Mark O' Connor

Jazz Vocalist Jane Monheit and Special Guest Mark O'Connor Take the Annenberg Center Stage This Spring

Source: AAJ Staff
February 1, 2013

Philadelphia, PA—The Annenberg Center continues its jazz series with a performance by Grammy nominee and audience favorite Jane Monheit. Known for a smoky, romantic jazz tone, Monheit is “endowed with improvisatory skill and a voice of singular plushness” (New York Times). She will be joined by Grammy®-winning fiddler, Mark O’Connor, the man dubbed “one of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music—any music—today” (New York Times). This performance will take place on Saturday, March 16 at 8 PM. ...
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Jazz This Week: Keith Fullerton Whitman, Scratch, Mark O'Connor, a Tribute to Women in Jazz, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 11, 2011

There's an eclectic selection of jazz and creative music coming up on St. Louis stages over the next few days, from classic bop to contemporary electronics. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University presents a free concert by an ad hoc ensemble dubbed “St. Louis Bebop," featuring trumpeter Randy Holmes, saxophonist Jason Swagler, pianist Ken Kehner, bassist Bob DeBoo and drummer Marty Morrison playing music associated with bop pioneers Charlie Parker and Dizzy ...
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Mark O'Connor: Tour Dates and Holiday LP

Source: JamBase
February 25, 2011

NEW COMMISSION 'THE IMPROVISED VIOLIN CONCERTO' PREMIERES AT BOSTON SYMPHONY HALL, MARCH 6 Multiple Grammy-winning composer, violinist and educator Mark O'Connor will undertake an expansive schedule of projects this year, including a nationwide tour and the release of a holiday album with a star-studded list of contributors. O'Connor will also continue work on his educational endeavors, which include his acclaimed String Camps, a personal Manifesto, and the expansion of his own teaching method. The tour begins this spring, and includes ...
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Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci & Julian Lage Debut Trio at Blue Note

Source: Michael Ricci
January 3, 2010

String masters Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will join forces for the first time as equal members of a new trio at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. All three will bring their unique, individual approaches to jazz with new compositions and concepts. BIO: The trio of Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will debut at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. The brand new project will be a collaborative effort ...
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Violinist Mark O'Connor: String Americana

Source: Michael Ricci
August 6, 2009

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Mark O'Connor: Living on the Cracks

Source: JamBase
May 1, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

Mark O'Connor Not everyone can communicate without words. Getting meaning, feeling and narrative across using nuance and texture instead of defined syllables is beyond the grasp of many musicians. Yet, Mark O'Connor has always told vivid tales with his violin and compositions. From his early pithiness as a Nashville session hot shot through innumerable award winning projects in the jazz, bluegrass and classical fields, O'Connor has ...
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John Blake, Jr. Ensemble Joins Grammy Winning Fiddler Mark O'Connor & His Appalachia Waltz Trio

Source: Laura Henrich
April 27, 2007

“Triple-threat O'Connor is a jazz artist, a respected classical/ folk composer and a fiddler who performs chamber-music Americana" --The Seattle Times

“Mr. Blake rides those vamps like a master. He also knows how to pace a solo so that it builds to crest after crest, with an oratorical sense of timing" The New York Times

Philadelphia, Pa--Musicopia, formerly known as Strings for Schools, announces an innovative collaboration between the Appalachia Waltz Trio featuring virtuoso fiddler Mark ...
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Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing

Source: All About Jazz
October 21, 2005

State Theatre Presents Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Saturday, October 29, 2005, 8pm; $45, $38, $32, $25 Box Office: 732-246-SHOW (7469) New Brunswick, NJ (September 29, 2005)—The State Theatre presents Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 8pm. Fiddling phenom, Mark O’Connor, and friends pay tribute to his great friend and mentor, the legendary French jazz master, Stephane Grappelli. Tickets range from $25-$45 (group, college student, and senior discounts available). In June 2001, Mark O'Connor released Hot Swing!, ...
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Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio Settles Into Iridium for Extended Run

Source: All About Jazz
October 29, 2003

New York, NY...October 28, 2003...In February, when Mark O'Connor and his Hot Swing Trio played Lincoln Center, The New York Times described O'Connor as a musician who plays jazz “like he had a patent on it." Downbeat called the trio's most recent recording a “virtuoso fest." Mark O'Connor, guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist Jon Burr will bring their Grappelli/Reinhardt-influenced, instrumental jazz to New York's famed Iridium Jazz Club Nov. 11-16, 2003 for a rare, two-show-a-night, six day run. Tickets Tuesday ...
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