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Holiday Releases Plus A Celebration of Cab Calloway and More Christmas Capricorns
by Mary Foster Conklin
The Christmas broadcast presents holiday releases from Herb Albert and Jessy J as well as more Yuletide music penned by women, with birthday shoutouts to Cab Calloway, Edith Piaf, Sue Maskaleris, Camille Thurman, Chris McNulty, Kerry Politzer, Sean Harkness and more. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during ...
New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series 'Highlights In Jazz' Celebrates 50 Years With Gala Concert On February 23, 2023
Producer Jack Kleinsinger Presents All-Star Lineup at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, guitarists Gene Bertoncini and Russell Malone, bassist Jay Leonhart and many more jazz greats to be on hand for historic concert. Highlights in Jazz returns to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for a festive 5 th anniversary concert on ...
2022: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...
Good Evening Cats - New Releases From Gunhild Carling and Lakecia Benjamin Make For A Hep December
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Hanukkah, Solstice, Feast of St. Lucy and more with holiday tunes from Grace Garland and Corinne Mammana, plus new releases from Gunhild Carling, Lakecia Benjamin and a single from Cecilia Sanchietti, with birthday shoutouts to Allegra Levy, Frank Sinatra, Andrea Claburn, Beegie Adair and Bob Dorough, among others. Thanks for listening and please ...
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Kaori Yamada
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KAORI YAMADA DRUMMER Jazz drummer Kaori Yamada was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Pref., Japan. Kaori started to learn the piano at the age of 4 and she graduated from the School of Music, at Takamatsu Junior College, majoring in classical piano. Kaori began to play drums on her own initiative at the age of 14. She was particularly interested in Soul, R&B, and Jazz, music her brother was listening to at the time, and she developed a strong desire to become a professional drummer. From 1991 to 1995, Kaori was based in Hiroshima where she qualified as a drum instructor under the R.C.C. Takeshi Inomata Drum School at YAMAHA Music Shops, Chugoku Region. During this period, she contributed to the local community as a volunteer musician, participating in charity concerts and events for a local youth group and welfare facility. In 1994 Kaori was awarded the Best Ensemble Award at the YAMAHA Music Festival. Kaori was introduced to Japan's best-known drummer, the late Motohiko Hino, in 1996. She started training in Tokyo under his supervision and in 1998 her professional drumming career began. Since that time Kaori has given many live performances nationwide leading her own bands "Wet" and later on, "Petit Agasa". Kaori has also worked as a side person for many of her fellow musicians. She has performed with many famous Japanese musicians including Terumasa Hino (tp), Fumio Karashima (pf), Kosuke Mine (ts), Yosuke Inoue (b), etc. In 2007 she moved to New York to broaden her music horizons, and has since played at many venues including Showman’s, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola of Lincoln Center etc... jazz spots, Cabarets, United Nations, Theaters, School, Churches, Synagogue, Libraries, Bar&Restaurants, Tour, Festivals and more.
Dan Weiss: Declaration of Inspiration
by David Bixler
On his new record Dedication drummer and composer Dan Weiss presents the listener with sonic portraits of musicians and family members that have figured prominently in his life. He acknowledges the seemingly disparate Elvin Jones and Burt Bacharach as well as honoring his daughter and late grandmother with affectionate tributes. Joining Weiss on the recording are ...
Joy And Wonder - More Holiday Releases
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents more Christmas goodness to savor, with new holiday releases from from Chris Ruggiero, Sarah Partridge, Sweet Megg and Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band, plus birthday shoutouts to Dave Brubeck and Diane Schuur, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during ...
jazzahead in New York during APAP and Winter Jazz – Meet us!
Germany as a partner country, this is a unique opportunity to promote jazz from Germany worldwide. True to the motto “Building Bridges", the pre-premier of the commissioned work around Ingrid Laubrock in New York is the perfect opportunity to build a bridge from Germany to the motherland of jazz. A delegation from Bremen will be travelling ...
