Preview: The Triangle North Carolina 2014-2015-Jazz Season by Larry Reni Thomas The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the “Triangle” area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems …
Blue Canoe Records has released “Jimi Jazz” from jazz wonder Ron Westray. Westray’s fresh solo take on Jimi Hendrix classics blend bop with contemporary horn and makes it accessible to all listeners. Professor Ron Westary’s professional contributions encompass a stunning list of achievements in the areas of performance, composition, recording and publishing. Since the early …
“Icelandic singing sensation Anna Mjöll will bring her jazz stylings to Upstairs at Vitello’s in Studio City on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The blonde beauty from Reykjavik has been wowing Southern California audiences with musical performances dedicated to the Great American Songbook, winning glowing reviews from critics and audiences alike. Mjöll …
Dimitrije Vasiljevic’s new album Metaphor has been released in the United States on July 22, 2014 and is now available on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby and Google Play stores. Metaphor is a contemporary jazz solo piano album influenced by classical music aesthetics and a touch of Balkan traditions. Compelling original …
Sankofa Video Books and Cafe, 2714 Georgia Avenue, Washington, D.C., N.W., presents a book signing, September 11, 2014, (from 6:30pm—7:30 pm ), featuring Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based writer/radio announcer, Larry Reni Thomas, who will sign copies and talk about his latest book, The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan. The book …
Shamie Royston Trio Plus “Inner Strength” REJS Entertainment presents the Shamie Royston Trio Plus at Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown, NJ 101 North Main Street at 7 PM. Come spend an enchanting evening with one of the most incredible young stars in jazz today. Shamie’s talents and services …
Jazz courses in the NYC music schools are gaining more and more popularity than ever before. It is a form of music that turns on the music faculty in an individual very easily. Besides, it is also an easy variety that has great appeal and is not is difficult to …
With the simple turn of destinies switch there evolves a moment when the adolescent mind becomes acquainted with its developing mature psyche. On May 13th in a recording studio, across the pond, France to be exact, a 16 year old lyrical young lady became acquainted with the maturity of her …
Charlie Haden, one of the greatest bassists in jazz history, passed away at the age of 76 on Friday, July 11. He will be remembered for generations as an unmistakably warm musical presence on some of the most influential jazz recordings of all time. To commemorate Haden’s awe-inspiring legacy, …
So I was levitating from the sheer beauty of a performance by The Fred Hersch Trio during a concert in Ohio when all of a sudden Hersch drew appreciative applause from the audience when he introduced his new composition, “West Virginia Rose.” The applause arose not only because of the …
Plus Residencies with World-Renowned Performers September 2, 2014 — May 19, 2015 Highlights include: The Music of John Zorn: A 35-Year Retrospective; Order of the Virtues a re-interpretation of Hildegarde Von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum; The Music of Ken Schaphorst and John Medeski; Workshops/masterclasses with Lake Street Dive, Jason Moran/Vijay Iyer, …
International jazz festival Koktebel Jazz Party is set to become one of the biggest international events in Crimean cultural life. Scheduled for September 12-15, 2014 the festival will be held in Koktebel, a picturesque and cozy coastal town in Crimea. The four-day festival brings together some of the best jazz …
