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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Next Generation Jazz Festival Results 11 April, 2011 The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the results of the annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National High School Jazz Competition. A full list of top groups, scholarship and award winners can be found on the Festival's Web site at https://www.montereyjazzfestival.org/2011/NGF/top-groups/ ...	Hurricane Brassband, An International Brass Jazz Band From The Netherlands, To Perform In New Orleans April 13 At The Saint Louis Hotel 11 April, 2011 The Saint Louis Hotel and Patrick's Bar Vin are presenting a special performance of an international brass jazz band, Netherlands' Hurricane Brassband. Wednesday's performance will take place in the famous Saint Louis fountain courtyard, adjacent to the new Patrick's ...
The Iridium Hosts Jam For Japan Featuring Junko Onishi Trio And Special Guests Apr 8-9, 2011 08 April, 2011 The Iridium has confirmed two "Jam for Japan" midnight charity shows with post-bop pianist Junko Onishi and special guests April 8 & 9. As scheduled, Onishi will perform at 8 & 10pm each night with The Junko Onishi Trio (feat. James Carter, Dwayne Burno, and Gregory Hutchinson) and donate all CD sales ...	New Chicago Festival Celebrates 85th Birthday Of Jazz Icon Miles Davis Running Through April 16, 2011 07 April, 2011 Internationally renowned music icon Miles Davis, widely recognized as one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, is being celebrated with a four-month, citywide festival in Chicago running through April 16. The Miles Davis Festival was organized by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt ...
Smooth Jazz Artist Kenny Love Brings Listeners On A 'Voyage To Serenity' 07 April, 2011 Jazz/World recording artist Kenny Love has released "Voyage To Serenity," the first track from his upcoming full-length compilation release entitled "cAsE sEnSiTiVe," which is slated for release this summer. Kenny's musical influences include The Crusaders, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Herbie ...	San Francisco Jazz & Cabaret Vocalists Linda Kosut And Benn Bacot At The M Bar, LA, May 13, 2011 07 April, 2011 San Francisco jazz/cabaret vocalists, Linda Kosut and Benn Bacot share the stage at Los Angeles' posh, retro-inspired supper club, M Bar, on Friday, May 13, 2011. M Bar is located at 1253 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA. Showtime 8:00pm. $20 advance purchase / $25 cash at door; plus + $10 food/drink ...
Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, And Berklee Students At Berklee's Global Jazz Summit For Humanity And Peace 07 April, 2011 The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) celebrates its one-year anniversary as guest NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter sits in to perform with BGJI faculty Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, and John Patitucci, and BGJI students in a tribute to Shorter's legendary musical career. The concert ...	Marsalis Berklee Jams 07 April, 2011 Berklee College of Music and Marsalis Music present Marsalis Berklee Jams, a program that brings up-and-coming jazz artists to Boston for performances with Berklee students, as well as master classes and clinics. The featured artist for this seventh installment of Marsalis Jams are the Three ...
Only An Octave Away: A Sneak Preview Of JRR's 8th CD 06 April, 2011 Berklee College of Music's student-run label Jazz Revelation Records (JRR) offers a preview of its upcoming CD, Octave, with a concert Wednesday, April 20, at the Berklee Performance Center. The concert features top performers Dayramir & Habana enTRANCE, Lee Dynes and The Jazz Tellers, Concetta Donato, ...	Vitello's Jazz Club Hosts Jazz Relief For Japan/Concerts & Fundraiser Event With Support From Local Jazz Community 05 April, 2011 Vitellos' Jazz Club in Studio City in association with the Los Angeles Jazz Society asks the Los Angeles jazz-loving community to come out and support the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Musicians and fans will be coming together on Saturday, April 9 for an all day / all night ...
DuBois Concert Association Welcomes Celebrated Electric Violin Player Doug Cameron And Miss Pennsylvania To The Stage 05 April, 2011 The DuBois Concert Association wraps up the 2010/2011 season with the extraordinary talent of Doug Cameron, international jazz (electric) violinist recording artist, performer and acclaimed arranger/composer. Courtney Thomas, Miss Pennsylvania 2010 and lifelong fiddle player, will be welcomed ...	'City Limits' Debut Album By Twigg & Stone Re-released In USA & Japan 05 April, 2011 TWIGG & STONE are thrilled to re-release their debut album CITY LIMITS to the United States and Japan in both digital and CD formats. This highly praised duo and their wealth of musical talent have earned TWIGG & STONE a reputation for quality production, sound, and creativity. TWIGG a diverse DJ and ...
Kellylee Evans Wins 2011 Juno Award 04 April, 2011 Kellylee Evans has won Canada's 2011 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. The album, entitled Nina (Plus Loin Music), is a tribute to jazz great Nina Simone. Other nominees for the 2011 award included Emilie-Claire Barlow, Nikki Yanofsky, Laila Biali and the late Jeff Healey. This was ...	Jazz/Pop Artist Halie Loren Releases 'In Time (Hope For Healing)' As Single Download To Benefit Japan Relief Fund 04 April, 2011 In many countries, the name Halie Loren is not well known. However, in Japan, the talented Jazz/Pop singer's name is as well known and her CDs and concert tickets sell as well as Norah Jones and other popular singers in similar genres. The events in Japan over the last few weeks have affected ...
James Carter's 'Caribbean Rhapsody' Due From Emarcy Records On May 17, 2011 01 April, 2011 The extraordinary decade-long collaboration of jazz virtuoso James Carter and classical composer Roberto Sierra comes to a thrilling culmination with the release on May 17 of their first recording, "Caribbean Rhapsody." Sierra's "Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra," composed for Carter and ...	First Melancholy, Then The Night Stretch 01 April, 2011 Because of a diverse musical background, Rick Cutler's sound is considerably different than most acoustic pianists who play solo. On his second recording, First Melancholy, Then the Night Stretch, you hear not only the elements of neo-classical and new age you would expect, but also his background performing ...
Piano Based Trio Woodcock Group Celebrates The Release Of A Brand New Full Album 'Water Stories' On May 3, 2011 31 March, 2011 Join Sunset Jazz piano based trio, Woodcock Group as they celebrate the release of a brand new full length CD, Water Stories on May 3rd. Woodcock Group's trio gives jazz listeners a piece of music works that evoke a great characteristic of eloquence impressive for an artist that has not even released ...	New York's Premier Summer Jazz Series Returns: Smooth Jazz New York Announces The 2011 Smooth Cruise Schedule 30 March, 2011 Smooth Jazz New York is pleased to announce a stellar contemporary jazz line up for the 2011 Smooth Cruise Series. now in its 14th year aboard The Spirit of New York cruise ship. This summer's roster includes ten shows featuring 14 of the world's greatest jazz acts in an intimate setting, every Wednesday ...
Jazz Saxophonist Dee Lucas Will Perform At The Famous Blue Note Jazz Club On April 2, 2011 29 March, 2011 Make It Happen Entertainment, in association with the Blue Note Jazz Club, is proud to welcome Jazz Saxophonist Dee Lucas to join the ranks of great jazz musicians performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club. Lucas will make his live performance at the Late Night Groove Series at the world's famous Blue Note ...	2011 Winter Park Jazz Festival Lineup Announced; World-class Musicians In A World-class Setting, July 21-24 29 March, 2011 Hot off the presses - the lineup for the much-anticipated Winter Park-Fraser Valley Jazz Festival has just been announced. The 29th Annual Winter Park Jazz Festival presented by Winter Park Resort, July 21-24 in Winter Park's Hideaway Park, features live music from local, regional and national ...