FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 VUSI MAHASELA WITHDRAWS FROM STILL BLACK, STILL PROUD CONCERT As the unusual winter storm struck the eastern United States last Saturday and the airports closed, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano and his Us Five band were left stranded in New York. Despite their best efforts …
By Bill Donaldson Andrea Wolper is not only a singer, but also a writer. Her appreciation for words and stories and described images is evident. And she has a sense of humor. For instance, the first song on her new album, Parallel Lives, is Joni Mitchell’s “Song to a Seagull.” …
Los Angeles, CA—The Camellia Sessions aims to let listeners experience some of the world’s best known music through the reinvention and “re-living” of classic music tracks. Camellia Sessions has selected songs from throughout many decades and genres to re-record for a multi-volume jazz, world and lounge music series. Available digitally …
JAZZ ARTISTS JANE MONHEIT AND RICK MONTALBANO APPOINTED TO USDAN CENTER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Usdan alumna Jane Monheit and her husband, drummer Rick Montalbano, have joined the Leadership Council of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp. The Leadership Council …
Mary Jenson, Beyond Self-Released 2011 by: Geannine Reid Growing up on an Air Force base, certainly created a strong basis for discipline and commitment, the military life afforded Jenson the opportunity to live in various states throughout her upbringing with her beginnings in formal studies at UNLV. Her experiences included …
By John Stevenson Terri Lyne Carrington’s life is characterised by a wealth of textures. She’s led a glittering career as a drummer of choice, operating in top-drawer jazz circles from her early teens. Alongside this, she’s been a notable composer, and artistic director of the Beantown Jazz festival and the …
By John Stevenson African music is flourishing in the most unlikely places. And if cutting-edge, US-based African music big-band, Chopteeth, has anything to do with it, the myriad fusions of Congolese Soukous, Ghanaian Highlife and Nigerian Afrobeat will waft even further across America. Chopteeth (taken from the title of a …
Mindy Canter, Fluteus Maximus Mindela Music, 2011 by: Geannine Reid Steeped in the jazz traditions, but raised in the belly of the blues, female flautist Mindy Canter releases her latest endeavor keenly entitled Fluteus Maximus. Canter melds a mixture of original, well known, and obscure jazz choices that actually work …
Roulette Presents: 3 Nights of Jerome Foundation Commissioned Artists Ben Gerstein Freedom Choir – Nov 1 Geoff Matters – Nov 3 Peter Evans Quintet & Marty Ehrlich’s 4Alto(s)- Nov 4 What: 3 Nights of Jerome Foundation Commissioned ArtistsWhen: November 1, 3 & 4 @ 8pmWhere: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, …
Award winning gospel jazz-styled artist Deanna Ransom is featured this month on the cover of I AM Magazine, a quarterly gospel music industry publication. The feature discusses all areas of Ransom’s musical career including her personal trials and triumphs as well as the success of “I Hear You”, her sophomore …
GRAMMY AND TONY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER APPEARS AT UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD DAY EVENT OCTOBER 27TH IN NEW YORK CITY As a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bridgewater continues to appeal for international solidarity to finance global grass-roots projects in the …
CANON U.S.A. INC., LAUNCHES PIXMA PRO-1 PRINTER AT “LEGENDS IN IMAGING” EVENT FEATURING ICONIC RECORDING ARTIST HERBIE HANCOCK Special Live Performance by Herbie Hancock Generates a First-of-its-Kind, Print-Inspired, “Crowd-Sourced” Music Video for his classic song, “Chameleon” LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 27, 2011 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital …
