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New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To A Jazz Great In 'Dreamkeeper: Music Of Carla Bley' On Thursday, October 16
The NEC Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Ken Schaphorst, presents Dreamkeeper: Music of Carla Bley on Thursday, October 16. The concert features music composed and arranged by Bley, including “Awful Coffee,” “Greasy Gravy,” “On the Stage in Stages,” and “Jesus Maria.” The 7:30 p.m. concert takes place in Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Admission ...
Brian Urra: A Beacon Of Chilean Jazz On The World Stage
Acclaimed violinist and composer Brian Urra is poised to take center stage Chile’s UNESCO-supported Jazz por la Paz festival, and a landmark Futura Studio recording, underscoring his standing as a leading figure in crossover jazz. With a career spanning 25 years and awards that include the prestigious Ravinia Bridges Composition Prize, Urra has become a central ...
Boston Drummer Guilhem Fourty Is Set To Take A Global Stage At London’s Royal Albert Hall—And His Path There Shows How He Has Become A First‑call Artist Across The U.s. And Europe
Boston-based drummer Guilhem Fourty, originally from Toulouse, France, is preparing for one of the highest-profile moments of any artist's career: a performance as Lead Drummer with the Roella Oloro Trio at London’s Royal Albert Hall in November 2025. The concert is part of the London Jazz Festival, placing Fourty inside one of the world’s most revered ...
From France To Boston, Drummer-bandleader Guilhem Fourty Is Headlining His Way Across U.S. Jazz Stages
In a city where Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club has long tested and revealed the next generation of jazz voices, drummer Guilhem Fourty is stepping into that legacy and carrying it onto national stages. The Toulouse, France native, now based in Boston, has built a profile that combines headline billing, top-tier festival work, and a string of ...
Tim Miller, Cliff Almond, Santiago Bosch, Evan Marien at The Lilypad
by Tanja Momcilovic
A New Era For Colombian Zarzuela At Home And Beyond
When conversations turn to the resurgence of zarzuela in Colombia, the name that invariably leads the discussion is Lina Sarmiento. Recognized as the foremost zarzuela and jazz crossover vocalist of the new generation, Sarmiento’s impact is the result of formidable talent paired with an unyielding drive to reinvent tradition. As Ramondo Clere reports, at just 27, ...
Lina Sarmiento: The Voice Redefining Colombian Zarzuela With Jazz
In the ever-innovative landscape of world music, few voices have made as powerful, imaginative, and lasting impression as Lina Sarmiento, the electrifying Colombian artist widely hailed as her generation’s leading zarzuela/early music/jazz crossover vocalist. An honors graduate of EAFIT University in Medellín and Boston’s prestigious Longy School of Music, Sarmiento has catapulted a distinctive blend of ...
Josh Rosen: Beneath the Radar
by Steve Plever
They say that a college teaching gig has become the new record contract. Pianist Josh Rosen's 30+ years on the Berklee College of Music faculty have indeed made a career in music possible, but the downside is that without record label promotion, few outside of Boston have heard of him. Perhaps this review of two of ...
Sublime Vocalist Sara Serpa Returns To Her Alma Mater For A Duo Concert And Master Class With Pianist Matt Mitchell On Thursday, October 2
New England Conservatory (NEC) welcomes Jazz Studies alumna, composer and vocalist Sara Serpa (MM, 2008) and pianist Matt Mitchell for a performance and master class focusing on the art of the duo. The performance takes place at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 2 at Williams Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Admission is free and open to ...
Larry Tye: The Jazzmen Who Changed American History
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on bestselling author and journalist Larry Tye. Larry's latest book, The Jazzmen, tells the story of how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America. But this isn't just another music biography. Larry explores nearly every aspect of the lives and music of these men and demonstrates how their ...
