DARCY JAMES ARGUE TO TOUR CANADA WITH HIS 18-PIECE BIG BAND “SECRET SOCIETY” First Canadian performances by JUNO and GRAMMY® nominated ensemble Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian-born Darcy James Argue and his 18-piece big band Secret Society will embark on a four-city tour of prominent Canadian …
Free admission. RSVP required to germanconsulatenyc [at] gmail.com If you would like to make a donation, you can do so at the door or online. The German Consulate General suggests making a contribution to Malteser International in Japan – more information below. Participating artists: Satoshi Kanazawa Satoshi Kanazawa is from …
Boston, MA, June 2, 2011 – The Felix Peikli Quartet, led by Norwegian jazz clarinetist and Berklee College of Music student Felix Peikli, are headed to Oslo, Norway from June 19 to 26. Their schedule includes performances at Teaterkjeller`n, June 19; TV2’s God Morgen Norge, June 20; the Rica Hotel …
Grammy winning composer/ trumpet player Terence Blanchard to score Red Tails, a George Lucas production. The film is Golden-Globe nominated composer’s 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and more World-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard is set to score the soundtrack for Red Tails, …
Santa Monica, CA. Two-time Grammy Award winner and one of contemporary jazz’s leading vocalists, Diane Schuur, has signed with Vanguard Records. She will be releasing her label debut, The Gathering, on June 7th. With a distinguished career that spans nearly three decades, Schuur’s new album is unique in both material …
It only seems yesterday James Brown exited stage earth yet everyday the man’s wide soul and music stays with us. I wrote this when JB passed and to this day miss the man like he was a best friend. RIP: James Brown: Bill King Editor James Brown can take his …
PERFORMING IN TORONTO ON THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011 HEADLINING TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL FIRST RECORD WITH ORIGINAL LINEUP SINCE 1991 MEDIA DOWNLOAD FOR ROCKET SCIENCE IN ZIP FILE: http://bit.ly/Bela2011 No hype—this album is a major event in the jazz/jam band/contemporary music world of 2011. The fans have responded by making …
An incredible closing night to remember! As we look back on 25 years, we couldn’t think of a better way to bridge the past with the future then to have the undeniably talented, young phenom Nikki Yanofsky close off another edition of the Festival on Sunday, July 3 at Metro …
The Musical Majesty of New Orleans June 13, 2011, Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. HBO®’s Tremé Series Star Wendell Pierce and Musicians From the Hit Mini-Series to Perform June 1, 2011, Washington, D.C.—The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present A Night …
Coleridge Goode receives his award at the House of Commons Hello…we’re proud and excited to be taking part in London Is The Place For Me – a weekend celebrating some of the seminal moments in black British music taking place at the Southbank Centre in July. Our Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz …
