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9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, NY
Labor Day weekend, August 31-September 1, Uptown Kingston, presenting this year's festival opens on Friday, August 31, at 8:00 p.m. with “The Art of the Duo." Held at BackStage Productions, a renovated nineteenth-century vaudeville house on Wall Street, this unique format will present four renowned jazz artists performing in various duo combinations. And at just $15 ...
Kate Reid: The Love I’m In
by C. Michael Bailey
Dr. Kate Reid is a faculty member of the Fine Arts department of Cypress College in Southern California. However, Reid is no stuffed shirt, ivory tower type. No, she is a living, breathing, practicing jazz singer, one who holds on to tradition loosely, having fun with the music she performs. She belongs to that treasured group ...
16th Litchfield Jazz Festival: Kent, CT, August 5-7, 2011
by Sandy Ingham
Litchfield Jazz Festival Kent, CT August 5-7, 2011 “I like to save the best for last," saxophonist Jimmy Heath told the crowd near the end of his big band's grand finale set at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. It was a successful strategy, not only for Heath's ...
Newport Beach (CA) Summer Jazz Series Begins July 6
Sunset Jazz at Newport, featuring straight ahead jazz from top jazz performers, begins July 6 and will continue for 11 summer Wednesday nights at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel in Southern California. The concerts take place at the outside Rose Garden, with patrons sitting comfortably at tables. There will be two sets, 6 and 7:30. Both ...
Doug Ferony: It Had To Be You: The Lovers CD
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist Doug Ferony belongs in the same company as Roger Cairns and Tom Culver. These are durable male vocalists, conservative in their performance and interpretation approach, with distinctive voices in their own right. They are modern keepers-of-the-flame out of the Frank Sinatra/Tony Bennett tradition. Jazz singers? Maybe. Song Stylists? Absolutely. Ferony has made a career singing ...
Join the All About Jazz Party on the 2011 Jazz Cruise!
January 30 to February 6... the tradition continues Fewer than 35 premium cabins remain! Reserve your cabin now. Call us toll free (US and Canada) 1-888-852-9987 (Int'l) 1-800-852-9872, mention the All About Jazz group, and ask about our cabin rates. Join us while we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Jazz ...
Take Five With Vinson Valega
by AAJ Staff
Meet Vinson Valega: Vinson grew up in a musical family near Washington, D.C., studying classical piano from age seven until switching to the drums when he was 12. He played drums for three years in the All-County Jazz Ensemble during high school and subsequently held the drum chair in the University of Pennsylvania Big ...
Dena Derose Trio on HDLiveConcerts.com
Next HDLiveConcerts.com Performance The Dena DeRose Trio December 19th, 2009 at 9:00 PM Est. - Tune in on your home computer to view live jazz from the comfort of your own home featuring The Dena DeRose Trio Live at The Kitano in New York City. The Dena DeRose Trio will be performing at The ...
The State of Piano Playin' Jazz Singers 2009: Brenda Earle and John Proulx
by C. Michael Bailey
There exists in jazz vocals a sub-specialty, those artists who regularly double on an instrument, most often the piano. There are many notable pianist/singers recording, including Patricia Barber, Dena DeRose, Patti Wicks, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Cincotti and Tony DeSare. That is a heady bunch, to be sure. Brenda Earle and John Proulx can now be ...
The Seasons Festival's Final Four
Let's wrap up the Fall Festival at The Seasons. Here are brief reports about the final four events. Africa: The Power of Drum and Dance: Michael Wimberly, a percussionist and composer from New York, performed with scores of sidemen and sidewomen. They were professional drummers, dancers and singers from his troupe; students from several middle schools ...
