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Performance / Tour

Composer/Multi-instrumentalist Rob Mosher Commissioned To Write New Music For Choral Chameleon – Winner Of 2015 Chorus America/ASCAP Award For Adventurous Programming

Source: Ann Braithwaite
May 6, 2015

Premiering Saturday, May 16 and Thursday, May 21 at Acme Studio, Williamsburg Choral Chameleon, winner of the 2015 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, will premiere new music commissioned from composer/multi-instrumentalist Rob Mosher at Storytime: Part Two the final concert of its 2014-2015 season. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 and Thursday, May 21 at Acme Studio, 63 N. 3rd Street, between Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tickets are $28 online at choralchameleon.com, $35 on ...

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Performance / Tour

The New England Conservatory Youth Jazz Orchestra Conducted By Ken Schaphorst Presents Spring Concert On Tuesday, May 19 In NEC’s Jordan Hall

Source: Ann Braithwaite
May 6, 2015

Orchestra Includes 17 Members from 12 Massachusetts Cities and Towns The New England Conservatory Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Ken Schaphorst, presents a program at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The free concert will feature music of Thad Jones, Ken Schaphorst, Kenny Dorham, Horace Silver and Dizzy Gillespie. The NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra is comprised of middle and high school students from across the region. For more information, log on to ...

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Recording

St Germain Announces First Album In 15 Years

Source: Matt Gross
May 5, 2015

NONESUCH RECORDS TO RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN 15 YEARS FROM FRENCH ELECTRONIC ARTIST ST GERMAIN St Germain (aka Ludovic Navarre), whose albums Boulevard (1995) and Tourist (2000) originated a genre of French electronic music that later included artists like Daft Punk, has returned to the studio to create his first album in 15 years. The self-titled record marries percussive grooves, which have always been central to St Germain’s sound, with a new element: traditional Malian music. Today the artist reveals ...

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Event

Israel Celebrates International Jazz Day

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2015

By Nathalie Freson Quoted as the “Ambassador of jazz in Israel" by i24 news channel, Israeli jazz pianist Gilad Chatsav was selected to organise and coordinate events throughout Israel for the International Jazz Day. In 2012, the UNESCO, in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute, declared April 30 as the official day to celebrate jazz worldwide. Events are organized “to draw public attention to this art form as a vector of peace and dialogue among cultures." Although 2015 marked the ...

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Festival

Heartfelt Performances And “remembering Joe Sample” At The Berks Jazz Fest

Source: Sean McKenzie
May 5, 2015

By Sean McKenzie As I watched the amazing lineup of jazz royalty remembering the true legend, Joe Sample, I had never been so moved by such a fitting musical tribute. I remember it was only a little over a year ago that Wayne Henderson had been given his regal sendoff. And now, amongst other Sample fans, I experienced a healing concert for yet another Jazz Crusader. Who was on the lineup? Musical director and pianist Bobby Lyle, who also assembled ...

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Website

Place a Jazz Near You Logo on Your Website, Blog or Social Page

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2015

You can help raise the awareness of Jazz Near You and support jazz in your area by placing the Jazz Near You logo on your website, blog, or social pages. We have or can create logos for each of the 304 Jazz Near You cities listed here. We've included several logos below. If you would like one for you city, please contact us. Thanks! LINK TO: http://atlanta.jazznearyou.com LINK TO: http://austin.jazznearyou.com LINK TO:

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Marc Hoffman On Tour In NC & SC

Source: Marble Arch PR
May 4, 2015

Charlotte, NC – Composer, jazz pianist, and vocalist, Marc Hoffman will perform five dates in NC and SC beginning Tue May 5th. Venues will include Oak Park in Salisbury, NC, Charleston Pour House in Charleston, SC, McKimmon Center on the NCSU campus in Raleigh, NC, Murphy's Pub in Boone, NC and Market On Main in Hickory, NC. Two performances Charleston Pour House and Murphy's Pub will be with NC based jam band, Wavy Train. Marc will perform six additional shows ...

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Recording

Audio Fidelity To Release Guitar Innovator Michael Hedges "Aerial Boundries" On Limited Edition 180gm Vinyl

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 4, 2015

Camarillo, CA – Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity will be releasing guitar innovator Michael Hedges critically acclaimed album Aerial Boundaries on limited edition 180gm vinyl! Aerial Boundaries is unquestionably one of the most groundbreaking albums in acoustic guitar history. This is the record that presented Michael Hedges to the world as the ultimate acoustic guitar visionary, stretching the limits of the instrument to accommodate his uncanny musical ideas. There are moments on the record where it seems impossible that so much ...

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