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Jazz Bridge Presents Mimi Jones In Society Hill On Thursday, May 17th!
Appearing at Jazz at the Playhouse for the last concert of this season is bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones and her band featuring Shirazetti Tinnin on drums and pianist Rachel Eckroth at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia on May 17th. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: ...
WBAI Broadcast Underlies Need for Pension Benefits for Jazz Artists: J4JA! Takes to the Airwaves
On Monday, December 26th, jazz vocalist Keisha St. Joan and Local 802 Recording Vice President John O'Connor appeared on the NYC radio program Building Bridges Radio: Your Community & Labor Report, produced and Hosted by Mimi Rosenberg & Ken Nash over WBAI,99.5FM. In the segment, St. Joan, as always, is particularly eloquent regarding the injustices suffered ...
DC Jazz Festival Receives NEA Jazz Masters Live Grant
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announced that it has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Live grant for the fifth year. The DCJF was one of 12 non-profits selected to receive a total of $135,000 in funding. NEA Jazz Masters Live grants help bring legendary musicians, writers, producers and scholars ...
Duane Eubanks at Society Hill Playhouse on Nov. 17th
Appearing at the new Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series Jazz at the Playhouse at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia on November 17th will be trumpeter Duane Eubanks and his band . One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: 215-517-8337 or 856-858-8914. Parking is right across the street. ...
Randy Weston All Nite Soul 2011 Honoree at Saint Peter’s Church Sunday, October 9th
On this, the 41st anniversary of All Nite Soul, the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter's Church—the Jazz Church—is thrilled to honor Randy Weston, NEA Jazz Master, composer and pianist. On Friday, October 7 at 4 PM, in preparation for All Nite Soul, David Schroeder interviews Randy Weston with a book signing of Weston's autobiography African Rhythms. ...
University of Massachusetts' Amherst campus celebrates "Jazz in July" from July 11-22
If jazz were to have a birthday, it might as well be in July. But official birth date or not, the University of Massachusetts' Amherst campus is once again offering their annual celebration “Jazz in July," a two-week program that brings students together with notable jazz musicians and educators for lectures, one-on-one sessions, group clinics, improvisation ...
Eldar's "Three Stories" Coming April 5
Since signing with Sony Masterworks at the age of 17, the young pianist Eldar has worked tirelessly on the road and in the studio to deepen his exploration of the traditions of jazz: bebop, post-bop and beyond. With the April 5th release of Three Stories, his first solo recording on Masterworks Jazz, Eldar pays homage to ...
B.J. Jansen and T.C. The 3rd to Release New Album on ARC
B.J. Jansen and T.C. the 3rd have collaborated on a new album featuring the Uptown Jazz Collective on Artists Recording Collective. The new release, She Do What She Do (ARC-2260), features original compositions, standards as well as spoken word performances. Jansen and T.C. have dedicated She Do What She Do to the memories of Trudy Pitts ...
Geri Allen: Journey to the Light
by Greg Thomas
Geri Allen's playing and compositional efforts manifest a stylistic flexibility grounded in her absorption of the lessons of the masters of the jazz idiom, and her desire to innovate upon that legacy. As an apprentice during high school and college, and then as a journeywoman, Allen has kept company with musical legends.
Drummer Tony Reedus to be Honored at Memphis Celebration and Benefit
Drummer Anthony “Tony" Reedus, will be honored posthumously in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee during a special event hosted by Strictly Jazz Entertainment, LLC in conjunction with “Sax on Sunday" on August 9 that will feature local artists and guest performances. Tony Reedus (1959-2008), who was born and Raised in Memphis, broke onto the international jazz ...
