Jazz News

NYJA Manhattan Jazz Big Band Announces Open Auditions in April

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
March 30, 2010

New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, announces open auditions for the NYJA Manattan Jazz Big Band. The Manhattan Jazz Big Band is open to adult intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to play and learn in a big band setting. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for two hours in each session. Stop by St. Peter's Church (East 54th St. at Lexington Ave., New York, NY) for an audition (and free ...

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Wayne Escoffery NYC Jazz Workshops Now Registering All Instruments

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
March 30, 2010

New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, is pleased to announce a new workshop offering for all instruments. Line Building with Wayne Escoffery is open to intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to improve their skills related to playing jazz lines. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for one hour in each session. Classes begin Thursday, April 8, 7pm. Topics covered in the workshop include: Methods for playing through chord changes

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Christian Scott Taking Jazz to the Next Level

Source: Michael Ricci
March 30, 2010

Christian Scott's 'Yesterday You Said Tomorrow' (Concord Jazz)

For a guy who's earned a reputation for speaking his mind, Christian Scott's trumpet tone can seem a bit incongruous. Frequently pinching his horn to a low, muted whisper, the genre-blind 26-year-old incorporates elements of funk, rock and hip-hop into jazz, making him the collaborator of choice for a wide variety of musicians, including Mos Def, Prince and even Glen Ballard. Yet he's never made an album quite like this. An early ...

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15th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival, Berkeley, CA

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
March 30, 2010

Presented by the Fourth Street Merchants and KCSM/Jazz 91, the 15th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival will take place Sunday, May 16, from Noon - 5:00pm in Berkeley, CA on Fourth Street between Hearst and Virginia. The City of Berkeley has named May 16 “Berkeley High School Jazz Day." For more information, visit fourthstreet.com or call the hot line at (510) 526-6294. This free outdoor music festival, benefiting the jazz programs at Berkeley High School, features the Jazz Mafia ...

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Michele Rosewoman, Liberty Ellman, and Tyshawn Sorey Perform at Roulette, April 10

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2010

On Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Roulette in New York City, pianist, composer, and bandleader Michele Rosewoman and two of the most creative and multi-dimensional young artists of our time, Liberty Ellman and Tyshawn Sorey, collaboratively explore sound textures and nuances of time and space through their combined musical vision.

For more information on Michele, visit her website at www.michelerosewoman.com

Concert Information

Saturday, April 10 at 8:30 p.m. Michele Rosewoman - Time in Textures: A Collaborative Experiment with ...

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John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension "To the One"

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2010

With his new album To The One (Abstract Logix/Mediastarz), iconic guitarist and composer and 2010 Grammy Winner John McLaughlin looks backwards and forwards simultaneously. The six original songs are hauntingly evocative - with roiling rhythmic swells, modal expanses, and telepathic group interaction echoing the profound influence of John Cotrane's 1965 spiritual jazz masterpiece A Love Supreme.

Mostly written in July and August of 2009, the music composing To The One was set down in the studio in November and December, ...

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Caetano Veloso in Boston on April 12

Source: Sue Auclair Promotions
March 30, 2010

An Evening With Brazilian Superstar Caetano Veloso Monday, April 12 at The Orpheum Theatre

Veloso's New CD: Zii e Zie

“The Brazilian master remains in a league of his own. Forty years after injecting a rock beat into Brazilian pop (and earning the disapproval of the country's military rulers in the process), Veloso has returned to similar territory . . . fans won't be disappointed." --Times (UK)

HT Productions will present An Evening With Caetano Veloso Monday, April 12 at ...

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East Coast Homecoming Tour by Berkeley-Based Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Rachel Efron Runs April 30 - May 6

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
March 30, 2010

Singer/songwriter/pianist Rachel Efron will appear at venues up and down the East Coast, Friday, April 30th through Thursday, May 6th. The tour will include shows at The Nave Gallery, Somerville MA (Fri. 4/30), One Longfellow Square, Portland ME (Sat. 5/1), The Tin Angel, Philadelphia (Sun. 5/2), as220, Providence (Tues. 5/4), The Bitter End, New York City (Wed. 5/5), and PACE Theater, Easthampton MA (Thurs. 5/6). The tour will mark Efron's first appearances at The Nave Gallery, The Tin Angel, as220, ...

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