News Story (1262)
29 Jan
New Artists Share Center Stage with Established Talent at Verizon Music Festival This Fall in LA
LOS ANGELES Budding entertainers have tried many ways to gain recognition Star Search, Showtime at the Apollo and American Idols just to name a few; however, the 2002 Verizon Music Festival, which comes to Los Angeles September 30-October 6, is the perfect showcase for new talent to share center stage with established artists. This year’s Verizon Music Festival "emerging talent" artists, who were selected based on their performances, recordings, media attention and indust …
Read more...
Accordionist Will Holshouser's trio, featuring trumpeter Ron Horton and bassist Dave Phillips, plays the Knitting Factory in New York on Monday Sept 9th (8:00 & 9:30 pm, $8.00 cover, 74 Leonard St NYC, info: 212-219-3055). Their new CD "Reed Song" is on the Clean Feed label (available online through North Country at www.cadencebuilding.com). It features ten original tunes and special guest Kevin Norton on drums. The New York Times wrote about Will's music, "successfully showcased the range an …
Read more...
"A new wave of Cuban jazz musicians are appearing on the horizon. One worth checking out is pianist Tony Perez, who on his sophomore outing as a leader navigates a picturesque voyage that he calls From Enchantment and Timba. . .To Full Force Jazz. Truly, the enchantment is his prodigal piano skill with impeccable chops, well -tempered jazz harmonies, and a classical edge. . . . Perez is a young captain, steering with keen talent and originality through some of the freshest jazz waters in the …
Read more...
GREAT Jazz Club, Linköping, Sweden Welcomes all jazz and blues friends to the 16th Linköping Jazz and Blues Festival, which takes place on Saturday the 29th of Mars, 2003. Linkoping Jazz & Blues Festival- the biggest indoor festival in northern Europe. …
Read more...
CONTACT: Scott Menhinick, Media Relations for Mr. Burk Improvised Communications (781) 893-9424
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 21, 2002 SOUL NOTE RELEASES GREG BURK TRIO DEBUT SEPTEMBER 17TH BOSTON, MA -- On Tuesday, September 17th, the internationally renowned Soul Note label will release Boston-based pianist, composer and Berklee College of Music educator Greg Burk's first trio recording, Checking In, featuring New …
Read more...
Sunday September 22- Jane Ira Bloom September 23-25 Performances at various venues Thursday Blues Night September 26- EROK Trio, Kristina Beaty, Denise LaSalle, Doreen Ketchens Friday September 27- University of North Florida Student Jazz ensemble with Gina Renee, Ingrid Jensen Quintet, Rene Marie and the Savannah Jazz Orchestra Saturday September 28- US Army Ground Forces Band, Laura Friedman Quartet, Kim Thompson Quintet, Jazzberry Jam, Rachel Z Trio, CJA AllStars with …
Read more...
Modern jazz vibraphonist Matthias Lupri will be performing new music and music from his latest CD "Shadow of the Vibe". with George Garzone (Chartmaker Jazz CMG5060) with his quintet and saxophonist Felipe Salles: Matthias Lupri vibraphone, Felipe Salles saxophones, Nate Radley guitar, Thomson Kneeland bass, Luther Gray drums Friday, Aug 23 - Acton Jazz Club, Acton, Ma Saturday, Aug 24 - Berkshire Jazz Festival, Ma Saxophonist Felipe Salles la …
Read more...
CONTACT: Scott Menhinick, Media Relations for the BCMA Improvised Communications (781) 893-9424
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 19, 2002 BCMA ANNOUNCES FALL 2002 CONCERT SEASON LINE-UP(br> BOSTON, MA - The Boston Creative Music Alliance (BCMA) proudly begins its sixth year of presenting creative improvising musicians by announcing its Fall 2002 concert schedule. All concerts are $16 ($12 for students and seniors) unless othe …
Read more...
August 20, 2002, Westchester, NY You can get your kicks on Route 66, but when it comes to jazz in Westchester, everyone’s taking Route 133 to the 17 Main Restaurant and Jazz Club in Mount Kisco, New York to hear the Coco Rouzier Quartet belt out great jazz tunes on Friday, September 6th. Described as a classic jazz sound, the band’s groove is full of loving lyrics and red hot tunes, inviting listeners to experience their traditional sound put to timeless standards such as Route 66, Blue M …
Read more...
As the official jazz band of US Army Band, and one of the few remaining professional groups of its kind, the Blues' present-day mission is to promote America's art form: jazz. The Blues pay tribute to the big bands of yesterday by performing the music made popular by such greats as Ellington, Basie, Miller and Herman. The Blues have performed at international jazz festivals throughout the world, and have also performed at the White House and State Department functions and events. JOIN THE ARM …
Read more...
An exciting new partnership! Singer Jacqui Dankworth and pianist David Gordon have formed a new duo, performing contemporary versions of standards and distinctive originals. David is one of the most individual pianists on the UK jazz scene, playing with his own trio and in bands with Christian Garrick, Theo Travis and Pete Oxley among others. His brilliant contemporary style incorporates influences as diverse as Bill Evans, John Adams and Scriabin. He leads the uni …
Read more...
Smooth or spiky, straight ahead or off the planet Linn Records has the sounds that will make you sit up and beg for more! Linn Records (www.linnrecords.com) is an independent label producing jazz music by thrilling vocalists and instrumentalists. Check out the smokey tones of Claire Martin, five times Best Vocalist in the British Jazz Awards who counts Shirley Horn, Sheila Jordan, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald among her stylistic influences. Her 8 albums for Linn include her seminal debut …
Read more...
LOS ANGELES, CA - August 9, 2002 -- An exhibition of Skip Bolen's 20 x 24 inch black & white photographs entitled "New Orleans Jazz - Photographs of Jazz Fest and the soul of New Orleans" will be shown from August 9 through October 3, 2002 at Bakery Art Exhibitions, located in the lobby of famous Los Angeles jazz club, The Jazz Bakery. Shooting primarily in black & white, using only available light with a Leica camera system, Skip Bolen is dedicated to "capturing the moment" of some of today …
Read more...
BBC Radios 2 and 3 came together on the 31st July to present the second annual BBC Radio Jazz Awards which were held at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Co-hosted by Jools Holland and Courtney Pine, the event was a star studded affair celebrating the whole spectrum of the jazz genre. The ceremony featured award presentations by Clive James, Mark Knopfler, Kenneth Clarke and Moira Stewart among other celebrities, and performances by a host of jazz stars, including a show-stopping …
Read more...
JG Productions, is pleased to announce that Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker will perform a showcase at New York City's KAVEHAZ (123 Mercer street in Soho). Michelle's debut CD release "Slow Down" has just been nominated for best independant jazz vocal recording for 2002. Dave Nathan, music critic for AllAboutJazz.com says of Michelle, "Walker possesses a set of strong vocal chords which she uses with remarkable restraint...it's obvious that she has the physical equipment to belt o …
Read more...
NEW YORK PHILOMUSICA HONORS MEMORY OF SIR ROLAND HANNA WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF HIS ARRANGEMENT OF DUKE ELLINGTON PIANO CONCERTO FOUNDING CLARINETIST JOSEPH RABBAI RETURNS FOR 3-CONCERT SERIES; U.S. PREMIERE OF MICHAEL BERKELEY CHAMBER SYMPHONY Thursday, January 23, 2002 at 8PM - Merkin Concert Hall The New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble will perform the third concert of its 31st season under the artistic direction of A. Robert Johnson-a tribute to the late jazz pianist and composer …
Read more...
‘JAZZ BAND CLASSIC’ MAKES DEBUT AS NEW YORK CITY’S NEW BIG BAND Swing-Era Band Opens First Season With Saxophonist Jimmy Heath in Aaron Davis Hall on February 9, 2003. The New York Youth Symphony celebrates its 40th season in Carnegie Hall with the launch of a new jazz ensemble for tri-state area musicians ages 12-22. ‘Jazz Band Classic’ opens with jazz legend Jimmy Heath on Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 2pm in Harlem’s Aaron Davis Hall. Trombonist Ryan Keberle, a product of Juilliard’s ne …
Read more...
The hot sounds of cool jazz will fill the Prairie State College Auditorium on Friday night, February 7, when PSC’s 15th annual Jazz Festival culminates in a live concert featuring established jazz masters and promising prodigies. Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will be showcased at the event, including the unmistakable sounds of famed Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis and New Orleans saxophonist Ed Petersen. Other featured performers include Larry Gray on bass and Dana Hall on drums, with …
Read more...
NCM East Records is pleased to announce the release of Transmissions (NCM 40118), the debut release from the Tim Ziesmer Trio. Transmissions, released on NCM East’s Green Series, features Ziesmer's original compositions which blend 20th Century classical elements with the freedom of avant-garde jazz improvisations and sensibilities of today's pop and rock music. The trio's improvisational stylings range from lyrical meditations to ambient soundscapes to atonal grooves and post-modern thrash. Com …
Read more...
What rhodesmode aims to do is to provide the listener with a unique collection of jazz idiums and styles. JAZZ REVIEW: At first, I was taken aback with the sound, it was almost like a chill out CD, the more I listened the better kept getting. Perry seems to encapsulate the summer sound from the off. It's a blend of the most eclectic styles of music your likely to hear moving from soul, jazz to latin fusion through to ambient and deep house. It's the sort of CD that you find yourself lying in …
Read more...
29 Jan
Hawaii D.O.E. with G. F. Mlely Inaugurate Songwriting Workshop into Secondary School Curriculum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Billie Jay
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SUBJECT: Hawaii D.O.E. with G. F. Mlely Add Nation’s First Songwriting Workshop to Curriculum in a Secondary School DATES: 8 Weekly Sessions, January 22, 2003-March 11, 2003 A pilot songwriting workshop program for the Hawaii Department of Education begins this month at Kaimuki High School in Honolulu. This program is also first of its kind nationally to be added to the curriculum within a secondary school in the public s …
Read more...
Ely jazz vocalist Liz Ashton's long-held ambition to record a Brazilian CD has just come to fruition. Her previous two CDs reflected the early influences of Julie London, Marion Montgomery, Blossom Dearie and Chet Baker, but the beguiling enchantment of the bossa~nova, and in particular, the music of Brazilian composer, Antônio Carlos Jobim, fired her desire to record an album with the accent firmly on Brazil. A chance meeting with Britain's amazing "Sirius B" gave Liz the authentic, vib …
Read more...
The song "passport," co-written by smooth jazz vocalist/songwriter Tony Adamo and music producer, Jerry Stucker goes #1 twice at www.soundclick.com, the web’s most respected music site. "Passport" has been #1 for over two months on their smooth jazz charts and has now moved to #1 on their contemporary jazz charts with a bullet. This gives Adamo two #1’s on two different charts at the same time! Tony Adamo’s "Passport" has legs for the long run. He has consistently topped Lee Ritenour, Joyce Cool …
Read more...
Poncho Sanchez, The New Latin King and Grammy Award Winner along with his Latin Jazz Band will appear at the Pabst Theater on Saturday, February 1st at 8 p.m in the first of four Hal Leonard Jazz Series concerts. The Hal Leonard Jazz Series includes the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band February 1, Dick Hymen & Friends bebop, swing & popular jazz, Saturday, March 22nd Eric Reed Quintet, hard- driving swing pianist with modern jazz April 5, and wraps up with jazz violinist Regina Carter May 3. All s …
Read more...
Legendary Blues Guitarist and Grammy award winner Taj Mahal and his trio including Bill Rich on bass and Kester Smith on drums will be joined by none other than the Grammy nominated West Texan Folk & Blues sounds of Jimmie Dale Gilmore along with Rob Gjersoe for an intimate performance at the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m., on Friday, January 24th. Tickets are between $39 - $19 and can be purchased by calling (414) 286-3663. Taj Mahal website is taj-mo-roots.com and Jimmie Dale Gilmores website is mons …
Read more...