Jazz News

Pacific's Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet In Washington, D.C., Salute To Jazz Diplomacy

Source: Keith Michaud
October 1, 2013

University of the Pacific, in partnership with American University’s Initiative for Russian Culture and the Open World Leadership Center, will host an evening that spotlights jazz diplomacy, especially the special cultural relationship that exists through jazz between Russia and the United States. Five Pacific students, all University of the Pacific Brubeck Fellows who make up the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, will join Open World alumni musicians to form the first–ever U.S.-Russia Rising Stars Jazz Band. The band will reprise works ...

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New From Widow's Taste: "Art Pepper Vol. VIII: Live At The Winery," Due Nov. 5

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 1, 2013

Live at the Winery, the eighth consecutive release in a series of critically acclaimed, previously unheard Art Pepper recordings on the Widow’s Taste label, will be released on November 5. Laurie Pepper began her company in 2006 in order, she said, to unearth previously unreleased Art and share it with his loyal and very grateful fans. This 1976 concert dates from the exhilarating early days of the alto saxophonist’s last comeback. “I thought it was time to focus on the ...

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New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department Presents October Events With Three Of Its Most Noted Piano Faculty: Jason Moran, Frank Carlberg, and Fred Hersch

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 1, 2013

Some of New England Conservatory’s top jazz piano faculty — Jason Moran, Fred Hersch and Frank Carlberg — will give workshops or concerts at NEC in October. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, log on to necmusic.edu or call 617-585-1260. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m., Pianist Jason Moran, Pierce Hall Pianist Moran, a MacArthur Fellow called “the most provocative thinker in current jazz" by Rolling Stone magazine, visits NEC each year for teaching residencies ...

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George Wein: 88 And Counting!

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 30, 2013

George Wein Celebrates 88th Birthday, October 3 Celebration Includes Performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 and 4, 7:00 pm NEW YORK, NY: Eighty-eight. It’s a number that in China conveys good fortune. For ham radio operators “88” is shorthand for hugs and kisses. Astronomers will tell you that there are eighty-eight constellations in the sky. But for George Wein that number hits a little closer to home. This October, the world-renowned jazz and music impresario ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Opens 2013-14 Season With "What The World Needs Now: Bacharach, Brubeck & Beyond"

Source: Scott Vezdos
September 30, 2013

Columbus, OH: Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) continues to break new ground while honoring the rich heritage of America's classical music – jazz. The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) kicks off the 2013-14 Swingin' with the CJO season with “What the World Needs Now: Bacharach, Brubeck & Beyond" (October 24-27 at the Southern Theatre). From “The Look of Love" to “Take Five," the CJO celebrates the timeless ...

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Marc Halbheer's 5th Edition "confidence In Symmetry" Release Speptember 30th 2013 On Texit Music / Cadiz Music

Source: Marc Halbheer
September 30, 2013

Texit Music is proud to present the release of the cd CONFIDENCE IN SYMMETRY by Marc Halbheer's 5th Edition. Halbheer introduces a quintet with eminent personalities of the legendary Vienna Art Orchestra and the inventive guitarist Christy Doran. 5th Edition is the first band that plays Marc Halbheer’s work as a composer and arranger. He explains: “The desire to play my own music grew along side my experience as a performer. But what to write? How should my music sound ...

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Enter the "Matt Mitchell - Fiction" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Pi Recordings “Matt Mitchell - Fiction“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 28th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Matt Mitchell at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Pi Recordings About Fiction

Fiction is the highly anticipated debut recording from Matt Mitchell, one of the most in-demand pianists in ...

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Guitar Legend Steve Hillage To Release New Rovo And System 7 Rock-orientated Album Phoenix Rising

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 29, 2013

London, UK – Much to the excitement of music fans worldwide, guitar legend Steve Hillage is releasing a new album in the US with Japanese progressive rock/jam band ROVO on October 8, 2013 on Cleopatra Records. Steve Hillage is widely considered a guitar innovator, and is associated with the Canterbury scene, working in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his critically acclaimed solo recordings, Steve has been a member of the ensembles Khan and System 7. But, he first ...

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