Viking Announces Acquisition of Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock's Memoir
Viking is pleased to announce the acquisition of the memoir of jazz legend Herbie Hancock. Clare Ferraro, President of Viking, acquired world rights from Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly. Viking plans to publish in the fall of 2014, with Rick Kot as editor.
Herbie Hancock is a true icon ...
(Published: April 13, 2012) [read more]
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival (Re)Creates Small's with Concert/Event Series in May
2012 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Re-creates Small's Paradise
Featuring Concerts, Jam Sessions and Educational Events
***
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Runs May 7 - 13, 2012
All Tickets Just $10 or Free!
The prestige of the past. The pulse of the present.
HARLEM, USA, April 12, ...
(Published: April 13, 2012) [read more]
Reminder: Donald Harrison Brings Big Easy to Big Apple @ WBGO Kids Concert
WBGO'S Award-Winning Kids Jazz Concert Series
Continues with Donald Harrison
Saturday, April 14, 12:30 pm
Cicely Tyson School Performing Arts Center, East Orange
NEWARK, NJ, April 10 - Children and their families are invited to listen, learn and discover jazz at WBGO's award-winning, ...
(Published: April 13, 2012) [read more]
New Orleans Celebration - May 11-12 - Jazz at Lincoln Center
NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATION:
May 11-12, 2012
Rose Theater: The Music of Jelly Roll Morton
w/ The Marcus Roberts Octet
The Allen Room: New Orleans Piano Kings
w/ Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler, Jon Batiste
& Music Director Herlin Riley
Pre-Concert Festivities
Who/What - Rose ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
Chicago acoustic jazz/funk band Chris Greene Quartet to Release New Live CD: "A Group Effort."
Whenever the Chris Greene Quartet takes the stage, jazz and rock listeners notice something immediately: they're sitting next to each other, and that doesn't happen all that often on today's scene. As jazz strives to find new audiences, the CGQ is already admired for its ability to ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
Michele Rosewoman Trio with Special Guest Julian Priester at Healdsburg Jazz Festival
The Michele Rosewoman Trio - June 8 2012
with Andy McKee and Billy Hart
and special guest Julian Priester
@THE RAVEN THEATER
115 North Street
8PM | $50 | $30 | $25 ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
Amy Winehouse Foundation formed
The parents of late singer Amy Winehouse officially launched the U.S. branch of a foundation named for their daughter at New York's Joe's Pub, where the embattled pop star made her American debut five years ago.
The Amy Winehouse Foundation - aimed at assisting disadvantaged youth - ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
SPANISH GROUP BLACK GANDHI LIVE AT
ALPHABET LOUNGE IN THE EAST VILLAGE
New York, New York, April 12, 2012-Using Reggae as a launching point, in large part due to its uplifting message and the infectious rhythms that are fundamental characteristics of the genre and its essence, Black Gandhi is a Barcelona, Spain based group of philosophically like-minded musical ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
Corinthia Cromwell transcends rhythm and melody with Gospel and jazz on new CD
For Corinthia Cromwell, music transcends rhythm and melody; it is an instrument that conveys the depth of her spiritual faith, an outlet to express her love for God in a way that'll lift people off their feet and let their hearts soar.
On Peace of Mind Outside the Lines, her latest album ...
(Published: April 12, 2012) [read more]
Wilco to Play Friday Evening Concert at Newport Folk Festival, July 27
WILCO TO PLAY NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL®
FRIDAY, JULY 27, at FORT ADAMS STATE PARK
NEWPORT, RI, April 10, 2012 - Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ in association with Higher Ground is pleased to present the acclaimed Chicago sextet Wilco in a special headlining concert at the Newport Folk ...
(Published: April 10, 2012) [read more]
Bourbon St. Comes to Bellevue Ave: Newport Jazz Fest Salutes New Orleans, 8/3
Bourbon Street Comes to Bellevue Avenue: Newport Salutes New Orleans with Dr. John & The Lower 911 and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Opening Night Concert of Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management at International Tennis Hall of Fame on Friday, August 3, 8:00 ...
(Published: April 10, 2012) [read more]
WBGO Jazz 88.3 Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, 33rd Birthday & More!
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Celebrates
Jazz Appreciation Month, Public Radio Music Month, International Jazz Day and Its 33rd Anniversary with Live Broadcasts of the Northeast's Best Student Ensembles, April 9-23 at 2 pm on Afternoon Jazz
Newark, NJ, April 9, 2012 - April is a month for celebration ...
(Published: April 10, 2012) [read more]
DERRICK N. ASHONG & SOULFЀGE'S ANIMATED FILM ‘LOVE RAIN DOWN' SELECTED FOR SCREENING AT
PRESTIGIOUS PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
New York, NY, April 10, 2012-Ghana-born Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège's new animated short film for their song "Love Rain Down," featuring one of the most popular cuts from their latest successful CD release AFropolitan, has been competitively selected for screening at the renowned Palm Beach ...
(Published: April 10, 2012) [read more]
THE FREE INTERNET ARCHIVE OF "JAZZ FORUM" MAGAZINE NOW AVAIILABLE ONLINE!!!
The Zbigniew Seifert Foundation launched the www.polishjazzarch.com internet site.
The site provides online access to the full contents of "JAZZ FORUM" magazine issues from the first 24 years of its publication in all three language editions: Polish (1965 - 1989) and international: in English ...
(Published: April 10, 2012) [read more]
Tribute To Willie Bobo
VTY Jazz Productions..
Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth
Proudly Presents
A Tribute to Willie Bob
Friday April 13th from 8:00-11:00 PM Live at the The Bassline
Featuring
Andy Gonzalez: Bass
Steve Berrios: Drums
Zaccai Curtis: Piano
Cristian ...
(Published: April 09, 2012) [read more]
Saxophonist Hailey Niswanger to Release 2nd CD, "The Keeper," April 24
Hailey Niswanger created an indelible impression in the jazz world with the release of her 2009 debut, Confeddie. Then 19, the saxophonist was even the subject of an enthusiastic Wall Street Journal profile by veteran jazz critic Nat Hentoff. The headline read: "This Teenager Has Got It."
Now ...
(Published: April 09, 2012) [read more]
AWARD-WINNING BRAZILIAN ARTIST FABIANA PASSONI PERFORMS NEW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HIT WITH NATIVE VIBE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012
AWARD-WINNING BRAZILIAN ARTIST FABIANA PASSONI PERFORMS NEW INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HIT WITH NATIVE VIBE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012
WHAT: Award-winning Brazilian Artist, Fabiana Passoni will perform live with Native Vibe and showcase her new sultry remake of Minnie ...
(Published: April 09, 2012) [read more]
Jazz Showcase Chicago welcomes back singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, two shows only!
Jazz Showcase is proud to announce the return of singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, for two shows only on Monday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
In her third return engagement to the Jazz Showcase, Laury will take you on a journey of jazz songs mixed with several songs of her own. ...
(Published: April 09, 2012) [read more]
Award-winning crooner Mark Shelton returns with entrancing new album of jazz standards
The title of Mark Shelton's new album, Among the Stars, reveals the origin of his entrancing voice. There is an otherworldly beauty to Shelton's singing that is undeniable; like his heroes Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, Shelton is blessed with an evocative baritone that is poetic in how ...
(Published: April 08, 2012) [read more]
THE NEW SCHOOL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY LEGACY CONCERT
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music closes out it's banner year on Wednesday, April 25th,, 2012, 7:30pm at Tishman Auditorium with a special anniversary LEGACY concert featuring the community of pioneering artists and future musical legends celebrating 25 years of creative ...
(Published: April 07, 2012) [read more]
‘Saxophonist to the Stars' Lakecia Benjamin Steps into the Spotlight with Debut CD, Retox
Irresistible Set of Original Jazz-Tinged Funk and R&B Coming June 12 on Motéma Music
Charismatic and dynamic saxophonist/bandleader Lakecia Benjamin, who has played with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots and Macy Gray, will take center stage in her own right with the June 12 release ...
(Published: April 07, 2012) [read more]
JERRY GRANELLI TRIO'S DEBUT CD, LET GO, IS THE LATEST GEM IN PERCUSSION MASTER'S MULTI-FACETED CAREER
"let go of what you want it to be. let go of how you think it too should be. even let go of your vision.and so we began by bringing in compositions and tearing them apart to find out what worked.This recording is a crystallization of that process."
In the middle of 2011, after releasing the ...
(Published: April 07, 2012) [read more]
Public school teacher Kyle Walz fuels 'Lifted Standards' with real emotion
The music may have originated with others, but the deep level of emotion that guitarist Kyle Walz contributes to the covers on Lifted Standards is rooted in true feeling. What could have been a paint-by-numbers selection of instrumental makeovers is instead an honest expression of love - not just ...
(Published: April 07, 2012) [read more]
RAVI COLTRANE TO RELEASE HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT
SPIRIT FICTION ON JUNE 19
Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane is set to release Spirit Fiction, his debut recording for Blue Note Records, on June 19. The 11-track album features two different band lineups, each with a unique expressive urgency. Several tracks feature Coltrane's long-term quartet with pianist Luis ...
(Published: April 06, 2012) [read more]
AccuJazz Internet Radio Launches New Orleans Jazz Festival Channel
The onset of warmer weather can mean only one thing: music festival season is nigh! There may be other joys that Summer brings, but for the folks at AccuJazz Internet Radio it's all about savoring great music in the great outdoors. AccuJazz has a tradition of creating channels dedicated to the ...
(Published: April 05, 2012) [read more]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316
