U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble concert
The United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble will perform at Allen Pond Park on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 7:00pm. As the premier jazz ensemble of America's Navy, the Commodores have a rich 40-year heritage of playing America's truly original music: jazz.
Today's Commodores ...
(Published: May 12, 2011) [read more]
Bassist BEN WILLIAMS,
Winner of The 2009 Thelonious Monk International Bass Competition, Releases His Debut Album,
State of Art on Concord Jazz,
June 28, 2011
Featuring MC John Robinson and Trumpeter Christian Scott, with Covers of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Goapele and The Jazz/Hip-Hop Mashup, "The Lee Morgan Story"
"By definition the bass player is a pivotal figure in jazz, a steward of tonality as well as tempo. ...
(Published: May 12, 2011) [read more]
'MUSIC! The Sounds of Santa Barbara' offers proof that print magazines can still be successful
May 10, 2011 (Santa Barbara, CA) Written by Robert Sutton. Once upon a time there existed what were once called magazines. They could be found almost anywhere, from the smallest of family-owned drug stores to elephantine supermarkets.
Although still not extinct, they are becoming a dying breed. ...
(Published: May 11, 2011) [read more]
NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON TO RECEIVE HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI'S HONOR
FOR HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO MOROCCO'S GNAOUA MUSIC TRADITION ON MAY 11
The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, welcomes leading Moroccan cultural and intellectual figures for a series of talks from May 1-21 on the occasion of the fourth edition of its annual World Nomads Festival, which this year celebrates the ...
(Published: May 10, 2011) [read more]
Swedish singer/songwriter Kerstin Stilling releases challenging, thought-provoking new album
May 9, 2011 (Stockholm, Sweden) Written by Robert Sutton. Every great album has that specific moment, that point of transition that elevates it from being merely good.
For singer/songwriter Kerstin Stilling's latest album Much More Less, it arrives midway through on the song "Mother." With ...
(Published: May 10, 2011) [read more]
Pianist Eiko Rikuhashi's debut EP is a sparkling beauty
May 9, 2011 (New York, NY) Written by Robert Sutton. It unfolds like a rose in full bloom, its lovely petals outstretched. It's called "Restart," and for an album featuring covers of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene de Paul, and Joe Zawinul, it is one of Eiko Rikuhashi's own compositions that ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
On May 24, 2011 - Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Releases MILO SONGS from
ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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On May 24, 2011 - Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Releases MILO SONGS from
ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET
The Brilliant Follow Up to Best of the West/Many Places (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records)
MILO SONGS features ANNE ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
The 2011 Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 1-10, Announces: The Sound of Africa and 21st Century Jazz, plus Bobby McFerrin!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"Copenhagen is a wonderful, wonderful place to get lost in, especially when the cause is jazz. Newcomers to the city, and to the seductive, seasoned Copenhagen Jazz Festival-up to its 32nd edition this summer-will find before them an almost dizzying density of a ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
Outdoor staged venue seeking bands to fill event calendar
Incoming Tide Entertainment is searching for jazz bands to perform in their spring/summer season at Wildcliff. Wildcliff is located in New Rochelle, NY (18 miles from NYC) and is staged outdoors overlooking the LI Sound.
Interested bands should contact Eric at ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
Dust Off Your Picnic Baskets - Outdoor Jazz at Wildcliff All Spring/Summer
Wildcliff's season opener takes you on a musical journey featuring the YAZ Band and Vocalist Julie Hall.
New Rochelle's Wildcliff 'open air' performance series kicks-off Saturday, May 14th at 5pm. Featuring the YAZ Band with vocalist Julie Hall. A dynamic mix of jazz, funk, ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
Veteran saxophonist Elliott Chavers 'Covers the Bases' on new CD with jazz, country, blues, and Gospel classics
May 8, 2011 (Victorville, CA) Written by Robert Sutton. It's not a stretch to call saxophonist Elliott Chavers a living legend.
With more than 200 recordings to his credit since he entered the music scene in 1963, Chavers does not know the definition of retirement; it's simply not in ...
(Published: May 09, 2011) [read more]
Spring Swing Soiree in Saratoga
A swing dance/jazz music event will occur on Saturday, May 21st, from
7:30-11:30pm, at the The Saratoga Music Hall. At 8pm
the stage will feature the band, NitroJive. The event will feature swing music and
1940s fancy dress is encouraged, but not required. The Soiree is
coordinated and ...
(Published: May 07, 2011) [read more]
Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto deliver original and compelling take on Brazilian jazz
May 6, 2011 (New York, NY) Written by Robert Sutton. Acoustic guitars that flow like liquid. Crystalline, tinkling piano. Swirling harmonica. A haunting voice. Those are the enigmatic sounds that open Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto's new album, Heloisando. Rooted in Brazilian jazz and classical ...
(Published: May 07, 2011) [read more]
Piano Lessons for Seniors? Online Course Promises Quick Results
Used to be if you wanted to take piano lessons, you'd turn to your yellow pages and let your fingers do the walking.
Today, you can still let your fingers do the walking ... but online! That's according to pianist and composer Edward Weiss who has developed an online piano course ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
ESP-Disk' Live Presents: Eli Keszler CD Release Party
Who: Eli Keszler, Ed Askew, Thollem McDonas, and Steve Dalachinsky
What: Release Party/Concert
When: Wednesday, May 25, 7-10 PM
Where: Tribes Gallery, 285 East Third St. (between Avenues C & D), 2nd floor
212-674-3778 www.tribes.org
DIRECTIONS: 6 to Bleecker or F,J,M,Z to Essex-Delancey; ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
Next Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe- May 9-16, + upcoming June highlights!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Next Week @ THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE
May 9-16
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Venue: The Cornelia Street Café
"A Culinary As Well A Cultural Landmark"
Proclamation, City of New York, 1987
For reservations and more info call 212 989 9319, located at 29 ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
The Jazz Composers Orchestra Readings
The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the American Composers Orchestra will present the first-ever Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Readings. The ACO will perform new works for orchestra by eight composers who participated in a week-long Jazz Composers Orchestra Intensive, held ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
Habana/Harlem: The Spanish Harlem Orchestra
In this special edition of Harlem Stage's semi-annual Habana/Harlem series, produced by Neyda Martinez and Onel Mulet, the
Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra pays tribute to East Harlem's sultry dance club, the Park Palace, that welcomed
Afro-Cuban music as it made its way to New ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
THE FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY
with
Jason Moran - piano
&
Meshell Ndegeocello - vocals/bass
Aside from its regular nightly sets, Smalls was famous for its after-hours jams and rent parties. Among the many artists Smalls hosted,
Fats Waller was a regular who set the joint jumpin' with late night jams and rent parties. This tribute concert would look back at that legacy,
the stride ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2011
THE PRESTIGE OF THE PAST. THE PULSE OF THE PRESENT.
Exhilarating and exciting. Subtle and profound. It moves along and you move with it, tapping your feet to an infectious beat. The music, the crowd, the setting - it washes over you and you listen in awe to the shocking originality, the sheer ...
(Published: May 06, 2011) [read more]
CD Release Party
"Soul to Sol," the premiere release on the Ruby Records label from Nuyorican Poet Miguel Algarin & Bassist Albey Balgochian, marks an important innovation in this their first duo release of spoken word and improvised bass. The multi-lingual Algarin slowly and deliberately conjures visions while ...
(Published: May 05, 2011) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola June 2011 Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
June 2011 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Tue-Sun, May 31-June 5
Eliane Elias Quartet
w/ Special Guests
Featuring Eliane Elias, piano, vocals; Marc Johnson, bass; Rafael Barata, drums, percussion; Rubens de la Corte, guitar; Marivaldo Dos Santos, percussion.
Celebrating the ...
(Published: May 04, 2011) [read more]
A Conversation with Jimmy Heath at 92Y
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath puts down his sax and picks up a mic for an intimate, one-on-one conversation at 92nd Street Y on Sunday, June 19 at 8 pm. He talks about his legendary career, his craft and his personal perspectives on jazz with Joseph McLaren, co-author of I Walked with Giants: The ...
(Published: May 04, 2011) [read more]
DREAM TEAM FACULTY TO TEACH AT SAMBA MEETS JAZZ WORKSHOPS IN BAR HARBOR JULY AND AUGUST 2011
College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, Maine, will once again be the site for the third annual Samba Meets Jazz Workshops program, taking place July 24 through 30, and July 31 through August 6.
Under leadership of its Artistic Directors - world-class jazz guitarist and educator Roni ...
(Published: May 03, 2011) [read more]
Remembering Sonny Stitt
VTY Jazz Productions..."Creating the best Jazz experience on Earth"™
Proudly Presents
Another Sunday Serenade
Remembering Sonny Stitt
*Featuring*
Joe Ford & Vincent Herring: Alto Saxophones
With
Steve Berrios: ...
(Published: May 03, 2011) [read more]
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