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Justin Kauflin: Blind VA Beach Pianist Jazzed to Be Competing in DC
Virginia Beach-reared Justin Kauflin strolled onto the stage for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition on Sunday with a grin on his face and his guide dog, Candy, at his side. After settling in at the keyboards, and settling his black Labrador onto the floor beside him, he proceeded to play for a chance at ...
Other Places: The Ellis Marsalis Center
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Harry Connick and Branford Marsalis vowed to see that New Orleans musicians affected by the storm would get long-term help. Six years of their hard work and the cooperation of hundreds of others are about to make a tangible difference in the city's musical community and beyond. A new center ...
Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Selects 12 Semifinalists
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has selected 12 semifinalists to compete in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. These semifinalists will perform for a panel of esteemed judges including Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Moran, Danilo Perez and Renee Rosnes on Sunday, September 11 from 1pm to 5pm at Baird Auditorium, located at ...
Sasha Masakowski and Musical Playground: Wishes
by Dan Bilawsky
Growing up in the Big Easy can be a blessing or a burden. The musical streets of New Orleans were paved with the glorious sounds of Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, second line parades, and brass bands galore, making it a heavenly place for those wishing to soak their ears in the sounds of jazz from ...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Days 4-7: May 5-8, 2011
by Sandy Ingham
Days 1-3 | Days 4-7 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA April 27-May 6, 2011 Day 4: Thursday May 5, 2011 Vibraphonist Stefon Harris and Blackout was the featured act in the WWOZ Jazz Tent, but Christian Scott stole the show. Scott--the young New ...
Ellis Marsalis Live in San Francisco
Ellis Marsalis is the patriarch of one of the most prominent jazz families in America. He has played piano and taught jazz in his native New Orleans for decades, but it is only since his more famous sons, particularly Wynton and Branford, have come to prominence that he has started to gain some well-deserved recognition. (Marsalis ...
Grove Park Inn brings big jazz acts to Asheville this weekend
ASHEVILLE—The historic Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa might feel a little like the Crescent City this weekend. That's because the inn is hosting its 19th annual All That Jazz Weekend. This year's event is New Orleans-themed and will feature concerts by jazz giants Henry Butler, the Ellis Marsalis Quartet and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. ...
2010: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
The jazz scene in 2010 was marked by a bit of cultural thaw between the U.S. and Cuba, royal honors for Marian McPartland that led honors galore for living jazz musicians, and significant acknowledgments for late jazz greats across North America. Efforts continued to expand jazz into new realms--or to hold on during the aftershocks of ...
John Williams' Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky
The idea for this edition of Old, New, Borrowed and Blue isn't new. The seeds were actually sown with an experience I had a few years back. About four years ago, I was writing for a different jazz publication and I received a package of recordings in the mail. This parcel contained the usual mixture of ...
Nu Jazz Entertainment Releases The First Jazz "LP" On iTunes--Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious
(New York, NY)—Nu Jazz Entertainment—a long time producer of high quality audio and video content in the genre of jazz—announced the January 4, 2011 release of the critically acclaimed album, Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious, from the NEA 2011 Jazz Master inductee, as the first traditional Jazz release in the new iTunes “LP" format ...
