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"Sounds and Silence: Travels with Manfred Eicher" - Directed by Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer (DVD, Blue-Ray)

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Available on DVD | Blu-Ray Sounds and Silence / Music for a Film (ECM, CD) Over a period of five years, Swiss filmmakers Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer followed producer Manfred Eicher and the artists of ECM around the world. In footage from Estonia, Tunisia, Germany, France, Denmark, Greece, Argentina and elsewhere, their documentary movie Sounds and Silence captures aspects of the music-making process at ECM, and provides glimpses of unique players and composers at work. Amongst the ...

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Tickets now on sale for Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 7-20 Concerts Featuring Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian

Source: Ed Bride Associates
September 2, 2011

Free events include annual jazz crawl, new jazz prodigy series PITTSFIELD, Mass.—BerkshiresJazz.org today announced that Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian, Greg Caputo, and the BerkshiresJazz Youth Ensemble will be among the performers at the 2011 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October 7-20. Now in its seventh year, the festival comprises some two dozen concerts and events throughout downtown Pittsfield. In addition to headline concerts on Oct. 14-15, the festival, a highlight of the Berkshires' fall foliage season, includes the initiation of ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour: September 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Actions speak louder than words...and here is a whole bunch of musicians in action! Note that we post this information here once a month, if you want to see the latest news which is updated at least once per week, please check our website (below). JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN

November 18, The Stone, 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street), NYC, NY 10009

November 19, Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA ...

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Jazz Arts Group's 2011 Fall Classes and Workshops at the Jazz Academy

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) offers a stellar line-up of music making opportunities to engage all ages and interests with ongoing classes and workshops at the Jazz Academy community instructional space in the Lincoln Theatre complex. With nearly 5,000 square feet, the Jazz Academy is a premier facility for multi-generational and recreational music making, ensemble playing, after-school programs, technology instruction and lectures with world-class musicians. Learn to listen to music more effectively while enhancing your enjoyment and appreciation ...

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Pete McGuinness new professor at William Paterson University

Source: Pete McGuinness
September 2, 2011

This past summer, GRAMMY-nominated arranger, trombonist and vocalist Pete McGuinness was selected to be the new Professor of Jazz Arranging at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. The William Paterson jazz studies program has been one of the strongest in the New York/New Jersey area for many years and is currently lead by legendary pianist and composer Mulgrew Miller and respected saxophonist David Dempsey. McGuinness will be the featured artist with the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble for the university's “Jazz ...

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Xavier Gordon Releases "Just For You"

Source: xavier gordon
September 2, 2011

EMERGING JAZZ PIANIST RELEASES NEW EP ATLANTA—Smooth jazz pianist, Xavier Gordon, is releasing his first smooth jazz EP Just For You in Atlanta on September 1, 2011. The seven track recording preludes his next project, an LP to be released the beginning of 2012, featuring acclaimed musicians Lil John Roberts, Anthony Lockett and Jerry Livingston to name a few. Gordon released his first album at the age of 19, a Christmas EP, My Music Gave to Me. This was followed ...

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Musician? Take the Chamber Music America Jazz Musician Survey

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Hello from Chamber Music America, We are writing to ask you to participate in a survey that is part of national conversation about the urgent needs and challenges facing jazz musicians and presenters. Click here to take the survey. Note: The survey can be completed anonymously; the results will be aggregated and information collected will not be attributed to any specific individuals. Over the past several months, Chamber Music America has conducted a series of focus group sessions with members ...

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Lew Soloff Performs with New Ensemble in Boston on September 26

Source: Cheryl White
September 1, 2011

The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass. will present Evidence: A Jazz Creation, a multi-layered live performance featuring trumpet virtuoso Lew Soloff, bassist François Moutin, and vocalist and cellist Anne Sila, in collaboration with LA-based dancer and choreographer Courtney Giannone, on Monday, September 26 at 7:30pm. Hailed for his tremendous range and superior technical command, Soloff has performed with a remarkable array of talent, including mentors Gil Evans and Machito, Joe Henderson, Maynard Ferguson, Mel Lewis, Thad Jones, Clark Terry, ...

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