THE DIZZY GILLESPIE™ AFRO CUBAN EXPERIENCE Featuring MACHITO JR. 03/02/13 Catania, Sicily 04/02/13 Palermo, Sicily 05 + 06/02/13 Milan, Italy – Blue Note Milano 07/02/13 Brighton, UK – The Old Market 08 + 09/02/13 London, UK – Ronnie Scott’s Club 12/02/13 Riga, Latvia – Latvian Railway Museum 13/02/13 Ventspils, Latvia …
Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Highlights In Jazz 40th Anniversary Gala Thurs., Feb. 14, 2013 – 8pm All Shows At TRIBECA Performing Arts Center Barbara Carroll with Jay Leonhart Barbara Carroll is an elegant pianist, composer and vocalist long recognized as one of …
The city of Baltimore is known for many things, not least of which is jazz wizards Bill Frisell, Billie Holiday, Gary Bartz, and drummer composer, bandleader, and educator Winard Harper. With trumpeter-brother Philip, Winard Harper co-led the Harper Brothers, one of the most successful—artistically and popularity-wise—straight-ahead, hard-boppin’ jazz bands …
In conjunction with the Committee for Coast-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, New Orleans jazz singer Stephanie Jordan is gracing the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center stage, 1600 Government Street in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday, January 19, at 7:00pm, with a tribute to the fabulous Lena Horne. …
Boston, MA, Jan 17, 2013 — Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) presents its 13th annual Epic Event on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Berklee Performance Center. The concert showcases artists on Dorm Sessions Volume 8, the upcoming compilation by HRR, Berklee’s student-run label. The compilation — a mix of rock, pop, funk, …
Professor Jetro Da Silva, a longtime keyboardist, pianist, arranger, and friend of the late Whitney Houston, will pay tribute to her with his students. Da Silva first met Houston in 1999 while rehearsing with her band. He played keyboards and arranged while touring with Houston, and in her last world tour …
2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the tumultuous break-up of the greatest band that ever was, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The group, founded by British guitarist John McLaughlin, was the first to fuse jazz, rock and world music into critical and commercial success. In a remarkable feat, its pure instrumental albums …
November 20, 2012 – Danilo Perez, renowned pianist and artistic director of Berklee College of Music’s Global Jazz Institute, was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony held today in Paris, France. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization describes Artists for Peace as “internationally renowned personalities who use their influence, charisma, …
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida’s best and only free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughout Florida and tourists coming from around the world consult this site for information on the increasingly vibrant …
The Official CHRIS POTTER transcription eBook “Chris Potter Plays Acapella Standards” is now available from Eli Bennett Publishing. The exciting new 136-page book features eleven inspiring acapella Potter solos over standards, including ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, TUNE UP, I LOVE YOU, 26-2, HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES 1&2, …
