16 piece big band with director Rob Freeberg, Kevin Mahogany, vocals and Dave Stryker, guitar. Revenue from this annual gala is the primary source of funding to assist VJC students. VJC averages of $17,000 in scholarships each year to help students attend ensembles, private lessons and our annual summer jazz …
2017-2018 Season highlights include: • World premieres of new works by Darcy James Argue and Anthony Coleman • Monk’s Dream: Thelonious Monk at 100 with T.S. Monk • Manteca: Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Latin Jazz celebrating Gillespie’s centennial • Residency featuring Matana Roberts • Music of Jerry Bergonzi …
Berklee President Roger H. Brown presented an honorary doctor of music degree to legendary guitarist, composer, and pioneering bandleader John McLaughlin on July 10, during the commencement ceremony for the graduate programs at Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain. McLaughlin also performed as a special guest at the commencement concert at …
“Straight Ahead is like a humanities festival of jazz” – Chicago Tribune From July 17-21 2017 The Jazz Institute of Chicago in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago will offer 5 days of interactive explorations of jazz via lectures, demonstrations, hands-on clinics and jam sessions during its 9th annual Straight Ahead …
NBM Graphic Novels is proud to present Billie Holiday, the latest graphic novel biography following the Eisner-nominated Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo and Thoreau: A Sublime Life. By internationally renowned Argentine artists José Muñoz and Carlos Sampayo, and featuring Muñoz’ strikingly raw heavy blacks, this is not just a …
Nine-Track Opus Includes Three Originals + Renditions of Classics By Monk, McCoy Tyner, Oliver Nelson, Joni Mitchell and Miles Davis Vocalizations and Accompaniment from Guitarist RON SATTERFIELD Record Release Show July 15 at Dizzy’s in San Diego, CA San Diego, CA: On July 14, 2017, virtuoso flutist, composer/arranger, and …
Available Digitally, on CD, and Blu-ray, ‘Live at the High Noon’ Is the Group’s First Live Album 75-Minute Concert Includes Exuberant Rendition of “Jupiter” by Earth Wind & Fire Group Includes Oscar-Winning Arranger & Jazz Pianist Tim Whalen Madison, WI: As a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison music students who …
New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. The Daniel Bennett Group performs their Massachusetts CD Release at the Good Art Series at Saint Susanna Parish (262 Needham St, Dedham, MA) on Saturday, May 6th at 7pm. …
San Diego, CA: As a 25-year veteran of pushing the boundaries of modern composition, prolific musician Joe Garrison is getting set to introduce his most adventurous project yet. Releasing April 7, The People Upstairs is the follow-up to 2013’s Veranda, which the San Diego Troubadour favorably compared to the ground-breaking work of Oliver Nelson while also landing in …
First Single “Prayer of Jabez” is a Tribute To Marvin Gaye, Whom She Toured with for 4 Years Upcoming March/April Shows at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and Ubon in Wilmington, DE Wilmington, DE: As a highly-regarded, in-demand composer, vocalist and jazz soloist who plays soprano, alto and baritone saxes, …
