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Keyboardist Steve McQuarry Presents A Tribute To Carla Bley At SFJAZZ Center, June 5

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 3, 2015

Oakland-based keyboardist-composer Steve McQuarry and his musician friends had long been enamored of the cutting-edge music of Oakland-born keyboardist-composer Carla Bley. In a conversation a year and a half ago with Bley’s daughter, keyboardist Karen Mantler, he mentioned that he would love to perform some of her mother’s compositions. Mantler talked it over with Bley, and within a few months, a large box filled with Bley’s scores for octet and big band, some of them in their original hand-penciled form, ...

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Mickey Bass & His Quartet “the Manhattan Burn Unit" at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club

Source: Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC
April 3, 2015

On Sunday April 12th Mickey Bass will be appearing at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club 1719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Recently Branford Marsalis graced the acoustically divine Venue with his Quartet, appearing with Mickey will be a hot little ensemble out of N.Y.C. who will guarantee to put a little pep in your step and glide in your stride; The Manhattan Burn Unit features Anthony Wonsey (keyboards), Charles Davis Jr. (saxophones), Mark Johnson (drums) and Mickey Bass (bass). ...

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Extraordinary Cellist Ernst Reijseger Plays National Concert Hall Dublin

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2015

Cellist Ernst Reijseger will kick off April Jazz—a spectacular weekend of music in the Irish capital—in the John Field Room of The National Concert Hall on Friday, April 10, in a trio alongside pianist Harmen Fraanje and Mola Sylla on vocals, m’bira, xala and kongoma. The trio’s latest CD, Count To Zen (Winter and Winter, 2015) was described by All About Jazz Italia as “one of the most beautiful collections of tunes published in the last five years.” Reijseger is ...

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Celebrate Brooklyn! Announces Brooklyn Bridge Park Dance Parties Featuring Poncho Sanchez

Source: Matt Gross
April 2, 2015

BRIC ANNOUNCES 2015 CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! DANCE PARTIES AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK Three Spring Nights with Live Bands and DJs in Stunning Waterfront Locale Sponsored by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Featuring Jamie Lidell, Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue, Poncho Sanchez and More BRIC, producer of Celebrate Brooklyn!, the borough’s premier outdoor summer festival, returns with the fifth annual Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance Parties. The free series, held on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 on three consecutive Thursday evenings in May (14, 21 & ...

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Recording

Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on "Wildflower"

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2015

Vocalist Joanna Pascale Embraces Deep Emotional Connections with Lesser Known Repertoire on Wildflower – Available May 5 Produced by Pianist Orrin Evans and Featuring Christian McBride, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gregoire Maret, Bilal, Cyrus Chestnut and more “Wildflowers grow under the most unlikely circumstances,” says vocalist Joanna Pascale. “You find them in the most unlikely places. From the beginning, that’s how my journey has been.” Whether referring to the lesser-known repertoire to which she’s drawn or to the singer herself, nurtured in ...

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Ximena Sariñana Announces New Album, U.S. Tour With Juanes

Source: Matt Gross
April 2, 2015

XIMENA SARIÑANA, ACCLAIMED MEXICAN RECORDING ARTIST AND ACTRESS, TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF NEW ALBUM, NO TODO LO PUEDES DAR, IN THE U.S. ON APRIL 14; ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH JUANES Sariñana’s Artistry Continues to Evolve on Third Album, Following GRAMMY-Nominated Debut, Mediocre (2008), and Acclaimed Self-Titled, English-Language Album on Warner Brothers (2011) Even though she is still just 29, Ximena Sariñana is a remarkably mature artist. With her debut album, Mediocre (2008), she not only became one of the ...

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Advocacy

24 Jazz Heroes in 22 cities Announced by Jazz Journalists Association

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2015

Educators, Presenters, Philanthropists, Fans, Players, Poet and Dentist Hailed as Activists, Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz Honored New York, NY: Two dozen “JazzHeroes"—activists of positive influence on their musical communities—have been announced today by the Jazz Journalists Association, a non-profit organization of media professionals, in collaborations with grassroots organizations andsupporters in 22 U.S. cities, launching JazzApril, the annual campaign celebrating local music people and scenes during Jazz Appreciation Month, culminating in International Jazz Day. The Jazz Heroes are ...

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Jazz Royalty “Open Up” “The Vault” To Help Departed Friend’s Family

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
April 1, 2015

New single from the late guitarist Jeff Golub debuts in the Billboard Top 20 ahead of Tuesday’s album release with sales benefitting The Golub family. New York, NY: A few days prior to New Year’s Day, the day guitarist Jeff Golub passed away at age 59, his frequent collaborators Steven Miller, Rick Braun and Bud Harner put the finishing touches on Golub’s 13th solo album, The Vault, a collection of previously unreleased songs and reimagined early career gems that were ...

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