Results for "New York"

Jazz Around Town: Seven Days of Jazz in and Around Rochester

October 5, 2010

Bringing you seven days of jazz every week. Get out and listen to some and support the music. Special Note: Two chances to get out and support some great music programs for the kids this weekend—School of the Arts on Saturday and Music After Skool at Loop Ministries on Sunday! Thursday, September 23, 2010 Robert Chevrier ...

iGBMobile: Fake Book Search and Browse App for iPhone and iPod Touch

October 3, 2010

The ultimate pocket sized song reference for Musicians, Music Students and Educators. iGBMobile provides indices for over 30 different fake books giving you the ability to quickly search for songs by title or composer. It allows musicians to load, using iTunes, PDF versions of popular fake books on to your iPhone or iPod Touch for quick ...

Dan Block / Duke Ellington at Chautauqua 2010

October 4, 2010

The multi-talented reed wizard Dan Block thinks as deeply as he plays. Dan's evocation of the musical world of Duke Ellington (and Billy Strayhorn) is more than a trip through familiar Ellingtonia; rather, Dan seeks to inhabit that singular world and at the same time make it his own (as he's done brilliantly on his new ...

The Jazz Session #205: Stephen Haynes

October 4, 2010

Great Women in Music Festival Gears Up for its 10th Anniversary Starting This Week in NYC

October 4, 2010

New York, NY—The Great Women In Music Festival is gearing up to kick off their 10th season with their ongoing celebration of the many contributions women have made to music and the world. From its Jazz galas at the Jazz Standard, to its soulful dance parties at SOB's, the GWIM Festival has reigned supreme for the ...

Great Women In Music Celebrate Gloria Lynne Live and In Concert

October 4, 2010

On October 22, 2010 at 7PM Great Women In Music in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture under the leadership of its Director Howard Dodson, will honor Gloria Lynne for her 50 Years of Musical Excellence. Known for her rich tone and regal manner, Gloria Lynne is the first artist ever to ...

Miguel Ángel Chastang: From Harlem to Madrid Vol. 2: Sombras

by Antonio Álvarez Barthe
October 3, 2010

Cuando en 1986 decide trasladarse a Nueva York para completar su formación musical bajo la disciplina de Ron Carter, el contrabajista Miguel Ángel Chastang (Madrid, 1952) contaba ya con un currículum respetable, con varios discos a su nombre o como sideman y una amplia experiencia en las salas de concierto y en los festivales españoles y ...

Harry Allen and Ehud Asherie at Chautauqua 2010

October 2, 2010

This very inspired duo—Harry on tenor, Ehud on piano—took the stage early on at Jazz at Chautauqua and left a deep impression. Although their play looks casual, they reach memorable heights — whether they are handling the twists and turns of PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ like a pair of gliding skiers, or turning SOME OTHER SPRING ...

Deep Songs at the Ear (Sept. 26, 2010)

September 30, 2010

It was another elevating night at The Ear Inn (326 Spring Street). Nothing could spoil the collective merriment—not the fact that the subways were perversely unpredictable, not the untrained owner with the overeager dog who knocked over a beer and nearly ruined one of Jon-Erik Kellso's antique mutes, never meant for a lager-bath. No, when Jon-Erik, ...

New Classes Forming Now At New York Jazz Workshop

October 1, 2010

From the Village Vanguard to Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York is the world's jazz capital, attracting musicians who come to listen, play, and also to learn. New York Jazz Workshop (NYJW) is their school of music, a magnet for musicians of every level, from beginner to advanced. New classes are forming now. NYJW provides: ...