October 15, 2013 – Argentinian producerand Brooklyn MChave joined forces to release their first collaborative album, Jazz Hop. Released 20 years after the late Guru released his classic first installment of the Jazzmatazz series, Jazz Hop is a return to the vintage blending of jazz instrumentation with hip-hop rhythms and poignant lyrics that made artists like A Tribe …
History has produced its share of great artists and great people—John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was both. As a performer, he left behind an incredible record of innovation and inspiration. As a composer, a broad repository of musical masterpieces, and as a man, a legion of friends, colleagues and compatriots who …
Jazz Vocal Veteran Lenora Zenzalai Helm Launches Web Programs “Vocal Jazz Online” and “The VocalMusicianshipAcademy“ For Serious Singers In Search of a Career in Music Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador and BerkleeCollege of Music Grad Shares Her Passion of Singing with Up and Coming Artists “Lenora Zenzalai Helm possesses an astonishing …
Detroit native, Jacques Lesure has played with music’s finest from Oscar Brown Jr. to Wynton Marsalis. For the last 10 years, he has resided in Los Angeles and has been an ambassador of the East Coast Jazz sound through his performances and educational endeavors. With the influence of all the …
Ken Schaphorst and the NEC Jazz Orchestra draw on New England Conservatory’s exclusive archive of Vaughn Monroe charts, alongside hits by Billy Eckstine – two of the most popular singing stars of the 1940s – in the Music of Vaughn Monroe + Billy Eckstine, a free concert on Thursday, October …
Costello to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from NEC New England Conservatory welcomes legendary songwriter Elvis Costello to campus on Friday, October 25, 2013. After a morning of working in the classroom with songwriters enrolled in NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation program, Costello talks about his genre-spanning career in a public …
AccuJazz Internet Radio is now featuring the music of Melissa Aldana along with other recent winners and finalists of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition on its Emerging Voices channel. The channel has always exclusively played music by the younger generation of musicians, so it is a perfect fit …
October 5, 2013 – New York, NY – Critically acclaimed guitarist Shambhu has released his second CD, ‘Dreaming of Now’ (Acoustic Shine) featuring 11 new instrumental compositions. The already lauded album was recorded with a who’s who of jazz superstars and co-produced by Grammy award-winner Will Ackerman founder of Windham …
Delivering stylistic diversity in his music while infusing Rock, Blues, Pop, Funk, Folk and Jazz, Chautauqua is the much anticipated fifth studio recording from Greg Foresman. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Greg was focused on playing the guitar and finding like-minded people to jam and form groups with by the age …
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