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Vision Festival 2011: June 5-11 (NYC)
TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND Peter Brotzmann—Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward. On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will ...
New York Press Conference on Elimination of Latin Jazz Grammy - May 22, 2011
May 22nd PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROTEST OF GRAMMY TRAVESTY NARAS ELIMINATES 31 CATEGORIES FROM THE GRAMMY AWARDS OUTRAGED MUSIC COMMUNITY RESPONDS On Sunday, May 22nd at 1 pm, world-renowned artists, celebrities, writers, activists and members of the media will gather at the world-famous Nuyorican Poets' Café, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to voice their ...
Royal Family Affair: Soulive, Chromeo, Lettuce, Big G, Denson
DUMPSTAPHUNK, MEDESKI, DEITCH & SKERIK, JENNIFER HARTSWICK, BREAK SCIENCE, PIMPS OF JOYTIME, ZACH DEPUTY, ALSO CONFIRMED In celebration of its 13th year as a band, the preeminent soul funk trio Soulive has announced the inaugural Royal Family Affair—a three-day music festival from August 12-14 set in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont at Stratton Mountain Ski ...
The Wahya Consort Premieres "Mingus and Beyond" to Benefit The Humane Society
An exciting day of jazz events includes The Wahya Consort making their debut with a premiere of, “Mingus and Beyond," on Sunday June 12, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Ojai Arts Center located at 113 South Montgomery Street in Ojai. The Wahya Consort includes vocalist Ellen Johnson, pianist Bevan Manson, percussionist Brad ...
Essentially Ellington Weekend
Is it something in the nearby salt water? Much more likely is the strength of the local music programs at the secondary level—and in the schools that feed up to it. Bands from Washington State and Florida took the top four awards at last night's finale of Jazz at Lincoln Center's 16th annual Essentially EllingtonHigh School ...
Members of Los Mua Equitos de Matanzas and Michel Herrera from Cuba to Perform at Fundraiser May 18 Benefiting the Chico O'Farrill School of Jazz
NEW YORK—The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announced today that members of Cuba's legendary Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, as well as Cuban saxophonist Michel Herrera, will perform at its fundraiser benefiting the Chico O'Farrill School of Jazz (COSJ) to be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City from 6-9PM. Los Muñequitos ...
George Wein To Get Star on SPAC Walk of Fame
Saratoga Springs, NY—Jazz impresario George Wein, often referred to as the “father" of modern music festivals, will be honored by Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 25 for his role in founding SPAC's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the longest-running and most celebrated jazz events in the world. Wein will be honored at the ...
The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble and Holland Hopson/James Keepnews to perform at Backstage Productions in Kingston, NY on Friday, June 3 at 7:30 pm.
An exciting night of creative electro-acoustic improvised music will be unleashed in Kingston, NY when The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble and the duo Holland Hopson/James Keepnews take the stage at Backstage Productions (BSP) on Friday June 3rd at 7:30 PM. Admission will be $15 at the door and $10 for students and seniors with valid ID. The ...
The Coventry Lions Club To Host 2011 Chester County Blues Barbeque on June 4
Coventry, PA—The Coventry Lions Club will host the 2011 Chester County Blues Barbeque on June 4, 2 to 7 p.m. at Wyndsor Farm in Elverson to support its scholarship and outreach programs. The family-oriented event will feature three notable blues bands from the area in a spacious and scenic setting, with food and drinks available for ...
Former Yes Lead Singer Jon Anderson Signs Guitar For Cancer Support Community Of Philadelphia Gala Auction
Philadelphia. PA—Scott Bluebond is the marketing and communications director at the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia (CSCP). But he is also one huge Yes fan. He was able to combine his love for helping people with cancer and the group Yes this week. CSCP is having their annual gala on May 20 and this year, there ...
