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President and Friends
The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held last Sunday will be televised on CBS December 29. In the meantime, the White House has released a clip of President Obama's informal talk at the reception before the event. It runs about 18 minutes, with the camera on the President the whole time. The following video, nicely edited and ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Tony Williams
All About Jazz is celebrating Tony Williams' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tony WilliamsBorn in Chicago and growing up in Boston, Williams began studies with master drummer Alan Dawson at an early age and began playing professionally at the age of 13 with saxophonist Sam Rivers. Jackie ...
Carnegie Hall Presents "The Nativity Triptych"--Three Concerts Featuring Musical Depictions of the Nativity, December 11-13
The Nativity Triptych" Includes Handel's Messiah and Bach's Christmas Oratorio Performed by Les Violons du Roy, La Chapelle de Qubec and Bernard Labadie, Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12 Third Concert Features John Adams's El Nino, a Modern Nativity Oratorio, with Orchestra of St. Luke's on Sunday, December 13 Vocal Soloists Include Rosemary Joshua, David ...
Campus Musicians Receive Gift From Pianist Earl Hines' Estate
BERKELEY -- The gift to the University of California, Berkeley, of the bulk of famous jazz pianist Earl Fatha" Hines' estate will provide exceptionally gifted low-income students with free musical instruction and the campus's music library with his collection of papers, compositions and memorabilia. Hines' musical archive will become the cornerstone at the Jean Gray Hargrove ...
Esperanza Spalding to Perform at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
On December 11th, 2009, at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway, bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding is one of a number of talented musicians set to perform at a concert in honor of 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, United States' President Barack Obama. The international concert will be televised worldwide the day after the December 10th ...
Steve Wilson on CW Network TV, Jazziz, NY Times
Steve Wilson prepares for multi-night tribute to Joe Zawinul at the Jazz Standard in NYC, December 17-20, 2009. Wilson appeared on THE CW NETWORK/WGN TV yesterday--the live appearance aired on over 200 stations nationwide, including in Chicago, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. Check out this terrific preview column from JAZZIZ.com. In his NY TIMES ...
The Late, Great Nina Simone Celebrated on New CD
Her name is synonymous with the passion, talent and raw emotion that she put into every note she sang and played--and now the High Priestess of Soul", Nina Simone, is being celebrated on a new CD. Compiled by her former husband, Andy Stroud, the CD features never before heard tracks by Nina, duets with her friends, ...
Michigan State University College of Music Presents "A Jazzy Little Christmas" on December 19th
Join the Michigan State University professors of jazz as they celebrate the holiday season with jazzy renditions of their own holiday favorites during A Jazzy Little Christmas," at 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre. Led by artistic director and jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker, the world-class musicians who make up the faculty in the ...
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola January 2010 Lineup
Mon-Sun, Dec 28-Jan 3 Paquito D'Rivera & Brazilian Dreams w/the New York Voices After Hours: Tue-Sat, Dec 29-Jan 2 Antonio Madruga & Friends (Jan 1: Closed on New Year's Day) Mon-Tue, Jan 4-5 Jon Batiste Band w/Jennifer Sanon, Ryland Kelly, Joe Saylor, Eddie Barbash, and many special guests Featuring Jon Batiste, piano, ...
Matthieu Donarier Trio - Live Forms
By Jean-Marc Gelin Matthieu Donarier plays with the usual suspects on his second album, following on from Optic Topic which was highly praised by critics when released in 2004. This new live album, recorded at Saint Nazaire and Angers, France, testifies to the increasing intimacy between the three musicians who have been playing together since their ...

