Jazz News

Upcoming "Harlem in the Himalayas" Shows in April

Source: Two for the Show Media
April 1, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008 HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS Performer: Joey Calderazzo, Pianist 7:00 pm | Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street -NYC Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 $18 in advance | $20 at door Piano - Joey Calderazzo Joey Calderazzo is one of the leading pianists in the jazz realm. Ashe approaches nearly two decades as a definitive accompanist, and sees his output, as a composer, performer and ...

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Announcing the 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 19 - 21, 2008

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
April 1, 2008

51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon September 19 - 21, 2008 Features Groundbreaking And Legendary Artists On 9 Stages For 3 Days Of Nonstop Jazz Entertainment Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Maceo Parker, Kurt Elling, Ledisi, And More Appear At MJF/51 Vocalists Jamie Cullum, Ryan Shaw, Cassandra Wilson, Jamie Davis; Instrumentalists Maraca, The Derek Trucks Band & More In MJF Debut Clint Eastwood In Conversation ...

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Renowned Bassist Stanley Clarke Returns to UArts for Honorary Degree During Presidential Inauguration

Source: University of the Arts, Media Relations
April 1, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The University of the Arts will bestow an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts upon one of its most distinguished alumni, world-renowned jazz bassist and composer Stanley Clarke, at the inauguration of Sean T. Buffington as president of the University on April 18. After studying double bass at the Philadelphia Musical Academy, now The University of the Arts, Clarke went on to earn a Grammy Award, several other Grammy and Emmy nominations, and a place at the top ...

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National Museum of American History Celebrates Seventh Annual Jazz Appreciation Month

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2008

At a special ceremony today, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History launched the seventh annual celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with a program hosted at The George Washington University. Jazz artist Ramsey Lewis engaged fellow musician Larry Coryell in a conversation about jazz as America's national treasure and global export. Lewis also donated artifacts from his career to the museum's music collections. Now in its seventh year, JAM is an annual event that pays tribute to jazz both as ...

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Exalt Entertainment Group to Launch iGenJazz.com

Source: Mosnar Communications, Inc
April 1, 2008

Detroit, Michigan -- Exalt Entertainment Group premiering jazz and spoken word artists nationally. Today announced to hold an online dance contest on YouTube which they are revealing is the ultimate dance contest for iGeneration contestants. The dance contest will be launched in May of 2008 via their website iGenJazz.com and is targeted for contestants 9 - 25 years of age. The contest rules and regulations will be available on the website. Contestants will compete by performing dance moves to the ...

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Florida Grassroots Jazz Society Won't Let the Music Die

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2008

Refusing to let the music die, the North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) extended the auction of the Title Sponsorship to the 3rd Annual Legacy Jazz Festival for one more round of bids when there were no takers on the first round. The new item number is #150231217018 and the bidding will remain open until April 8 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The quaint beachside county that, for two years running, was the fastest growing county in the US, now ...

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Vision Festival XIII Performers Announced

Source: Improvised Communications
April 1, 2008

Arts for Art, Inc. has announced the line-up for the 13th annual Vision Festival, New York's premier multidisciplinary celebration of avantjazz music, poetry, dance and art, which will run from Tuesday, June 10th through Sunday, June 15th at Manhattan's Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center.

Vision Festival XIII will present more than 50 events, including music and dance performances, poetry readings, film and visual art projections and panel discussions, on two stages, each transformed by a large-scale art installation.

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Aaron Goldberg Trio at Firehouse 12 This Friday, April 4

Source: Improvised Communications
April 1, 2008

On Friday, April 4th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will bring New York-based pianist/composer Aaron Goldberg and his trio to town for a two-set performance as part of the venue's ongoing 2008 Spring Jazz Series. The group, featuring bassist Reuben Rogers (Jimmy Greene, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves) and drummer Eric Harland (Terence Blanchard, Charles Lloyd, SFJAZZ Collective), is Goldberg's flagship ensemble and has appeared on all three of his CDs, including his most recent, Worlds (Sunnyside).

“Over the past decade, pianist ...

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