Brian Blain Following the opening street party, Saturday’s lineup was really in full swing (no pun intended). Free “lunchtime” and and “afterwork” concerts are a fixture for the duration of the festival where it’s helpful to bring your own lawn chair to sit comfortably and enjoy the music. The Dave …
Berklee Jazz on Spectacle Island Features Jazz by Jesse Scheinin on July 10 Boston, MA, June 23, 2011 – On Sunday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m., Spectacle Island visitors will enjoy a free soundtrack to their summer island excursion from saxophonist Jesse Scheinin. The modern-meets-1960s jazz musician will join the …
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/180839 Widely respected in the jazz world as the drummer for many heroes of the music world, including Daniel Lanois, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Wayne Shorter, Seal, Bill Frisell, and Emmylou Harris, Blade’s undeniably melodic approach as composer has brought him to the forefront as band leader of the Fellowship …
New York: Front Row Productions (Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones) is proud to announce that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood. Spring of …
“Copenhagen is a wonderful, wonderful place to get lost in, especially when the cause is jazz. Newcomers to the city, and to the seductive, seasoned Copenhagen Jazz Festival-up to its 32nd edition this summer-will find before them an almost dizzying density of a program, which extends to multiple venues all …
30th anniversary of nation’s highest honor in jazz Washington, DC – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the recipients of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award-the nation’s highest honor in jazz. The five recipients will receive a one-time award of $25,000 and be publicly honored at the …
by Josh Grossman At last night’s annual player’s party at The Rex Hotel (thanks to Bob, Tom and the whole crew for hosting a great event), a number of people asked me – “how can you look so calm two days before the festival?” There are two main answers. First, …
By: Edward Blanco The group Swingadelic is essentially an eleven-piece ensemble or, as bassist and band member Dave Post puts it, a “little big band” playing out of Maxwell’s jazz club in Hoboken, NJ who pay homage to that other Duke in the jazz world, pianist and composer Duke Pearson. …
By: Edward Blanco While the era of supper clubs has long past, their existence—during the hey days of the 1930s and 1940s—left an indelible mark on our music and the American culture. Now jazz vocalist Laura Hull & Her Jazz Gems band release a live recording in tribute to the …
TORONTO, June 22, 2011 /CNW/ – Located in downtown Toronto, Liberty Studios will officially open to musicians, producers, editors and film makers on June 27, 2011. Named by Mix magazine as “The Class of 2011: A Collection Of This Year’s Hottest New Studios”, the Martin Pilchner designed, multi-million dollar studio, …
1 The Entertainer Scott Joplin 1902 2 Livery Stable Blues Original Dixieland Jazz Band 1917 3 Black Bottom Stomp Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers 1925 4 See See Rider Blues Ma Rainey/Louis Armstrong 1924 5 St Louis Blues Bessie Smith/Louis Armstrong 1925 6 Creole Love Call Duke Ellington/Adelaide Hall …
The East African Those who have watched South African jazz supremo Hugh Masekela on stage, know he is the ultimate performer. He sings, plays his trumpet, does jokes and everything else to engage the audience. His recent performance in Nairobi was no different. Masekela told this story: The ambassador of …
