Jazz News

The Songwriter's Beat Festival July 19 - 24 at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207

The Songwriter's Beat 2005 Festival July 19 - 24, 2005 The Cornelia Street Cafe A benefit event for “Feel the Music!" and The World Foundation for Music & Healing

THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT, the monthly songwriter series hosted by Valerie Ghent at Greenwich Village's famous Cornelia Street Cafe, is delighted to present its first Songwriter's ...

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Rhian Ayanna @ The Blue Note Saturday 7/23 - LATE NIGHT!

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Rhian Ayanna with special guest JEREMIAH

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005 12:30am @ The Blue Note

=featuring= Rhian Ayanna (vocals); Freddie Bryant (guitar); Brandon McCune (keys); Wayne Batchelor (bass); Geoff Clapp (drums); Imani Jones, Somi, Toy (background vocals)

“When I heard her composition “Time" I knew she was different and had something to say of her own. Rhian is an original songwriter with a wonderful soulful voice, two qualities not easily found. I saw her perform at the Blue ...

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Konowitz Improv Camp

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Young Musicians Learn to Think on Their Feet In an Improv Workshop at Teachers College, Columbia University

High School Students and Teachers Learn Music Improvisation at Summer Camp

NEW YORK July 15, 2005 - For the second year in a row, high school musicians from New York City and nearby suburban schools will be jamming together at a five-day Improvisation Camp offered through the Teachers College Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation. From July 25 through July 29, from 10:30 ...

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Huntington John Coltrane Tribute Jazz Festival Presents 'John Coltrane: A Love Supreme'

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Coinciding with this summers' Huntington John Coltrane Tribute Jazz Festival, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington will present the service John Coltrane: A Love Supreme, an exploration into the enduring spirit of this legendary artist, and one of his masterworks, A Love Supreme. Guest speaker and musician Lewis Porter is one of the top Coltrane experts in the world. Mr. Porter is an excellent jazz pianist as well, will be joined by bassist Brad Jones and will play excerpts of ...

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Teri Roiger CD Release Celebration at The Jazz Standard Monday July 18th sets at 7:30 and 9:30 pm

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

July 16, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] MONDAY, JULY 18 Teri Roiger will be celebrating the release of her new CD, STILL LIFE, on Maki Records at THE JAZZ STANDARD Teri Roiger (voice) Frank Kimbrough (piano) John Menegon (bass) Matt Wilson (drums) (Gil Goldstein is also featured on the CD but will be unable to appear at the Jazz Standard) $15 cover, no minimum 116 East 27th Street (between Park & Lexington) NYC ...

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Erica Lindsay with Howard Johnson Quintet

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

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Artists Enclave at I-Park

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2005

Announcement: 2006 Residency Season at the Artists’ Enclave at I-Park I-Park announces its sixth season hosting The Artists’ Enclave. Artists’ residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2006. Most sessions are four weeks in duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process. There is a $20 application processing ...

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Unitarian Service in Huntington Focuses on John Coltrane: A Love Supreme

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2005

July 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Coinciding with this summers' Huntington John Coltrane Tribute Jazz Festival, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington will present the service John Coltrane: A Love Supreme, an exploration into the enduring spirit of this legendary artist, and one of his masterworks, A Love Supreme. Guest speaker and musician Lewis Porter is one of the top Coltrane experts in the world. Mr. Porter is an excellent jazz pianist ...

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