The Houston International Jazz Festival, celebrating its 21st season, is rich in heritage, culture and sound. Kicking off Jazz Month in Houston, the August 5-7 Festival includes a kick-off party at House of Blues, followed by two days of evening concerts at Discovery Green, and the Mayor’s Scholarship Jazz Brunch. …
Ragovoy in 2010: he was inspired to become a musician by Tchaikovsky [Cap]:- ************************************************************************ The popularity of black rhythm and blues and soul music in the 1960s owes a great deal to the work of white Jewish songwriters and producers such as Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler and Phil …
New York, NY – July 18, 2011– The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) announces a new partnership with the World Wide Workshop to teach youth jazz and digital literacy through Globaloria, the first-of-its-kind youth network for learning how to make videogames. Starting this summer and throughout the school year, …
EASTON, Md., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On Labor Day Weekend the second annual Monty Alexander Jazz Festival brings legendary jazz pianist Monty Alexander to the historic Avalon Theatre in Easton, Maryland. The two-day event offers performances by both seasoned and fast-rising stars of national and international acclaim. The town …
* * * * 11|12 Jazz @ Massey Hall (Series of 3 Concerts) – Massey Hall HERBIE HANCOCK with Orchestra: Acoustic at Massey Hall Alain Trudel conductor SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011 8PM Herbie Hancock has long been considered one of the great musical innovators of our time. The 14-time Grammy …
For Immediate Release Lost Recordings By Louis Armstrong & The Dukes Of Dixieland Now Available For some time SRI Jazz president, Shelly Liebowitz has been in discussions with the Estate of Frank Assunto the owners of most of the recorded material by The Dukes of Dixieland. Through an agreement …
If you haven’t been to AccuJazz.com in a while, you’ll notice a handful of recently-added channels now being offered for your listening pleasure. In the past month or so, we’ve added five channels to the already possibly overwhelming array of AccuJazz listening options. Read about all five below. AACMThe AACM is the Association …
By: Edward Blanco Mexican-born producer Jose Rizo has been the Musical Director at KKJZ 88.1 FM (Kjazz) in Long Beach, California for quite some time now. In addition, Rizo has also been the producer and leader of the Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars big band for ten years …
Next Wednesday, July 20 Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran Celebrate their brand new, critically-acclaimed, Cuban Rhapsody (Alma Records) @ Hugh’s Room $22.50 advance / $25 door Globe and Mail’s J.D. Considine gives four stars: “Some albums are aimed at connoisseurs, with subtleties only an expert could appreciate; others are meant …
By: Edward Blanco Veteran drummer Steve Johns has performed with some of the greats of jazz from Dr. Billy Taylor, Sonny Fortune to Jimmy Heath and Randy Brecker, while Peter Brainin is one of the most recognizable and brilliant saxophonist in the jazz world today. Along with bass virtuoso Marcus …
