Results for "Jason Jackson"

Jason Jackson

Jason Jackson has been one of the busiest and most respected trombone players in New York City since settling there 21 years ago. In addition to the two years he spent touring the world with Ray Charles not long after his arrival, he has been the lead trombonist in the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band for the past decade and also currently plays that part in orchestras led by Roy Hargrove and Charles Tolliver. And on Mondays, his off-nights from playing in the pit bands of such Tony Award-winning Broadway productions as The Color Purple, Wonderful Town, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and presently Motown the Musical, he has been a member for the past 10 years of the Grammy Award-winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard

The Young Mothers at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy

by Marek J. Śmietański
August 30, 2026

A collection of photos from the The Young Mothers concert at Wytwórnia in Lodz on July 20, 2026 featuring Jawwaad Taylor, Jason Jackson, Stefan Gonzalez, Jonathan F. Horne, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Frank Rosaly and sofia salvo (guest appearance). Other photo reports from the same festival: Dust Bunny at The 19th Summer Jazz Academy, QuartSky ...

Vilnius Jazz Festival 2025

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
November 18, 2025

Vilnius Jazz Festival 2025 Old Theatre of Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania October 13-21, 2025 This report covers five days from October 15-19. The thirty-eighth edition of the Vilnius Jazz Festival opened with the assurance of an event that has spent decades refining both its aesthetic and its purpose. As one ...

Jazz Arts Project Celebrates Its 20th Year With 'A Summer Of Jazz' In Red Bank, NJ

July 6, 2025

Celebrating its 20th year the nonprofit Jazz Arts Project is gearing up for a busy summer in Red Bank, NJ. This year, a non-stop array of world-class jazz artists will perform in dozens of events, including park concerts, café nights, masterclasses, and jam sessions. There will also be several weeks of music camps and training programs ...

This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters

By Mike Holober

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Lay of the Land; On This Rock; Dirt Lovers Almanac; Another Summer; Tides; Another Summer Epilogue; Virginia; Dear Virginia; Domes; Refuge; Tower Pulse; Erosion; Three Words for Snow; Boundary Waters; Noetry; Skywoman Falling; This Rock We're On.

A Decade

By Danny Jonokuchi

Label: Bandstand Presents
Released: 2024
Track listing: Voyage; Red Top; This Can't Be Love; South Philly; Skylark; On Green Dolphin Street; Ping Pong; Lady Bird; Like Someone In Love; Skylark (vocal).

Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian Jacob

December 12, 2022

The live recording, Remembering Bob Freedman at the 2019 Jazzaar Festival, Switzerland was released on October 6, 2021 on Shanti Records. The 17-piece Jazzaar Festival Big Band was assembled specifically for the 2019 festival showcasing the phenomenon of the “Bandstand Learning with Role Models” platform. This was founded in 1992 by Fritz K Renold and Helen ...

Guitars A Plenty

by Bob Osborne
January 20, 2022

On this show recent guitar focused album releases from Dave Stryker, Gastón de la Cruz, Greg Amirault, Ken Serio, Oli Astral, and Guillaume Vierset. There's also great improvisation from the band of Alvin Fielder, David Dove, Jason Jackson, and Damon Smith, plus, a track from the debut double album of solo piano from Nick Maclean.

Remembering Bob Freedman

By Ron Carter

Label: Shanti Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Straight No Chaser; Live; Stompin' at the Savoy; You Don't Know What Love Is; More Than Four;Opus 5; Like Someone in Love; Lover Man; Salsa Siete; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Eternal Triangle.

Suoni Per Il Popolo 2018

by Mike Chamberlain
June 27, 2018

Suoni Per Il Popolo Montreal, Quebec June 1-19, 2018 The Casa del Popolo and Sala Rossa, the hub of the annual June celebration of avant music known as the Suoni Per Il Popolo, sit across from one another on Saint Laurent Boulevard just below the major intersection of Saint Joseph. ...