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New England Conservatory Jazz Voice Alum Michael Mayo Featured On American Voices A PBS Great Performances Special Hosted By Renée Fleming
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
“Jazz on stage is alive and it’s a very intimate exchange… You have to listen so you can respond and keep the conversation going. You do that so impeccably well!” – Dianne Reeves to Michael Mayo on PBS’ American Voices New England Conservatory Jazz Studies alum Michael Mayo (Bachelor’s of Music, Jazz Voice ’14) was recently featured on American Voices, a PBS Great Performances special hosted by Renée Fleming. This PBS show was the outgrowth of the Kennedy Center’s 2013 ...
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Poncho Sanchez: Heating up Lincoln
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Michael Ricci
By Gabriel Medina Arenas Nebraska's coldest month is usually January and in 2015 that didn't seem to be an exception. That is, until Poncho Sanchez's hot salsa and Latin jazz melted the ice, bringing “gozadera" and joy to The Midwest. This is not just a metaphor, since the weather did get warmer on Thursday, January 15th, the day Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band played at The Lied Center in Lincoln, the state capital. Two days ...
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Larry Coryell: Special jazz moments, all night long
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Guitarist Larry Coryell is a musical force unto himself, but when he gets to converse with other musicians, the results can border on magical. Such was the case Saturday, January 17 when the jazz-rock veteran, now more comfortably digging into standard fare, performed in the South County Jazz Club series at Sarasota's Glenridge Performing Arts Center. A year ago, Coryell played the Glenridge as a solo act. This time, he performed with bassist Markl Neuenschwander and drummer Tracy Alexander. It ...
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Music preview: Saxophone and trumpet duo travel beyond the jazz code
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Michael Ricci
By Manny Theiner Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark is one of the most persuasive, personified arguments for why every state’s liquor laws should be amended to allow minors to attend concerts if accompanied by a parent or guardian. While still in his tweens, Ken was enjoying jazz clubs in his hometown of Boston at the side of his father Stu, who wrote for jazz/improv bible Cadence Magazine. “I was out three nights a week at hundreds of shows like Art Blakey ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 16-22
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
There seems to be a South/Southeast Minneapolis Jazz Vortex tonight with top musicians performing at the Icehouse, Jazz Central and The Nicollet, all within about a three-mile radius. And there's more music if you spread out just a little bit farther. That's just one night. Over the weekend and into the coming week, we have such options as Arne and Maud saluting the centennials for Billie and Frank; a rare duo gig with Joan Griffith and Reuben Ristrom; another “pop-up" ...
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Carlos Henriquez Sextet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - Jan. 23-25
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
World Premiere of New CD! January 23-25, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Reservations: 212-258-9595 Carlos Henriquez, longtime bassist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, steps out on his own with exciting new music featuring a blend of Latin and jazz grooves. This gig will feature music from his yet-to-be released CD. The Band Carlos Henriquez - bass/leader Sean Jones - trumpet Felipe Lamoglia - tenor sax Robert Rodriguez ...
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Guitarist Matt Panayides - "Conduits" CD Release Concert - Feb. 19 - Spectrum (NYC)
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Date: February 19 at 7pm Place: Spectrum 121 Ludlow St. New York, NYC Admission: $15 / $10 students Phone: 212-528-1656 Conduits is guitarist Matt Panayides' second album as a leader. The album (on the Pacific Coast Jazz label) was recorded live at Bunker Studios in June of 2013 with saxophonist Rich Perry, bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Mark Ferber. The album was funded through the successful completion of a Kickstarter campaign. The ...
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Jazz this week: Stooges Brass Band, Jazz at Lincoln Center Group, Bonerama, Johanna Ballou, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
For the middle of January, it's a comparatively busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with tastes of NYC and New Orleans on the musical menu along with plenty of home-cooked favorites. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, January 14 Saxophonist/clarinetist Victor Goines, one of the group of Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians doing an educational residency this week for Jazz St. Louis, will present a free performance and clinic at Saxquest. Also tonight, singer Eve Seltzer ...
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