Jazz News

Annual Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial

Source: Michael Ricci
July 31, 2010

Saturday, August 7th, 4:00PM--7:00PM on 46th Street at Queens Blvd. Don't Miss the 10th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial Jazz Concert. The Largest, Free, Outdoor Jazz Concert in western Queens! A night of Swing & Dixieland music. Annual concert to honor jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. (There is a banner of him hanging at the L.I.R.R.station in Jamaica) Bix was one time a Sunnyside resident and one of the best jazzmen in the 1920s. 79 years ago Beiderbecke died ...

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Tuscany International Jazz Summer School Certaldo, Italy August 17-24, 2010

Source: Stephen Keogh
July 30, 2010

About the Global Music Foundation's Tuscany International Jazz Summer School in Certaldo, Italy This unique event is now in its sixth year. The spectacular setting, the team of outstanding performers and teachers and the varied schedule of activity all add up to an unforgettable experience for everyone who takes part. An exceptional roster of British, Italian and American artists/teachers Intensive study, equivalent to a whole term at a music conservatory--some 6 hours tuition per day, including supervised rehearsals and instrumental ...

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10th Annual Prescott Jazz Summit, August 27-29, 2010

Source: Patricia Myers
July 30, 2010

The Prescott Jazz Summit in Prescott, Arizona, will mark its 10th year by presenting musicians from California and Arizona during the three-day weekend of events in concert halls, theaters and outdoors. The event was conceived and is organized by Mike Vax, former Stan Kenton Orchestra trumpeter. The festival is a benefit with net proceeds going to the Clare Willey Memorial Scholarship Fund and Prescott school music departments, said Vax, who continues to lead and tour with the Kenton Alumni. A ...

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Book Now for Tuscany Jazz Summer School and Arts Festival August, 17-24 2010

Source: Stephen Keogh
July 30, 2010

Last-minute places are still available for the Global Music Foundation sixth annual Tuscany Jazz Summer School and Arts Festival 17-24 August 2010. The best jazz and world music festival in Tuscany still has places available for music students or concert visitors, with limited spaces in Budget, Comfort and Luxury grades of accommodation. This year's international team of world-class tutors and performers includes: Vocal Faculty Deborah Brown, USA--vocal, soloing Guillermo Rozenthuler, Argentina--Latin music, vocal and body Alyth McCormack, Scotland--vocal ...

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50th Anniversary of Johnny Mathis' "Kol Nidre" Celebrated at Skirball, August 19

Source: conqueroo
July 29, 2010

Mathis to accept Idelsohn award on August 19 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calif.--In 1959, Johnny Mathis released “Kol Nidre"--the Aramaic prayer traditionally intoned at the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement--as a 7-inch single. Yes, that Johnny Mathis, best known for his romance-inducing, back-seat drive- in make-out music, who recorded over 130 best-selling albums.

In 2010, right around Yom Kippur and Johnny Mathis' 75th birthday, the single will be re- released as ...

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Clarinetist Oran Etkin Shares A World Of Musical Journeys In New Release For Kids: Wake Up Clarinet!

Source: GoMedia PR
July 29, 2010

Enhanced CD Featuring Etkin's Timbalooloo Method Will Be Released on Motema Music on September 14th CD Release Concerts for Wake Up Clarinet, as well as Performances by Etkin's Group Kelenia, Scheduled Throughout 2010 ..."really really remarkable... he has touched both of our boys' lives." --Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber “Oran Etkin makes music from all over the world accessible and fun for children to listen to and learn about. From the age of two, our son was talking about Herbie ...

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2010 Chicago Jazz Festival presented by CareFusion Expands to Four Days of Music, September 2-5

Source: Michael Ricci
July 29, 2010

Ramsey Lewis 75th Birthday Celebration in Millennium Park, September 3 As a music genre known for riffs and improvisation, it seems only fitting that the 32nd Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, presented by CareFusion has grown throughout the years from a two-day event to a four-day with several locations. The Chicago Jazz Festival is proud to once again partner with CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, on this free event. With funding provided by the Chicago Jazz Partnership, ...

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Preview "Empire" from Scott Colley!

Source: Brian Camelio
July 29, 2010

With his new release just around the corner, Scott Colley would like to invite you to preview some tunes from his the upcoming record “Empire." Scott's ArtistShare preview features tunes from his upcoming release as well as a bonus video performance with Jim Hall and Lewis Nash, tour photos, pictures from the Empire recording session and press photos. Click here to redeem your certificate log in number (6-66423969-76269)! “Empire" will be released in the U.S. on August 31st, worldwide on ...

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