisited,
Helen Sung Trio and Zon Del Barrio
Poughkeepsie, NY, ...
(Published: July 09, 2012) [read more]
8/1 Usdan Gala Features World Premiere Jazz Work
(PHOTO: JIMMY HEATH AFTER USDAN CONCERT)
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp once again cited by TimeOutNY as a "Best Camp" for 2012, will present its annual Gala Concert on Wednesday August 1 at 7:00 PM at its 200-acre woodland campus center, ...
(Published: July 09, 2012) [read more]
STIX BONES TO HOST JAZZ NIGHT AT NEW YORK'S LEGENDARY METROPOLITAN ROOM
New York, NY, July 8, 2012-Stix Bones will begin hosting a recurring Jazz Night at the renowned Metropolitan Room in NYC on Friday, July 20, 2012, at 9:30 PM, with additional Jazz Night dates to be announced in the near future. The internationally esteemed Metropolitan Room is one of the most ...
(Published: July 08, 2012) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola August 2012 Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola August 2012 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Wed-Sun, Aug 1-5
Randy Weston & African Rhythms w/
Lewis Nash & Neil Clarke
Featuring Randy Weston, piano; Lewis Nash, drums (Aug 1-3); Victor Lewis, drums (Aug 4-5); Neil Clarke, African percussion; TK Blue, alto saxophone, flute; ...
(Published: July 06, 2012) [read more]
Luna Stage Fusion Fest: The Heart & Soul of Rock & Jazz- July 28+29, 2012
LUNA STAGE PRESENTS ‘THE LUNA FUSION FEST: THE HEART AND SOUL OF ROCK AND JAZZ' FEATURING GREGG BENDIAN'S MAHAVISHNU PROJECT
& EDDY'S CHEMISTRY SET: THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA BY ED PALERMO'S LITTLE BIG BAND
West Orange, NJ: Luna Stage initiates a new tradition in the Valley ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
Wavelength Radio Promotion client spotlight: Finland-based guitarist Pauli Saksa
Q: How would you describe your new album, Fragments & Fusion?
A: It is a collection of jazz-rock-pop instrumentals. Likely, it is fairly easy listening as melodic lines have been important, and the tunes are clearly structured. I feel that the jazzy main category arises from the chordal ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
Celebrate New Orleans at Newport Jazz Fest -- Great Music & Great Food, August 3
AISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER
at NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL® PRESENTED BY NATIXIS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
with DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911, JON CLEARY,
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, CATHERINE RUSSELL and JONATHAN BATISTE
AUGUST 3, 8:00 PM, at INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME
Russell Morin Fine ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
ANDREW LAMB TRIO
SAX MONSTER ANDREW LAMB WILL BE AT THE STONE NYC JULY 7TH BE THERE POWERFULL SAX GOD THANKS GLENN LESLIE ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
bern nix trio plus guest
bern nix legendary jazz guitarest plays at the iridium nyc on july 25th 8 and 10 pm $25 KNOWN FOR BEING LEAD GUITAREST IN ORNETTE COLEMANS PRIMETIME AND HAS BEEN VOTED NUMBER 4 JAZZ GUITAREST IN DOWNBEAT 6 YEARS IN A ROW PLKEAS HELP SUPPORT JAZZ IMPOV BE THERE THANKS GLENN LESLIE ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
TSP US Tour Kick off at San Francisco's Historic Fillmore Jazz Festival
Introducing TSP (The Song Project): Reinventing rock, pop and jazz from Radiohead and AC/DC to Miles Davis and more for all generations
TSP US Tour Kick off at San Francisco's Historic Fillmore Jazz Festival
"[The Song Project] straddles the worlds of ECM-ish impressionism and ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
Detroit Jazz Festival Announces National Jazz Competitions
Saxophonists and arrangers given the opportunity to perform at festival, win cash prizes
As part of its mission to foster and support jazz throughout the country, the Detroit Jazz Festival is now accepting submissions for two national competitions - saxophone performance and jazz arrangement - ...
(Published: July 05, 2012) [read more]
Singer Laury Shelley brings tribute show to Katerina's in Chicago on July 18th
Katerina's welcomes back Laury Shelley with Tribute Show to Tony Bennett
Wednesday, July 18th at 8:00 p.m.
...
(Published: July 02, 2012) [read more]
Tenor Saxophonist Michael Pedicin's New CD Features His Working Band "Live at the Loft"
Tenor saxophonist Michael Pedicin fulfilled a longtime dream last fall by releasing an album of all ballads, a challenging form of which he is a master purveyor. In the process Pedicin, whose 40-plus-year career has included tours with Dave Brubeck and Maynard Ferguson, experienced a new ease with ...
(Published: July 02, 2012) [read more]
George Wein & Newport All-Stars Perform at Scullers July 21
George Wein's Newport All-Stars to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on Saturday, July 21, at 8pm and 10pm
NEW YORK, NY, July 2, 2012 - With legendary impresario George Wein at the helm, the Newport All-Stars, featuring Lew Tabackin, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Jay Leonhart and Lewis Nash, will ...
(Published: July 02, 2012) [read more]
Greenway Session Series
Beginning Friday, July 6, at 6:00 p.m., Berklee musicians will present free concerts on the Rose Kennedy Greenway on Milk Street at Atlantic Avenue, joining local food trucks like Grilled Cheese Nation and Beantown Franks ‘n' Spuds for free entertainment every Friday evening through August ...
(Published: July 02, 2012) [read more]
Chris Greene Quartet - "A Group Effort" (extended liner notes)
Every so often, a band comes along that straddles the jazz and pop scenes. They don't try to change the world, but they don't cheat the listener, either; they engage new audiences without dumbing down the music. They respect the tradition but they give it a spin, which slowly builds a base, ...
(Published: July 01, 2012) [read more]
The Wolff & Clark Expedition Featuring Jazz Legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark To Play Two Shows at the Kitano in NYC - July 6 - 7, 2012
New York, NY - Jazz legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark, the Wolff & Clark Expedition, will be performing two shows at The Kitano in New York City on July 6 - 7, 2012, promising unforgettable evenings of hot jazz and funk. The duo will be joined by Steve Wilson on alto saxophone and Daryl Johns ...
(Published: June 30, 2012) [read more]
TSP: Mark Rapp & Derek Lee Bronston -
JULY 7TH MAJOR US TOUR KICK OFF AT SAN FRANCISCO'S HISTORIC FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL -
Sat - July 7th: San Francisco, CA: The Fillmore Jazz Festival
Wed -July 11th: Napa, CA: Silos Jazz Club
Thurs - July 12th: Seattle, WA: Egan's Ballard Jam House
Sat -July 14th: Bellingham, WA: Blue Horse Gallery
Thu-September 20th: Greenville, SC: Euphoria Festival ...
(Published: June 28, 2012) [read more]
Berklee Announces Inspired By Ray: the Ray Charles Symposium
No other artist in history understood the connections between America's great musical styles - blues, jazz, gospel, and country - better than Ray Charles. On September 21-23, the Berklee American Roots Music Program presents Inspired By Ray: the Ray Charles Symposium, an artistic and academic ...
(Published: June 28, 2012) [read more]
INTRODUCING THE INAUGURAL SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ VOCAL COMPETITION
FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT:
JOSH BALBER, NJPAC, 973-353-8051
jbalber@njpac.org
PAULA SAHA, NJPAC, 973-297-5834
psaha@njpac.org
BRANDY WOOD, WBGO, 973.624.8880 X 245
bwood@wbgo.org
CAROLYN MCCLAIR
CarolynMcClairPR@aol.com
INTRODUCING THE INAUGURAL ...
(Published: June 28, 2012) [read more]
EARL KLUGH'S RENOWNED WEEKEND OF JAZZ RETURNS TO KIAWAH ISLAND
Earl Klugh's 3rd Annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island Golf Resort November 15-17, 2012!
Kiawah Island, SC - Since 2004, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind weekend getaways at two Forbes ...
(Published: June 27, 2012) [read more]
CD review: Joe Chambers Moving Picture (Savant Records) by Larry Reni Thomas
Moving Pictures, the third Savant Records release, from drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, educator, Joe Chambers, is his most ambitious, elaborate, ear-pleasing project to date. It features a big band and was recorded live at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York ...
(Published: June 27, 2012) [read more]
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces 2012-2013
Support for Jazz Touring Network Engagements
Baltimore, MD - June 27, 2012 - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced fee support grants totaling $57,830 in support of 22 engagements through its Jazz Touring Network program in 2012-2013. Network participants worked together to select artists and plan block-booked tours. The 2012-2013 tours ...
(Published: June 27, 2012) [read more]
SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Iago) LIVE at "Downtown Jazz" - Redwood City, CA
SEVA "live" at Downtown Jazz - Redwood City, CA
July 2nd • Modern Jazz
6:00pm - 8:00pm
2600 Block of Broadway
SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Iago)
SEVA is a modern jazz formation combining elements of classical, folk, rock, latin, and world music under the umbrella of the jazz ...
(Published: June 27, 2012) [read more]
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