Boyd Lee Dunlop Celebrates His 87th June 20, 2013 Boyd Lee Dunlop has a lot to celebrate! Residing in a Buffalo nursing home since 2007 he was ‘rediscovered’ by photographer Brendan Bannon who befriended the octogenarian musician and helped him record Boyd’s Blues in 2011. With stories in the New …
The Devil Makes Three Wednesday, April 17 at 8:30pm with special guest Jonny Fritz With a slightly punky perspective on vintage American blues, The Devil Makes Three is a breath of fresh musical air. Laced with elements of ragtime, country, folk and rockabilly, the critically praised, drummer-less trio – consisting …
Tampa, FL – JEFF BERLIN has been called the greatest electric bass soloist in the world. While the terms “great” and “genius” are bantered about much too frequently, the accolades for Jeff Berlin are not hyperbolical – Jeff is indisputably one of the best bass players to ever play his chosen instrument. …
17 – 24 May 2014 for instrumentalists and vocalists Age limit: up to 35 years old ( born after 1st of May 1979 ) Prizes: 7.000 Euro Deadline for application: February 10th, 2014 – date of postmark at sender 100 % jazz & more…competition, jam sessions, workshops… Bucharest International Jazz …
Borah Bergman Memorial Monday, April 15, 7:30 Pm Saint Peter’s Church 619 Lexington Avenue (corner of East 54th Street) Performers: John Blum – piano, Louis Belogenis – soprano sax, Tom Buckner – voice, Andrew Cyrille – drums, Joe Chonto Trio , Katie Bull – voice, Ken Filiano – string bass, …
Sharel Cassity in Concert at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York Apr. 11 6PM Sharel Cassity’s Sextet tonight at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC, 6pm!! With Cyrus Chestnut-piano, Dezron Douglas-bass, E.J. Strickland-drums, Greg Gisbert-trumpet & Vocalist Aubrey Johnson. This April the National …
The Thomas Chapin Film Project will begin shooting this summer; filmmaker will complete her research and scripting, and lining up her film crew. THOMAS CHAPIN FILM PROJECT — EMMY-winning Filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo is celebrating a successful finish at Kickstarter.com, an online fundraising site, that will now allow her to …
The “1369 Jazz Club” was one of a number of small clubs in Cambridge and Somerville, Ma. during the 1980’s that competed to host some of the most important bands and individual players of the day. An abbreviated list of performers who appeared at the 1369 Club, might include in …
DEAR FRIENDS OF JAZZ MASTER – EDUCATOR & HISTORIAN MR. DONALD BYRD (December 9th, 1922 – February 4th, 2013) ON BEHALF OF THE DONALD BYRD FAMILY & ALEX BUGNON EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ATTEND A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE AND CONCERT FOR DONALD BYRD TUESDAY MAY 7TH AT 7PM AT THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 132 ODELL …
Critically-acclaimed New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has made waves as both a prolific composer and bandleader, and a very active woodwind doubler in the New York theater scene. Bennett recently composed the score for the stage adaptation of “Frankenstein” at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Manhattan. The Daniel Bennett Group …
