The Maria Schneider Orchestra has returned after eight years. Certainly a cause for celebration, the orchestra’s album, The Thompson Fields, wildly exceeds expectations. The Thompson Fields may end up as being considered Schneider’s signature achievement—the work that captures not only the incomparable sound of her orchestra in all of its …
After a 25 years long recording career comprising a dozen albums released as a leader or co-leader, in several styles, from electro-acoustic to post-rock, tango and jazz, Daniel Diaz releases SWAN SONG in October 2015. This is the third and last installment in a trilogy of world-jazz-fusion solo “composer” albums, …
By John Stevenson Phil Woods, who owed his style of playing to Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, died aged 83 on September 29th 2015. He was one of the most accomplished and admired technicians of the alto saxophone and distinguished himself in jazz and popular music. Philip Wells Woods was born in …
KEIKO MATSUI To Release “LIVE IN TOKYO” CD/DVD on October 2 Via Shanachie Entertainment Concert Showcases SOUL QUEST, Her Most Recent Critically Acclaimed Studio Album Special Guests Include Guitarist Chuck Loeb and Saxophonists Kirk Whalum & Tom Braxton U.S. Tour Oct 9 – Nov 15 Covers Boston, Washington DC, Cleveland …
By John Stevenson With Aria, New Orleans-based pianist, Sullivan Fortner, makes an impressive debut on the historic Impulse label. What’s always been special about Fortner is his reverence for the Jazz and Blues tradition, ranging from the Spanish Tinge exemplified by Jelly Roll Morton, Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith’s and James …
By John Stevenson On Kalthoum, French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf presents an enthralling tribute to one of Egypt’s most legendary classical singers, Oum Kalthoum. Also known as the Star of the East, Oum Kalthoum (1904-1975) was endowed with a powerful and emotionally penetrating voice. During the fifty odd years of a …
Alma Micic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of 16 she started performing with a local quartet at a time when jazz was making a big comeback in Belgrade. Soon she became a featured vocalist with the Radio Belgrade Big Band and began touring and appearing …
Carlos Averhoff Jr. is a Latin Grammy nominated tenor saxophonist from Cuba. He has been called “a dynamic fresh new voice on the saxophone” (All about Jazz) and “a virtuoso soloist” (Latin Jazz Network). This concert will fuse the excitement of the music of Cuba mixed with the heady grooves of …
(NEW YORK, NY) – Zac Greenberg’s new jazz-fusion album UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is brash and beautiful; one minute predictable, and then, surprising. In other words, it is like life itself. Inspired by cancer, the music paints a picture of one cancer patient’s road from normalcy to shock, fear, acceptance and, hopefully, …
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, is pleased to welcome Champian Fulton to Bemelmans Bar for a Sunday night residency. Champian Fulton has become a world-class jazz pianist and vocalist with international acclaim. A mainstay on the vibrant New York Jazz scene, she has released five albums while still in her twenties and has performed …
GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNER KURT ELLING MAKES CAFÉ CARLYLE DEBUT, OCTOBER 13-17 GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling makes his Café Carlyle debut with Elling Swings Sinatra, October 13-17. The five-night run will pay homage to the legendary male vocalist in celebration of Sinatra’s centenary. Elling will lend his own voice to Sinatra’s vast repertoire with reinterpretations of classic …
Listen Now 24/7 Follow www.chayelive.com Chaye Alexander’s Bio Chaye’s introduction to music dates back to her childhood with fond memories of Sunday afternoons spent enjoying the sounds of Petula Clark, Brook Benton, Dionne Warwick, and a host of other classic soul artists, with her mother. Raised in Brooklyn, NY, where …
