On January 12th 2018 at 6:40pm, world renowned Jazz trumpet player Itamar Borochov will perform with his quartet, featuring Innov Gnawa (Grammy nominated), during the Winter Jazz Festival at Nublu (151 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009). Itamar Borochov’s band will include Rob Clearfield (e.piano), Tal Mashiach (bass) and Jay …
New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. The Daniel Bennett Group plays their annual Christmas concert at Tomi Jazz (239 East 53rd St, NY, NY) on Saturday, December 23rd at 8pm. Daniel Bennett can be heard …
January 13th, 2018 8 pm When talking about trombone in traditional and straight-ahead jazz, we talk about Wycliffe Gordon. His latest album is a tribute to Louis Armstrong, and he recently completed a series of workshops at colleges and festivals, a week at the Blue Note with David Sanborn, and a tour …
Published by the online promotional platform JazzWorldQuest the JazzWorldQuest Showcase is now at its fifth edition, and as in the previous years the selection includes streaming of tracks released during the current year by independent musicians from various countries playing different forms of jazz and styles. Jazz is a living …
Artists eventually do go home again, if not physically, at least in spirit, as they realize that their upbringings formed the bases of their artistries, even as their talents may have been transformed years later. Innumerable musicians and singers recall their early discoveries of music in the church, in hometowns …
Music fans have been passionately waiting for months since the good news came earlier this year that, the 36-year-old, Inglewood, California-based reedman, Kamasi Washington, one of the most talked about, well-travelled musicians on the scene, would be appearing in concert with his eight-piece group, in Raleigh, North Carolina, December …
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will hold its 45th Annual Christmas Concert Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116. Expect a joyful evening of music in the spirit of the season, including jazz arrangements of favorite carols like Silent Night and Go …
Florida pianist, composer, and arranger Ryan Slatko recently released his debut album entitled First Impressions backed by a notable line-up of prominent musicians including Daniel Dickinson (alto/soprano saxophone); Linda Oh (acoustic bass); Ulysses Owens, Jr. (drums); Joel Ross (vibraphone); and Samir Zarif (tenor saxophone). The independent recording was recorded in …
16 piece big band with director Rob Freeberg, Kevin Mahogany, vocals and Dave Stryker, guitar. Revenue from this annual gala is the primary source of funding to assist VJC students. VJC averages of $17,000 in scholarships each year to help students attend ensembles, private lessons and our annual summer jazz …
Belgium based jazz musician Giuseppe Millaci (29 years old) presents an ambitious and polished debut with the release of his album ‘Songbook’. Giuseppe Millaci bass / Amaury Faye piano / Lionel Beuvens drums. From its opening number ‘Nostalgia Op.1’, a tantalising prologue, the act’s superior standard of composition, performance and production values is …
— Daniel Roure’s new album “Vintage Love Songs” has just been released. It includes covers songs of Blossom Dearie, Dean Martin, Trenet, Brel, Gainsbourg, Niel Diamond,Sinatra… the 50s and 60s.in french and english . Daniel Roure,Piano vocal, has made swing arrangements with an unexpected freshness of these musics, accompanied by …
Saturday, November 18th, 2017, 8 pm The Syncopators re-imagine repertoire from the early days of New Orleans jazz and complement it with authentic Cuban and African Rhythms. Villafranca, a piano virtuoso, double majored in percussion and piano performance in Cuba’s esteemed Escuela Nacional de Arte. He’s a professor at Julliard …
