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WBGO Champions of Jazz Benefit Honoring Paquito D’Rivera and Downbeat Magazine
NEWARK, NJ – WBGO celebrates 30 years with the annual Champions of Jazz Benefit concert honoring two true jazz champions: nine-time Grammy-Award winner and NEA Jazz Master, Paquito D'Rivera, and the venerable jazz industry authority, DownBeat Magazine, celebrating its 75th anniversary. The benefit is set for Tuesday, November 3, at 8:00 pm at Rose Theater in ...
Johnny Varro: Two Legends of Jazz
by Joel Roberts
Though they're separated by nearly 30 years in age, veteran pianist Johnny Varro and clarinetist Ken Peplowski are a perfectly matched pair. Varro, born in Brooklyn in 1930, has been a leading proponent of small-group swing since the '50s, appearing over his long career with the likes of Pee Wee Russell, Buck Clayton and Eddie Condon. ...
Alex Coke/Tina Marsh/Steve Feld: It's Possible
by Elliott Simon
With the passing of Tina Marsh this past June (2009), the Creative Opportunity Orchestra or CO2 for short, lost its earthly voice and artistic visionary. While her CO2 is grand in scope, it most recently spawned this intimate meeting of her extraordinary voice, tenor saxophonist/flutist Alex Coke and Steven Feld who plays ashiwa, an African bass ...
Lili Anel Releases "Every Second in Between" NY CD Release Show
LILI ANEL CUBAN INFLUENCED SINGER-GUITARIST FROM SPANISH HARLEM READIES EVERY SECOND IN BETWEEN ‘PART SOUL SISTER, PART JAZZ CHANTEUSE, AND PURE DYNAMITE’ CONFIRMS SPECIAL PERFORMANCES IN BOTH HOME TOWNS TO CELEBRATE 5TH RELEASE IN HERALDED CAREER Nov. 10 in New York City Listen to new tracks from Every Second In Between PHILADELPHIA - LILI ANEL has ...
The Jazz Session #90: David Gibson
Trombonist David Gibson delivers another album full of melody and grounded in a strong sense of purpose on his new CD A Little Somethin (Posi-Tone, 2009). Gibson is a veteran of the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, and a leader in his own right. In this interview, Gibson talks about the importance of melody in his ...
Loren Stillman Alto Saxophonist Steps Modestly to the Fore
The alto saxophonist Loren Stillman communicates great intensity but not a lot of drama. Hes an intuitive, self-regulating improviser, averse to any flourish that calls attention to itself. What you hear in his playing is the real-time synthesis of information, chiefly melodic and harmonic, and the rigorous subtlety of his response. At 29, he pairs uncannily ...
Free Movie Nights with "Lady Day," "The Duke," and Charlie "Bird" Parker!
Make Tuesday the new Friday and join the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for the first “Scenes Through the Cinema Lens" on October 20 at 7:30! An original retrospective focusing on the performing arts in film, this years series will highlight several of the great performers from the Lost Jazz Shrines and rarely seen footage of ...
Mauricio Zottarelli's Exclusive CD Release Show in NYC
Drummer/Composer Mauricio Zottarelli is performing live with his quintet in NYC, celebrating the release of his new CD “7 Lives". Mauricio Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations with pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom and jazz/brazilian pianist Eliane ...
Upcoming Staten Island Jazzfestival 22
Back by Popular Demand! Universal Temple Arts Presents Staten Island JAZZFestival 22 Jazz aficionados, enthusiasts and Jazz lovers of the next generation, will be treated to a full day of performances and workshops geared toward the whole family. Universal Temple of the Arts (UTA) proudly presents, Staten Island JAZZFestival 22 which takes place on Saturday, October ...
Gil Goldstein Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 2nd
Join us this Friday, October 2nd, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview and performance session with legendary pianist, composer and accordion player Gil Goldstein Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 About Gil Goldstein Gil Goldstein (born 1950) is American jazz ...
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