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The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area
BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and ...
Free Concert May 22 with MPC Swing Band, Monterey County High School All-Star Combo
Monterey Peninsula College’s Free Annual Spring Concert Features MPC Swing Band, Monterey Jazz Festival’s County High School All-Star Combo, May 22 at MPC Music Hall Donations Also Accepted for Monterey Jazz Festival’s County High School All-Star Band’s 2012 Tour of the Pacific Northwest Monterey, CA; The Monterey Peninsula College Swing Band will present its annual Spring ...
Lifeforce Jazz to Release James Leary New CD Release
On Tuesday May 8th, 2012 Lifeforce Jazz releases a stellar CD of original compositions and arrangements, Together by James Leary, recorded in two outstanding recording sessions. After years with the Count Basie Orchestra winning two Grammy's along the way, Sammy Davis Jr. Bobby Hutcherson, Max Roach, Randy Weston, and Dizzy Gillespie to name a few James ...
SFJAZZ Gala To Stream Performances From Ahmad Jamal, Sfjazz Collective, Maceo Parker, Friday, May 4
The 2012 SFJAZZ Gala on Friday, May 4, 2012 will be streamed on sfjazz.org live and direct from San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club, beginning at 7:00pm PST. The Gala — which celebrates the near completion of the $63 million “The World is Listening” capital campaign for the landmark SFJAZZ Center opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Pianist Sam Rudin Celebrates CD Release At The Freight & Salvage, May 17
Pianist Sam Rudin has been a popular fixture on the Bay Area jazz and blues scene since arriving from his native Philadelphia in 1980. Known until recently as Hurricane Sam, Rudin has regularly headlined at local clubs and at hundreds of outdoor events throughout California, as well as opening shows for artists including James Cotton, Jerry ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2012 Next Generation Jazz Festival Results
68 Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and Special Guests from 11 States Performed Throughout Weekend of March 30-April 1, 2012 Top Groups Will Appear at 55th Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23, 2012 Monterey, CA: The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the results of the annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, celebrating the 42nd National High ...
Announcing the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23, 2012
Tickets Go on Sale Today for the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 21-23, 2012 Headliners Include Tony Bennett, Esperanza Spalding, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Bill Frisell, Melody Gardot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Monterey Jazz Festival’s 55th Anniversary ...
17th Annual Jazz On Fourth Street Festival Lineup Announced
Presented by Fourth Street Merchants and KCSM/Jazz 91, the 17th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival, benefiting the jazz programs at Berkeley High School, will feature free performances from famed radio host and pianist Dick Conte’s Quartet with Steve Webber on bass, Steve Heckman on saxophones and Bill Moody on drums; the classic blues sounds from ...
San Francisco Jazz Competition Gets Started March 19
The 3rd Annual Jazz Search West, the Bay Area's only jazz talent search, is coming to Oakland and San Francisco next month. San Francisco, CA: Jazz Search West (JSW) contestants are gearing up to deliver their best performances at popular Oakland and San Francisco music venues next month. The Bay Area's only jazz talent search for ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Hosts Benefit Reception in Dallas, March 22 at Samuel Lynne Gallery
Monterey Jazz Festival Hosts Benefit Reception in Dallas, March 22 at Samuel Lynne Gallery Music by University of North Texas Faculty Stefan Karlsson Trio with Ed Soph and Fred Hamilton Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival announces a Benefit Reception in Dallas, scheduled for Thursday, March 22, from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Samuel Lynne Gallery, located ...
