Blue Canoe Records latest release from Trey Wright is a ripping set of originals that moves from solid, classic jazz to sweet, sympathetic ballads with ease. The compositions on Songs From Oak Avenue deserve notice as does the playing of this group of veterans. Songs from Oak Avenue is Mr. Wright’s second …
“There should be a class simply on application,” Jason Moran emphasizes to his NEC Master Class, explaining that he means a focus on “how to deal with ideas that don’t seem to belong to your discipline.” Moran’s own career as one of the preeminent pianists, composers and bandleaders in jazz …
American Composers Orchestra presents Blues Symphony & Beyond at Jazz at Lincoln Center Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8pm George Manahan, Music Director Uri Caine, piano soloist Featuring the New York Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony World Premiere of a revised & expanded version of Uri Caine’s Double Trouble …
Instruments in music are treated as the craftiest business to learn. If one has a good voice, one can try out vocals. If one does not have a good voice, then also s/he can improve based on the vocal trainings at music schools. But learning instrumentals is not as easy …
A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory’s Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 34 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC’s Pierce Hall Tuesday, March 24 – Tuesday, April 21 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 34 free 1-hour concerts, Tuesday. March 24 — …
SFJAZZ Announces Programming for 33rd San Francisco Jazz Festival & Summer Sessions Concert Series Festival Runs June 9-June 21, 2015 2015 Summer Sessions Concert Series Runs July 16-August 23, 2015 Festival Highlights – Snarky Puppy, Tribute to Ernesto Lecouno with Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Michel Camilo, Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge, Goapele, Shelby …
Dominique Eade knows the value of an open-minded teacher first hand. Eade’s creativity had found diverse outlets as a child, including guitar playing (“I was a pretty good finger-picker”) and songwriting, and as an English major at Vassar she would often supplement her assignments with poems and songs. “I was …
CANCELLED EVENT AT THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE Tweet
Hi Be-Bop Lovers, Just wanted to take this time let all of my Friends, Students and Fans know I am still doing my Saturday Be-Bop Workshop from 2PM til 5PM every Saturday. The first hour will deal with the theory from my Jazz Improvisation Method titled “The Diminished Whole Tone …
One-Week Intensive Jazz Program for Students Ages 14 – 18 Sunday, June 21 – Friday, June 26, 2015 Special Guest Artists MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Nominee Miguel Zenón plus NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst headline the week holding masterclasses paired with evening concerts of their music Students ages 14 …
