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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 ...
Jazz Takes an Easy Ride on the Smooth Cruise
THE waters were placid, the breeze was a balm and the Statue of Liberty was keeping her vigil about a hundred yards aft. Maybe more, maybe less. From the rear deck of the Spirit of New York one recent evening, she seemed plenty close, anyway, and oddly approachable: an onshore well-wisher, watching over the slow pivot ...
Moogfest 2010 to Combine Workshops, Panels, and Demos. Oh Yeah, and Music Too
This year's MoogFest, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, will be held Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, North Carolina. Already confirmed artists Massive Attack, MGMT, and Thievery Corporation will be joined by over 25 additional internationally renowned artists performing in multiple venues throughout downtown Asheville, where Bob Moog founded ...
Mary Halvorson at the Whitney's Christian Marclay: Festival
Starting this afternoon, guitarist Mary Halvorson will be performing numerous times over the next two weeks at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York as part of the ongoing exhibition, Christian Marclay: Festival. Ms. Halvorson, who Howard Mandel called “NYC's least-predictable improviser" in his pick for today's concerts in his CityArts column, will be ...
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