The Checkout – Live at Berklee, which brings critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to their alma mater for concerts in The Red Room at Cafe 939, continues on Thursday, March 7 with rising saxophonist Walter Smith III, a 2003 Berklee graduate. Smith will perform with pianist Taylor Eigsti, …
By Bill Donaldson Several traits about Jackie Ryan are true. She always works with top-shelf jazz musicians, no matter where she records. She has wide-ranging musical intelligence and curiosity, and thus her choices for her albums remain unpredictable and delectable. She has mastered voice control so that she can extend …
With Introducing the C.J. Heptet, alto saxophonist and flutist Cleave Guyton continues the great tradition of saxophonist/arranger/stylists that have helped, by artistic measure, to define the underpinnings of composed and improvised instrumental music since its inception. Much like his direct influences, Sonny Stitt, Hubert Laws, Cannonball Adderley, James Moody and …
The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Mon. Apr. 8th Sets @ 9 & 10:30 PM “The Tea Lounge” 837 Union St Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 789-2762 Featuring the compositions and arrangements of GRAMMY-nominated arranger, vocalist and trombonist Pete McGuinness. Saxes: Dave Pietro, Steve Kenyon, Tom Christensen, Jason Rigby, …
Monk in Motion: the Next Face of Jazz is a partnership between BMCC Tribeca PAC and the Thelonious Monk Institute that presents the top three winners of the Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Jazz drummers competed September 22, 2012 at the Kennedy Center. They will perform separately with their …
Since her debut in 2004, Nicole Henry has captivated audiences while establishing herself as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists. Her expressive, soulful voice and uplifting energy has earned her three top 10 albums along with international accolades from Moscow to Madrid. Adding to her vocal talents, Nicole’s …
By John Stevenson Freddie Hubbard (1938 – 2008) was arguably one of the greatest jazz trumpeters and flugelhorn players in the history of jazz. His unmistakable tone and technique shone brightly on not only his own recordings but also in the bands of countless artists such as Sonny Rollins, Eric …
The largest high school jazz competition in the U.S. – the Berklee College of Music 45th High School Jazz Festival – will host more than 200 bandsand vocal ensembles featuring 3,000 students from 13 U.S. states and Puerto Rico competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program. …
Most of us have come to know Frank Harrison as the pianist in Israeli saxophonist Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble. Frank’s sensitive accompaniment stands out: he traces the rhythmic arc of Gilad’s middle-eastern and north African compositions with poise and elegance. As is the case with some of the best …
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With his second Mack Avenue Records release, The Messenger, acclaimed guitarist Kevin Eubanks continues to explore his own unique musical vision. This vision offers the listener an opportunity to share a musical journey that truly exemplifies where Eubanks is at this stage of his illustrious career; one that, for over …
Wycliffe Gordon, a master of the trombone, trumpet and sousaphone has always been known as impressive. His bubbling, barking sousaphone accentuates the lively band’s instrumentation in his new release, Dreams of New Orleans. From his upbeat and smooth “St. Louis Blues” to the down tempo political “Down By the Riverside”, …
