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Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2014
by R.J. DeLuke
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Springs, NY June 28-29, 2014 Perfect weather accented this years Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, an event that had an eclectic mix of young musicians with interesting ideas and approaches, and veterans who deliver consistently. The weather is always a factor ...
Danilo Perez: Bridging Cultures and Dimensions of Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
Whether with his own ensembles or as a sideman, Danilo Perez has long been an iconic jazz pianist, but above and beyond his success as a performer and recording artist, he has become a manifestation and symbol of cross-cultural dialogue. His music brings together mainstream and Latin influences in a unique way. He always brings something ...
Playboy Jazz Festival Soars June 14th And 15th At The Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS 36TH ANNUAL PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JUNE 14-15, 2014 PERFORMERS INCLUDE CELEBRATED ICONS OF THE GENRE, EMERGING ARTISTS AND A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY GEORGE DUKE Headliners include: Dianne Reeves, George Benson with special guest Earl Klugh, Jamie Cullum, Fantasia, Al Jarreau and Stanley Clarke celebrating George Duke George ...
Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings @ The Kitano Wed May 21st
Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ Jazz at the Kitano on Thursday February 13, 2014 The Kitano Hotel Jazz Bar & Lounge 66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street (Grand Central Station) New York NY 10016 Tel: (212) 885-7000 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm Sets ...
Harvey Mason: Chameleon
by Jeff Winbush
When you've been making music as long as Harvey Mason has as a solo artist and manning the drum chair for Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Donald Byrd,and more artists than there is space here to list, you are not only pleasing longtime fans, you're making new converts as well. Some who might ask, “This guy's pretty ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: George Benson
All About Jazz is celebrating George Benson's birthday today! Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm ...
Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings A Pre-Valentine's Day Show At The Kitano Feb. 13th
Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ Jazz at the Kitano on Thursday February 13, 2014 The Kitano Hotel Jazz Bar & Lounge 66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street (Grand Central Station) New York NY 10016 Tel: (212) 885-7000 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm Sets ...
Outside Line: Introducing Outside Line
by Bruce Lindsay
The glory days of Leeds United may be long gone, but while its football team has seen better times, the Yorkshire city's music scene has gone from strength to strength. The individualist stance taken by musicians such as Matthew Bourne hasn't always pleased the jazz police, but it's given Leeds a reputation as a vibrant and ...
Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Bar Next Door Monday January 27, 2014
The Bar Next Door Jazz Bar & Lounge 129 MacDougal St. (West 3rd) New York, NY 10012 (212) 529-5945 2 Sets: 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm $12 Cover, Drink Minimum Call or Visit the Bar Next Door Website to reserve your table. Joining Michelle ...
Lyte Records: Dancing To Different Beats
by Ian Patterson
Since its inception in 2007, Lyte Records has earned a reputation as one of the very best labels in Ireland/Northern Ireland for independent jazz artists and creative musicians of various stripes. What started out as a very small, personal concern for Lyte Records founder David Lyttle has grown into something much bigger; international recognition came Lyte ...
