The 11th TD James Moody Jazz Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Announces Artist Line-up
sponsored by TD Bank
A Beautiful Bond (Nov 8)
Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet (Nov 10)
Fantasia with Jazzmeia Horn (Nov 10)
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Savion Glover: Interpretations (Nov 12)
Bethany Baptist Church Jazz Vespers: Jon Faddis (Nov 12)
Trouble No ...
(Published: August 16, 2022) [read more]
Preview: The Super-Hip Always Swinging Triangle North Carolina Fall 2022 Jazz Season By Larry Reni Thomas
The busy, expanding, thoroughly satisfying jazz scene in what is called the "Triangle" area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C. or any other East coast jazz ...
(Published: August 13, 2022) [read more]
World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces Fall Concert Schedule (Sep-Nov)
NEW YORK, NY (For Release 08.11.22) - One of New York City's premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, presents a stellar line-up of both legendary jazz performers and emerging voices for the fall season. Acclaimed for its essential music programming and inspired setting, Smoke Jazz Club ...
(Published: August 10, 2022) [read more]
Rising Star French/American Jazz Vocalist Laura Anglade Set
To Open for Melody Gardot On Upcoming North American Tour
It's official! Laura Anglade, recognized by Radio Canada's Ici Musique as one of the top 5 female jazz musicians on the rise, is set as opening act for celebrated jazz vocalist Melody Gardot's forthcoming North American tour. Gardot recently announced her 'Entre eux duex ...
(Published: August 04, 2022) [read more]
6 -TIME JUNO NOMINEE CAROL WELSMAN TURNS "14"
Celebrated Jazz Pianist/Vocalist's 14th Album
Set for Release Sept. 9, 2022 on Justin Time Records
"A beautiful singer and talented pianist all in the same person!"...allaboutjazz
In her lifelong jazz journey as a luscious vocalist and appealing pianist, Carol Welsman simply sums it all up by saying, "I'm a firm believer that you have to send your message through the lyrics." And with the ...
(Published: August 04, 2022) [read more]
Eleventh Annual John Coltrane International Jazz And Blues Festival To Take Place In His Hometown of High Point, North Carolina, September 3 and 4, 2022 By Larry Reni Thomas
The Friends of John Coltrane,Inc., a High Point, North Carolina-based arts organization, presents, The Eleventh Annual John Coltrane International Jazz And Blues Festival, September 3 and 4, 2022 from 3 pm to 10 pm, at Oak Hollow Park, 1841 Eastchester Drive, in High Point, North Carolina. The ...
(Published: July 31, 2022) [read more]
Candid Records Announces Five New Titles Set for
Re-Release From its Historic 60's Jazz Catalog
--"Jazz Reunion" - Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawkins
--"Color Changes" -- Clark Terry
--"The World of Cecil Taylor"
--"Out Front"-- Booker Little
--"That's It" -- Booker Ervin
Produced by Nat Hentoff and Remastered by Award Winning Audio Engineer Bernie Grundman
Available On CD ...
(Published: July 18, 2022) [read more]
Jazzmobile's 2022 Summerfest Returns
with Concerts Throughout the Five Boroughs
in July and August
HARLEM, NY, July 2022 - It's Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city's five boroughs with a dancing ...
(Published: July 13, 2022) [read more]
RISING STAR BRAZIL'S DANIELA SOLEDADE'S "PRETTY WORLD" SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 5, 2022
Sophomore Release Carries on Family's Rich Musical Heritage
Randy Brecker, Antonio Adolfo , Harry Allen, Duduka Fonseca Among Guest Artists
Concerts With Bossa Nova Legend Roberto Menescal Scheduled
August 19 and 20 in Florida
(St. Petersburg, FL -- July 12, 2022) Offering love ...
(Published: July 12, 2022) [read more]
Lee Morgan Birthday Special on WCOM-FM on Sunday Night Jazz with host Larry Reni Thomas July 10, 2022
Listen to Sunday Night Jazz on WCOM-FM with host Larry Reni Thomas for The Lee Morgan Birthday Special, July 10, 2022, from 9pm to 12 midnight. The program will include three hours of the late great trumpeter/composer Lee Morgan For more information go to: https://www.wcomfm.org.
More ...
(Published: July 09, 2022) [read more]
Review: Al "Tootie" Heath Trio June 10, 2022, Concert at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington by Larry Reni Thomas
The Al "Tootie" Heath Trio, which consisted of pianist Emmett Cohen, bassist Russell Hall, and Heath on drums, performed to a full house at Kenan Auditorium, June 10, 2022, on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina. It was a joyous special ...
(Published: June 21, 2022) [read more]
THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (NJPAC) OPENS REGISTRATION FOR THE ANNUAL GERI ALLEN JAZZ SUMMER CAMP
When: Four workshops take place July 11 & 14 and August 18 & 22 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EST
Where: Via Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Who: Students ages 14-26 who identify as female or non-binary
Register: $200 per workshop or $600 for all four workshops. Registration is required and ...
(Published: June 15, 2022) [read more]
The Louis Armstrong House Museum and Archives Rolls Out Armstrong Now! - A New Interdisciplinary, Multi-Sector Initiative
Featuring work from contemporary artists and innovators while honoring the jazz legend's legacy, Armstrong Now! is a creative series that responds to the newly digitized Armstrong Archives
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Alain Lauture named 2022 Artists in Residence
The Louis Armstrong House Museum ...
(Published: June 10, 2022) [read more]
Anna's Dollhouse by B. Koppel feat. Caecilie Norby, Kenny Werner, J. Weidenmueller, Peter Erskine - A strong female musician's tale of the last century
Anna's Dollhouse is a new masterwork by Benjamin Koppel, featuring Blue Note recording artist Caecilie Norby and jazz legends Kenny Werner and Peter Erskine, Anna's Dollhouse tells the fascinating story of Anna, the aunt of renowned Danish saxophonist-composer Benjamin Koppel.
Her life ...
(Published: June 10, 2022) [read more]
World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Celebrates
its Highly Anticipated Reopening and Expansion
SMOKE Grand Reopening Concert Celebration
What: George Coleman Quartet plus special guest Peter Bernstein: George Coleman (tenor saxophone), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Davis Whitfield (piano), Peter Washington (bass),
and Joe Farnsworth (drums)
When: Thu-Sun, July 21-24, 2022, sets at 7:00 ...
(Published: June 06, 2022) [read more]
In-Demand Bassist Matt Aronoff Celebrates His Debut Album Featuring Performances by Jason Rigby, Yago Vazquez, and Henry Cole
Composer: Matt Aronoff (b. 1980)
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Release Date: June 3, 2022 (digital only release)
TRT: 52:53
Works: 1. Morning Song, 2. El De Lun, 3. Bass Interlude, 4. Hodgman, 5. June 25th, 6. Blue Quokka
Performers: Matt Aronoff (bass), Jason Rigby (tenor sax), Yago Vazquez ...
(Published: June 03, 2022) [read more]
Farewell Recital by 'SHINE' Pianist David Helfgott at Carnegie Hall.
June 17, 2022 - Reserve Now!
In 1997, the film Oscar-winning masterpiece SHINE catapulted Australian legendary piano virtuoso David Helfgott onto the largest and most venerable music stages in the world.
Now, 25 years later, David's the final concert is just around the corner. He is saying goodbye to his beloved ...
(Published: June 02, 2022) [read more]
J. Peter Schwalm & Stephan Thelen with 'Transneptunian Planets' on RareNoise (6/3)
The demotion of Pluto remains a topic of controversy more than a decade and a half later, but the now dwarf planet is hardly alone way out on the fringes of our Solar System. On their first collaboration, Transneptunian Planets, electro-acoustic composer J. Peter Schwalm and ...
(Published: May 27, 2022) [read more]
JazzFest White Plains Announces 2022 Lineup for September
Headliners include the Joey Alexander Trio; the Buster Williams Quartet "Something More"; Grace Kelly and Ragan Whiteside
Some of jazz's most exciting rising stars will perform at JazzFest White Plains, NY this fall.
This year's headliners include the Joey Alexander Trio; the Buster ...
(Published: May 23, 2022) [read more]
Preview: Spoleto Festival 2022 is back live and so is the jazz! by Larry Reni Thomas
Jazz music lovers are thoroughly excited, smiling and extremely happy about the jazz lineup for the upcoming 46th Annual Spoleto Festival USA, in beautiful, scenic, historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The 17-day (May 27-June 12, 2022) festival, which features theater, opera, dance, visual ...
(Published: May 19, 2022) [read more]
GUITARIST NATE NAJAR REIMAGINES SEMINAL BOSSA NOVA ALBUM JAZZ SAMBA PRA SEMPRE SET FOR RELEASE JUNE 17, 2022
PAYS HOMAGE TO 1962 CHARLIE BYRD/STAN GETZ GROUNDBREAKING RECORDING
Recording Features Najar Playing Charlie Byrd's Classical Nylon String Guitar and Cover Art by abstract expressionist painter Olga Albizu, whose work appeared on Jazz Samba
"There is no doubt that there is a piece of ...
(Published: May 16, 2022) [read more]
Jimmy Haslip's ARC Trio Joins Forces with the John Daversa Big Band - Interpreting the Music of German Composer MSM Schmidt - Release Date: June 10
For the past several years, former Yellowjackets bassist and prolific producer Jimmy Haslip has enjoyed an ongoing working relationship with the Bremen, Germany-based jazz fusion keyboardist and composer Michael Schmidt (aka MSM Schmidt). While Haslip played on Schmidt's 2007 album Transit and ...
(Published: May 14, 2022) [read more]
Recording Artist and Songwriter Sylvia Brooks'
Anticipated Release "Signature" on May 30th!
Since her captivating debut in 2009, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film- noir inspired femmes fatale. On this - Signature (Rhombus Records) - her fourth album, she embraces the most challenging role of all, defining ...
(Published: May 14, 2022) [read more]
ANDREA BRACHFELD & INSIGHT
BILL O'CONNELL HARVIE S JASON TIEMANN
"EVOLUTION" RELEASE DATE: MAY 20TH
Evolution
When I began this project my intention was to create a social justice record. As I searched inside of myself for a theme that resonated with who I was, helping children came through. Then I composed the poem "Children of the Earth." This was written about six weeks before the pandemic ...
(Published: May 14, 2022) [read more]
Registration for the 11th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is Now Open
as part of NJPAC's TD James Moody Jazz Festival
NEWARK, NJ - (For Release 5.11.22) - The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the opening of the 11th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The search is on for the next great jazz singer! Solo vocalists from around the world are encouraged to submit their ...
(Published: May 11, 2022) [read more]
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