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Jazz Lovers, Get Ready For The TIJC 2024 - An Authentic Jazz Festival With The Identity Of Real Jazz

Source: Thailand International Jazz Conference
January 12, 2024

Since 2009 the Thailand International Jazz Conference—TIJC 2024 has driven the jazz music industry in Thailand with its vibes and atmosphere that go on winning the hearts of artists and jazz lovers domestically and internationally. Coming back again for its 15th Anniversary of the TIJC, held between 26-28 January 2024, proclaim its positioning as a genuine jazz performance stage. Gathering the jazz community to showcase their work, meet, and exchange views at the College of Music, Mahidol University. “TIJC is ...

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Rebirth Brass Band Perform With Sol Roots And Gordon Sterling At The Hamilton Live

Source: 9th Floor Music
December 27, 2023

Closing out 2023 with a bang, New Orleans musical heavyweights Rebirth Brass Band appear for a two night run at The Hamilton Live in Washington D.C, also featuring the fierce funk/soul guitarist Sol Roots on December 30th, and the talented group Gordon Sterling & The People on December 31th. Rebirth Brass Band Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a globally renowned paragon of the New Orleans' brass band tradition. They are celebrated for melding their tradition with second-line, funk, jazz, soul, ...

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Showcase acts for jazzahead! 2024 announced with the Netherlands as partner country

Source: Michael Ricci
December 14, 2023

The selection process for showcase acts is now complete: from a total of around 800 applications, five international juries bringing a high level of expertise have made their decisions. The 40 acts who will be performing at the showcase concerts for jazzahead! 2024 are announced today. jazzahead! 2024 is an event produced by MESSE BREMEN. It combines a festival and a trade fair, and will take place from 11 to 13 April 2024. This year's partner country is the Netherlands. ...

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James Blood Ulmer, One Of The 'Greatest Guitarists Of All Time,' In Cambridge, MA on November 16, 2023

Source: Mary Curtin Productions
October 26, 2023

James Blood Ulmer is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists who has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. One of the most expressive guitarists on the planet, Blood is one of the undisputed keepers of the flame for the “harmolodic movement” created by Ornette Coleman. He takes those fundamentals and applies them at will to any genre he pursues, from rootsy Americana, rock, hyper funk, outside electric, Hendrix-inspired cosmic blues. Blood’s music is rooted in ...

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Zinc Bar's Fall And Winter Jazz Piano Series Takes Center Stage In Greenwich Village

Source: Decibel
October 9, 2023

Get ready for a soul-stirring journey through the world of jazz piano as Zinc Bar, the legendary venue nestled at 82 West 3rd Street in the heart of Greenwich Village, announces its highly anticipated Fall and Winter Jazz Piano Series. Presented by impresario Charles Carlini of Charles Carlini Presents, this exceptional series will showcase some of the most acclaimed jazz pianists, promising a captivating Tuesday evening experience that will leave you spellbound. Prepare to be mesmerized by a stellar lineup ...

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Month-long Venezuelan Jazz Piano Series Celebrates Indigenous Resistance Day At Zinc Jazz Club In New York City

Source: Decibel
September 19, 2023

Zinc Jazz Club is thrilled to announce a month-long celebration of Venezuelan Jazz Piano in honor of Venezuela’s Indigenous Resistance Day, produced by Charles Carlini of Charles Carlini Presents. The series will feature an incredible lineup of world-renowned pianists, showcasing the rich musical heritage of Venezuela and its contribution to the global jazz scene. Taking place every Tuesday throughout the month of October, this unique series promises to transport audiences to the vibrant streets of Venezuela, blending traditional rhythms with ...

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Big Band Era Salute With The O-Tones at the Brass Rail Meetinghouse (Southwick, MA) on September 16

Source: Mary Witt/The O-Tones
September 11, 2023

Big Band era salute with The O-Tones! Honoring musicians of the Big Band era, The O-Tones present a show with songs by Tony Bennett, The Andrews Sisters, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Fred Astaire and others. Once the stage show is over, there will be some time and room for dancing! The Brass Rail in Southwick, MA has a long history of music on the lake. Join us in this beautiful setting for live music and dancing and delicious ...

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Jazz Day At The New Ross Piano Festival with Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan Set for September 20-24, 2023

Source: Connie Tantrum
August 26, 2023

Five years ago the New Ross Piano Festival introduced jazz piano to what had been a purely classical piano festival. So far it has featured Enrico Pieranunzi, Lars Jansson, Gwilym Simcock, Vadim Neselovskyi, Phil Ware, Jim Doherty and Greg Felton. This year its Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan. About Kit Downes Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has performed all over the world playing piano, church organ ...

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