Jazz News

Marcus Goldhaber to present "Jazz on The Seaport" series: Thursday Evenings in April @ The Algonquin Seaport Theater

Source: AMP3 Public Relations
March 31, 2011

NEW YORK, NY—On Thursday evenings for the entire month of April, Marcus Goldhaber and The Jon Davis Trio will be performing two sets, introducing a brand new weekly Jazz series at The Algonquin Seaport Theater on Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan. The Algonquin, a newcomer in the downtown landscape, is aimed at bringing Jazz and the arts to a neighborhood that is currently lacking just that. Ticket sales for the “Jazz on The Seaport" series will benefit the theater in ...

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New DVD: Mimi Fox Live at the Palladium Featuring Akira Tana and Chris Enghauser

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 31, 2011

A note from Mimi Fox regarding LIVE AT THE PALLADIUM: This is my ninth project as a leader and I am absolutely thrilled to be presenting this live project as a video. There is something special that happens in a live situation with the audience a part of your every move...exciting! I have to say right off the bat, that my partner in crime Brad Wendkos and the entire crew from TrueFire are really amazing. They made the process of ...

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Kaufman Center Hosts Jazz Concert Featuring Roni Ben-Hur, Santi Debriano & More

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 31, 2011

Festi-Jazz NYC: Saturday April 9, 2011, 8 pm at Merkin Concert Hall: FREE

Jazz Musicians from NYC and the South of France Celebrate International Musical Connections

Featuring Renowned Jazz Performers Roni Ben-Hur, Santi Debriano, Amy London & Steve Williams with Ensembles from the Jazz Program at Kaufman Center's Lucy Moses School

This spring a free concert in Merkin Concert Hall reunites NYC jazz musicians with fellow performers from the annual Festi-Jazz Saint Cézaire summer festival in Provence, France. On April ...

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Illvibe Collective Releases Debut Album "All Together Now"

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 31, 2011

Illvibe Collective is a DJ and production team hailing from Philadelphia, PA. With combined experience dating back to the late 80's, the DJ collective has developed a unique yet traditionally-rooted taste in music. By playing gigs, touring with performance artists of all musical styles, and running consistent online radio shows, their DJ footprint reaches clubs, concert venues, festivals, and the internet in all parts of the world. The Illvibe style is rooted in Hip Hop yet draws from a variety ...

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IMRadio.com - Independent Musician Radio

Source: Daryl Boehlke
March 31, 2011

IMRadio—By Musicians, For Musicians Independent Musician Radio (IMRadio) will become a revenue-share internet radio station, revolutionizing the age old royalty based model of traditional radio stations. Instead of paying royalties on the original songs that it airs, IMRadio puts money directly into the musicians' pockets. At absolutely no cost, any artist in the world can upload their original songs for airplay, as well as creating their own online store for their merchandise. With IMRadio, every artist, singer, songwriter, band, poet ...

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Hot Afro-Cuban Jazz Performance On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, NPR In SE Florida

Source: Ed Bell
March 31, 2011

Please join our audience for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, April 1st, 2011 With PAN CON BISTEC Featuring BOBBY RAMIREZ Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Bobby Ramirez has grown as a musician expressing his roots in Afro-Cuban rhythm, Latin music and American Jazz. His musical talents have blossomed within South Florida's multi-cultural environment. This multi-dimensional artist is also a writer, marketing expert, dancer and painter. His band includes Antulio Mora—piano, Nicky Orta—bass, ...

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Kurt Elling Webcast Interview - The Dusty Wright Show

Source: Dusty Wright
March 31, 2011

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Linley Weir finds bittersweet spot between jazz and blues on debut album

Source: Lauren Rogers
March 31, 2011

Desires, the debut album from the Linley Weir Quartet, may introduce a new voice in jazz, but it's one rooted in the classic influences of Nina Simone and Cassandra Wilson. Like those legendary vocalists, Weir's singing finds that bittersweet spot between jazz and blues. Born and raised in West London, England, Weir's future was cemented at the age of 10 when a piano was brought into her house. For Weir, it was only the beginning. “I had piano lessons and ...

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