PLEASE COMBINE INTO ONE POST Artswestchester Jazzfest White Plains 31 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY Fri, September 14, 2018 | 8:00pm Named alto saxophonist of the year for six of seven years running in Downbeat Magazine’s International Critics’ Polls, Rudresh Mahanthappa is widely known as one of the premier voices in …
Working with Roger on that song was one smooth ride made possible by his wide smile and giving personality to me and the music. Tony Adamo Tony Adamo on his collaboration with Roger Smith… My Tower of Power (TOP) connection goes back more than 20 years to a recording session …
So there I was to see the magical and comical and apparently never-aging Penn & Teller in the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino. After taking my seat, there appeared on the stage—no kidding—a piano-bass jazz duo! In Las Vegas yet! In a theater! In …
New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. Daniel Bennett can be heard throughout the world performing his award-winning compositions on saxophone, flute, clarinet, and oboe. The Daniel Bennett Group performs their CD release at the Shenandoah …
“I didn’t choose jazz. It chose me. When I was a teenager I heard Sarah Vaughan sing and I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” said the Dallas-born, Manhattan resident, 27-year-old vocalist extraordinaire Jazzmeia Horn, during a May 28, 2018, interview in a hotel lounge, hours before her seriously …
(CINCINNATI) – Ray Bradbury was known for pushing the boundaries of imagination. New York-based jazz-fusion composer Zac Greenberg is gaining a similar reputation in the music realm, so it comes as no surprise that his latest project, a contemporary opera titled The Bradbury Tattoos, is based on the late science …
The great drummer/ educator, Billy Kaye, whose musical career spans close to 60 years, is scheduled to perform in a free, open to the public concert in Wilson, North Carolina, the place of his birth, June 7, 2018, 6:30 pm—8:30 pm, at The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, 301 Goldsboro …
(Photo credits: John Stevenson 2017) By John Stevenson Renowned Trinidadian trumpeter Etienne Charles brings his unique Caribbean-flavoured jazz sound to the UK on June 3rd. Etienne and his Creole Soul band perform at The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, London W11 2AY. Showtime is 6pm. Born in 1983, Etienne Charles defies easy …
SFJAZZ announces a new lineup of its award-winning all-star octet, the SFJAZZ Collective, with trumpeter Etienne Charles replacing trumpeter Sean Jones and bassist Matt Brewer replacing long-time bassist Matt Penman. Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ, the SFJAZZ Collective has become one of the most accomplished and acclaimed groups on …
Following the June 2017 release of their first Ep “Yesternow”, Guitarist and composer Laurent Medelgi signs all the titles on this new album. Jacaranda Jazz brings haunting melodies and cool arrangements to non Jazz listeners, bridging the gap in an effort to spread Jazz to the masses. A cool chill …
