Kansas City USA - Chris Burnett is a woodwind instrumentalist and composer. He is based in the Kansas City area. Already a veteran musician and skilled composer, with a substantial body of work and a noted career performing with various military music bands, his profile is somewhat different than the typical demographic of most emerging jazz artists in this day and age. "True BLUE", his first album in association with 'ASR Records, delivers a collection of Chris Burnett originals that displa …

On any given Friday night, the packed house in a tucked away bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side moves to danceable grooves and drum ‘n bass, nods to sophisticated jazz and sways to funk and soul flavored rhythms; but it’s not coming from a DJ or the night’s roster of bands..it’s coming from one trio: QB3. QB3 is Christopher "Root" Heinz (drums), Fred Gerantab (guitar) and Emek Rave (bass), 3 friends and like minds from Queens, New York. The trio’s collective ability to mix solid grooves and m …

The Iridium Jazz Club is one of my favorite jazz spots to hit while in New York. It has one of the best atmospheres for jazz as well as a fantastic menu. Originally scheduled to be performing on this Thursday night was the legendary Hank Jones Quartet featuring Joe Lovano. Sadly Hank Jones took ill and was not able to perform. In his place the Joe Lovano Quartet stepped in to please the crowd. The Lovano quartet featured, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Jacky Terrasson on piano, George Mraz on ba

Jarreau's illustrious career has earned him five GRAMMY® awards, scores of international music awards, and respect and praise worldwide. From his debut album "We Got By" in 1975 to his compilation album "Best of Al Jarreau" 20 years later, Jarreau has consistently dominated jazz music charts and cemented his place in history as an international superstar. Currently, Jarreau is recording an album for the GRP label, featuring a duet with Vanessa Williams singing "God's Gift to the World." Alth

The Hal Leonard Jazz Series brings to Milwaukee one of the premier "Young Lions" of the jazz music industry. Imagine seeing the great Lionel Hampton or Milt Jackson when they had just began to crave out their many years of establishing the vibraphone as an accepted part of the jazz music scene. Well the 28-year old Stefon Harris is continuing that lineage today by exploring uncharted pathways of composition and jazz performance with the vibraphone. With a B.A. in classical music and a M.A. in ja