The Jazz Bistro 251 Victoria Street, near Yonge/Dundas Toronto ON M5B 1T8 Canada 416 363 5299 www.jazzbistro.ca L Genre classification simply will not pigeonhole the remarkable Canadian vocalist Hannah Burgé, as clearly demonstrated in her extraordinary debut album Green River Sessions on Music Village Records. Her Masters Degree in ethnomusicology is no …
Boston, MA – On September 26, music lovers of all ages will gather for the 15th annual Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston’s historic South End – home to several legendary clubs during Boston’s jazz heyday. The all-day, free outdoor event will offer contemporary jazz, funk, Latin, pop, and soul acts …
Stage performers know that they can capture their audience’s hearts and minds by choosing music that the host neighborhoods/cities/states/provinces/countries value. Shrewdly, Kurt Elling, during his world travels, sang, sometimes in the localities’ native tongue, music well known in the countries that hosted him. While in France, sing what the French …
The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the “Triangle” area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way? The …
September 18th (Friday), 2015 8 pm Downbeat and Guggenheim award winning composer and flutist Jamie Baum leads her Septet Plus in an original, driving, colorful blend of jazz influenced by Indian, Pakistani, and classical music, with music from her new CD, ‘In this Life’. Sponsored by Julian Gerstin and Carlene …
Saturday, September 19th, 2015 8pm Famed alto saxophonist Wilson brings his quartet, heralded as “jazz at its finest – in conception, execution and spontaneity.” With Orrin Evans, piano, Ugonna Okegwo, bass and Clarence Penn, drums. Sponsored by Dave Ellis and Ann Greenwalt of Ellis Music $20-40 sliding scale, $15 …
SFJAZZ announces a new lineup of its award-winning all-star octet, the SFJAZZ Collective – trumpeter Sean Jones is replacing long-time member and trumpeter Avishai Cohen. The SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star award-winning jazz ensemble comprising eight of the finest performers and composers at work in jazz today. Launched in 2004 …
SoundExchange announced that it has paid more than $3 billion in digital royalties to recording artists and record labels since the organization became a wholly independent non-profit in 2003. This monumental achievement signifies the explosive growth of the digital radio space and the crucial role digital radio plays in the …
For Immediate Release August 10, 2015 Steve Wilson Earns Multi-Page JazzTimes Feature, DownBeat Review, Jazziz Review, More Acclaimed Saxophonist Supports The Ana Grace Project Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson has earned multiple national magazine placements for his recent CD release — his first as a headliner in over 12 years. …
August 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gwen Feldman (323) 661-4442 gwen@silmanjamespress.com A VIVID PORTRAIT OF A COMPLEX MUSICIAN—CHARLES LLOYD: A WILD, BLATANT TRUTH WEAVES TOGETHER THE DIFFUSE STRANDS OF CELEBRATED SAXOPHONIST/COMPOSER CHARLES LLOYD’S LIFE (Los Angeles) — Jazz master Charles Lloyd is currently enjoying great interest and acclaim among …
