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 …
MASTERFUL PIANIST BENNY GREEN RELEASES RECORDING OF ORIGINAL MUSIC ENTITLED MAGIC BEANS Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s …
“Jack Mouse flexes his gymnast-level flexibility, nailing spontaneous hemiolas and double-time spurts with taste, confidence and accuracy.” -DownBeat Magazine After decades of performing with some of the greatest names in jazz, drummer Jack Mouse finally gathered together a quintet of some of his longtime Chicago collaborators to put together this …
Catherine Russell returns with New York City appearances in April 2013 catches fire with Strictly Romancin’ 2012 was quite a year for vocalist Catherine Russell and her latest album Strictly Romancin’ (World Village/Harmonia Mundi). The album has received the Prix du Jazz Vocal 2012 (Vocal Album of The Year) from the journalists …
Berklee’s Ralph Peterson Sextet, featuring some of the college’s top student instrumentalists and composers, will play New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club on Monday, April 15, 2013. Directed by Peterson, a world-renowned drummer, the group will perform mostly original compositions, and Peterson will perform with the students on a …
Hi JazzApril Friends & Supporters: Whew! We’re already one week into JazzApril. We’re really happy about the response we’ve gotten to the Jazz Journalists Association’s campaign to promote Jazz Appreciation Month and Jazz Day –and just plain jazz– and wanted to give you an update and suggest some additional ways …
