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David Sanchez: Ninety-Mile Bridge
by Ian Patterson
What, besides music, transcends geopolitical divides so gracefully? What else unites people of different nationalities, political persuasions and religious creeds in common celebration just quite as harmoniously? Religions may have captured the hearts and minds of the majority of the planet's people, but remain bastions of ultra-conservatism and mistrust, despite all the rhetoric to the contrary. ...
Dominick Farinacci: Dawn of Goodbye
by Lewis J Whittington
No lyrics necessary. The black and white cover photos of Dominick Farinacci's Dawn of Goodbye evokes the early 1960s, but the trumpeter is not just striking a pose. He may only be 28, but the tone of his trumpet is that of a multi-era jazz soul. Farinacci's concept for this collection, sans lyrics, ...
The 4th Hong Kong International Jazz Festival Full Line-up Announced, 8-Day Festival Features Over 300 Artists from 24 Countries
Hong Kong will be filled with sounds and rhythms of some of the world's greatest jazz performers this autumn. Being the first outdoor music event at the West Kowloon Cultural District with a full support of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong Jazz Association announced today the complete performing line-up of the fourth annual Hong ...
Monterey Jazz Festival's 2011 Jazz Legends Gala Honors Terence Blanchard, September 15 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey
Gala Celebration Features Cocktails, Dinner, Silent Auction, and Entertainment by Grammy-Winning Pianist, Hiromi Proceeds Support Monterey Jazz Festival Education Programs Monterey, California; The Monterey Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that it will honor the four-time Grammy-winning trumpeter, composer and bandleader, Terence Blanchard, at its Annual Jazz Legends Gala on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at the ...
Gent Jazz Festival 2011: Days 1-4
by Martin Longley
Days 1-4 | Days 5-8 Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 7-10, 2011 There has been a radical change to the Gent Jazz Festival site since last year. The historic Bijloke zone remains historic, but it now has a new concrete 'n' ...
Gretchen Parlato: Quiet Revolutionary
by Ian Patterson
It's safe to say that singer Gretchen Parlato has her admirers. The Boston Globe praised her as “the most original jazz singer in a generation," and pianist Herbie Hancock has described her connection to music as “almost magical." Saxophonist Wayne Shorter has likened her art to that of Frank Sinatra. It's hard to remember the last ...
Terence Blanchard - Malcolm X: The Original Motion Picture Score (1991)
If, during the opening strains of your DVD copy of “Malcolm X," you stop eating popcorn mid-munch, that's just fine with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. His original score for the 1991 Spike Lee film was designed to be anything but background music. Melancholy then snap-bean jazz and then jack-boot ominous, his score can only be described as ...
Grammy-winning Composer/trumpet Player Terence Blanchard To Compose Original Music For "A Streetcar Named Desire" On Broadway
GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER/TRUMPET PLAYER TERENCE BLANCHARD TO COMPOSE ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR FRONT ROW PRODUCTION'S A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, WRITTEN BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY EMILY MANN, STARRING BLAIR UNDERWOOD, BROADWAY, SPRING 2012 New York: Front Row Productions (Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones) is proud to announce that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose ...
Take Five With Edward Simon
by AAJ Staff
Meet Edward Simon: The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardon, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music. Born in 1969, Simon credits his father, Hadsy, for developing his passion for music and supporting him and ...
Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics
by Victor L. Schermer
Anthony Branker is a musician for all seasons. He began his career as a trumpeter, including a stint with the Spirit of Life Ensemble, which honored its African-American and Afro-Caribbean roots during a multi-year tenure as the Monday night band at the legendary Sweet Basil club in New York City. Over time, Branker developed an increasing ...
