New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. The Daniel Bennett Group performs their Massachusetts CD Release at the Good Art Series at Saint Susanna Parish (262 Needham St, Dedham, MA) on Saturday, May 6th at 7pm. …
Grammy-Award winning drummer and musical director Ulysses Owens, Jr., will return to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola from April 28-30 to take part in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Ella Fitzgerald Festival. He will lead a notable ensemble consisting of pianist Allyn Johnson, trumpeter Alphonso Horne, and bassist Alex Claffy, with featured vocalists Brianna …
Hailed as a “bracing walk on the wide side of the big band spectrum” (JazzTimes), the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra continues its 44th season with a show on MIT’s mainstage, Kresge Auditorium Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 pm, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Free admission, made possible by Music and …
“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a …
All good things must come to an end, unfortunately. That’s part of the process of regeneration, I suppose, which is how the world continues to be refreshed. Nonetheless, it’s a sad occasion when it’s time to move on. Now, Dreambox Media, a label documenting Philadelphia jazz the way the musicians …
San Diego, CA: As a 25-year veteran of pushing the boundaries of modern composition, prolific musician Joe Garrison is getting set to introduce his most adventurous project yet. Releasing April 7, The People Upstairs is the follow-up to 2013’s Veranda, which the San Diego Troubadour favorably compared to the ground-breaking work of Oliver Nelson while also landing in …
“Smith uses his magisterial instrumental voice, his inspirational leadership and his command of classical, jazz and blues forms to remind us of what has gone down and what’s still happening.” —Bill Meyer, DownBeat’s 80 Coolest Things in Jazz Today “A trumpeter and composer of penetrating insight.”– Nate Chinen, The New …
The JAZZ’aqui Association would like to invite you all to participate in the Portuguese JAZZ Festival that will happen between the 23-25th of March in the Kunstfabrik Schlot in Berlin. The JAZZ’aqui Association was born from the idea of promoting the Portuguese JAZZ in Portugal and beyond borders. Since its …
First Single “Prayer of Jabez” is a Tribute To Marvin Gaye, Whom She Toured with for 4 Years Upcoming March/April Shows at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and Ubon in Wilmington, DE Wilmington, DE: As a highly-regarded, in-demand composer, vocalist and jazz soloist who plays soprano, alto and baritone saxes, …
Belgian instrumental duo exploring an ever widening universe of highly personal sounds. Using only classical double bass and often raw electric guitar, the atmospheres shift from energetic and wild jazz to delicate intimacy and classic beauty, echoes of world and ethnic music, into trippy electronic sound manipulation. New York based …
