Results for "Carnegie Hall"

Andy Firth

Born: March 9, 1966

Andy Firth started his performance career at the age of 14 when he appeared around South Australia featuring in small groups and big bands. By 17 Andy had moved to Adelaide and co-founded his first band The BBC Trio and later the BBC Quartet, Andy Firth’s reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding jazz talents was further endorsed with his appearances on ABC, channel 7,9 and 10 television shows, The Burrows Collection, Sunday, Hey, Hey it’s Saturday, Clive Robertson’s News World and The Midday Show with Ray Martin. Today, Andy Firth is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding clarinet players in the world, having played internationally with some of the greatest performers, bands and orchestras in both classical and jazz music

Guitar Duo Bulatović-nikčević Set To Wow New York City Audience As They Return To Carnegie Hall

September 22, 2017

Internationally renowned guitarists from Montenegro, Srdjan Bulatović and Darko Nikčević return to New York City and Carnegie Hall on October 25 in a concert produced by LeitmotivArts. The duo has performed for both national and international audiences for more than 25 years, presenting their original pieces invoking the “languages" of classical and flamenco guitar. While varied ...

Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment I & II

by Peter Jurew
April 2, 2017

When guitarist extraordinaire Stephane Wrembel was invited to appear at the 2012 Academy Award to play his composition, “Bistro Fada," the theme song for Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, it represented a high point in the modern history of the genre known as “Gypsy jazz." Inspired by the original Quintette du le Hot Club de France, ...

Meet "Mr. Saturday Night" Joe France

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
November 4, 2016

Dubbed “Mr. Saturday Night" by jazz bassist Peter Washington, because for years he was unfailingly at the Village Vanguard every Saturday night, 87-year-old Super Fan, Joe France, has seen--and hung out with--them all: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean. Nowadays, you'll mostly run into him--on Saturday nights, of course!--at Smoke ...

Guitar Duo From Montnegro In Carnegie Hall on October 18th

October 14, 2016

Guitar duo Bulatović-Nikčević from Montenegro will have its Carnegie Hall debut on October 18th, presented by LeitmotivArts Renowned guitarists from Montenegro, Srjdan Bulatović and Darko Nikčević will have their New York debut at world famous Carnegie Hall on October 18, 2016, in a concert organized by LeitmotivArts . They will perform original compositions from their new ...

Meet Don Shire

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
September 5, 2016

Don Shire's club-hopping habit started in Pittsburgh, but his introduction to the capital of jazz was a 1971 Freddie Hubbard gig at New York jazz institution, the Village Vanguard. And he's still going strong 45 years later. One concert particularly stands out. “When it was over, the people just looked at each other. The feeling was, ...

Dimitrije Vasiljevic Solo Piano Debut Concert In Carnegie Hall

March 13, 2014

Dimitrije Vasiljevic masterful jazz pianist showcases engaging and meditative compositions in his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 24, 2014 at 8pm. Vasiljevic is an award-winning (Montreux Jazz Festival), New York-based jazz pianist and composer whose “iridescent and captivating music” (All About Jazz) weaves Balkan motifs into the subtle flavors of European ...

Eastwood After Hours

By Carnegie Hall

Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 1997
Track listing: Disc One: 1. Misty 2. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3. This Time the Dream's on Me 4. Hootie's Blues 5. San Antonio Rose 6. Satin Doll 7. Eastwood: After Hours Suite: Doe Eyes/Jitterbug Waltz/Take Five/Claud

Disc Two: 1. Straight, No Chaser 2. 'Round Midnight 3. I See Your Face Before Me 4. Cherokee 5. Laura 6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 7. Parker's Mood 8. These Foolish Things 9. Lester Leaps In 10. After Hours/C.E. Blues

Carnegie Hall Jazz Band with Various Guests: Eastwood After Hours

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 1997

Jazz has always been filled with tributes. Theme albums spotlighting the work of an individual have been around as long as recorded jazz itself. Festivals and gala concerts have paid homage to jazz musicians the world round. Even movies have been made in an attempt to honor the contribution of some of the giants of the ...

Carnegie Hall

By Hubert Laws

Label: Pirouet
Released: 1973