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Hilary Gardner: The Great City
by Dan Bilawsky
New York City has its fair share of sobriquets--"The City That Never Sleeps," “The Big Apple," and “Gotham" are just a few that spring to mind. It's a place of joy and frustration, triumph and tragedy, hope and despair, and all that exists between the extremes. It's a microcosm of the world we know, existing not ...
Take Five With Rik Wright
by AAJ Staff
Meet Rik Wright: A graph of Rik Wright's influences would read like a wave, running a gamut from jazz to rock and back again. As a guitarist he has taken on influences, often subconsciously, as varied as Andy Summers of The Police and John Abercrombie. Compositionally speaking, Wright hangs with a different crowd altogether, mingling ...
David Virelles: Mboko
by John Kelman
For a relatively young musician nearing his 31st birthday in 2014, pianist David Virelles has managed to both garner a strong reputation and emerge with a singular voice in a relatively short period of time. While his early experiences in North America were within the confines of what might be expected from a Cuban expat, playing ...
Chamber Music America Extends Presenter Consortium For Jazz Application Deadline To 10/31/14
Chamber Music America is accepting applications for the 2015 Presenter Consortium for Jazz . Extended Deadline: Friday, October 31, 2014, 5:00 P.M. ET. The Presenter Consortium for Jazz provides support to consortiums of three U. S. presenters that collectively engage up to three professional U.S. jazz ensembles (consisting of 2-10 musicians each) to perform at each ...
BJURecords Releases New Recordings From: Nathan Parker Smith Large Ensemble, Sketches & Owen Howard!
CD Release Celebrations! Sketches: Saturday, October 25 @ An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD Tuesday, November 4 @ Korzo (Konceptions), Brooklyn, NY Wednesday, November 19 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC Owen Howard: November 7 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, which was launched in January of 2008, and ...
Eric Schugren/Vin Scialla/Brian Charette/Mike DiRubbo: Wake Up!
by Dan McClenaghan
Wake-Up! is one of those surprises that jazz lovers live for. The names--four of them on the very well-designed, 1960s Blue Note Records-like cover--aren't top shelf in terms of profile. They might even be completely unfamiliar to the less than fanatical jazz fans. But what a band! What a set! There's just something that ...
Jon Irabagon: Examining All The Angles
by R.J. DeLuke
Saxophonist Jon Irabagon likes challenges in music; likes attempting different things. He's not opposed to things traditional, but would prefer to come at music and sounds from different angles. He enjoys the journey; enjoys experiencing the results. At 35, he's on the go all the time, ubiquitous on the New York City music scene. ...
Ches Smith, Patti Smith & Jesse Paris Smith
by Martin Longley
Ches Smith's We All Break The Stone September 30, 2014 The California drummer Ches Smith has long been transplanted to New York City, so that now he's indelibly embedded in its streets, he's frequently playing in a vast variety of settings. Some of these were presented during his six-night ...
Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra Kicks Off Its "Jazz For Kids" Program on October 19th
JAZZ FOR KIDS Ongoing, every Sunday Oct 19-May 17 (except for 12/21, 12/28 + 2/1). Doors open at 1:00pm; show from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street (between Park & Lexington); Train 6 to 28th/Lex. FREE! In lieu of a cover charge, guests may give a $5 donation that benefits the Jazz Standard ...
Wynton Marsalis Leads Juilliard’s Jazz Program
By Peter Monaghan Wynton Marsalis, the trumpeter, has a new role that is likely to expand his influence on the direction and public perception of jazz: director of the jazz-studies program at Juilliard School of Music. In July Mr. Marsalis replaced Carl Allen, a drummer, as leader of the program at his alma mater. His appointment ...
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