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 …
Danilo Pérez, president of the Danilo Pérez Foundation and artistic director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), and Patricia Zarate, executive director of Panama Jazz Productions and founder of the Latin American Music Therapy Symposium, are bringing students from the BGJI and Berklee’s music therapy program to Panama City, …
SEE THESE GREAT SHOWS AT THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE! CALL BOX OFFICE AT 203-438-5795 FOR TICKETS Festival Cubano Featuring Chuchito Valdés Quartet Sat, 08/15/2015 – 5:30pm Includes a wine tasting courtesy of Palm Bay International, Specialty Rum Drinks and Cuban inspired food from Babaloo! Put on your Fedora and celebrate …
NEW YORK, NY ― August 10, 2015 ― Composer Miho Hazama was named the winner of the BMI Foundation’s 16th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and Manny Albam Commission at the BMI Jazz Composer Workshop’s 27th Annual Showcase Concert, held on June 25th at the Christ and St. Stephen’s …
Near the EXPO area, in September kicks off at Villa Arconati the first edition of ” Italian Jazz Fest ” festival for Italian jazz talents. The show, promoted by two non-profit organizations in the city of Bollate (near Milan), is intended to raise italian talents, both lesser-known and more popular, …
“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 …
