Jazz News

Vicki Burns Quartet Performs A Tribute To Anita O'Day At The Metropolitan Room On April 23rd At 7:00pm!

Source: Vicki-Lyn Burns
April 16, 2013

Vicki Burns will bring her stellar quartet to The Metropolitan Room in New York City on April 23rd, 2013 at 7:00pm. They will perform a Tribute to jazz singer Anita O'Day and feature ingenious arrangements by guitarist Ed MacEachen who is also performing with the Quartet. Also featured are Leonard Thompson on piano, Tom Hubbard on bass and Phil Stewart on drums. Vicki Burns will sing songs from O'Day's extensive repertoire focusing on the time period from the late 1950's ...

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Pacific's Brubeck Institute Brings Jazz, Peace And Dave Brubeck To United Nations, Smithsonian

Source: Keith Michaud
April 16, 2013

STOCKTON, Calif. – University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet will perform later this month at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and two days later during the first-ever Dave Brubeck Forum at the United Nations in New York City. The events are in conjunction with UNESCO’s International Jazz Day, the Smithsonian Institute’s proclamation that April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and the 35th session of the UN General Assembly. The BIJQ will perform “Dave Brubeck – Across ...

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Jazz Musician Wins International Religion Award

Source: Erin Fusco
April 15, 2013

Chicago jazz musician Karl E. H. Seigfried wins International Weblog Award for “Best Religion Weblog” Chicago writer, musician and educator Karl E. H. Seigfried was named winner “Best Religion Weblog” in the thirteenth annual international Weblog Awards (2013.bloggi.es). The awards, announced March 24, cover thirty categories. It is the second consecutive win for Seigfried’s Norse Mythology Blog (norsemyth.org), which covers Norse myth and religion and features in-depth essays on all aspects of the mythology, as well as interviews with major ...

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Pianist/Composer Pascal Le Boeuf Explores The Depths On "Pascal's Triangle"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 15, 2013

Available: May 28, 2013 on Nineteen Eight Records Featuring: Pascal Le Boeuf (piano) Linda Oh (bass) Justin Brown (drums) NYC CD Release Celebration - May 9 @ The Jazz Gallery, 9 & 10:30 PM 1160 Broadway, NYC, 212 242 1063 On May 28, 26-year-old pianist/composer Pascal Le Boeuf will release Pascal's Triangle on the intrepid label, Nineteen-Eight Records. Le Boeuf, a spinner of webs constructed with beauty, emotion, and maturity, is an integral part ...

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Raising Rhythms For Kids In Zambia

Source: Karl Ackermann
April 15, 2013

Raising Rhythm is an NGO started by Hugh Samson, his students and colleagues at Toronto’s Humber College, Brian Chengala Shakarongo—a musician/teacher in Zambia and Scotland resident and saxophonist Keni Chernoff. Shakarongo and Chernoff played in the notable African group, Musi-O-Tunya, in the 1970's and Shakarongo dedicates his talents and position in the Zambian community to create a better future for the county's children . The goal of Raising Rhythm is to build a physical institution in Zambia where essential life ...

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The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub Kickstarter Project Underway

Source: Michael Ricci
April 14, 2013

Chicago Jazz Drummer Ted Sirota hooks up with Dub Reggae Legend “"The Scientist" for an exciting new collaboration and a Kickstarter campaign. Chicago, IL: Ted Sirota, veteran Chicago drummer for Sabertooth and Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls, presents a new band that reflects his lifelong passion for Reggae music. Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub is the culmination of more than thirty years of Sirota’s examination of Jamaican music, especially Dub Reggae. Although Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls performed and recorded Jamaican inspired jazz ...

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Dexter Gordon Tribute - Abu Dhabi Classic FM April 14-18, 2013 | 11am-2pm EST

Source: Woody Shaw III
April 14, 2013

Dex Music LLC is proud to announce that in honor of Dexter Gordon's 90th anniversary celebration, Abu Dhabi Classic FM will host a daily tribute broadcast to Dexter Gordon beginning this Sunday, April 14 through Thursday, April 18, 2013, between 11AM and 2PM EST (daily). This is the first organized debut program honoring Dexter Gordon in the UAE and we are excited and honored to be building new audiences abroad. Please spread the word and help us celebrate Dexter's illustrious ...

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Enter the "Mark Winkler - The Laura Nyro Project" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Mark Winkler - The Laura Nyro Project“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 12th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Mark Winkler at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! About The Laura Nyro Project

Going where no one has gone before, Jazz Singer/songwriter, Mark Winkler, tackles the songbook of legendary '60s/'70s icon Laura Nyro–and ...

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