“William Parker is something of a father figure.” — Larry Blumenfeld, New York Times “One of the 50 Greatest New York Musicians of All Time” — Time Out New York Launching a new series of music and cultural discourse at the Atlas Industries building in …
Award winning drummers Gregg Potter and Dennis Chambers and Vocalist Cathy Rich Honor Buddy Rich’s Music and Legacy April 29, 2017 • 7:00PM The Cutting Room – 44 E. 32nd St, New York As part of the Buddy Rich Centennnial celebrations, the iconic Buddy Rich Band featuring Gregg Potter on …
Filtron M, led by New York-based pianist, keyboardist, and composer Manu Koch, will release their latest album entitled Astoria Roots Live (True Groove Records) on April 28, 2017. The recording is the first full-length album released by the group and was recorded live at the Iridium in New York, NY, …
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 …
