TERENCE BLANCHARD NOMINATED FOR BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AT THE UPCOMING 52ND GRAMMY AWARDS;WORLD REKNOWNED TRUMPET PLAYER AND COMPOSER WILL ALSO RECEIVE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DU DISQUE 2009
Blanchard's soundtrack composition for Cadillac Records also nominated, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Los Angeles--Three-time Grammy Award-winning composer and world-renowned trumpet player Terence Blanchard's recording, ...
(Published: December 16, 2009) [read more]
Geoffrey Keezer Nominated for a Grammy
Geoffrey Keezer may have just received his first Grammy nomination (Best Latin Jazz Album for his record Áurea), but he is by no means a newbie to the music scene. Since the tender age of 18, when Keezer began playing with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he has made a name for himself in the ...
(Published: December 16, 2009) [read more]
Concord Music Group Launches Digital Classic Prestige Cover Art Gallery
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Prestige Records and the launch of the new Holiday Music Guide, Concord Music Group have launched an extensive Prestige Records cover art gallery of over 100 classic album covers from the Prestige catalog on their Facebook page.
Containing the best and ...
(Published: December 16, 2009) [read more]
Concord Offers Holiday Discount Code For a Tweet
Concord Music Group have launched their Holiday Winter Music Guide website. Hundreds of Holiday titles, vinyl, boxed sets, shirts and more are now on sale through the holidays.
Follow CMG on Twitter, and tweet to win! Tweet our 10% discount holiday code CMGW4 + the link ...
(Published: December 14, 2009) [read more]
Clark Terry Honored With The Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award
The Recording Academy® announced its this year's recipients including: Clark Terry as Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. The special invitation-only ceremony will be held during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY ...
(Published: December 11, 2009) [read more]
Najee to Perform National Anthem at Orlando Magic Game
On December 25th, renowned sax-flute superstar Najee will perform the National Anthem at a Orlando Magic/Boston Celtics game.
Enter to win a pair of tickets to attend the game with none other than Najee himself, witness his special pre-game performance of the National Anthem, and take home a ...
(Published: December 10, 2009) [read more]
BACK ALLEY PLAYERS BLUES AND SOUL BAND
THE BACK ALLEY PLAYERS
Back_Alley_Players New York, home to some of the greatest talents the world has ever known delivers another talented group of musicians. The Back Alley Players, a band whose individual backgrounds fall into many music genres, combined is an awesome Blues band. ...
(Published: December 10, 2009) [read more]
FANS RECEIVE 3 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
With the belief that the true value of music lies in an artist's individual creativity and the unique process that each artist uses to create their music, ArtistShare provides a unique atmosphere for musicians to prosper and grow. This year three ArtistShare fan-funded projects have received ...
(Published: December 09, 2009) [read more]
New CD, Braden-Rapp: The Strayhorn Project at Blues Alley
There's a brand new CD out featuring Don Braden on saxophone and flute, Mark Rapp on trumpet, GRAMMY nominated Gerald Clayton on piano, Sachal Vasandani on vocals, Rene Hart on bass and Greg Gonzalez on drums. The record is the brainchild of celebrated producer Billy Terrell and is comprised of ...
(Published: December 09, 2009) [read more]
Renowned Vocalist Kurt Elling Earns His 9th GRAMMY Nomination for Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman
Honor Comes One Week After Headlining the First State Dinner at the White House
Last night when the 52nd annual GRAMMY nominations were announced in Los Angeles, renowned jazz vocalist Kurt Elling was honored with his ninth GRAMMY nomination for Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of ...
(Published: December 07, 2009) [read more]
DONA CARTER'S IWJ JAZZ CHORUS
A special program developed by the IWJ organization was a chorus. Inspired by pianist and music director Dona C. Carter this group has been embracing and experiencing the soulful sound of jazz this past year.
Expanding their repertory of song and exercising their chops at a few choice events, it ...
(Published: December 07, 2009) [read more]
Whitecage & Levine CDs on Sale from Acoustics for $10 - Limited Time
LIMITED TIME SALE
$10 - ALL CDs IN-STOCK
ON VARIOUS LABELS
Just in time for the holidays, Mark Whitecage and Rozanne Levine at Acoustics are clearing out their inventory of CDs to offer you a great deal - for a limited time, available directly from Acoustics, all Whitecage and Levine ...
(Published: December 06, 2009) [read more]
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra 37th Christmas Concert
Praised by The Boston Globe as a "genuine musical treasure," the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra presents an exhilarating holiday concert on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston, MA (tickets $15; for information call 617 776 8778). The program will include Gloria ...
(Published: December 05, 2009) [read more]
Jazz Performance: A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Texas Holiday tradition,
A Child's Christmas in Wales
returns this year to St David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas to celebrate the season, giving the gift of Dylan Thomas and improvised jazz.
The glorious, sparkling text of Dylan Thomas' beloved tale of boyhood ...
(Published: December 01, 2009) [read more]
Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Performs @ Jazz Gallery, NYC, 12.08
NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton @ Jazz Gallery 12.08.2009
Presented by the Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Association
WHAT: 88-year old jazz legend/band leader/percussionist Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton celebrates his latest album Twelve Tones of Love. Described as being "more ...
(Published: December 01, 2009) [read more]
Concord Music Group Launches Holiday Winter Music Guide
Concord Music Group have launched their Holiday Winter Music Guide website.
Hundreds of Holiday titles, vinyl, boxed sets, shirts and more are now on sale through the holidays. Become a Concord Music Group fan on Facebook or follow on Twitter, and get access to exclusive offers, discounts and ...
(Published: November 30, 2009) [read more]
"Remembering Etta Jones & Eddie Jefferson"
Another Sunday Serenade
Live at the Bassline
Remembering
Etta Jones & Eddie Jefferson Featuring
Antoinette Montague & TC the 3rd Vocals
With
Marcus Persiani: Piano / Dezron ...
(Published: November 29, 2009) [read more]
The Jazz Academy of Music (501c3) Proudly Announces The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival
For Immediate Release:
The Jazz Academy of Music (501c3) Proudly Announces The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival - February 19-21, 2010 - Rockville, MD
Formerly presented as The East Coast Jazz Festival
www.midatlanticjazzfestival.org
In addition to a cadre of the finest ...
(Published: November 24, 2009) [read more]
Jazz Standard Announces December '09 Concert Schedule
JAZZ STANDARD Warms Up the Holiday Season With Some Hot Latin Jazz
Featuring a Special New Year's Eve Week Toast to the "Big Easy"
Best Jazz Club 2008 (New York Magazine)
(New York City, NY) - JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz ...
(Published: November 23, 2009) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola December Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola December 2009 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Tuesday-Sunday, December 1-6 Arturo O'Farrill Sextet Celebrating the CD release of Risa Negra (ZOHO) Featuring Arturo O'Farrill (piano), Jim Seeley (trumpet), David Bixler (alto saxophone) Boris Kozlov (bass), ...
(Published: November 20, 2009) [read more]
Saltman Knowles Releases, "Yesterday's Man," On The Pacific Coast Jazz Label
San Diego, CA - November 20, 2009 - Saltman Knowles, called "a fine example of all that is good in contemporary jazz," once again stays true to melody and original composition in their latest release on the Pacific Coast Jazz label, Yesterday's Man. On the heels of their critically acclaimed ...
(Published: November 20, 2009) [read more]
The Brazilian Jazz Collective Brings A Youthful Approach
To An Honored Tradition of Music
(Los Angeles, November 20, 2009) On Sunday, November 29, 2009 the Brazilian Jazz Collective, featuring Danny Green (piano), Ami Molinelli (percussion) and Eva Scow (mandolin), will begin their first California tour to present their unique collaboration of music. The group performs an energetic ...
(Published: November 20, 2009) [read more]
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall Announce Tour Dates
Acclaimed jazz duo Herb Alpert & Lani Hall have announced the dates for their upcoming tour in support of their new live CD and Concord Jazz debut Anything Goes. The tour begins December 3rd at the Nokia Theatre in New York, NY.
Anything Goes, is Alpert & Hall's debut Concord recording as a ...
(Published: November 17, 2009) [read more]
Poncho Sanchez Announces Seattle & New York Dates
Legendary Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez has announced a handful of new performances in Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. From Dec 29-Dec 31, Poncho will be at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Then Jan 28-31, he will be at Blue Note in New York.
Sanchez is performing in support of his new album and ...
(Published: November 17, 2009) [read more]
The Microscopic Septet
The Microscopic Septet, a contemporary jazz ensemble that combines fun and wit to craft a comprehensive sound of jazz in 20th century America is playing at 92YTribeca, on Saturday December 5th 2009 @ 10pm.
What: The Microscopic Septet
Where: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St. New York, NY 10013
When: ...
(Published: November 12, 2009) [read more]
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