Saturday, November 18th, 2017, 8 pm The Syncopators re-imagine repertoire from the early days of New Orleans jazz and complement it with authentic Cuban and African Rhythms. Villafranca, a piano virtuoso, double majored in percussion and piano performance in Cuba’s esteemed Escuela Nacional de Arte. He’s a professor at Julliard …
Supreme congratulations to Aaron Greenwald, the executive director of Duke Performances, and his staff, for presenting “Monk @100.” They did an impressive, superb job honoring and righteously celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birthday (October 10, 1917) of the internationally-known piano legend, Rocky Mount, North Carolina native, Thelonious Monk, for …
Humanitarian arts and educational organization Experience Ayiti will hold a special benefit concert on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at DROM in New York City, for the organization’s second annual mission trip to Haiti. The show will present an All-Star ensemble featuring saxophonist and Experience Ayiti’s founder Godwin Louis, vocalist Pauline Jean, along with Billy Buss(trumpet), Willerm Delisfort (piano), Jonathan Michel (bass), Allan Mednard (drums), and Markus …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proud Morehouse Graduate Steps Out Making a Profound Musical Difference Springing forth following eight years of tours as “Narrator” with platinum selling rock band Trans Siberian Orchestra to a feature role in the life story of Gospel legend BeBe Winans, “Born For This: The Musical,” singer-songwriter Phillip …
Guest artists include pianist Gerald Clayton and his trio, vocalist Theo Bleckmann, saxophonist Archie Shepp with Amina Claudine Myers, and pianist Danilo Perez Faculty leading groups include Darcy James Argue, Jazz at Princeton head Rudresh Mahanthappa, Trineice Robinson-Martin and Jay Clayton Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh …
Called “stunningly beautiful” (New York City Jazz Record) and “one of the best jazz ensembles in the world” (Jazz Podium, Germany), The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra will perform wide-ranging originals by music director Mark Harvey, Saturday October 7, 2017 at 9:00 pm, MIT Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142. …
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Once upon a time there was a jazz group called, Eve CorneliOus & The Chip Crawford Trio. They decided to leave Durham, NC and move to New York City in pursuit of Jazz music. They played many of the NYC clubs including [Dizzy’s Coca-Cola, Blue Note, Smoke]; …
Tom Harrell Quartet at the Vermont Jazz Center Saturday, October 14, 2017, 8 pm Tom Harrell is one of the most prolific trumpeters in jazz. His career spans more than 40 years and he has appeared on over 260 albums with artists such as Charles McPherson and Horace Silver. Harrell …
Katie Thiroux, having received heaps of praise for the quality of her first recording, now has released her second. Off Beat is much in the same spirit as 2015’s Introducing Katie Thiroux, but her most recent album provides further evidence of the depth of her talent. As a bass player …
Celebrating a Century of Jazz 1917 – 2017 November 22nd to 26th, 2017 Presented at the Town & Country – A Destination Hotel 500 Hotel Circle North Discerning jazz fans call the San Diego Jazz Festival “the crown jewel of jazz festivals.” The event is held during the Thanksgiving weekend …
The pianist and composer Daniel Costa released his new jazz/world cd album “Suite Três Rios” recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. This album recaptures the essence of Brazilian rhythms, with shades of classical music. The name is inspired by the confluence of the Solimões and Negro Rivers in the …
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has been called “stunningly beautiful” (New York City Jazz Record), “captivating” (Jazz Improv), “spellbinding” (The Boston Globe), and “one of the best jazz ensembles in the world” (Jazz Podium, Germany). The legendary band, led by founder/director Mark Harvey, will kick off its 45th season with a …
