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Performance / Tour

Celebrating Jazz Month: Jazz Bridge Third Thursdays Neighborhood Concert Series On The Main Line Presents Trinidelphia With Chris Aschman

Source: Bruce Klauber
January 12, 2015

Jazz Bridge Third Thursday Neighborhood Concert Series on The Main Line presents Trinidelphia with Chris Aschman at The New Leaf Club—1225 Montrose Avenue in Rosemont—on Thursday, April 16. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. This performance, and all Jazz Bridge concerts being held in the month of April, are a part of the City of Philadelphia’s “Jazz Appreciation Month” celebration, sponsored by “Creative Philadelphia,” within the City ...

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Education

Usdan - 1/25 Free Open House $100 "Early Bird" Discount

Source: Reva Cooper
January 12, 2015

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts camp whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, will hold a free Open House on Sunday January 25 from 11 AM to 2 PM for its 48th, 2015 season. For more information, call (631) 643-7900, write to [email protected], or visit usdan.com. Artists who have performed and taught at Usdan include Jimmy Heath, Usdan alumna Jane Monheit, Arturo O'Farrill, Jon Faddis, Bobby Watson, Ted Rosenthal and ...

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Recording

New Release By Austin Vocalist, Dena Taylor

Source: Dena Taylor
January 11, 2015

Dena Taylor has released the first of two new jazz singles. She's chosen, “Love - You Didn't Do Right By Me," as the first to launch. This Iving Berlin classic was made famous for being sung by the artist he wrote it for, Rosemary Clooney, and for its use in the Christmas movie staple, White Christmas. This track pairs Ms. Taylor with Austin guitarist, Rick McRae. Like their work on The Nearness of You and other Taylor's singles, it's another ...

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Website

Four Time-Saving Tips when adding your events at Jazz Near You

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2015

Jazz Near You improves regularly and we're particularly focused on improving ease of use. Here are three time-saving tips to consider when adding your next round of events: Add Recurring Events Did you know that you can add up to 16 recurring events at once on the Jazz Near You event submission form? Here's how: Click the first date in the calendar box, set the time, the price (if applicable), then click on the recurring dates. We've selected every Saturday ...

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Performance / Tour

Guitarist Sinan Bakir’s Luxuriant Solo Ideas Take Root At Middletown’s Buttonwood Tree

Source: Sinan Bakir
January 10, 2015

Guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir, a Nutmeg State transplant who’s originally from Ankara, Turkey, has set Gold Medal standards of excellence in expression in recent years with his two acclaimed recordings and live performances in many venues stretching from Connecticut to New York. You’ll get a chance to hear Bakir up close and personal in a solo electric guitar performance at 8:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, in the cozy, casual intimacy of the performance gallery space at The Buttonwood Tree Performing ...

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Education

Hancock rouses Jazz Network crowd

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2015

The legendary musician delivered an inspiring keynote address at the national conference, which continues in San Diego through Saturday Lamenting the decline in arts funding at U.S. public schools as “a national disgrace,” music legend Herbie Hancock electrified a capacity audience of more than 1,600 during his keynote address Thursday at the 6th annual National Jazz Education Network conference “Can you even imagine our existence without the arts?” he asked during his speech at downtown’s Manchester Grand Hyatt, where the ...

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Performance / Tour

Vijay Iyer: Jazz is 'the music of the people'

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2015

Vijay Iyer speaks with missionary fervor about jazz. For this young award-winning pianist and 2012 recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant," playing jazz has little to do with fame. “The arts are a life of service," Iyer said, speaking from his home in New York City. “It's not just about success for yourself," he added. “If you look at the history of jazz, it's always been the music of the people." The Vijay Iyer Trio will offer an admission-free concert ...

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Recording

New Michael Stosic Album Recalls Hall & Oates With Added Jazzy Touches

Source: Eric Taylor
January 9, 2015

In these days of frivolous studio hooks, the lyrics are in danger of becoming a lost art. The best pop music tells a story, often utilizing the universal language of love. Singer/songwriter Michael Stosic is well aware of this, producing a smoothly crafted Adult Contemporary effort, a self-titled album that borrows liberally from ‘70s and ‘80s soul and R&B, jazz, and soft rock. Hall & Oates may have ironically become the toast of the indie scene of late, but it’s ...

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