Jazz News

Jane Monheit Featured at Usdan's 40th, August 1

Source: Reva Cooper
July 6, 2007

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, America's premier summer arts day camp, will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Season with its 40th Gala Concert on Wednesday August 1 from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The season opened on June 25, with a concert by Dr. Billy Taylor, coming out of retirement and performing with his trio for the occasion.

Celebrated jazz singer and former Usdanite Jane Monheit, an alumna of the Center, will be the featured artist at Usdan's ...

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Antoinette Montague July Appearances

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
July 6, 2007

Antoinette Montague July Appearances

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:00 & 9:30 pm Antoinette Montague with the Mike Longo Trio with special guest Bill Easley

Sizzlin' at the Bahai in July John Birks Gillespie Bahai Auditorium 53 East 11th Street (btwn. University Pl. and Broadway) 212-222-5159 $15.00 Students $10.00

Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 7:30 sharp Antoinette w/ the Bill Easley Quartet

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Renowned Keyboardist Dr. Scott Tibbs to Join Greg Parman July 21 in Santa Ana

Source: All About Jazz
July 6, 2007

World-renowned keyboardist and arranger, Dr. Scott Tibbs, joins Greg Parman and his All-Star Band for one night only at the OC Pavillion located in the heart of the Santa Ana Arts District. This night represents the first collaboration between these two musicians. The show will be held July 21st, 2007, with the performance beginning at 8:00 PM.

Scott Tibbs holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition from UCLA. He has performed with well-known artists such as Dizzy Gilespie, Bobby Shew, Chuck ...

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The Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society Announces 2007-2008 Season

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
July 6, 2007

The Baltimore Chamber Jazz Society announces its seventeenth season of exceptional jazz concerts at The Baltimore Museum of Art. One of Baltimore's premiere jazz concert series, BCJS continues to program some of the finest artists in jazz today. All concerts take place at The Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore. Tickets are $125 for a five-concert subscription, $27 general admission, $25 for BMA Members and Senior Citizens, and $10 for students with ID at the door. Tickets ...

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Jazz Museum Honors Pianist Norman Simmons Thursday, July 12th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
July 6, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300

The Jazz Museum Honors Pianist Norman Simmons

Norman Simmons, Pianist Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:30-8:30 p.m.

This series is free and open to the public.

Pianist Norman Simmons is a consummate musician, best known for his ability to connect with jazz singers like Carmen McRae, Anita O'Day, and Joe Williams. Much more ...

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Jazz Fest Serves up Pop, Swing, Music Impersonator

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2007

Eldar Djangirov, a jazz pianist who will perform at the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, is not a college student. A story in Sunday's Utah Living was wrong on that point. Don't know the difference between bebop, hard bop and neobop? Don't understand what separates funk from fusion? Don't worry: You don't have to be a jazz die-hard to appreciate the offerings of the 2007 Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival. Now in its seventh year, the festival's focus ...

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Jazz Trumpeter Christian Scott Releases Daring Sophomore CD, "Anthem"

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2007

When 24-year-old Christian Scott released his first album last year, he was hailed as “the new voice in jazz trumpet." It earned a Grammy nomination, and by Scott's own admission, completely changed his life. VOA's Doug Levine brings us up-to-date with Scott, who hopes to keep the momentum going with his latest effort, Anthem. With the eyes and ears of the jazz world upon him, eagerly awaiting the young jazz artist's next move, Christian Scott delivers a powerful follow-up to ...

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Trio Gives Jazz Treatment to Dylan

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2007

One of modern jazz's most adventurous groups, Jewels & Binoculars, is bringing its interpretations of Bob Dylan's music to several Island venues over the next couple of weeks beginning tonight at Duncan Garage Showroom. Virtuoso reedman Michael Moore, bassist Lindsey Horner, and drummer Michael Vatcher have recently released Ships with Tattooed Sails, a CD collection of free jazz reinventions of a dozen Dylan songs. The trio of sonic innovators from New York and Amsterdam reshapes songs from the breadth of ...

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