Special Live Stream of The Brecker Brother’s Band Reunion! This one-time event is not to be missed. Friday, April 12th – 9:30 PM (ET) Visit www.mcgjazz.org and click on the live stream box to log in. The show will feature: Randy Brecker – Trumpet Ada Rovatti – Saxophone Mitch Stein …
Sharel Cassity in Concert at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York Apr. 11 6PM Sharel Cassity’s Sextet tonight at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC, 6pm!! With Cyrus Chestnut-piano, Dezron Douglas-bass, E.J. Strickland-drums, Greg Gisbert-trumpet & Vocalist Aubrey Johnson. This April the National …
The Thomas Chapin Film Project will begin shooting this summer; filmmaker will complete her research and scripting, and lining up her film crew. THOMAS CHAPIN FILM PROJECT — EMMY-winning Filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo is celebrating a successful finish at Kickstarter.com, an online fundraising site, that will now allow her to …
Orbert Davis, Artistic Director of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Photo of River North Dance Chicago’s Melanie Hortin by Cheryl Mann. Presented by BMO Harris and Co-commissioned by the Auditorium Theatre Venue: Auditorium Theatre Dates: Saturday, April 13, 2013 Times: 8:00 pm Price: $76-$32 BUY TICKETS In a momentous collaboration, the Artistic …
The “1369 Jazz Club” was one of a number of small clubs in Cambridge and Somerville, Ma. during the 1980’s that competed to host some of the most important bands and individual players of the day. An abbreviated list of performers who appeared at the 1369 Club, might include in …
DEAR FRIENDS OF JAZZ MASTER – EDUCATOR & HISTORIAN MR. DONALD BYRD (December 9th, 1922 – February 4th, 2013) ON BEHALF OF THE DONALD BYRD FAMILY & ALEX BUGNON EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ATTEND A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE AND CONCERT FOR DONALD BYRD TUESDAY MAY 7TH AT 7PM AT THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 132 ODELL …
Critically-acclaimed New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has made waves as both a prolific composer and bandleader, and a very active woodwind doubler in the New York theater scene. Bennett recently composed the score for the stage adaptation of “Frankenstein” at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Manhattan. The Daniel Bennett Group …
MASTERFUL PIANIST BENNY GREEN RELEASES RECORDING OF ORIGINAL MUSIC ENTITLED MAGIC BEANS Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s …
“Jack Mouse flexes his gymnast-level flexibility, nailing spontaneous hemiolas and double-time spurts with taste, confidence and accuracy.” -DownBeat Magazine After decades of performing with some of the greatest names in jazz, drummer Jack Mouse finally gathered together a quintet of some of his longtime Chicago collaborators to put together this …
