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Mike Garson, Long-Time David Bowie Pianist, on "Dreaming the Duke" at Tanglewood Jazz Fest Sept 5
The unlikely trio of long-time David Bowie pianist, Mike Garson, classical vocalist Harolyn Blackwell and Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon will perform with a double quartet, a single jazz quartet and a string quartet in “Dreaming the Duke” at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5. In a first-of-its-kind production, Garson serves as the ...
Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread" at Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept 5
Violinist and composer Regina Carter was presented with the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award in June at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. “The Vanguard Award was presented to me based on my ‘innovative musical activity,” Ms. Carter says. “I have been fortunate to participate in many stylistically diverse musical settings and am attracted ...
Kat Edmonson Sextet to Perform at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept 6
THE KAT EDMONSON SEXTET ADDED TO THE JAZZ CAFE AT THE TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL Vocalist Kat Edmonson and her Sextet will perform on Sunday, Sept 6, at 12:30 pm in the Jazz Cafe at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts. The Austin-based vocalist made her Northeast debut in June at the Jazz Standard in New ...
April Hall at the Acton Jazz Cafe on August 22nd
VOCALIST APRIL HALL TO APPEAR AT ACTON JAZZ CAFE Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 9:00 PM New CD: Fun Out Of Life “The effulgent Hall has a rich commanding voice and the stage presence of an old soul of jazz" --Boston Globe “Hall's vocals soar... her range of vocal ability goes from soft and ...
Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2009 Update
September 4 - September 6, 2009 The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 4-September 6, 2009 at the Orchestra’s summer home in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jazz greats highlighting this year’s festival include Paquito d’Rivera, Regina Carter, Nnenna Freelon, Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller, John Pizzarelli, Jessica ...
Saxophonist Benny Reid at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival
Alto saxophonist Benny Reid made an auspicious debut as a leader on his first Concord Records CD, “Findings," last year. Born in Westfield, New Jersey on October 7, 1980, Reid grew up in a musical household where the records of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, {Stan Getz}} and Pat Metheny provided a soundtrack for daily life. “Since ...
Vocalist Steven Santoro & Ahmet Ertegun
Vocalist Steven Santoro has an impressive biography that includes a rich background in music education and performance. A native of Massachusetts, Santoro graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in African-American music and jazz. His early interests in big band charts and swing provided a solid footing in jazz, but he also enjoyed sitting ...
Nnenna Freelon & Harolyn Blackwell on "Dreaming the Duke" at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept 5
Grammy nominated vocalist, Nnenna Freelon, classical singer Harolyn Blackwell, and David Bowie pianist, Mike Garson team up for the first time in a jazz-meets-classical celebration of the music of Duke Ellington on Saturday, September 5, at 8 pm at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. They will perform duets and solo pieces accompanied by a double quartet, single ...
Greg Loughman Trio Featuring Aubrey Johnson at Ryles (Boston) on August 4th
As part of its ongoing Artist Showcase series, Ryles welcomes back the Greg Loughman Trio with special guest, 2008 Downbeat Student Music Awards' “Best Jazz Vocalist" Aubrey Johnson, Tuesday August 4, 8:30pm ($7 cover). Bassist Greg Loughman once again steps into the bandleader role for another appearance at Ryles. A year ago almost to the day, ...
