Event News

Maynard Ferguson Birthday Bash @ Chris' Jazz Cafe (Philadelphia) on May 1

Source: Michael Ricci
April 5, 2010

Maynard Ferguson Birthday Bash! Featuring Maynard Ferguson alumni: Denis DiBlasio, Reggie Watkins and Dennis Noday at Chris' Jazz Cafe on May 1.

Come experience the high energy big band jazz that only Maynard Ferguson and his band could deliver on what would have been his 82nd birthday. The alumni will be backed by the John Hoey Orchestra. There may even be some surprises!

About the John Hoey Orchestra The John Hoey Orchestra is a professional horn band that ...

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Montclair Women's Big Band to Appear at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, on Fri. 5/7 in the Band's First Public Appearance of the Year

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 5, 2010

The Montclair Women's Big Band, led by veteran trumpeter Ellen Seeling (and assistant director, saxophonist Jean Fineberg), will fill the stage at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage on Friday, May 7, in the band's first public concert of 2010. For the first time in its 12-year existence, MWBB will perform without a vocalist. Instead, the group will showcase its formidable ensemble work, outstanding soloists, and--as always--its audacious sense of swing. Personnel for the Freight show will be Mad Duran, Amelia Catalano, ...

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JazzBoston Announces This Year's Jazz Week, April 23-May 2, 2010

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 2, 2010

(Boston) -- Jazz Week '10: “Made in Boston, Played in Boston" celebrates the special role the Boston jazz scene plays as incubator and stage for some of the most creative musicians in the world.The ten day celebration, which runs from April 23 to May 2, offers more than 230 events at over 80 venues, many of them inspired by this year's theme, Made in Boston, Played in Boston.In addition to live concerts, JazzWeek also features rare ...

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Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

real-time, musical interactions between human and technological performers

io 0.0.1 beta++ with Han-earl Park, Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder plus iWife with John Godfrey and Francis Heery

A unique and exciting on-stage meeting between human and machine improvisers takes place on 26 May 2010 at Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland). This event will mark the debut of two extraordinary machine musicians, io 0.0.1 beta++ and iWife constructed by Han-earl Park and John Godfrey respectively. Featuring Park and Godfrey ...

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Michael Powers Frequency, Slavic Soul Featured at 10th Annual Free Summer on the Hudson

Source: Reva Cooper
April 2, 2010

Michael Powers Frequency and the Slavic Soul Party are among the attractions this summer on the Acoustic Sundays series of the 10th annual free Summer On the Hudson festival, Pier I at Riverside Park South. For more information on all events, please call 311 or (212) 408-0219, or visit nyc.gov/parks/soh or riversideparkfund.org Summer On the Hudson (SOH), one of New York City's largest free summer festivals, opens its Tenth Anniversary Season Sunday, May 2, at Riverside Park South with the ...

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The Cardew Object

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

This three-day event explores the works and ideas of experimental British composer Cornelius Cardew and the activities of the Scratch Orchestra, a collaborative group of musically-trained and untrained participants engaged in radical modes of improvisatory and cross-disciplinary art-making. Cardew developed elaborate forms of graphic notation in an effort to liberate performers from the constraints of traditional music notation. His work also enables sound-based practices to shift political consciousness and provoke social action. Participants will explore these larger “ways of organizing," ...

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Grace Kelly at the Jazz Corner in Hilton Head on April 9

Source: Michael Ricci
April 2, 2010

Tenor Sax young Lion Grace Kelly will be performing at Hilton Head Island's premier Jazz Club, The Jazz Corner, on Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10. Two sets each night beginning at 8 p.m. The Jazz Corner is a full service jazz club and restaurant so reservations for dinner are required. Call 843-842-8620. About Grace Kelly When it comes to saxophonist/vocalist/composer/lyricist/arranger Grace Kelly, people seem to be divided into two groups: those who marvel at her proficiency, creativity and ...

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Danny Glover and David Rudder to Host Brooklyn Fundraiser

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Internationally renowned actor and activist Danny Glover and legendary recording artist and music producer David Rudder will host a fundraiser at Brooklyn hot spot Deity Lounge (368 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt & Bond) on Monday, April 19th at 7PM. Billed as Cocktails & Conversation, the event will benefit Brooklyn's own Something Positive Dance Company. A portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the Haitian Earthquake relief efforts. In addition to Glover and Rudder, the event's host committee includes ...

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