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 …
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 …
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Kat Edmonson at The Ridgefield Playhouse Saturday, March 7 at 8pm 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 With Special Guest: Milton Singer-songwriter Milton has made waves in the New York City music scene and is regularly heard on college radio airwaves. He sings with a smoky, rasp-filled voice …
HOWARD JOHNSON began by playing baritone sax, but his natural gift for the tuba was evident from the first time he picked up the instrument as a young teenager. It wasn’t just that he could produce a sound; he already knew how to play his school band’s parts by memorizing …
Saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been making headlines for the last decade with his quirky blend of modern jazz, pop, and folk music. The Boston Globe calls it, “a mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism.” The maverick New York bandleader plays saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet on his forthcoming album, The Mystery at Clown Castle (New York …
Pianist’s Whaling City Sound Debut in February Features Karrin Allyson on Vocals, With Phil Woods, Ignacio Berroa, Conrad Herwig and Harvie S, Resulting in a Strong Ensemble Performance When pianist and composer Dave Bass was still in his teens, he had his sights firmly set on a career as a …
Rudi Records new release Sounds of Hope by Daniele Cavallanti & The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble RRJ1026 Rudi Records 2015 Personnel: Daniele Cavallanti, tenor sax Riccardo Luppi, alto & soprano sax, flute Gianluca Elia, tenor sax (bass sax on Braxtown) Massimo Falascone baritone & sopranino sax, (contrabass sax on Braxtown) …
Eli Bennett is a 35-time award-winning jazz saxophonist and a 4-time Leo-Nominated film composer based in Vancouver, Canada. He has performed twice at the Grammy Awards, recorded twice at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, toured North America, and has shared the stage with GRAMMY-Award-Winners Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, and Terence …
New Frequencies Fest: Jazz@YBCA “jazz in the present tense” February 5-7, 2015 Highlights include Angélique Kidjo, Henry Threadgill Double-Up, Matana Roberts, Ben Goldberg’s Orphic Machine, Jenny Scheinman solo, Satoko Fujii Duo, Rudy Royston’s 303, Myra Melford, Joëlle Léandre & Nicole Mitchell Trio, Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch Plus Special Events, dance …
NEW YORK, NY – On a cold, brisk March morning some 18 months ago, jazz vocalist Michelle Walker was packing her small suit case for a 3 day stay out of town. She and the band members that she had been playing with for a little over 4 years were …
Award Winning Contemporary Jazz Funk Ensemble, SounDoctrine has released their brand new digital single, “After All” via their website. The Jim Couchenour penned ballad featuring saxophonist Michael Austin and guitarist Mike Donadio will also be available at iTunes and Amazon, but the band has chosen to ignore Spotify and Pandora. “We’ve …
