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Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival, Days 4-6, July 2-4, 2011

by John Kelman
July 7, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada June 25-July 4, 2011 Montréal is a city in transition, and in a move that's absolutely uncharacteristic of other Canadian cities, is planning a downtown renovation driven, in no small part, by the arts. Place des ...

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Article: Album Review

Bela Fleck: Rocket Science

Read "Rocket Science" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
May 29, 2011

The musicianship on Béla Fleck and The Flecktones' Rocket Science radiates a sense of play that was missing from the group's last recorded work The Hidden Land (Columbia, 2006). There's also a sense of adventure here that hasn't really been in evidence since Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Warner Bros, 1993), the first album recorded ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Rocket Science

by John Kelman
May 19, 2011

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Rocket Science E One Music Group 2011 Some say you can't go back, but that's not always true. Emerging from his formative years as a rising star in the blue/newgrass community, banjoist Béla Fleck lept onto a much bigger radar with the release of Béla ...

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News: Event

Benefit for Japan in April at Jazz Showcase Chicago

March 21, 2011

A “BENEFIT FOR JAPAN" is being planned to be held at the Jazz Showcase this April... Here are the details from Chicago Jazz Bassist, Steven Hashimoto as they are shaping up so far: “The events in Japan are almost too much for my mind to handle; nevertheless, I'm involved with organizing a benefit for victims of ...

Album

Tonight and Tomorrow

By Howard Levy

Label: Chicago Sessions
Released: 2010
Track listing: Howard's F# Blues; Song for Susan; Chorinho; Floating; Flunky Jazz; Sandi; Aha; Slanted Samba; Triosity; Tonight and Tomorrow.

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News: Education

Howard Levy Named Harmonica Player of the Year, Hosts "A Chat with Bela Fleck" at HLHS

September 20, 2010

Original “Flecktones" Bandmates Howard Levy and Bela Fleck Reunite in the Studio ArtistWorks, Inc. (AWI) Howard Levy, recently named the SPAH Harmonica Player of the Year, has completed a busy month by recording “A Chat with Bela Fleck," a two-part exclusive video series available only at the Howard Levy Harmonica School online in which the two ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Phyllis Chapell and Siora at Jazz in the Wood on April 1st

March 14, 2010

Appearing at Jazz in the Wood on April 1st at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, NJ, will be jazz vocalist Phyllis Chapell and her band Siora featuring pianist Barry Sames, bassist Chico Huff and Francois Zayas on drums/percussion. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: ...

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Article: Album Review

Howard Levy: Tonight and Tomorrow

Read "Tonight and Tomorrow" reviewed by Matthew Warnock

by Matthew Warnock
January 27, 2010

Tonight and Tomorrow is an intellectually stimulating and highly enjoyable album by virtuoso harmonicist Howard Levy. Featured on both harmonica and piano, even performing both simultaneously on “Sandi," Levy and his trio--bassist Larry Gray and drummer Ernie Adams--perform together as if they've been on the bandstand for years. With an uncanny ability to interpret and anticipate ...

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News: Education

Grammy Award Winning Harmonica Virtuoso Howard Levy Launches the First Online Personal Video Exchange Harmonica School

December 9, 2009

Grammy Award winner Howard Levy in conjunction with ArtistWorks Inc. (AWI), is excited to launch The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS) - the first ever online personal video exchange school that will teach students around the world to play harmonica, including the various genres of jazz, blues, folk, classical and world music. Partnered with online video ...

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News: Education

Grammy Award Winner & Founding Member of the Flecktones Howard Levy to Launch Online Harmonica School

November 24, 2009

Levy Announces Partnership with ArtistWorks, Inc. Grammy Award winner Howard Levy is thrilled to announce he has partnered with online video exchange pioneers, ArtistWorks, Inc. The team will be launching The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS) later this month- the first ever online portal that will teach harmonica to students around the world. Levy is widely ...