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Gio Guido Introduces Extemporaneous Compositions: A New Real-time Solo Guitar Language

Source: Gio Guido
December 14, 2025

Italian guitarist and composer Gio Guido, currently based in Japan, announces the launch of a groundbreaking new artistic project: Extemporaneous Compositions, a live performance series in which every piece is composed and performed simultaneously in real time. The series premieres on December 14, 2025, with additional live broadcasts on December 19 and December 28 at 8 p.m. (JST) on YouTube. For Gio, this project represents the most significant artistic breakthrough of his musical life—the result of a research path that ...

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Dawn Derow Ignites The Stage At The Triad on November 18 and December 1, 2025

Source: EMPKT PR
November 13, 2025

Award-winning powerhouse Dawn Derow brings her signature fire and soul to SING HAPPY—a bold, unapologetic celebration of Broadway’s fiercest, most unforgettable women. Through the iconic music of John Kander & Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman), Derow pays tribute to the strength, wit, and resilience of the women who light up the stage—and the world. With direction by the incomparable David Sabella (Chicago), choreography by Jason Reiff, and the electrifying Ian Herman (Grease) at the piano, Derow ...

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Smoke Jazz Club Announces December 2025 Line-up Including The 13th Annual Coltrane Festival

Source: AMT Public Relations
November 11, 2025

SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its exciting December 2025 line-up featuring the annual Coltrane Festival – one of the musical highlights of the holiday season. Over the course of four weeks (Dec 10 – Jan 4), some of today’s top jazz artists join forces to celebrate the life and musical legacy of the great saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. SMOKE’s 13th annual Coltrane Festival “Countdown 2026” features Ravi Coltrane making an encore appearance at the festival dedicated to his father. ...

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American Classic Kicks Off 29th Season in Cambridge, MA

Source: Joanne Barrett Public Relations
November 9, 2025

American Classics is pleased to announce its 29th concert season, a series of performances dedicated to songwriters who crafted both the words and the music for their works. The season will feature three unique concerts celebrating the works of iconic American composers. The season begins with “All in One – Berlin & Porter,” a tribute to Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, on Friday, November 14, at 7:30 pm at First Church Congregational in Cambridge, and on Sunday, November 16, at ...

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Legendary Bass Played By Newark Native Scott Lafaro Loaned To New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Source: AMT Public Relations
October 28, 2025

Legendary Bass Played by Newark Native Scott LaFaro Loaned to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for 2025 TD James Moody Jazz Festival and 2026 Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass Ben Williams (Nov 9), Max Gerl (Nov 13), Christian McBride (Nov 22), and Gregory Jones (Nov 23) will all play the famous instrument at the festival An iconic Prescott double bass constructed in the early 1800s, once owned by jazz great Scott LaFaro, has been loaned to the New ...

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New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To A Jazz Great In 'Dreamkeeper: Music Of Carla Bley' On Thursday, October 16

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 29, 2025

The NEC Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Ken Schaphorst, presents Dreamkeeper: Music of Carla Bley on Thursday, October 16. The concert features music composed and arranged by Bley, including “Awful Coffee,” “Greasy Gravy,” “On the Stage in Stages,” and “Jesus Maria.” The 7:30 p.m. concert takes place in Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Admission is free but tickets are required. Information at necmusic.edu. The iconoclastic pianist, composer and arranger Carla Bley was a visionary whose works are revered ...

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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club's Line-up Of Shows In November 2025 Including The Billy Hart Quartet’s New Album Celebration, Pianists Joey Alexander And Bill Charlap, And More

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 26, 2025

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for November 2025. The NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart celebrates his Quartet’s first live recording Multidirectional in a three-night album release celebration during Thanksgiving weekend. Across consecutive weeks, SMOKE presents two highly regarded pianists spanning the spectrum from rising voices to time-honored masters: the precocious 22-year-old Joey Alexander followed by veteran Bill Charlap. Other highlights this month include the return of ...

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Italian Trombone Trio 'Sliders' To Tour Japan In October

Source: Filippo Vignato
September 23, 2025

Following the acclaimed recording debut of their trio Sliders with Filippo Vignato, Federico Pierantoni and Lorenzo Manfredini will fly to Japan for six performances from October 3 to 11, 2025. Tour Dates October 3 – Tokyo, Italian Cultural Institute October 6 – Chiba, Soba Café October 7 – Nagoya, KD Japon October 9 – Kobe, Brothers and Sisters October 10 – Kyoto, En-Lab October 11 – Osaka, Zatto Four Sliders is an unusual and surprising musical formation, with no precedent ...

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