NYC Saxophonist Adison Evans Celebrates The Hero In All Of US
25 February, 2016
Adison Evans is proud to release her debut jazz album, HERO. A tribute to those who have shaped her into the musician and young woman she is today, featuring her unique melody driven compositions in addition to her heroes: Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Sonny Rollins and Steve Wilson.
With Hero Adison ...
| The Joey Defrancesco Trio At Miniaci March 12, 2016
23 February, 2016
South Florida JAZZ, the area's premier modern jazz organization, is excited to present the Joey DeFrancesco Trio on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:00 PM. This concert takes place at the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on the Nova Southeastern University campus, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr Blvd, ...
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Singer Idalee Works With Prison Fellowship Non-Profit To Create Riveting 'Heal' Video/Documentary, As EP 'Starting Now' Is Confirmed For 3/4 Release
23 February, 2016
Singer Topher Hall is the embodiment of second chances, and he has reimagined himself as performer Idalee. It started with Hall drunk and high on cocaine, his head through the windshield, as he plowed his car into a parked government vehicle. His battle with addiction has evolved into a riveting tale ...
| Star-studded Lineup Hits The Stage For The 11th Annual Jazz In The Gardens From Usher To Aretha Franklin, Babyface To Janelle Monae - Jazz In The Gardens Hits All The Right Notes
23 February, 2016
The City of Miami Gardens is proud to announce the complete lineup of the 11th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival (JITG) taking place on March 19th � 20th, 2016, at Sun Life Stadium (347 Don Shula Dr, Miami Gardens, FL 33056). Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.
This year's lineup ...
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Saxophonist Logan Richardson's 'Shift' Ft. Pat Metheny, Jason Moran, Harish Raghavan & Nasheet Waits Out 2/26
23 February, 2016
"Richardson's playing is a full of verve complimented by Metheny's deft technique and varied tonal processing. Moran brings his usual pianistic flair and doubles on keyboards while the music's core is held together nicely by the rhythm section's taut yet malleable timing." - All About Jazz
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| Jazz Vocalist Anne Walsh's "Brand New" Set To Blossom With The Arrival Of Spring
18 February, 2016
The sultriness inherent in Brazilian jazz rhythms enhances the fresh and vibrant pop melodies on soprano song siren Anne Walsh�s �Brand New,� which bodes to cast a bewitching spell of beauty and romance this spring upon its March 18 release from A To Z Music. The timing is serendipitous for the twelve-tracker ...
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UK Trio Gogo Penguin - Blue Note Debut 'Man Made Object' Out Now
18 February, 2016
It�s been an astonishing couple of years for GoGo Penguin, the UK trio of drummer Rob Turner, double bassist Nick Blacka and pianist Chris Illingworth. Their trademark mash-up of minimalist piano themes, deeply propulsive bass lines and electronica-inspired drums has seen their 2014 album v2.0 shortlisted ...
| Glenn Miller Is Back: Texas Company To Re-Release Glenn Miller Songs On Really, Really Old Fashioned Vinyl
17 February, 2016
You may have heard about the rebound of vinyl records. But those records are not just the long play 33 rpm and single play 45 rpm discs we know from the past. Right until the late 1950s, records spun at a much higher speed - at 78 revolutions per minute allowing only a few minutes of music on a 10 inch ...
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Cecile Mclorin Salvant - "The Voice Of Jazz's New Generation" (Vanity Fair) - Wins Grammy For Best Jazz Vocal Album With 'For One To Love'
16 February, 2016
Tonight at the GRAMMYs, Cecile McLorin Salvant won the award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her acclaimed 2015 release 'For One To Love' (Mack Avenue). This is the 26 year-old Salvant's first Grammy and it caps an extraordinary breakout year that included critical praise ("the finest jazz singer to emerge ...
| Iconic Saxophonist Charles Lloyd On Tour Now - 'I Long To See You' Out Now On Blue Note
15 February, 2016
Supporting his new album I Long To See You, ledgendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd is on tour now. Recently released via Blue Note Records, the new album finds the iconic saxophonist and recent NEA Jazz Master in the company of a new band featuring guitarist Bill Frisell and pedal steel guitarist Greg ...
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Real Art Ways Announces An Advance Connecticut Screening On March 6 Of The New Music Film "Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song" With A Special Live Concert
12 February, 2016
Showcasing the late Thomas Chapin's extraordinary life and the indelible mark he made on fans, peers and the jazz world-at-large, Emmy-winning filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo will present an Advance Screening of THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG. The new music documentary film will have its first public ...
| Bringing "Hero's Journey" To Life
12 February, 2016
The dozen songs that experimental jazz trumpeter-rapper Matt Von Roderick released sans fanfare as �Hero�s Journey� in mid-December on Bandcamp (https://mattvonroderick.bandcamp.com) are about a protagonist in pursuit of burning dreams of love, acceptance, desire, fun, fame and fortune. Now it�s time ...
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The Best Music Education Summer Program In The World: 12 Workshops + 24 Teachers + 120 Musicians + 42 Days Of Music; It's All Happening At The New York Jazz Workshop
12 February, 2016
The New York Jazz Workshop is the destination for jazz musicians from all over the world this summer! Located near Times Square, NYJW's 8th Jazz Intensive Summer series is going to be an incredible experience for both participants and teachers alike.
Twelve different summer intensives on various ...
| Real Art Ways Announces An Advance Connecticut Screening On March 6 Of The New Music Film "Thomas Chapin, Night Bird Song" With A Special Live Concert
11 February, 2016
Showcasing the late Thomas Chapin's extraordinary life and the indelible mark he made on fans, peers and the jazz world-at-large, Emmy-winning filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo will present an Advance Screening of THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG. The new music documentary film will have its first public ...
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Get In The Mood With Plunky & Oneness
09 February, 2016
Smooth jazz saxophone can set just the right tone for intimacy so the Plunky & Oneness soulful sax version of "In The Mood," should lead to lots of romance. This reprise of the Whispers' hit song is a bit more subtle but just as suggestive as crooned by Plunky's tenor sax and answered by the enticingly ...
| New Vintage Jazz Singer Laura Ainsworth Signed By Grammy-Winning Producer For National Label Debut
05 February, 2016
Dallas-based retro jazz singer Laura Ainsworth is back in the studio, cutting a sultry 1940s torch song for her third album, New Vintage. Like her first two releases on her indie label Eclectus Records, Keep It To Yourself and Necessary Evil (available at www.lauraainsworth.com), it reteams her with ...
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Ed Barker Returns To The UK!
29 January, 2016
"It is fantastic that you are doing so well......with my very best wishes for the future" - Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister
�Parliament has lost a promising young politician, but the world has gained a rare musical talent who will contribute so much to our musical pleasure.� � Michael Connarty ...
| University Of Pittsburgh Commemorates Black History Month, Event Celebrating Local Jazz Musician Erroll Garner Takes Place Feb. 11
27 January, 2016
Other happenings include a Garner exhibition, lectures, a film screening, and campus tours highlighting African American history
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh will celebrate the legacy of legendary Pittsburgh jazz pianist Erroll Garner at its annual K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month ...
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Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide: "intervention", The Latest Gospel Jazz Release By Saxophonist Art Sherrod Jr.
21 January, 2016
I am so excited and can't wait for my Smooth Jazz and Gospel listeners to put their ears on this project. It's going to be life-changing!
The genesis of this jazz project began long ago in the church. Art credits gospel music for his appreciation for all styles of music. Music that inspires, heals ...
| Maynard Ferguson Reissue Rollout On Omnivore Recordings Continues, Two New Titles Due March 11
20 January, 2016
Omnivore Recordings continues its Maynard Ferguson reissue initiative with two new packages for the three-time Grammy Award nominee and Downbeat magazine award winner. Deluxe reissues of Body & Soul (1986) and Big Bop Nouveau (1989) are slated for March 11, 2016 release.
After the release of 1983�s ...
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