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Composer, Conductor And Bandleader Maria Schneider Earns 2026 Rolf Schock Prize In Musical Arts
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Trailblazing composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider has been awarded the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts. Other 2026 Rolf Schock Prize winners include mathematician Tobias Colding, philosopher Bastiaan van Fraassen, architect Arno Brandlhuber. The Rolf Schock Prize Laureates will each receive 600,000 Swedish kronor, and are selected in collaboration between three Swedish academies: the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The prize brings scientists together with ...
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Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet Nominated For 2026 Juno Award – Jazz Album Of The Year
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Orange Grove Publicity
The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet has received a 2026 JUNO Award nomination for Jazz Album of the Year for their latest release, Impact—marking a major milestone for the acclaimed Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader Steve Holt. The nomination recognizes Impact as one of Canada’s most compelling jazz recordings of the year. The album showcases Holt’s return as a leader and composer, supported by a powerhouse quintet featuring Perry White (saxophone), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet), Duncan Hopkins (bass), and Terry Clarke ...
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Jazzahead! 2026 In Bremen - Showcases From April, 23 To 25 – Full Schedule Announced
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Jan Paersch
‘Jazz music is the power of now,’ trumpeter Wynton Marsalis once said. This spring, visitors to jazzahead! in Bremen will see the ‘now’ in all its multi-faceted glory. Essential, jaw-dropping acts from more than 20 countries will enliven the venues of the world’s largest industry gathering. On the last weekend in April, jazzahead! will showcase 38 international acts which span generations, criss-cross continents and defy the notion of genres. In Bremen, jazz happily rubs shoulders with Latin, hip hop, metal, ...
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Guitarist Titus Maz Releases New Album 'Midnight Station'
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Tito Mazzetti
Titus Maz returns in February 2026 with a new album titled Midnight Station. Finalized in the closing months of 2025, the record follows the brighter The Way You Like It, an album that opened the door to new playlists, concerts, and formative experiences. Midnight Station reflects a natural progression more introspective, shaped by growth on the road and in the studio, and rooted in the late-night spaces where reflection and momentum quietly meet. The album features some local talents and ...
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Elysium Furnace Works Announces Its 2026 Season, Beginning With Tyshawn Sorey And Cooper-Moore On Saturday, March 14
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James Keepnews
Elysium Furnace Works is proud to announce the initial slate of performers for its 2026 season. March 14 Tyshawn Sorey / Cooper-Moore — our season kicks off with the first-ever appearance together of Pulitzer Prize-winner and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant" fellow, drummer, composer and University of Pennsylvania professor Sorey, teaming up with the multi-instrumentalist, instrument builder, educator and creative music titan Moore for this historic encounter. Advance tickets are on sale at eventbrite.com. April 11 “Strings & Things" with Jamaaladeen ...
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Christian McBride Will Host Important Fundraiser For Jazz Power Initiative
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SM Communication Solutions
Internationally acclaimed, award-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride joins Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) Syncopated Celebration 2026 as the host of this year’s fundraiser honoring the organization’s 22 years of service. The event will be held at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway / West 95th Street, Manhattan) on Thursday, May 14th, at 6:00 p.m. McBride, a native of Philadelphia, attended CAPA and Juilliard. He is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning master bassist who followed in the footsteps of his ...
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New England Conservatory's Contemporary Musical Arts Students Reinterpret Hits Of The 1960s And '70s In 'Genius On The Charts' on February 24
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
In the 1960s and '70s Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, NEC Alum Bernie Worrell, and others challenged the parameters of pop music, writing and producing songs that changed the artistic landscape forever. Hankus Netsky and Ran Blake curate a special concert featuring Contemporary Musical Arts students putting their own creative stamps on adventurous hits and deep cuts from that golden age of American pop and R&B. Genius on the Charts takes ...
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2026 Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces 16 More Artists
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Marc Iacona and John Nugent, producers of the 23rd Edition Rochester International Jazz Festival in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, are pleased to announce 16 more artists who will join the 23 previously announced artists, playing in the Festival’s signature Club Pass Series. Friday, June 19 Jamile’s Brazilian Jazz Quartet, Inn on Broadway, 5:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Honey Island Swamp Band, Montage, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, June 20 Jamile’s Brazilian Jazz Quartet, Max of Eastman Place, 6:15 ...
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