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Eric Hofbauer Crowd Funds American Grace
American Grace will be the culmination of a nine-year solo guitar project called the American Trilogy. Your donation will help complete the recording and production of jazz’s first ever solo guitar trilogy. Your donation will cover costs for studio time, CD manufacturing, design work, and distribution. The philosopher and educator Joseph Campbell once said that “Myths ...
Fred Hersch with NEC Student Ensemble Perform "Leaves of Grass" at the New England Conservatory on April 26th
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 8:00 PM Leaves of Grass New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA Admission: Free By Timothy J. O'Keefe As if a capstone ending to the preceding winter season, this spring, pianist Fred Hersch performs music from his Leaves of Grass (Palmetto ...
Berkshires Jazz Announces 2012 Programming, Student Art Contest Winners
PITTSFIELD, MA: Berkshires Jazz, Inc., which organizes and presents festivals, concerts, and other jazz events in Berkshire County, has announced the winners of its annual Student Art Contest, as well as its 2012 season programming. Performance highlights include: a special concert on May 4 at the conclusion of Pittsfield's first “First Friday Artswalk"; the new Berkshires ...
Bandleader Michael Treni Continues His Resurgence With "Boys Night Out," A Powerhouse Session Showcasing His 16-piece Orchestra With Jerry Bergonzi
A boys’ night out is usually dedicated to the avid pursuit of instant gratification, but in the case of trombonist Michael Treni, this convivial music hang was a long time coming. His fourth release since rededicating himself to music after a successful career in business, Boys Night Out features Treni’s talent-laden 16-piece orchestra. It’s the work ...
Space Genetics: Volume 3 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier
With the release of Volume 3, SPACE GENETICS—the avant-jazz duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—continue their exploration of the hybridization of improvisation, electronic music, jazz, and controllerism. Recorded in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the album features eight compositions that merge woodwind improvisations with digitally manipulated audio samples, analog and digital synthesizers, and an angular jazz sensibility. Their ...
Pablo Ablanedo Octet Kickstarter Project "Recontradoble"
Cambridge, MA: On March 9th, Buenos Aires-born, Cambridge-based composer and pianist Pablo Ablanedo had launched a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter.com to help record and produce his third album with his group, the Pablo Ablanedo Octet. After releasing two records on the Barcelona-based Fresh Sound New Talent label, Ablanedo and his group have decided to record and ...
Drummer-composer Devin Gray Leads A Band Of Master Musicians On His Career-Priming Debut Album, "Dirigo Rataplan," Due From Skirl Records April 10
This striking set of original Devin Gray compositions features the young drummer alongside saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, trumpeter Dave Ballou and bassist Michael Formanek. Drummer-composer Devin Gray, one of the most promising musicians on the New York scene, makes a dream of a debut as a leader with the album Dirigo Rataplan, to be released by Skirl ...
Internationally Renowned Pianist/Composer Amina Figarova Celebrates New CD Twelve With 12-City U.S. Tour, May 3-18
Twelve to be released May 1 on German In + Out label Tour Dates May 3-18 in New Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland Heights, NYC, Albuquerque, NM; Fresno, Bakersfield, Half Moon Bay, CA; Seattle, WA; Missoula, MT; Portland, OR; Pittsburgh, PA “A skilled and imaginative composer…Born in Azerbaijan and based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Figarova brings a remarkably broad ...
Juan Andrés Ospina: BBB (Barcelona Bogota Boston)
by Lewis J Whittington
The jazz diary of pianist/composer Juan Andrés Ospina's BBB is an elegant, untethered tour of primary musical colors, with inviting light, angles and shadows. “Todavía No" states the theme with percussionist Austin McMahon's airy drums swinging, with tango punctuations. Saxophonists Ben Roseth and actually Matan Chapnizka dominate with flights of jazz fancy, though it is Ospina's ...
The Allman Brothers Band: Boston MA , December 3, 2011
by Doug Collette
The Allman Brothers BandOrpheum TheatreBoston, MADecember 3, 2011 The Allman Brothers never disappoint. At the least, they are the epitome of professionalism in concert, and when they are inspired, as they sounded this fourth night at the Beantown venue, they (deeply) stir their audience and add to their own legacy, ...
