Jazz News

Saxophonists Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek Release "Reeds Ramble" -- CD Release Party at Smalls in March

Source: Dan Blake
January 31, 2014

Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek Celebrate New CD Reeds Ramble With 3 Nights @ Smalls March 13, 14 & 15 Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10th Street Greenwich Village 183 W 10th St New York, NY 10014 About Reeds Ramble Seamus Blake, Thelonious Monk Competition winner in 2002, teams up with former Bloomdaddies band member Chris Cheek for his latest outing on the Criss ...

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Litchfield Jazz Camp Registration Now Open!

Source: Albert Rivera
January 30, 2014

Celebrate 18 years of Litchfield Jazz Camp at our new location, Canterbury School in New Milford, CT. Register by next Saturday, February 8 to get a special EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT. Sibling, loyalty and full combo discounts available too. Music Director Don Braden and Director of Operations Albert Rivera lead a star studded faculty through out the summer which include Matt Wilson, Charli Persip, Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, Claudio Roditi, Helen Sung, Mike DiRubbo, Jimmy Greene, Dave Stryker and many more! ...

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Internationally-Acclaimed Improvisers Debut Quartet With Two Violas Sunday, February 2 At NEC's Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 30, 2014

Following performances in New York, New England Conservatory faculty member Tanya Kalmanovitch debuts her new two-viola quartet—featuring fellow violist Mat Maneri, an NEC student, Welsh pianist Huw Warren and Austrian bassist Peter Herbert—in concert on Sunday, February 2 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 617-585-1122.

In this project, the quartet will play sets of fully improvised music. Says Warren, “Working with such intuitive improvisers is ...

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Multi-Platinum Musician, Arranger, And Producer, Frank Martin To Perform With San Jose-Based Jazz Ensemble "Nineteen”

Source: Eric Bolvin
January 30, 2014

2014 “Jazz Nights with Nineteen” Concert Series Opens by Featuring Renowned Recording Artist and Keyboardist Performing Original and Traditional Big Band Works SARATOGA, CA – Today, the south bay-based big band, Nineteen, directed by Eric Bolvin, announced a guest artist concert featuring the talents of multi-platinum recording artist, Frank Martin, on Saturday, February 22nd , at the Theatre on San Pedro Square in San Jose, California, at 8:00 p.m. Frank Martin has performed, produced and/or recorded with a wide variety ...

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The Rise And Fall Of Joe "King" Oliver This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
January 30, 2014

This week’s Riverwalk Jazz broadcast is an encore presentation featuring theater legend William Warfield. In a performance recorded in 1992, Mr. Warfield brings Joe King Oliver’s rich correspondence to life. Also,The Jim Cullum Jazz Band joins forces with two leading lights of the traditional jazz scene—Bay Area-based cornetist Leon Oakley and Chicago-based tuba player Mike Walbridge—to celebrate the legacy of King Oliver’s recorded work as a composer and groundbreaking bandleader. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio ...

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Chamber Music America Announces 2014 New Jazz Works Deadline

Source: Susan Dadian
January 30, 2014

Chamber Music America announces a March 7, 2014 application deadline for its 2014 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development grant opportunity. New Jazz Works supports U.S. jazz ensembles (2-10 musicians) with the creation and performance of new works, and activities that extend the life of the work. To date, 171 projects have been funded through CMA's New Jazz Works. New Jazz Works is comprised of four components: the creation and two performances of a new work (Core); offers funding ...

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Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project

Source: Chris Rich
January 29, 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014 @ 8:00 pm One of the most distinctive and radically experimental voices in jazz, pianist, composer, and bandleader Matthew Shipp presents an intimate solo recital culled from the stunning masterpieces from his acclaimed 2013 solo album, Piano Sutras, released on Thirsty Ear. Starting with the bold compositions from Sutras, which has been described by The Los Angeles Times as “solo excursions dedicated to constant invention and a restless pursuit of beauty,” Shipp pursues a series of ...

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Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's "Live Snakes" To Be Released By Accurate Records March 11

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 29, 2014

Boston-based saxophonist/composer Ken Field has drawn deeply from the wellspring of the New Orleans brass band tradition since forming his Revolutionary Snake Ensemble in 1990. Using the boisterous rhythms of that tradition as a launching pad for unbridled improvisations on both original and traditional material, the band has emerged as a singular force in the music. Their third CD, Live Snakes, set for March 11 release by Accurate Records, captures their distinctive sound in all its expressive glory. Recorded in ...

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