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The Nice Guy Trio + Strings, World Premiere, 9/4, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco
The 10th Anniversary Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF) presents the World Premiere of two YBGF-commissioned pieces from San Francisco's The Nice Guy Trio + Strings on Saturday, September 4 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, free, at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco. The YBGF commissioned pieces are trumpeter Darren Johnston's “Waking Music" and accordionist Rob Reich's ...
Ybor Jazz Festival Set for Nov. 2-7 at the HCC Campus
Jazz festivals in Tampa have come and gone, and most--like the USF Jazz Festival and the Ybor Jazz Festa--have been short-lived, if often impressive. Now here comes the first Ybor Jazz Festival, and its slogan and lineup make clear its musical intentions: “There's nothing smooth about it!" Some of the area's finest jazz artists, including pianists ...
Medeski, Martin and Wood to Headline the Scranton Jazz Fest
The trio of keyboard/organ/pianist John Medeski, drummer/percussionist Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood formed in a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, known as D.U.M.B.O. (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) in 1991. By 1995, Medeski Martin & Wood were touring the world, as their performance circuit spread out and around the entire United States, and into ...
New fans sustain Bix legacy: Musician’s global reputation puts Davenport on jazz music map
Places exist on this planet where the term “Quad-Cities" means nothing, but the name “Bix" brings instant recognition. The name connotes jazz innovation, made even more memorable by what it did to an entire music genre. In his time, jazz musicians changed after hearing Bix Beiderbecke's melodic twists. “The best British, French and Danish jazz musicians ...
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society at Carefusion Jazz Festival Newport August 7th
Two weeks from tomorrow, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society and special guest Bob Brookmeyer will perform on the Harbor Stage at CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport. “Mr. Wein asked if I might like to invite my compositional mentor, Bob Brookmeyer, to play a tune with us at Newport," recalls Argue, who just topped the Big Band Rising ...
Pitchfork Music Festival | 07.16-18 | Chicago
By: Cal Roach | Images by: Chad Smith Pitchfork Music Festival :: 07.16.10-07.18.10 :: Union Park :: Chicago, IL After two years' absence, it felt good to be back at hipster central, dripping with sweat, watching Liars pummel away onstage amidst varying degrees of fashion sufferers. The feeling didn't last, though. All the subtle niceties ...
Brubeck, Corea and Other Jazz Pianists at Festivals
OVER the past decade and a half, the Litchfield Jazz Festival in Kent and the Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, N.Y., have reliably presented a selection of top players. But this year, taken together--both festivals are running from Aug. 6 to 8--they are offering more: a multigenerational history of jazz piano featuring the giants who made ...
Sunday Jazz Fest Will Be Biggest Ever
Pulling in major talent from Maplewood, South Orange and West Orange, Jazz Fest is a growing draw for serious jazz connoisseurs. “This may be the largest gathering of such high-caliber local jazz musicians ever," said Marcy Thompson, co-organizer. “This year, everyone wanted to do the show--so we had to make it longer." The Maplewood Jazz Fest, ...
Outside Lands DJ Lineup
DJ'S AT INSPIRE BY HEINEKEN Inspire by Heineken at Outside Lands brings you a line up of the best in progressive dance music. From emerging artists like J. Boogie, An-Ten-Nae and Motion Potion to Second Sunday's very own Ben Doren with Michael Franti's guitarist J. Bowman or Heineken's resident Isaiah Martin with live percussionist Mark D'Antonio ...
