Jazz News

NEC Honors Benjamin Zander, Joseph Maneri & Others, May 17

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

New England Conservatory to Confer Diplomas, Certificates on Graduates at 138th Commencement, May 17, in Jordan Hall Benjamin Zander, Faculty, Conductor, and Transformational Speaker, to Give Commencement Address Microtonal Composer Joseph Maneri and Zander to Receive Honorary Doctorates Thomas Oboe Lee, Sarah Bob, Roger Kellaway to Receive Outstanding Alumni Awards at Reunion Veronica Jochum to Receive Alumni Associations Lifetime Achievement Award New England Conservatory President Tony Woodcock will confer diplomas and certificates on 246 graduates at the 138th Commencement Exercises, ...

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The Heath Brothers Are Back Where It All Began

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

"THAT'S MY home, man." Asked what returning to Philadelphia means to him, Jimmy Heath is terse and direct. But it's clear from the finality with which he asserts those words that Heath sees the concept of home as universal and needing little elaboration. The implications of returning to the place that formed you are too numerous to list in a brief conversation, and so deep that his tone of voice is enough to make the experience understood. The same can ...

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Peter Hand Big Band Debuts on Savant Records with Tribute to Harold Arlen

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

Composer, arranger and guitarist Peter Hand leads the Peter Hand Big Band featuring saxophonist Houston Person on the new release The Wizard of Jazz-A Tribute to Harold Arlen on Savant/HighNote Records. Recorded live in 2005 during Arlen's centenary celebration, this special concert has been newly remixed and mastered to capture all the swinging sounds from a historic and memorable music event.

Peter Hand has been on the New York jazz scene for many years and is one of those rare ...

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Jazz Stars Celebrate Jazz Forum @ 30, Rose Theater on June 22nd

Source: Leah Grammatica Public Relations
May 5, 2009

JAZZ FORUM ARTS presents JAZZ FORUM @ 30 



 A Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration of Trumpeter Mark Morganelli’s Jazz Forum Lofts 

 “It would be hard to pick one special moment at the Jazz Forum, because 
 there were so many special moments.” --Dr. Barry Harris 
 Jazz Forum Arts Executive Director Mark Morganelli invites jazz fans to witness history, as he presents a spectacular, one-night-only event, JAZZ FORUM @ 30 , celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of his Jazz Forum lofts, where ...

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New York Jazz Academy, New Jazz School for Kids and Adults, Opens on Manhattan's Upper West Side

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
May 5, 2009

New York Jazz Academy, New Jazz School for Kids and Adults, Opens on Manhattan's Upper West Side NEW YORK, NY -- The New York Jazz Academy, the Upper West Side's newest music school, will soon be opening its doors, and is now accepting summer and fall 2009 registration inquiries from all interested parents and students. This new jazz school offers the highest quality jazz music instruction to New York City students, ages 4 and older. Recognizing the lack of opportunity ...

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Reel Recordings Presents "Splinters" - Long Lost Britjazz Supersession

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

Reel Recordings is honored to present legendary British saxophonist Trevor Watts with his recording of the all-star collective SPLINTERS. Assembled by drummers John Stevens and Phil Seamen in 1972, SPLINTERS united Stevens and Seamen with tenor giant Tubby Hayes, altoist Trevor Watts, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, pianist Stan Tracey, and bassist Jeff Clyne. Here is our first opportunity to experience this leaderless ensemble of British jazz greats, with their special musical personalities summoned to create group music with robust ...

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L.A. Music Scene Vets Turn out for Peter Case Benefit Salute

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2009

A raft of stalwarts from L.A.s Americana music scene, including but not limited to those who started their careers at local clubs during the 1980s, turned up over the weekend at McCabes in Santa Monica.

During three nights of shows to salute the music of Peter Case and help him pay down the bills from his double bypass heart surgery in January.

T-Bone Burnett, Dave Alvin, Carla Olson, Stan Ridgway, Syd Straw and Phranc appeared along with such friends and ...

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Brian Wilson Feted as Trailblazer

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

ASYM honors music legend Brian Wilson June 10th

The American Society of Young Musicians is set to fete music legend Brian Wilson with its 2009 Trailblazer award at the 17th annual spring benefit concert on June 10 in Hollywood.

The org, which awards scholarships to students of accredited music schools and programs, will induct Wilson into its hall of fame following the awards presentation.

Past attendees of the benefit have included ASYM committee members Quincy Jones, John Mellencamp and Chaka ...

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