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Performance / Tour

The Randy Van Horne Singers live Saturday April 16 7pm at Coffee Gallery Backstage

Source: Max Vasquez
April 13, 2011

The Randy Van Horne Singers live Saturday April 16 7PM at Coffee Gallery Backstage The legendary swinging Jazz Vocal group, The Randy Van Horne Singers will be doing a rare live set on Saturday April 16 7PM at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Come hang out and be delighted by this amazing 20 voice Jazz Vocal Orchestra! Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake—Altadena, CA 91001 Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM Seating ...

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Event

Acclaimed Author Robin D.G. Kelley Lectures on "The 'Un-Years': Thelonious Monk in the 1950s" at the Kimmel Center

Source: Victor L. Schermer
April 13, 2011

On April 9, 2011, at the initiation of All About Jazz writer Vic Schermer, Robin Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original visited Philadelphia and delivered a lecture on Monk. Kelley's 60 minute talk focused on a turbulent period in Monk's life—the 1950s—when his music was misunderstood, and he also suffered a series of personal setbacks, including an arrest, the revocation of his cabaret card, and near financial ruin, only to create some of ...

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Performance / Tour

Lapis Luna featuring Shawn Aileen Clark at Smalls on May 20

Source: Shawn Aileen Clark
April 13, 2011

Obituary

Jazz Violinist Billy Bang Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2011

American jazz violinist Billy Bang has died at the age of 63. The musician passed away on Monday (11, Apr 2011) after reportedly battling lung cancer, according to publication Jazz Times. Born William Walker in Alabama, the star embarked on a career in music after serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He went on to enjoy a career spanning four decades, co-founding the String Trio of New York, alongside guitarist James Emery and double bassist John Lindberg. ...

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Festival

Poncho is Head Honcho at Cape May Fest

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2011

Poncho Sanchez never fails to ignite his audience, and his Latin jazz band came out blazing as the Saturday night opening act/headliner at the semiannual Cape May Jazz Festival April 8-10. Sanchez, the hammer-handed conga player and leather-lunged lead singer for the eight-piece band, has a crackerjack three-horn front line as always, a pianist who doubles on electrifying organ, and a couple fellow percussionists blending on hard-driving arrangements and contributing creative solos. All of which compelled some in the crowd ...

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Obituary

Jazz violinist Billy Bang dead at 63

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2011

One of Rochester's favorite musicians, jazz violinist Billy Bang, has died at the age of 63. Over the past decade Bang appeared many times in Rochester, including a collaboration with Garth Fagan Dance. A favorite at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, Bang was scheduled to play on the first day of the 2011 festival (running June 10-18). It would have been his fourth festival appearance. “Billy was extremely well liked in Rochester and had an exceptionally loyal following," says ...

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Recording

Available Today! New Set of CTI Reissues from Masterworks Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2011

CTI RECORDS 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES! SONY MASTERWORKS JAZZ RELEASES MORE CLASSIC REISSUES FROM GEORGE BENSON, FREDDIE HUBBARD, DON SEBESKY AND STANLEY TURRENTINE Available April 12, 2011 Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, and 12 reissues of classic CTI albums MASTERWORKS JAZZ continues the celebration of the 40th anniversary of CTI Records, the beloved jazz label founded in 1970 by producer ...

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Performance / Tour

"Love for Japan" at the Kitano New York Hotel Benefitting Japan Relief Efforts

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 12, 2011

On May 9, twenty Jazz and classical music leading artists will converge upon The Kitano New York Hotel's Bar Lounge for a special “Love For Japan" benefit concert in support of the Japan relief efforts. In the wake of one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, the tragedy in Japan has resonated across the globe, hitting especially close to home at the Kitano New York. Relief efforts are being made worldwide, through organizations such as the Red Cross and ...

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