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Flushing City Hall Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
In April, Flushing City Hall celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with an incredible lineup of jazz events, both in-person and available to stream for free online for ... -
a breathtaking weekend of live music // The Observer
Image source: Youtube Notre Dame welcomed her 64and Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival last weekend. The festival featured a live preview Thursday night at the Hagerty Family ... -
Three generations of Brazilian jazz musicians celebrate carnival in Aspen
Brazilian guitarist Vinicius Gomes will lead a band of musicians in a Brazilian carnival-themed concert at JAS Cafe at the Local Coffee House on Friday and ... -
Nikki Giovanni teams up with a jazz player to transmit spirituals | The music
Dave Cantor for daily progress There are different contrasting versions of the story. Some have been codified in textbooks, their veracity sometimes being questioned over time. ... -
All That Jazz & More: Brubeck performs with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra | Local News
VALDOSTA – At the age of 7, Chris Brubeck dreamed of playing baseball. What else could we expect from the son of legendary jazz musician Dave ... -
DACAMERA will host jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, drummer Joe Dyson and pianist James Francies
DACAMERA, a Houston-based chamber music and jazz concert presenter, has announced that jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is set to join them on Friday, February 25 at ... -
JM Jazz World Orchestra calls for applications
The Chronicle Mbulelo Mpofu, showbiz journalistJM International invites talented young jazz musicians between the ages of 18 and 26 to apply for the 2022 edition of ... -
“He was looking for beauty”: Roy DeCarava’s widow remembers a master photographer | Photography
OSince then, when asked why his prints were so dark, Roy DeCarava replied, “I think photography is not black and white; it is gray. At London’s ... -
Some of my favorites! | January 28, 2022
allan henry – ahenry.com / Rich has been around music his whole life. Her father had a swing band in the 1940s and played saxophone and ... -
Jazz great Gregory Porter brings a breath of fresh air to downtown Boston
Gregory Porter had a busy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or at least a busy Martin Luther King Jr. Day morning. Porter was with his family, ... -
Jazz icon’s son, teammate Charles McPherson, speaks ahead of UC Irvine event – Orange County Register
When Eric Mingus was a boy in the 1970s, his father Charles Mingus took the family from their home in New York to visit Los Angeles, ... -
‘Encore Cabaret’ mixes Broadway, jazz and more at Appleton PAC
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Hybrid vigor is on display in “Encore Cabaret,” a show with roots in Broadway musicals and branches everywhere. In the branches are ... -
The best jazz guitarists from Austria, Brazil, Spain and the United States come to La Jolla
The fact that five internationally acclaimed jazz guitarists from four countries are embarking on US tours that include concerts at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library ... -
Two Philadelphia Jazz Institutions Join Forces as Chris’ Jazz Café Hosts Clef Club Fundraiser
As the founder and director of the influential music program of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, Lovett Hines sends out each of ... -
Wadada Leo Smith, Artemis, Kenny G & More: Jazz Week
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and remarkable stories from the world of jazz. It’s a one-stop destination for the music news you ... -
Ruth Goller on her best bass albums
Ruth Goller’s career is based on an intoxicating mix of jazz talent and punk attitude. Originally from the Italian Alps, but based in London, she plays ... -
Song of the day: The Souris-Jordan Jazz Orchestra – “Bronx”
A product of UNT, this jazz band has an exciting, adventurous and alluring sound that does Denton and its jazz scene justice. Welcome to Song of ... -
Charlie Watts recalled by Dave Green | Charlie watts
I first met Charlie Watts in 1946 when I was four and he was five. We moved into new pre-fabs built after the war in Wembley ... -
Best Jazz Albums of 2021
Even the big albums made by jazz musicians this year had an intense sense of closeness: large-scale problems being solved in one chamber, with limited tools ... -
Jim Kilburn, jazz musician, has passed away
Jim Kilburn arrived in Steveston in 1930 with his mother’s family, the Spargos, who settled here and still have roots in the community. A well-respected Canadian ... -
Alan Broadbent and “Trio In Motion” at “The Jazz Corner Of The World” – Times Square Chronicles
My point of view: Alan Broadbent and “Trio In Motion” at “The Jazz Corner Of The World” Sometimes advertising and slogans become outdated and do not ... -
Shakespeare in Jazz puts the bard to music. See in Scottsdale
Laura Latzko | Special for the Republic Often times, exposure to William Shakespeare’s work comes in the form of sitting in a classroom, listening to others ... -
Jazz musicians delight music lovers in Baku
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Laman Ismayilova The centenary of the Baku Academy of Music was celebrated in Baku with a series of events entitled “Jazzery Voices”. For ... -
Legendary guitarist Leo Kottke returns to perform at St. Cecilia Music Center’s Acoustic Café Series on November 19, 2021
The St. Cecilia Music Center is delighted to once again welcome legendary and favorite Grand Rapids guitarist Leo Kottke November 19, 2021. Kottke, who was described ... -
New documentary tells the story of Montreal jazz master Oscar Peterson
Breadcrumb Links Music Movies Culture Celebrity “If you want to talk about the great jazz musicians of the world, you had better include Oscar Peterson,” says ... -
Famous jazz festival launches China’s first stanza
The prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival launched its first Chinese edition last week, featuring a group of high-quality musical performances near Hangzhou West Lake. The world-famous jazz ... -
Nat Adderley, Jr. to perform at Parker Jazz Club
This Sunday, October 17, famous jazz musician Nat Adderley, Jr. will take the stage at the Parker Jazz Club (114 West Fourth St., Austin, Texas). Nat ... -
The Jazz at Pinecrest concert series begins October 16
Ashley Pezzotti Courtesy of the South Motors Jazz series from Pinecrest Gardens Returning for its 12th season, the jazz series at Pinecrest Gardens is a survivor ... -
My Perfect Weekend With Jeremy Monteiro Entertainment News & Top Stories
Who: Jeremy Monteiro, 61, is Singapore’s most prominent jazz musician, with a career spanning 45 years. Recently elected President of Compass (Composers and Authors Society of ... -
Popular breakfast and lunch dishes pair well with the jazz side
To share Tweeter To share To share E-mail The Sunrise Café is a cornerstone of the downtown Soquel community that combines classic breakfast and dinner fare ... -
The Longing is Over, spectators return to Mount Bromo Jazz 2021 under strict health protocol
SURABAYA from Indonesia, September 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The famous Indonesian jazz festival “Jazz Gunung” has finally made a comeback after being held virtually ... -
George Mraz, bassist of choice for jazz musicians, dies at 77
A favorite with audiences in Greater Boston and around the world, Mr. Mraz was 77 when he died on September 16. His wife, musician Camilla Mraz, ... -
40th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival ends in style
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Some must-see performances were on deck to close the 40th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival. Organizers reduced this year’s in-person audience due to ... -
The Sagiya Foundation creates a solid platform for success
“THE moment you realize your peers are called ‘old people,’ that’s when you know you’ve grown up listening to great music. “ This is according to ... -
Improvisation and Jazz | Ben witherington
Having spent an enormous amount of time since the early 1990s listening to all kinds of jazz including classical jazz, new age, free form, fusion, big ... -
A jazz education initiative to strengthen jazz in HBCUs
By Eugene Holley Jr.ISeptember 21, 2021 (Photo: ) One of the indisputable victories of jazz is in the field of education. Many predominantly white institutions of ... -
Improvised music offers a model for creative collaboration far beyond the artistic realm
Toronto guitarist Matthew Fong leads Future Machines, an instrumental trio that explores jagged rhythms, math-rock and metric complexity. They were on the Guelph Jazz Festival artist ... -
Eric Clapton, Counting Crows, EW&F: New Orleans concerts are back and new clubs reopen | Music
Do you remember the concerts? Real indoor concerts, with seats, a roof and several thousand temporary friends? After an 18-month hiatus forced by the coronavirus pandemic ... -
Style lessons from one of jazz music’s most famous photo books
Let me start this story with a bit of context: I really As Jazz. I’m listening to it right now, and I did it while writing ... -
Wilmington jazz icon Joe Chambers releases album on Blue Note label
When it comes to jazz, the legendary Blue Note label has long represented the pinnacle of musical form, releasing albums by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie ... -
16 summer concert series to get your fix of live music
Summer is in full swing and it calls for outdoor concerts and cold drinks. As we bask in the light of the return of the live ... -
Columbus homes sell for more than the list price in the hot market
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Demand for homes in central Ohio is causing buyers to write checks on the price of the sticker to enter the home ... -
The Department of Music welcomes three new singing faculties
Photos submitted Counterclockwise from top right: Lauren Clare, Lenora Green and Jonathan Stinson. the Department of Music from Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is proud ... -
Five incredible contemporary jazz musicians from Central and Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe can play jazz as well as any other region in the world. These five incredible contemporary jazz musicians should be more than ... -
WTJU combining education with all that jazz | Local News
WTJU personalities Dave Rogers, left, and Rus Perry discuss programming for the University of Virginia-owned radio station. Perry’s two-year, 100-hour Jazz at 100 series is the ... -
Jazz music returns to the Morris Graves Museum of Art – Times-Standard
The Francis Vanek Quartet (Francis Vanek and the RLL Jazz Trio) will perform authentic 50’s and 60’s style jazz during Arts Alive! Saturdays from 6 p.m. ... -
21-year-old jazz artist talks about his favorite tunes and the joys of music theory – Cowichan Valley Citizen
Prior to his recent concert broadcast live at the Cowichan Performing Arts Center, musician Jared Popma had a one-on-one with Ashley Daniel Foot of CPAC: Local ... -
Women in jazz still face many obstacles to success
photo by Master of Ceremonies Slim at Unsplash It is a cliché that music is a meritocracy, in which success is seen as the result of ... -
Famous Kiwi jazz drummer Frank Gibson Jr is still keeping the beat after nearly 70 years
Kiwi drum legend Frank Gibson Jr has been wowing crowds for nearly 70 years. He’s played with the best in the business, and there’s not much ... -
Summer Music, by George Grella
The good news is, it feels like summer, which isn’t just a box on the calendar but quite an experience here in New York City. It ... -
Dan Tepfer plays Bach like you’ve never heard him before: backwards: NPR
Pianist, composer and coder Dan Tepfer has confronted pandemic isolation with ingenious technological solutions. Josh Goleman / courtesy the artist hide caption toggle legend Josh Goleman ... -
Announcement of the expanded Jas Academy program presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass and the Frost School of Music
In 2021, Jazz Aspen Snowmass will expand its mid-summer collaboration with JAS Academy with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami to include ... -
Austin musicians remember jazz drummer
Guitarist Mitch Watkins first met drummer Scott Laningham in the early 1980s, when they were playing together at a concert at a Mexican restaurant on Sixth ... -
Local educator launches music academy – Monterey Herald
As we have all seen this year and more, the COVID crucible has led to innovations in the arts, sciences, education and technology. While some of ... -
Things to do in Chicago for music fans
Welcome to our highlights for concerts, festivals and live music in Chicago. From free shows at Millennium Park to big festivals like Ravinia and Lollapalooza, to ... -
Georgia Anne Muldrow builds her own musical world
Muldrow, 37, grew up in a family of jazz musicians in Los Angeles. His father, Ronald Muldrow, was a guitarist who worked for decades with soul-jazz ... -
Jazz Meets Justice: Music for a Cause at Lincoln Center
MANHATTAN – It was a night of great jazz artists meeting a great advocate for social justice. when trumpeter Wynton Marsalis asked lawyer Bryan Stevenson to ... -
Squarepusher | Warp Factor Nine: “For me, it’s about being able to operate at different speeds beyond real time”
For a quarter of a century, six-string bassist, multi-instrumentalist and electronics innovator Tom Jenkinson has been tearing the boundaries between sound and genre under the guise ... -
Sons Of Kemet – Black to the Future
The tuk-band isn’t one of the Caribbean’s most famous musical exports, but it’s a relatively common sight at carnivals around Barbados, the island where Son of ... -
James Brandon Lewis, a saxophonist who embodies and transcends tradition
When James brandon lewis plays the saxophone, he usually plants his feet shoulder-width apart and bends a bit at the knee, swaying and tunneling in a ... -
The bassist plays classical and jazz music and studies the brain
Isaac Mingus originally wanted to follow his father and study the clarinet as a child. But his director of the Pine View Orchestra told him that ... -
Learn about the history of jazz at these museums
ANI | Update: Apr 30, 2021 11:39 PM STI Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Music lovers around the world celebrate International Jazz Day on April 30 ...