FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ,
RECIPIENT OF THE 2011 MAC ARTHUR GENIUS FELLOWSHIP AWARD
AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY,
TO CONDUCT YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS AT THURNAUER
AT 22ND ANNUAL GIFT OF MUSIC GALA
Tenafly, N.J., April 10, 2012- The JCC Thurnauer School of Music, New Jersey's leading community music school, named a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is pleased to announce its 22nd annual Gift of Music Gala Benefit Concert. The performance will take place ...
(Published: May 02, 2012) [read more]
GI BLYTHE LAUNCHES EAST COAST CD RELEASE TOUR
New York, NY, May 2, 2012-In support of their highly successful CD, Lost in Space, GI Blythe will embark on a CD release tour of the East Coast beginning with a CD release party at Connolly's Klub 45 in New York City on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 and closing the tour with a CD release concert at ...
(Published: May 02, 2012) [read more]
Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release FINGER-SONGWRITER From Pianist/Composer JEREMY SISKIND
"Like his mentor, Fred Hersch, Jeremy Siskind likes to tread the ground between jazz and art music, unafraid to wear his heart on his sleeve . . . plenty of younger pianists tread similar territory, but Siskind distinguishes himself . . ." - Four Stars, DownBeat
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND ...
(Published: May 01, 2012) [read more]
Joyful Noise: The Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Harmony Project, May 18-19
Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series presents its season finale, "Raise Me Up!," May 18-19 at the Lincoln Theatre featuring the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Harmony Project for a convergence of uplifting, joyous, and highly engaging music.
The Harmony Project is more ...
(Published: May 01, 2012) [read more]
Composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti Performs Throughout NYC May- July
Composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti Showcases New Works throughout Manhattan This Summer
THU 5.31 @ The Stone w. Lukas Ligeti Quintet
THU 6.14 @ Gershwin Hotel w. Lukas Ligeti's Notebook
JUNE-JULY @ Café Orwell's Weekly Concert Series
Just off a 3-month long tour in Europe ...
(Published: May 01, 2012) [read more]
Time in Transit journey into nu jazz on breezy new CD
There is a cool breeze that streams through the self-titled new album of the New York-based band Time in Transit. If there is a better description of the group's calmly self-confident excursion into nu jazz, it cannot be found yet.
Unlike a number of adventurous musicians navigating that ...
(Published: May 01, 2012) [read more]
WBGO Interviews/Music from International Jazz Day, New Orleans Tonight at 6:30
REMINDER
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Continues Its Celebration
of International Jazz Day Today at 6:30 pm
with Broadcast of Herbie Hancock's
Sunrise Concert in New Orleans
NEWARK, NJ, April 30, 2012 - WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM continues its celebration of International Jazz Day today at 6:30 pm with a ...
(Published: April 30, 2012) [read more]
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents Blazing Tongues at Lenox Lounge
2012 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents
Blazing Tongues: The Singers & Writers of Lenox Lounge
Featuring
Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch & Beareather Reddy, May 8, 7:00 pm
Gregory Generet and Chuck Cooper, May 11, 7:00 pm
***
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Runs May 7 - 13, 2012
All Tickets ...
(Published: April 30, 2012) [read more]
BLACK GANDHI APPEARING AT
JIGGS CORNER MUSIC SALOON IN BUTLER, NJ
New York, New York, April 29, 2012-Using Reggae as a launching point, in large part due to its uplifting message and infectious rhythms, Black Gandhi is a Barcelona, Spain based group of philosophically like-minded musical stylists who play a contemporary and joyous blend of Reggae, Ska, Soul, ...
(Published: April 29, 2012) [read more]
Romantic spirit of Valentine's Day lingers on Bob Rawleigh's new CD
Valentine's Day may have ended, but its hopelessly romantic spirit continues to linger on vocalist Bob Rawleigh's new album, Classic Songs for the Love of My Life.
As revealed by its title, it's a collection of music that cradles the heart. However, unlike most jazz compilations of ...
(Published: April 28, 2012) [read more]
Singer/songwriter Kimberly Forness Wilson shuffles jazz and blues on new CD
The butterfly soul could be a symbol of spiritual renewal. The title of the latest album from Kimberly Forness Wilson, it's a poetic notion, the idea that our inner selves burst from a cocoon at a certain age and soar through the heavens. No, not in terms of death and the afterlife but in the ...
(Published: April 27, 2012) [read more]
Saxophonist Joe Sucato displays youthful exuberance with trio on new CD
For saxophonist Joe Sucato, three is definitely not a crowd.
Along with organist Kerong Chok and drummer Jordan Young, Sucato weaves through the various strands of jazz that stitch together the compelling 3. For a debut album, 3 is a surprisingly confident and refreshingly varied collection of ...
(Published: April 27, 2012) [read more]
Bobby Broom's New Trio CD, "Upper West Side Story," Due May 15 from Origin
Bobby Broom's new CD, Upper West Side Story, is the guitarist's tenth album in as many years -- the culmination of a golden period of prolific creativity and steady artistic growth. Five of those recordings have featured his jazz trio with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Kobie Watkins, ...
(Published: April 26, 2012) [read more]
WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series Wraps Up Spring Season with Claire Daly
REMINDER
WBGO'S Award-Winning Kids Jazz Concert Series Wraps Up Spring Season with Claire Daly, Saturday, April 28, 12:30 pm, at Newark Museum
NEWARK, NJ, April 26, 2012 - WBGO's award-winning, free Kids Jazz Concert Series, which brings jazz culture and dynamic performances to ...
(Published: April 26, 2012) [read more]
New Orleans Jazz Fest presents the Stephanie Jordan Big Band in a Tribute to Lena Horne this Friday in Zatarain's / WWOZ Jazz Tent
NEW ORLEANS - The Stephanie Jordan Big Band performs this Friday, April 27, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the Zatarain's / WWOZ Jazz Tent at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell.
Stephanie Jordan will fill the air with her signature Big Band sound continuing her signature ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
This Friday, April 27 - Pianist/Composer ARUÁN ORTIZ & Camerata Urbana Ensemble CD Release Party @ IBeam
"This record by a very special artist will go down as one of the most significant works of music. Its power, significance and beauty will forever linger in the soul, where all musical art is enjoyed to the fullest."- Latin Jazz Corner
Pianist/Composer ARUÁN ORTIZ & CAMERATA URBANA ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
Salve Regina U/Newport Festivals Foundation Presents Master Class w/Jon Faddis
Trumpeter Jon Faddis conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 5
NEWPORT, R.I. - World-renowned trumpeter, composer, conductor and educator Jon Faddis - who was declared as "the best ever" by the legendary John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie - will conduct a ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
Ten-Time Grammy-Winning Acapella Sextet TAKE 6 Celebrate 25th Anniversary With ONE
With the popularity of televised vocal competitions like the explosive a cappella show The Sing Off and the mania over singing driven comedy dramas like Glee, Take 6 is the original torchbearer for the first instrument. The ten-time Grammy and ten-time Dove winners, Take 6, (Claude McKnight, Mark ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
Latin Superstar OLGA TANON + Comedian Mike Robles
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its unbelievable 31st season with a treat for Latin music lovers -- five-timeGRAMMY® Award and three-time Latin GRAMMY-winning merengue and Latin superstar OLGA TAÑÓN on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 8pm. Known as La Mujer de Fuego (The Woman of ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
Back to the Garden: The Artistry of Joni Mitchell, with guest Paula Cole and music directed by Terri Lyne Carrington
Berklee College of Music presents Back to the Garden: The Artistry of Joni Mitchell, a play with music and dance about the life and work of the iconic artist, written and performed by Berklee students. Back to the Garden will be performed at Berklee on May 3 with featured guest, Grammy ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
Abraham Inc. Live in Concert at 92YTribeca
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:30p
92YTribeca New York, NY
"This highly successful hybrid of klezmer, funk and hip-hop had the enthusiastic crowd-young and old, Jews and gentiles, whites and blacks-dancing ecstatically in the aisles." - JazzTimes
Abraham Inc. is an unprecedented collaboration ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
New Orleans Jazz Fest presents the Stephanie Jordan Big Band in a Tribute to Lena Horne this Friday in Zatarain's / WWOZ Jazz Tent
NEW ORLEANS - The Stephanie Jordan Big Band performs this Friday, April 27, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the Zatarain's / WWOZ Jazz Tent at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell.
Stephanie Jordan will fill the air with her signature Big Band sound continuing her signature ...
(Published: April 25, 2012) [read more]
The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) will participate in the first celebration of International Jazz Day
The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) will participate in the first celebration of International Jazz Day, which will take place between April 27th to 30th, 2012 in Paris, at UNESCO Headquarters; New Orleans, birthplace of jazz; and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Some other ...
(Published: April 24, 2012) [read more]
Keyboardist D Turner finds the heart in synthesized melodies on new CD
For Derek Turner, the keyboard has a heart. It beats not only to the rhythmic patterns of its owner but to the warm touch of the soul as well.
On Turner's latest effort, Sharing the Groove, synthesized melodies generate a silky-smooth caress. Even when the keyboards become awash in dreamy ...
(Published: April 24, 2012) [read more]
Chris Greene Quartet returns to the MAYNE scene May 24th.
Chicago, IL - The Chris Greene Quartet (CGQ) will celebrate the release of their new "live" album, with an 8pm show on May 24th at Mayne Stage in Chicago (1328 W. Morse). This set marks a return to where it all started: A Group Effort was recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience at Mayne Stage ...
(Published: April 24, 2012) [read more]
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