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Article: Live Review

Bradford-Gjerstad Quartet at Philadelphia Art Alliance

by Tyran Grillo
April 16, 2014

Bradford-Gjerstad Quartet Philadelphia Art Alliance Philadelphia, PA March 29, 2014 Pivot or persevere? It's a question that frames every moment of jazz performance and one that suffused the Philadelphia Art Alliance loft, where on a rainy Saturday cornetist Bobby Bradford, reedman Frode Gjerstad, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and ...

News: Festival

Ars Nova Workshop Presents The New Paths Festival Pairing brilliant voices in jazz To Peculiar Philadelphia Spaces And Stories

April 14, 2014

Performers are conceptually connected to sites that are uniquely Philadelphian and as diverse as Bartram’s Garden, Barnes Foundation, American Swedish Historic Museum, German Society’s Horner Library, and Girard College Chapel PHILADELPHIA, PA – Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) will showcase some of the most consistently brilliant voices in jazz and experimental music in some of Philadelphia’s most ...

Article: Interview

Justin Faulkner: Serving the Music

by Paul Naser
April 10, 2014

The rare balance of passionate ambition and mature dedication that are the hallmark of young professionals puts them in a category all their own. More often than not they began honing their skills at an early age and it seems as if life conspired to help them succeed. Justin Faulkner, the young drummer for the legendary ...

News: Website

All About Jazz Relaunches News Section

April 9, 2014

Ambitious website redesign effort continues with Jazz News Central What started with Jazz Near You and the Jazz Musician Database, continues with the relaunching of Jazz News Central—the longest running and leading source for jazz news on the internet. “Our jazz platform consists of five websites: Jazz Near You, the Jazz Musician Database, Jazz News Central, ...

News: Event

Philadelphia's Mayor Nutter Launches Jazz Appreciation Month With City's Award To Benny Golson

April 4, 2014

In Philadelphia, and across the country, April is celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). To honor jazz as an original American art form, JAM was created in 2002 by John Edward Hasse, curator of the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History. Philadelphia has been one of the cities celebrating JAM for several years now, with ...

Article: Interview

Maria Schneider: Going Her Own Way

by Victor L. Schermer
April 3, 2014

Maria Schneider is widely considered one of the finest contemporary band leaders, composers, and arrangers. For two decades, The Maria Schneider Orchestra has generated excitement and sometimes surprise, at club dates, concerts, and festivals and with GRAMMY-winning records on the ArtistShare label, where Schneider pioneered in the process of commissioning recordings by giving subscribers an inside ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz At The Marian Features Jazz Artist Stephanie Jordan On April 3

April 2, 2014

Jazz artist and New Orleans native Stephanie Jordan will make her Cheyney University debut Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 pm in the Marian Anderson Music Center. Jazz at the Marian is part of the University's Arts and Lectures Series. One reviewer said, “every so often a new voice stands up and proclaims itself, but few do ...

News: Event

Inspired By The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War, Concert And Exhibition At The Rosenbach Feature Original Work By Renowned Pianist & Composer Dave Burrell

April 1, 2014

World-renowned jazz pianist Dave Burrell will once again debut original work at The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia in exclusive concert performances on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 pm and Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 pm. The fourth in a five-year series of concerts commemorating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War, Burrell’s work ...

Article: Live Review

Celebrating Ornette Coleman at the Painted Bride Art Center

by Victor L. Schermer
March 28, 2014

Denardo Coleman Group and Jamaaladeen Tacuma Band The Painted Bride Art Center Philadelphia, PA March 21, 2014 This concert was the second in a series curated by saxophonist, band leader, and composer/arranger Bobby Zankel entitled “Still the New Thing" honoring three icons of avant- garde jazz: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, ...

News: Website

Jazz Near You receives grant from Philadelphia Fund For Jazz Legacy and Innovation

March 27, 2014

The Painted Bride Art Center in collaboration with the Philadelphia Fund For Jazz Legacy & Innovation have designated Jazz Near You a grant recipient to fund a Jazz New Year promotional campaign in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. “I'd like to thank the Painted Bride Art Center, the Philadelphia Jazz Project and the Philadelphia Foundation for their ...