Jazz News

Django Reinhardt Festival Returns to Birdland June 28 - July 3

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 9, 2011

It may start to get HOT in June but not as HOT as it will be at Birdland June 28—July 3 when the Django Reinhardt Festival, due to popular demand, returns for a summer week. The annual November event will perhaps become a bi-annual one. There is a thirst for Django's style of music , as he was one of the greatest and most original guitarists the world has known.

Producers Pat Philips and Ettore Stratta have been behind the ...

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Jambalaya Brass Band Live In The Mermaid Parade At Coney Island

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
June 9, 2011

New York, NY—Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live in the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM. The formation area for the parade will be between 21st and 22nd Street on Surf Avenue, Coney Island. The Parade will proceed down Surf Avenue to W. 10th Street, turn right on W. 10th, then go up on the Boardwalk and double back to Stillwell Avenue. At the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, Jambalaya Brass Band's foundation ...

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An interview with best-selling Brazilian vocalist Patty Ascher

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 9, 2011

Brazil-based vocalist Patty Ascher has just released a new album, Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba, that further solidifies her as among that country's finest jazz talents. Her sultry, playful singing, equally skilled in both English and Portuguese, is stronger than ever, ensuring high entertainment value for any listener. Ascher took some time from her busy schedule to discuss her life and career. Q: What made you want to become a singer? A: I was born in a family of musicians so ...

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Easy Over, Sullivan Hall, NYC, 5/13

Source: Cory Ziskind
June 9, 2011

By Erica Block, Jambands.com It feels awfully good when a band reaffirms your faith in the jam gods and does justice to the genre—especially nowadays, when it can seem like local jazz-funk-rock bands are a dime a dozen. On May 13th, Easy Over had the Friday night crowd at Sullivan Hall feeling exactly this way. Opening for Wyllys & The New York Hustler Ensemble, featuring Jennifer Hartswick & Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band) , Zac Lasher (U-Melt) & Chris Michetti ...

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Icons Among Us Visits Detroit, Wednesday June 15 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
June 8, 2011

Episode One: A Quiet Revolution to screen at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Wednesday June 15 @ 6:30 pm Spread the word to your friends in Detroit. This FREE screening of the modern jazz documentary's first episode throws the spotlight on the emergence of new waves of artists and their relationships with their elders and mentors. Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Greg Osby, Jason Moran, Aaron Parks, Bill Frisell, Donald Harrison, Jr., Avishai Cohen, and others explore what ...

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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the School for Improvisational Music Present SIMs Mini Intensive Improvisational Workshop

Source: Michael Ricci
June 8, 2011

September 10-11, 2011 1:00-6:00pm Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Avenue (at Lincoln Place) Park Slope, Brooklyn $200/person

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the School for Improvisational Music invite musicians of all ages to an intensive two-day improvisation workshop. In the first-ever partnership between these two Brooklyn-based music institutions, participants will experience SIMs unique brand of collaborative and multidisciplinary teaching, with ample playing opportunities and discussion of improvisational concepts. ...

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Mike Metheny's "Old Wine/New Bossa: Selected Tracks" - 2011 Compilation

Source: Mike Metheny
June 8, 2011

Trumpeter Mike Metheny's tenth solo album is a compilation of previously released recordings covering a 20-year period and a wide range of styles. Also included is a fresh version of a track first recorded in 2001. Mike, who favors the flugelhorn and EVI (electronic valve instrument), grew up near Kansas City, Missouri, where he now lives. For 13 years in the 1970s and '80s he was based in Boston. Featured on this sampler are some of the best jazz musicians ...

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Back Home in Mali, Khaira Arby Wins National Award

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
June 8, 2011

The Tamani d'Or: Mali Lavishes Love on Crossover Indie Darling and Pioneering Singer Khaira Arby with an Achievement Award

It's a rare artist who can take the U.S. media and SXSW by storm while garnering profound respect as a cultural leader in her homeland. And it's even rarer when that artist can keep true to her deep desert roots while standing out in front of a contemporary rock quartet. The Tamani d'Or award recently granted to Malian singer Khaira Arby ...

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