MAY THE ANCESTORS BE ABUNDANTLY PLEASED! REST IN POWER! RANDY WESTON! Book Review: African Rhythms by Randy Weston and Willard Jenkins (Duke University Press) BY LARRY RENI THOMAS
Pianist, composer,
bandleader, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Randy Weston's long-anticipated, much-talked-about, consciousness-raising, African-centered autobiography, African Rhythms, is a serious breathe of fresh air and is a much-needed antidote in this world of mediocre ...
(Published: October 05, 2011) [read more]
Brunch with the Queen of Swing on Oct 16th
Norma Miller dubbed "The Queen of Swing" is appearing at a special jazz brunch on Sunday, Oct 16 from 2-5pm at the Lenox Lounge, 288 Lenox Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard
124th & 125th, New York City
212-427-0253
info@lenoxlounge.com
Norma Miller
Norma Miller (born 2 December 1919 in Harlem, ...
(Published: October 05, 2011) [read more]
Lehman Center For The Performing Arts Announces Spectacular 2011-12 Season
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts proudly announces the lineup for its 2011-12 Season, which continues its 31-year tradition of bringing world-class entertainment to the Bronx. The season will include the return of multi-Grammy Award-winning legend Smokey Robinson and Latin jazz master Paquito ...
(Published: October 04, 2011) [read more]
Thirteen Berklee Alumni Nominated for Latin Grammy Awards
Thirteen Berklee alumni working in one of the most vital segments of the music industry have been nominated for Latin Grammy Awards. The majority of nominees are Music Production and Engineering (MP&E) alumni, 10 in all, some of whom are competing against each other in the Record and Album of the ...
(Published: October 03, 2011) [read more]
The Ultimate Tenors
Vty Jazz Productions..."Creating the Best Jazz Experience on Earth"
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Dedicated to Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin "Ultimate Tenors"
*Featuring*
Bill Saxton & Willie Williams: Tenors
With
Santi ...
(Published: October 03, 2011) [read more]
Jazz Treasures, 10/17: Honorees Randy Weston, Charenee Wade, Robert O'Meally
LIVING JAZZ LEGEND RANDY WESTON TO BE HONORED!
Honorary Co-Chairs Marty Markowitz, Danny Simmons And Others
To Honor Renowned Pianist And Composer.
"When Randy Weston plays / a combination of strength
and gentleness / virility and velvet emerges from the
keys in an ebb and flow of sound / ...
(Published: October 03, 2011) [read more]
Usdan Center(Jazz Grant)10/23 Open House
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, whose August 3 Gala featured the World Premiere of a jazz work by Richard DeRosa, will hold its first Open House for its 2012 season on Sunday October 23. The Open House, a chance to obtain information and tour the Center's beautiful 200-acre ...
(Published: October 03, 2011) [read more]
MASTERWORKS JAZZ CONCLUDES THE CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF CTI RECORDS WITH THE RELEASE OF FOUR MORE CLASSIC REISSUES FROM ESTHER PHILLIPS, HANK CRAWFORD,JOHNNY HAMMOND AND LONNIE SMITH
All Available for the First Time on CD ON OCTOBER 4TH
Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, and 24 reissues of classic CTI albums
Masterworks ...
(Published: October 03, 2011) [read more]
Rockwired.com's ‘Jazzed and Blue' Presents: Jazz Pianist Gilson Schachnik and Drummer Mauricio Zottarello and Their New Musical Project ‘Mozik'
The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features an exclusive interview jazz pianist Gilson Schachnik and bassist Mauricio Zottarelli and their new musical project 'Mozik'. In the opening segment Zottarelli and ...
(Published: October 02, 2011) [read more]
Bassist Anthony Wellington to Teach Lessons/Clinic at Aguilar Factory
Anthony Wellington is one of today's most respected bass players, instructors and clinicians. On October 28th he will be teaching 1-hour private lessons at the Aguilar headquarters in New York City. The lessons are $80 each and are expected to sell out quickly - schedule yours today!
This ...
(Published: September 30, 2011) [read more]
2012 US Bank Portland Jazz Festival Presented by Alaska Airlines
February 17-26, 2012
9th Annual Event Headline Artists and Shows
Branford Marsalis/Joey Calderazzo, Roy Haynes, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Frisell, Thara Memory, Charlie Hunter, Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitt, Enrico Rava, The Jazz Passengers, Garth Fagan Dance, and Mardi Gras @ The ...
(Published: September 29, 2011) [read more]
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Presents the 2011/12 Jazz Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Contacts: Sophie Jefferies, sjefferies@laphil.org, 213.972.3422
Leah Price, lprice@laphil.org, 213.972.3406
Photos: 213.972.3034
The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) has been presenting unparalleled jazz programming for over 30 years and continues that tradition in the 2011/12 season ...
(Published: September 29, 2011) [read more]
Musing on Mingus w/ Shabaka Henley and Muziki Roberson
Bop Central and Reflections In Rhythm present Grapes & Grooves featuring multifaceted, award honored actor Barry Shabaka Henley and Muziki Roberson Ensemble Sunday October 16th, 3pm to 6pm at 5409 Bancroft Avenue (at Fairfax) in Oakland.
Renowned actor and Jazz fan Shabaka Henley collaborates ...
(Published: September 29, 2011) [read more]
VOLKER GOETZE AND ABLAYE CISSOKO, WHO EARNED CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THEIR DEBUT CD, SIRA, LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TOUR IN OCTOBER
October 13 Show, at Culture Hub in NYC, Will Debut Goetze's Mande Symphony, A Multi-Media Event Featuring String Quartet, drummer Richie Barshay, and Visualist Joshue Ott
Duo, Performing Music from Sira, Will Also Appear at the Dalai Lama's Festival of Sacred Music in Los ...
(Published: September 29, 2011) [read more]
Los Angeles-based promoters Wavelength opens doors to affordable jazz publicity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, CA - In these times of economic instability, a number of jazz artists are singing the blues, especially when it comes to finding affordable publicity services. The Los Angeles-based promotions firm Wavelength has felt their pain and is ready to assist them. ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Sony Complete Album Series- Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Wayne Shorter, and Wynton Marsalis
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is giving music fans early inspiration for the holiday shopping season this year, announcing a great assortment of iconic jazz, pop, rock, blues and soul artists to be showcased in the next round of The Complete Albums ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Chicago's FLIPPOMUSIC Releases the First Jazz Setting of the Tao Te Ching: Tao Tunes (Oppilf Records)
Dave Flippo's modern jazz quintet FLIPPOMUSIC has been blending various ethnic music with jazz since 1992. Their most recent project creates an ethnic collaboration through the ancient Chinese texts, the "Tao Te Ching" to create Tao Tunes. Flippo has adapted several translations into ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Dallas Museum of Art Celebrates the Women of Jazz with a Month-long Tribute
Join the Dallas Museum of Art for a month-long celebration of the women of jazz music during Thursday Night Live's Jazz in the Atrium program. Each concert features area and national ensembles with female bandleaders celebrating the history of women in jazz; from Mary Lou Williams to Ella ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Shemekia Copeland - Jazz at Lincoln Center - Nov 10-11
SHEMEKIA COPELAND
LAUNCHES THE BLUES SERIES
NOVEMBER 10 & 11 - THE ALLEN ROOM
Who/What:
There is a reason they call Shemekia Copeland the torch bearer for Queen of the Blues. Rare is the New York native who has been ranked as one of the world's top blues performers, but that is the ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Exhibition: Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray, Sam Shaw - Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center Marks the 100th Birthday of Romare Bearden and the 50th Anniversary of the Film Paris Blues with a New Exhibition:
Paris Blues Revisited:
Romare Bearden, Albert Murray, Sam Shaw
Art © Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Who/What: This ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
Jazzmobile Presents First Annual Jazzy Awards Celebration, October 10, 7:00 pm
Jazzmobile Presents First Annual Jazzy Awards Celebration:
In Honor of Dr. Billy Taylor's 90th Birthday
Monday, October 10, 7:00 pm, Hudson Theatre
Special Performances by Dianne Reeves, Frank Wess,
Jimmy Heath, Wycliffe Gordon and the Jazzmobile Big Band
Evening Also Honors George ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announces that it will celebrate the 10th Anniversary season of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), directed by Arturo O'Farrill, in 2011/12 at Symphony Space on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
To commemorate the 10th Anniversary, the ...
(Published: September 28, 2011) [read more]
René Marie To Show Us Her Black Lace Freudian Slip
René Marie, the award winning jazz, soul and blues singer-songwriter whose voice has been compared by critics to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, and her social advocacy compared to Nina Simone's and Abbey Lincoln's, will be releasing her new album Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema ...
(Published: September 27, 2011) [read more]
Jazz Legend CHICO HAMILTON Releases "Revelation" CD Today
Chico Hamilton: REVELATION CD Release 9/27
Marking Chico's 90th Birthday, Previewed by Two EPs
Release Date: 9/27/2011
Label: Joyous Shout!
Tracks: Brushes, Evanly, No Way LA, Song for Lynne, Paul Ain't Home, Evan's Along, P & E, Stompin' at the Savoy, Because I ...
(Published: September 27, 2011) [read more]
Marc Hoffman Quartet Returns for 7th Annual Blues & Jazz Event
Quartet brings original jazz and standards to the City Club of Rock Hill
September 27, 2011 (Charlotte, NC) - Jazz pianist/composer/vocalist Marc Hoffman and his quartet will return to the City Club of Rock Hill this Friday, September 30, from 7 to 11 PM as part of 7th Annual Blues & Jazz ...
(Published: September 27, 2011) [read more]
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