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Breakthrough Jazz Composition 'Escher’s Staircase' Wins Lennon Award

Junichiro Mataga Wins Lennon Award for Escher’s Staircase" Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Junichiro Mataga has won the Lennon Award in the Jazz category of the 2024 John Lennon Songwriting Contest with his original composition, Escher’s Staircase." The piece, which had already garnered significant attention for its innovative approach and technical brilliance, now stands as the ...
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Kal Ferretti

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Kal Ferretti is a 22 year old jazz trumpet player, composer, and educator. She is currently making herself known as a serious young musician on the New York City jazz scene. Kal grew up in New York City and started playing classical trumpet before switching to jazz while studying at the prestigious LaGuardia High School.
Kal has worked with artists/bands such as the Christian McBride Big Band, Matt Wilson and “Permission Slip”, the Mingus Big Band/Dynasty, saxophonist Dave Glasser, trumpet player Bruce Harris, bassist Ben Allison, JALC’s Future of Jazz Orchestra, Helen Sung Big Band and Ted Nash Big Band. She also leads her own quartet and most recently, debuted the Kal Ferretti Big Band at Dizzy’s Club. Other recent performance highlights include being a part of the JALC curated Kenny Dorham Centennial Celebration trumpet summit at Dizzy’s Club, a 4 night run at Birdland with bassist Ben Allison’s new project “Unit 5”, Ellington’s “Night Creature” with Alvin Ailey at NY City Center, and the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony with the Mingus Dynasty. She has also performed as a special guest with the Eastern Wind Symphony at Princeton University and the Laguardia High School Alumni Brass Quintet. Kal is also passionate about education and along with having her own private studio of trumpet students, she has served as a teaching assistant for Jazz House Kids Summer Jazz Academy. She also appears on the Grace Fox Big Band debut record “Eleven O’ Seven.”
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MFM Presents: 'How Musicians Work with Mastering Engineers'–A Zoom Webinar Featuring Industry Experts Adam Reifsteck and Fred Kevorkian on May 12, 2025
Musicians for Musicians (MFM), a nonprofit organization advocating for the empowerment and fair compensation of music creators, is excited to announce a special talk event: How Musicians Work with Mastering Engineers," a Zoom webinar to be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT. This informative session is produced by Sohrab ...
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Hiromi, Ella Fitzgerald, Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Champian Fulton & Klas Lindquist, Deborah Silver, Johnny O'Neal & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates the close of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Deborah Silver, Hiromi, Ella Fitzgerald, Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Champian Fulton & Klas Lindquist and Johnny O'Neal, with birthday shoutouts to Kay Swift, Ella Fitzgerald, Ma Rainey, Ariane Racicot, Blossom Dearie and Kendra Shank, among others. Happy listening and please support the ...
54 Below Presents George Young In Singin' And Swingin' on June 19th

54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents George Young in Singin’ and Swingin’ on June 19th at 7:00pm. Mr. Young, an accomplished entertainer, brings his musicianship and vocal dexterity in celebration of Juneteenth and all that this day represents. Through a well curated repertoire of songs George Young will pay his respect to the Harlem Renaissance, to ...
The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave The World

by Richard J Salvucci
The Master of Drums Elizabeth J Rosenthal 320 Pages ISBN: 978-0-8065-4320 Kensington Publishing Company 2025 In the interests of full disclosure, I spent an extended period with Gene Krupa as an adolescent. Relatives were friends of Krupa's. All the nice things Elizabeth J. Rosenthal says about Krupa as a ...
Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet, Nancy Kelly Plus Celebrations For Carline Ray, Bessie Smith & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet and Nancy Kelly, with birthday shoutouts to Carline Ray (100!), Bessie Smith, Madeleine Peyroux, Judy Wexler, Roxy Coss and Tia Fuller, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...
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