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March 25 Swing Concert with Vince Giordano
Blue Rhythm Fantasy: The Music of Chappie Willet At 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 25, John Wriggle will present Vince Giordano & His (Augmented) Nighthawk Orchestra in performance at the City University of New York Graduate Center's Elebash Recital Hall. The program features the jazz big band music of composer and arranger Francis “Chappie" Willet (1907-1976), one ...
Pianist Hiromi Kasuga Releases "New York Callin'"
Hiromi Kasuga releases New York Calling CD in the United States. New York Calling is a mix of mostly original compositions and unique arrangements of a few Jazz standards. There's also a special touch from a 1970 classic movie theme originally composed by Henry Mancini. In her latest work Hiromi explains: “New York calls me to ...
Pure Jazz Radio New Saturday Lineup...
Many thanks to the thousands of people, from all over the world, who have joined us at Pure Jazz Radio. Thanks to all who have participated in our “Partners in Jazz" promotion. Again, for providing a link or advertisement, on your site or newsletter, for “Pure Jazz Radio" we will list you as a “Partner ...
Rick Dellaratta and Jazz for Peace to Perform Special Benefit for Peacejam
On Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 11:30AM, New York-based and internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Rick DellaRatta, will perform first Gala Concert Event to raise funds for our Jazz for Peace Mission. The benefit will take place at New York Historical Museum located at 170 Central Park West in Manhattan, NY. This event is ...
John Zorn, Cindy Blackman, Dhafer Youssef, Jon Hassell, The Necks & Kenny Werner
by Martin Longley
John Zorn Abrons Arts Center February 7, 2009 This is getting to be a habit, as composer and alto saxophonist John Zorn erects his tent at the Abrons Arts Center once more, for two weekend shows, both of them merging older material with fresh compositions, presented by two of his ...
George Cables: Morning Song
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Morning Song, a recently discovered live set from 1980 led by the great George Cables, is a tale of two gigs. While the quartet performances are middling, Cables' overall dynamism, particularly on his solo piano turns, lifts the disc above mediocrity. The rhythm section of Cables, bassist John Heard and drummer Sherman Ferguson, ...
Jim Pugliese: Live @ Issue Project Room NYC
by Francis Lo Kee
In the tradition of raucously creative Downtown NYC jazz-rock bands like Curlew and Naked City, Jim Pugliese's Phase III burns with passion that is both musical and conceptually bold and is a great working band, not just a thrown-together collection of accomplished soloists. Yet these are not mere AABA compositions nor are they played to display ...
Mike Osborne: Force Of Nature
by Martin Longley
Late English alto saxophonist Mike Osborne, whose work represented the pinnacle of British avant jazz, sadly retired back in 1982 as a result of mental health problems. The discovery of previously unheard material is therefore particularly exciting, especially when its standard is high enough to preserve the reedman's best playing form. This disc ...
Billy Bang and Yusef Komunyakaa to Collaborate in 'Sacrifice' at Harlem Stage
Composer-violinist Billy Bang and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa were deeply impacted by their military experiences during the Vietnam conflict, and both have created works that poignantly engage those experiences. On Wednesday, April 1, these two artists will collaborate on Sacrifice: Meditations on the Vietnam Experience at Harlem Stage. Presented as a collaboration between Harlem Stage ...
Roy Haynes at Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival
Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Brooklyn Tech Auditorium, 29 Fort Greene Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn as part of the 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival - “A Decade of Keeping Our Music Alive". This concert will benefit the not for profit arts ...
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