Home » Jazz News
Event News
Timely announcements covering new album releases, tours, concert series, special events, job postings, crowdfunding campaigns and more. You can find more news by searching our website, viewing our news stream, seeing what's trending or reading our blog posts. Subscribe to our news RSS feed and/or embed AAJ news content on your website or blog. Learn about our news service here. Submit news here.
Pacific's Brubeck Institute Brings Jazz, Peace And Dave Brubeck To United Nations, Smithsonian
Source:
Keith Michaud
STOCKTON, Calif. – University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet will perform later this month at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and two days later during the first-ever Dave Brubeck Forum at the United Nations in New York City. The events are in conjunction with UNESCO’s International Jazz Day, the Smithsonian Institute’s proclamation that April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and the 35th session of the UN General Assembly. The BIJQ will perform “Dave Brubeck – Across ...
Continue
Reading...
Raising Rhythms For Kids In Zambia
Source:
Karl Ackermann
Raising Rhythm is an NGO started by Hugh Samson, his students and colleagues at Toronto’s Humber College, Brian Chengala Shakarongo—a musician/teacher in Zambia and Scotland resident and saxophonist Keni Chernoff. Shakarongo and Chernoff played in the notable African group, Musi-O-Tunya, in the 1970's and Shakarongo dedicates his talents and position in the Zambian community to create a better future for the county's children . The goal of Raising Rhythm is to build a physical institution in Zambia where essential life ...
Continue
Reading...
Marc Hoffman Quartet To Perform At Rock Hill, Sc Festival
Source:
Marble Arch PR
Jazz pianist/vocalist returns to Rock Hill for Come See Me Festival Special 50th Year Celebration Rock Hill, SC: Jazz pianist/composer/vocalist Marc Hoffman will perform with his quartet Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Glencairn Gardens in Rock Hill, SC as part of the 50th Annual Come See Me Festival. Joining Marc will be saxophonist Patrick Brown, bassist Tim Hartis, and drummer Brent Deaton. Hoffman is well known throughout the Southeast US, having appeared at clubs, arenas, and other venues. Marc also ...
Continue
Reading...
From Germany, Max Raabe Orchestra to Appear at L.A.' s Disney Hall on April 8
Source:
All About Jazz
By Larry Taylor Max Raabe & Palast Orchester from Germany make its Walt Disney Concert Hall debut on Wednesday evening, April 10, performing songs from and in the style of the 1920s and 1930s. With debonair charm and wit, Raabe and his orchestra unveil a brand new program, I WON'T DANCE, which includes classics from the Great American Songbook that Raabe uncovered during a recent trip to Chicago. As well, there will be riginal arrangements of hits, dance hall songs ...
Continue
Reading...
Saxophonist Noah Preminger Celebrates Release Of New Palmetto CD "Haymaker" In Concert With Two Nights At The Jazz Standard, NYC On May 21 & 22, 2013
Source:
Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Noah Preminger with guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Matt Pavolka and drummer Colin Stranahan Plus special guest vocalist Alison Wedding “His sound is informed by everybody but beholden to no one. Which makes him continually unpredictable, and continually satisfying.” – Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix “...luxe melodic improvising... he designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times Acclaimed tenor saxophonist/composer Noah Preminger celebrates the release of his third ...
Continue
Reading...
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Hosts John Jorgenson Quintet For Benefit Concerts April 12 & 13
Source:
Ashley Moyer
THE OASIS PROJECT AND ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM HOSTS JOHN JORGENSON FOR INAUGURAL CONCERT EVENT The Legendary Musician and Composer Will Record Original Work Inspired by Museum, as well as a Live Performance DVD from the Warden Oasis Theater TUCSON, Ariz. - The Oasis Project, a performing arts program of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum made possible by the Bert W. Martin Foundation, will host legendary musician and composer John Jorgenson with his celebrated quintet for a two-night concert event on April ...
Continue
Reading...
Dave Douglas Quintet Celebrates The Release Of "Time Travel," 50th Birthday At Jazz Standard March 28-31
Source:
Dave Douglas / Greenleaf Music
The year 2013 marks trumpeter Dave Douglas's 50th birthday year and he will celebrate it this week at the Jazz Standard March 28th-31st with his new quintet featuring saxophonist Jon Irabagon, the pianist Matt Mitchell, the bassist Linda Oh and the drummer Rudy Royston. “The strength of the quintet," Douglas argues, “is a testament to the health of the current jazz scene. “It’s turning into a really rich environment of growth and inspiration in the music." Douglas' label Greenleaf Music ...
Continue
Reading...
Celebratory "Round Midnight" Film Event Acclaimed By Philadelphia City Council
Source:
Victor L. Schermer
On Sunday, March 24, as part of the Dexter Gordon worldwide 90th birthday celebration, “Dexter @ 90,” the International House presented an uncut screening of the iconic jazz film “Round Midnight” with an in-person appearance by Dexter Gordon’s widow, Maxine, an active jazz scholar and director of the Dexter Gordon Foundation. Maxine introduced the film and, with WRTI DJ Bob Perkins, led a discussion after the screening. Perkins hosted the occasion, which was followed by a reception for Ms. Gordon. ...
Continue
Reading...
Album Showcase
Trending
Award / Grant
How Can Album Notes Compete For A Grammy Nomination?
Performance / Tour
Smoke Jazz Club Announces October Line-up Including...
Recording
Macedonian Saxophonist Hristijan Risteski Releases...
Music Industry
Harvard’s Ming Mei Residency Concert Features...
Recording
Jelly Roll Morton - 'New Orleans Joys: The Earliest...
Recording
Dan Papirany Trio Captures Lyrical Interplay On New...
Recording
What Happened To The American Dream?
Featured Video
VOTE!
