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Recording

Brazilian Sensation Céu To Release Third Album Caravana Sereia Bloom on April 3

Source: Kelly Krueger
March 15, 2012

The open road, the bohemian atmosphere, the existential mythology of travel—these were the visions the Brazilian singer Céu had in mind while creating her latest album, Caravana Sereia Bloom. Numerous road trips from her São Paulo home to Brazil's Northeast proved to be the perfect inspiration for her new sonic adventure. Caravana Sereia Bloom is due out April 3 on Six Degrees Records. Céu stretched her musical vocabulary by exploring a multitude of Latin American sounds and incorporating styles such ...

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Performance / Tour

St. Patty’s Day Special: Jazz on the West Side in Doylestown (PA) on March 17

Source: Maria Evans
March 14, 2012

Looking for a little luck of the Irish, 12 award-winning high school jazz bands will compete in Jazz on the West Side at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown Saturday, March 17, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Come for one, two or more. Each band entertains for about 15 minutes. Food available throughout the night! Competing bands are: COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH LAB COUNCIL ROCK NORTH LAB NEW HOPE SOLEBURY WISSAHICKON CENTRAL ...

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Advocacy

Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month is Official

Source: Kymberly Helton
March 14, 2012

APRIL IS D'JAM-DALLAS JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH Area Destinations to Showcase Texas Jazz Legends and Contemporary Artists Dallas-Fort Worth, TX: It's official. To celebrate the annual Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), the whole month of April has been declared “Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month" (D'JAM), as proclaimed by Dallas Mayor Michael Rawlings as an official designation. Participating entertainment, cultural and educational institutions venues throughout North Texas are hosting a series of more than two dozen exciting live ...

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Performance / Tour

Ben Folds On Stage with North Carolina Symphony, March 22-23

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
March 13, 2012

Next week, alt favorite Ben Folds rocks out in Raleigh in a two-night return to the North Carolina Symphony. The North Carolina native and pop music guru on the hit reality television show The Sing-Off joins the Symphony and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks for two different concert programs on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23. Folds, along with the orchestra, puts an epic twist on selections from his 15-year career on the cutting edge of rock music. The concerts take place ...

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Book / Magazine

“With Stars In My Eyes”, An Insiders Look At Jazz And Race In The Turblent 1960’s Released

Source: Renetta M. DeBlase
March 14, 2012

DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, WASHINGTON D.C. PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL TO RECEIVE 100% OF PROCEEDS (Washington, DC) In the late 1960's against a backdrop of civil unrest, race riots and the Vietnam war, a young white college student from the suburbs fell in love with the uniquely African American music emanating from the hipster jazz clubs of New York. Soon, she was a valued insider in that world, fighting to bring the music of jazz pianist Billy Taylor and ...

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Event

Jazz at the Johns Hopkins Club Presents Saxophonist/Composer Russell Kirk

Source: Sara Donnelly
March 14, 2012

Baltimore, MD—The Johns Hopkins University in partnership with the Peabody Institute has launched a new jazz series, Jazz at the Johns Hopkins Club, an exciting concert experience for its alumni, associate members, and guests. The spring series features four outstanding concerts including two sets on March 31st celebrating the CD release of Russell Kirk and The Path—a hot band featuring star artists, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and vocalist Sonya Kitchell. All shows are for general and student admissions. A Peabody ...

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Interview

Skerik continues his collaborative adventures

Source: Groove Notes
March 14, 2012

"I very much believe in a collaborative environment, and trying to get a real band where everyone has an equal say in writing the music, arranging the music and shaping the music. That's always been a real priority for me." —Skerik I had the opportunity to speak to saxophonist Skerik by phone this afternoon, on the day of his new release Skerik's Bandalabra: Live at the Royal Room (Royal Potato Family). In this interview, Skerik talks about his early influences, ...

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Recording

Rockin’ Indie Jazz or Jazzy Funk Rock? By Any Name Boston’s Ro Sham Beaux Isn’t Playing Games

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 13, 2012

Self-Titled March 13 Release on Red Piano Records The time-tested hand game known as Ro Sham Beau is hard to beat as a quick and efficient method for settling disputes. But the Boston band Ro Sham Beaux seems more likely to start arguments than to end them. Is this a jazzy indie rock combo, a slinky funk quartet with a jones for improvisation, or a rockin' jazz ensemble with a knack for sophisticated hooks? The answer is yes. A fiercely ...

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