FEATURING: Frank Greene, lead trumpet Greg Gisbert, trumpet & flugelhorn Freddie Hendrix, trumpet & flugelhorn Claudio Roditi, trumpet & flugelhorn Jimmy Heath, tenor sax Andres Boiarsky, tenor sax & flute Mark Gross, alto sax & flute Sharel Cassity, alto sax & flute Frank Basile, baritone sax Steve Davis, trombone Jason …
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has acquired Criterion Music Corporation and its affiliated entities, the family-owned and run music publishing company that, over the last seventy years, has built one of the most extraordinary collections of pop, country and jazz hits and standards, it was announced today by Zach Horowitz, …
The legendary jazz label Blue Note Records, historic home to such greats as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock, and current home to artists such as Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Jos James and Norah Jones, has joined forces with the pioneer …
Our good friend has suffered a stroke and is currently in intensive care. We all hope for a speedy recovery and best possible result. Geoffrey Keezer tweeted: “Pls send healing thoughts, prayers to our dear Mulgrew Miller who suffered a bad stroke yesterday. We’re gonna need the spiritual big guns.” …
Guitarist/composer Pascal Bokar is the embodiment of the deep cultural connection between American Jazz and its African musical and spiritual roots. Based in San Francisco, he is immersed in a whirlwind of activities that cover an impressive array of disciplines as composer, guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, educator and curator. Pascal is …
THE DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL returns with “THE YOUNG LIONS OF GYPSY JAZZ” headed by the very talented guitarist SAMSON SCHMITT, son of legendary gypsy guitarist/violinist DORADO SCHMITT. “The greatest jazz show in town” says Will Friedwald of The Wall Street Journal. With the immortal Django Reinhardt as its life …
“AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: Why Does It Seem So Inviting!!” For Immediate Release Vernon Duke wrote it in 1934. Charlie Parker recorded it in 1949; Billie Holiday and Oscar Peterson in 1952; Dexter Gordon in 1955; and two years latter, Ella and Pops! After a three year hiatus, we at …
“Africa’s Premier Diva!” –Time Magazine ANGELIQUE KIDJO Live on Stage at the Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall Friday, May 31 @ 8:30 PM – One Night Only! With influences from Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin to Carlos Santana and Jimi Hendrix – Kidjo bridges styles of jazz, Afropop, gospel, Caribben …
The Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, NYC. JAZZ PIANO SUMMIT – TWO STEINWAY GRANDS CEDAR WALTON & MULGREW MILLER Featured Event of the BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL Future NPR Broadcast on JazzSet produced by WBGO-FM supported by the National Endowment for the …
BOB JAMES & DAVID SANBORN PAY TRIBUTE TO DAVE BRUBECK & PAUL DESMOND ON THEIR NEW ALBUM, QUARTETTE HUMAINE, AVAILABLE NOW ON OKeh It’s the first collaboration between James & Sanborn since their 1986 Platinum-Selling, GRAMMY® Award-Winning Album, Double Vision, and features bassist James Genus & drummer Steve Gadd on …
$40/$32 Members/$20 Students; Package: $120/$100 Members (Reserved Table for 2, Wine & Snacks) Mention the code “JP20” & Get 20% off BUY TICKETS NOW! (718) 463-7700 x222 www.flushingtownhall.org Queens Jazz Orchestra 2013 Directed by Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath Director, Tenor, Soprano Saxophones Antonio Hart, Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Flute Mark …
Monday, June 3 at 10am (working rehearsal) Free Reservations: http://jcoiopenrehearsal.eventbrite.com/ Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30pm (run-through) Free Reservations: http://acojcoifinal.eventbrite.com/ Columbia University’s Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, NYC Admission: Free and open to the public, reservations suggested. American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University (CJS), in cooperation with EarShot, the National Orchestra Composition …
