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Holding It Down: Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd with Maurice Decaul
Acclaimed pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and celebrated poet/performer Mike Ladd (in collaboration with Iraq veteran Maurice Decaul) launch a new work of music and poetry commissioned by Harlem Stage's WaterWorks program. Building on their groundbreaking collaborations In What Language? (2003) and Still Life with Commentator (2006), Iyer and Ladd collaborate with young American war veterans of color ...
Feinstein's Presents Veteran Cabaret/Jazz Singer and Comedian, Sue Matsuki, in Her Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.
Feinstein's presents multi-award winning singer and the 1st Recipient of the Julie Wilson Award, SUE MATSUKI, in her highly acclaimed tribute show to the First Lady of Song herself...Ella Fitzgerald! This show celebrates Ella's Verve and Capital Record Series when Ella was asked to sing all the great contemporary tunes of the day composed by the ...
Bill Holman
by Marcia Hillman
Bill Holman is a man with many milestones. Known primarily for years of unique and complex arrangements, Holman's continuing and long-running career as a composer and saxophonist reaches another milestone this month when he will be awarded the title of NEA Jazz Master. A California native, Holman took up clarinet in junior high school and tenor ...
Innova Recordings
by Kurt Gottschalk
That the record industry is in trouble is hardly, as the 21st Century nears 10% completion, a revelation. Sales are down, labels are closing and industry-wide people are scrabbling for new business plans, new means of distribution and any way to stay afloat. Cost-sharing models, once considered as anathema to the making of art as “pay ...
Three Nights of Darius Jones @ Roulette!
PointofDeparture.org's Ed Hazell writes, “alto saxophonist Darius Jones delivers one of the most impressive debuts in recent memory, displaying a remarkably well-developed concept and individual sound. Jones has a big, fleshy, lived-in tone, with a vibrato that owes as much to Johnny Hodges as it does to Albert Ayler. It's defiant, vulnerable, proud, and weary; there ...
The Jazz Session #136: James Weidman
Pianist James Weidman is well known as an accompanist to some of the most heralded singers of our time, from Abbey Lincoln to Cassandra Wilson. In recent years hes travelled the world as a member of Joe Lovanos band. On his new CD, Three Worlds (Inner Circle, 2009), Weidman leads an eclectic ensemble of improvisers through ...
All About Jazz: New York - Best of 2009
by AAJ Staff
Our print partner, All About Jazz: New York's annual best of New York and beyond list. Enjoy!MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR Fred Anderson (tenor saxophone) Chick Corea (keyboards) Dave Douglas (trumpet) Peter Evans (trumpet) Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet) RECORD LABELS OF THE YEAR CLEAN FEED ...
A Discussion and Reading by Author Karen Chilton of Her New Book: Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC
In this fascinating biography, Karen Chilton traces the brilliant arc of the gifted and audacious pianist Hazel Scott, from international stardom to ultimate obscurity. A child prodigy, born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem in the 1920s, Scott's musical talent was cultivated by her musician mother, Alma Long Scott as well as several great jazz luminaries ...
Jazz Trumpeter/Composer Dave Douglas Leads Workshop for Young Artists Presented by Carngie Hall's Weill Music Institute
Versatile trumpeter/composer and two-time Grammy Award-nominated artist Dave Douglas will lead 11 young musicians in an exploration of new works and innovative collaborations during a week-long Professional Training Workshop from February 712, 2010. Presented by Carnegie Halls Weill Music Institute (WMI), this workshop will bring together participants from diverse musical backgrounds, between the ages of 18 ...
Rose Live Music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary with Who's Who of New York Drummers
Rose Live Music kicks off its fourth anniversary celebration with a series of weekly performances featuring some of New Yorks preeminent drummers leading their own groups. On February 2, exactly four years since Rose first opened its doors, the club will host an all-star jam session hosted by visionary crossover pianist Jason Lindners Now Vs. Now, featuring ...
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