Three Nights of Sonic Specters, Southern Storytelling, and Valentine’s Day Revelry, Each Offering a Distinctly Different Zippers Experience Music, mayhem, and revelry will collide when the maestros of vaudeville, jazz, blues, and roots swing into The Stanley for a Valentine’s Day weekend of sonic specters, sinful rhythms, and love in all its …
Beloved Holiday Tradition Returns with Vintage Jazz, New Orleans Swing, Seasonal Favorites, and Three Decades of Musical Magic Following a triumphant year celebrating the 30th anniversary of their platinum-certified breakthrough album Hot, the Squirrel Nut Zippers have announced that they are bringing the party into the holiday season with the return of their …
“The true Father of Mambo and Son Montuno, without Arsenio Rodriguez there is no salsa, Afro-Cuban jazz, and many would even argue, rock and funk. Although his music is timeless, I’ve always envisioned it being interpreted in a big band setting with modern, progressive jazz-oriented arrangements. That vision has now …
A thoughtful composer as well as an original voice on a wide range of woodwind instruments, Dr. Brian Landrus has released an album that may expand upon listeners’ expectations. Landrus’s personal experiences confirm that life itself confounds expectations. His new album, Just When You Think You Know, summarizes Landrus’s deepening …
Two Days and Nights of Music and Spirits in Estes Park, CO at the Stanley Hotel — the Very Hotel that Inspired Stephen King’s The Shining This March, the doors of the legendary Stanley Hotel will swing open for a weekend that can’t be repeated, recreated, or relived. To mark the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough …
The Platinum-Selling Gypsy Jazzsters will Perform the Record in its Entirety During “In the Afterlife” Tour Dates When Hotfirst hit the airwaves in 1996, it didn’t just ignite excitement — it sparked a cultural bonfire. With its infectious blend of swing, jazz, Delta blues, and Southern storytelling, Hot rocketed the Squirrel Nut Zippers from the underground …
In its dynamic fall 2025 season,New England Conservatory (NEC) celebrates the legacy of visionary composer and educator Gunther Schuller. In 1967, Schuller began a decade as president of NEC, establishing the first fully accredited Jazz Studies Department at an American conservatory and launching the Third Stream Department. “Nothing like that …
Over the past several years my husband , French guitarist Serge Merlaud and I have been regularly performing in Europe and deepening a collaboration with the great French musical team Charlier/Sourisse. For over 30 years master drummer Andre Charlier and Keyboard virtuoso Benoit Sourisse have recorded and toured in various …
“Sub rosa” – the term conjures shadowy images of secret messages and covert operations, espionage and investigation. Jazz has always been something of a coded language, able to convey deep and complex meaning in abstract form, communicating emotions without explicit explanation. Pianist Julian Shore delivers his own collection of clandestine …
Both albums are out June 6, 2025 via Masters’ longtime label Capri Records and feature Billy Harper asspecial guest soloist with Masters’ virtuosic ensemble Sam Rivers 100 celebrates the late composer’s centenary with music from his Blue Note years, whileDance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! Draws inspiration from throughout Harper’s storied career …
Multi-Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Truesdell and the Gil Evans Project have reopened the Gil Evans Project vaults to release a new album of material, SHADES OF SOUND: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2, out May 30, 2025 on Outside in Music. Following in the footsteps of the …
The past four years have seen dramatic crests and troughs within society, from the dark lows at the heart of the global pandemic to the renewed sense of vigor and joy that has blossomed following the extinguishing of that crisis. Throughout these four years, musicians in particular have adapted and …
