Event News

"This is Our Music" is Back! Sex Mob, Planet Dream, and Glassband on April 10 in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2009

This Friday, April 10 at the Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn, guitarist Brad Farberman's This Is Our Music series returns for its ninth installment, a triple bill featuring Glassband, Planet Dream and Sex Mob. The show kicks off at 7PM. There is a $5 cover. This Is Our Music IX Friday, April 10, 7PM, $5 @ The Glasslands Gallery 289 Kent Avenue between S1st and S2nd Williamsburg, Brooklyn L to Bedford ...

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Jazz Vespers for Drummer Charlie Rice at St. John Baptist Church in Camden, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2009

Jazz Vespers Sunday, April 19th St. John Baptist Church Camden, NJ 5:00-6:00pm Alto saxophonist Tony Williams, pianist Don Wilson, bassist Mike Boone, and drummer Craig McIver will be performing a jazz vespers to raise money for the Charlie Rice Legal Defense Fund on Sunday April 19th from 5-6PM at St. John Baptist Church at 30th and Mitchell Streets in Camden, NJ. Drummer Charlie Rice will also be featured. Admission is free, but ...

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Details on Artistic Losses in Italian Earthquake Still Sketchy

Source: Michael Ricci
April 6, 2009

The early-morning earthquake in the hilly Italian region of Abruzzo, northeast of Rome, is already known to have claimed more than 100 lives. Centered in the medieval fortress town of L'Aquila, the magnitude-6.3 temblor is reported to have left thousands homeless.

In terms of art, the devastation will probably affect the region's Romanesque and other medieval architecture most severely -- castles, towers, churches, monasteries and the like, dating from the 11th to the 14th centuries -- rather than its painting ...

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UCLA Celebrate the Lengendary Music of Duke Ellington with Performances by UCLA's Jazz Orchestra and Latin Jazz Ensemble.

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2009

Two days of music events at UCLA are lined up to celebrate the jazz great's 110th birthday.

When it comes to describing Duke Ellington, it's easy to run out of superlatives. One of the defining figures of American music? Sure, with a 50-year career that includes standards such as “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" and “In a Sentimental Mood," that's a given.

Honoring the composer's 110th birthday, the two-day celebration will attempt to encapsulate ...

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Yoshi's San Francisco: Four Great Singers...One Hot Band!

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2009

The Bay Area is a treasure trove of gifted, professional singers and instrumentalists. Oftentimes, these artists do not get the recognition their years of hard work and talent deserve. Lucia/Kosut Productions was recently formed to showcase exceptional local talent at an affordable price. This collaboration is the result of a vision both Lucia and Kosut had independently - a way to present quality entertainment to new audiences at a time when finances are tight and so many venues are closing. ...

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April is Jazz Appreciation Month

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 1, 2009

As we always like to remind folks around this time of year, April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an annual event created by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History “to draw greater public attention to the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz and its importance as an American cultural heritage."In addition, JAM is “intended to stimulate the current jazz scene and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz -- to study the music, attend concerts, ...

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Music Greats Gather to Celebrate Latin Jazz Legend Ray Santo's 80th Birthday

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2009

New York, NY -- Candido Camero, Alfredo “Chocolate" Armenteros and Jimmy Bosch will gather with the Latin Jazz All Stars for a special 80th birthday celebration for legendary Latin jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist Ray Santos on Monday, May 18th at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The ensemble group will perform sizzling Santos compositions such as Sunny Ray, Azulito and 3-D Mambo, set behind the backdrop of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline in honor of one ...

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Leroy Jones Reassembles the Fairview Brass Band for a Special Concert at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2009

Source: Spirit Of New Orleans Productions
March 31, 2009

This historic event, taking place at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, will reunite one of the most important brass bands in New Orleans' brass band history.

The Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band was founded in 1970, and was the brainchild of reverend Andrew Darby, pastor of the Fairview Baptist Church. Reverend Darby wanted to involve the neighborhood youth with brass band music and also provide live music for the church functions.

He asked banjoist Danny Barker, ...

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