A re-imagining of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum Produced by Eden MacAdam-Somer Tuesday, February 17 at NEC’s Jordan Hall Also Takes Place February 17th in NEC’s JH118 from Noon – 8pm Scivias, A Sound/Art Installation Exploring von Bingen’s Visions on Life, Love, and Community through an interactive sonic and visual …
“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small …
HOWARD JOHNSON began by playing baritone sax, but his natural gift for the tuba was evident from the first time he picked up the instrument as a young teenager. It wasn’t just that he could produce a sound; he already knew how to play his school band’s parts by memorizing …
“I am not on anybody’s side. I am not on Lee Morgan’s side. I am not on Helen Morgan’s side. I am on the side of history.”–Larry Reni Thomas, author “The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan” (book) (wwww.khabooks.com) LMS Show 5 Lee Morgan Tweet
Saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been making headlines for the last decade with his quirky blend of modern jazz, pop, and folk music. The Boston Globe calls it, “a mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism.” The maverick New York bandleader plays saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet on his forthcoming album, The Mystery at Clown Castle (New York …
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Pianist’s Whaling City Sound Debut in February Features Karrin Allyson on Vocals, With Phil Woods, Ignacio Berroa, Conrad Herwig and Harvie S, Resulting in a Strong Ensemble Performance When pianist and composer Dave Bass was still in his teens, he had his sights firmly set on a career as a …
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, New York City-based jazz singer/songwriter Ashley Daneman digitally released her debut full-length album, Beauty Indestructible, on January 20, 2015. DownBeat Magazine selected the album as an Editors’ Pick for January 2015, saying that “her full-length debut makes it clear that she is carving out her own …
“Jazz on stage is alive and it’s a very intimate exchange… You have to listen so you can respond and keep the conversation going. You do that so impeccably well!” – Dianne Reeves to Michael Mayo on PBS’ American Voices • New England Conservatory Jazz Studies alum Michael Mayo (Bachelor’s …
Rudi Records new release Sounds of Hope by Daniele Cavallanti & The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble RRJ1026 Rudi Records 2015 Personnel: Daniele Cavallanti, tenor sax Riccardo Luppi, alto & soprano sax, flute Gianluca Elia, tenor sax (bass sax on Braxtown) Massimo Falascone baritone & sopranino sax, (contrabass sax on Braxtown) …
Fred Hersch has much to look forward to in his immediate future, including the premiere of a new extended composition and a variety of performances in the diverse solo and small-ensemble settings that have made him one of the major contemporary voices in jazz piano. Yet 2015 looms large in his …
Miguel Zenón, the alto saxophonist and composer who has blended jazz and the music of his native Puerto Rico into one of the most passionate and coherent forms of contemporary expression, exemplifies the new possibilities that jazz envisions in the 21st century. His triumphs of the past decade, at the …
