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London-Based Label Rare Noise Records Presents A Night Of Progressive Music At Shapeshifter Lab, Dec. 13 At 8pm

Source: Antje Hübner
December 6, 2013

New York - Having built its reputation documenting the best of the avant-jazz scene, RareNoise offers a rare evening of improvised and composed music from three distinct bands, each with a new release on December 13: Ivo Perelman/Joe Morris/Balazs Pandi (ONE); Jamie Saft/Joe Morris/Gerald Cleaver/Chris Lightcap/Mary Halvorson (PLYMOUTH); Slobber Pup (BLACK ACES). One and Black Aces are available in stores and online, through RareNoise on CD, Vinyl and Hi-Res Digital download. Plymouth is scheduled for release in 2014. ONE

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Tributes Continue Year After University Of The Pacific Alumnus Dave Brubeck’s Death

Source: Keith Michaud
December 4, 2013

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck died nearly a year ago, but the legacy of the University of the Pacific alumnus lives on in his music, his record on social justice and in the programs supported by the University’s Brubeck Institute. Tributes to the 1942 Pacific graduate, who died Dec. 5, 2012, a day shy of his 92nd birthday, have been held at major jazz venues and festivals throughout the year and several more are planned for 2014. “The past year’s celebrations ...

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"Swingin' The New Year" With Columbus Jazz Orchestra All-Stars Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd & Special Guest Jamey Aebersold

Source: Scott Vezdos
December 3, 2013

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series continues its 2013-14 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with Columbus Jazz Orchestra all-stars Byron Stripling and Bobby Floyd in “Swingin’ the New Year” on Saturday, December 28. Byron and Bobby lead a small group with a celebration that is sure to beat the post-holiday blues and make you sing and dance! Special guests Jamey Aebersold, Larry Cook and Rich Thompson hit the stage with a Jazz Academy workshop ensemble ...

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Dylan Taylor: Sweeter For the Struggle at the Painted Bride Arts Center on December 13th

Source: Michael Ricci
December 2, 2013

From the desk of Suzanne Cloud, Executive Director and Co-Founder Jazz Bridge Project: Something very special is about to come your way this holiday season and, truth be told, I have a special interest in promoting this event. As executive director and co-founder of Jazz Bridge, a public charity that aids professional jazz and blues musicians in crisis in the Greater Philadelphia Metro area, I'm always on the lookout for innovative ways to inspire folks to support the organization with ...

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Durham Jazz Vocalist/Educator Lenora Helm Spreads Wings Scoring Adaptation Of The Pied Piper Entitled “Indigo Blue” For The Walltown Children's Theatre In Durham, NC

Source: Inque Public Relations
November 30, 2013

Jazz Vocalist/Educator Lenora Helm Spreads Wings Scoring Adaptation of The Pied Piper Entitled “Indigo Blue” Holiday-Themed Program Runs at the Walltown Children’s Theater In Durham, North Carolina Weekend of Thursday December 12 – Sunday December 15 Young people and adults alike in Durham, North Carolina, will soon be touched by the mastery and magic of Lenora Zenzalai Helm when they tap into the bliss of her musical score for “Indigo Blue: A Reimagining of ‘The Pied Piper’.” Helm, the first ...

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Lizz Wright And Savion Glover Light Up Ellington At Christmas

Source: Christine Saunders
November 28, 2013

AN ELLIGINTON CHRISTMAS: THE ELLINGTON NUTCRACKER A joyful holiday salute to the Duke’s “Nutcracker Suite” and “Sacred Music,” featuring tap master Savion Glover and the Dance Theater of Harlem School 48 member Arts High Advanced Choir will perform with the David Berger Jazz Orchestra Sunday, December 8th, 4:00pm NJPAC’s Prudential Hall NJPAC is proud to welcome Newark’s own virtuosic tap dancer Savion Glover for a special holiday presentation featuring the music of Duke Ellington on Sunday, December 8 ...

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Pianist Brad Mehldau Plays Dublin Solo Concert On December 1st

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2013

Brad Mehldau, widely considered as the most important jazz pianists of the past twenty years, blows into Dublin on Sunday 1st December for his only Irish date. In fact, the 8pm show at the National Culture Hall is Mehldau’s only solo performance of his recent 12-date European tour with drummer Marc Giuliana. In a discography now stretching to some 24 CDs, solo recordings have been few and far between; Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch Records, 2004) and Live In Marciac (Nonesuch ...

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New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents The Music Of Ken Schaphorst Performed By The NEC Jazz Orchestra With Special Guests Nedelka Prescod And Donny McCaslin -- Thursday, December 12 In NEC’s Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
November 26, 2013

“Schaphorst's writing and arranging, like that of Duke Ellington, is for individual musicians." —Mark Corroto, All About Jazz Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in The Music of Ken Schaphorst, a program of his original music and arrangements. The free concert takes place at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. For more information, log on to necmusic.edu or call 617-585-1260. The program will include ...

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