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Event

TIJC 2025: Redefining The Boundaries Of Jazz!

Source: Thailand International Jazz Conference
January 16, 2025

The 16th Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC 2025) is ready to welcome jazz enthusiasts for a journey of musical exploration and cultural celebration. Happening from January 24–26, 2025, at the College of Music, Mahidol University (Salaya Campus), this year’s event is a melting pot of innovation, diversity, and inspiration, offering audiences a fresh perspective on jazz. A Festival for EveryoneTIJC 2025 brings a rich lineup of activities for all to enjoy. Explore the expanded Art & Craft Market, indulge in ...

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Contest

Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition Registration Open

Source: Frank Vardaros
January 15, 2025

DATELINE WASHINGTON, DC Hello and Happy New Year to one and all. Our 8th Annual Ella Fitzgerald Competition has launched, and we welcome registrants between now and the end of January. Over the past years we have welcomed registrants from around the globe. Entrants have included the countries of Brazil, Switzerland, South Africa, China, Canada, Belarus and all over the United States. The one thing that continues to resonate around the globe is Ella Fitzgerald’s love of children, her boundless ...

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Award / Grant

Saxophonist/Composer Javon Jackson And Poet Nikki Giovanni Nominated For NAACP Image Award In 'Outstanding Jazz Album' Category

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 12, 2025

Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies, a collaboration between the groundbreaking poet and activist Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist/composer Javon Jackson, has been nominated for a 56th NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Album. Recognized as the nation’s preeminent multicultural awards show from an African American point of view, the NAACP Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances in the arts, as well as individuals and groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors. The ...

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Performance / Tour

Announcing Two Iconic Jazz Artists In Concert At Hudson Hall: Legendary Vocalist Marilyn Maye February 14 And Marc Ribot Quartet February 22, 2024

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 11, 2025

Tickets go on sale Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Hudson Hall 327 Warren Street Hudson, New York 12534 Friday, February 14 @ 7:00 p.m. Marilyn Maye Valentine’s Day Cabaret “The greatest white female singer in the world."—Ella Fitzgerald Let There Be Love: Treat your special one to a Valentine’s Day to remember with the legendary Marilyn Maye. At 96-years young, Maye is one of the living legends of the golden age of show business. “Marilyn Maye ...

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Performance / Tour

Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s February Line-up With Pianist Jacky Terrasson, Eric Alexander Quartet, Jazz Messengers Alumni, And A Special Valentine’s Week With Beloved Vocalist Mary Stallings

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 10, 2025

SMOKE Jazz Club welcomes back some of today’s leading artists in February. For five nights during Valentine’s Week (Feb 12-16), the remarkable vocalist Mary Stallings returns to SMOKE with her warm tone and vocal virtuosity. Wowing jazz fans for over six decades, Stallings is well into her 80s, still singing and swinging. No stranger to the SMOKE stage, French pianist Jacky Terrasson leads his Trio (Feb 5-9). “It’s a special treat to get to see this ebullient artist up close ...

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Recording

Brian Eaton’s 'Trail of Contrition' Brings Jazz Fusion to New Frontiers

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2025

Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has unveiled his sixth studio album, Trail of Contrition, available now on Eatin’ Records. This vibrant jazz fusion project stands at the crossroads of diverse American musical traditions, blending elements of jazz, country, bluegrass, folk, rock, rhythm and blues, gospel, and Americana into an adventurous, genre-bending sonic journey. The album’s centerpiece is Eaton’s ambitious cover of the Pat Metheny Group’s “Travels,” the Grammy-winning live track that has captivated audiences since its debut. Paying ...

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Recording

In Motion Quartet's 'The Grind' Is Out January 25

Source: Steve Treseler
January 3, 2025

Led by Seattle-based saxophonist Steve Treseler and Bellingham-based trumpeter Kevin Woods, In Motion Quartet releases their debut album The Grind, an adventurous set of original music exploring propulsive grooves and the avant-garde. With a nod to the chord-less groups of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Lee Konitz, the instrumentation allows the band the freedom to stretch harmonically and melodically, while maintaining an emphasis on rhythmic interaction and improvised counterpoint. Treseler and Woods seem to communicate telepathically, with a great sense ...

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Website

All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: December 2024

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2025

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in December, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Agra Brian Landrus From: Plays Ellington & Strayhorn 2:47 Boxes Greyboy Allstars From: Grab Bag: ...

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