NEW ORLEANS-Yamaha announced that it has contributed seven drum sets to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s new education and community facility, the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. The Center is expected to offer a major boost to music, music education, culture and the economy in …
Highlights include: • The Music of Ken Schaphorst and John Medeski • Jason Moran in The Music of Fats Waller • Order of the Virtues, a re-interpretation of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum • Masterclasses with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, John Medeski, Jason Moran, Dave Holland & Fred Hersch • In the Mix – 36 …
Jazz Connect Conference Finalizes Programming for the January 8-9 Event Pre-registration now closing on January 2 Presented by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, the Jazz Connect Conference takes place on January 8-9, 2015 at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City. The conference brings together hundreds of members of …
Tony Monaco carries on the tradition of the Hammond B-3 organ, but in his latest album, Furry Slippers, there’s a difference. Well, there are several differences. Monaco continues with the traditional jazz organ trio of B-3, guitar and drums, but this time with new personnel. The result is a different …
Eli Bennett is a 35-time award-winning jazz saxophonist and a 4-time Leo-Nominated film composer based in Vancouver, Canada. He has performed twice at the Grammy Awards, recorded twice at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, toured North America, and has shared the stage with GRAMMY-Award-Winners Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, and Terence …
New Frequencies Fest: Jazz@YBCA “jazz in the present tense” February 5-7, 2015 Highlights include Angélique Kidjo, Henry Threadgill Double-Up, Matana Roberts, Ben Goldberg’s Orphic Machine, Jenny Scheinman solo, Satoko Fujii Duo, Rudy Royston’s 303, Myra Melford, Joëlle Léandre & Nicole Mitchell Trio, Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch Plus Special Events, dance …
NEW YORK, NY – On a cold, brisk March morning some 18 months ago, jazz vocalist Michelle Walker was packing her small suit case for a 3 day stay out of town. She and the band members that she had been playing with for a little over 4 years were …
Called “spellbinding” (The Boston Globe) and “beyond category” (Downbeat), The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will perform An American Christmas, celebrating the band’s 42nd Annual Christmas Concert on December 20 at 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116. $20 at the door. Information: 617 776 8778 or 617 452 …
Guitarist Tobias Grim is releasing his debut album in close collaboration with the singer Karolina Vucidolac , drummer Anders Kjellberg and bassist Magnus Bergström . The group is now releasing their first joint album after playing together since in 2010. With Brazilian rhythms and improvisation blended imaginatively with musical influences …
Press Contact: NEW MASSES MEDIA RELATIONS John Pietaro (646) 599-0060 newmassesmedia@gmail.com New York, NY: Memorial Concerts for Underground Legend of Avant Jazz Will Connell As winter descends over Alphabet City, the homeland of radical arts mourns the loss of one of its own. Saxophonist/bass clarinetist/composer Will Connell Jr died on …
