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 …
June 21st – 22nd, 2013 78s, LPs, CDs & memorabilia. Hilton Woodbridge 120 Wood Avenue South Iselin, NJ 08830 http://www.hiltonwoodbridge.com Reservations: Call either the toll free number 1-800-HILTONS (800 445-8667) or the Hilton Woodbridge (732) 494-6200. Mention JAZZ RECORD COLLECTORS GROUP to get discount. Email: reservations@hiltonwoodbridge.com. Rate with discount is …
