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News: Recording

Paris Combo Set To Mark International Jazz Day With A Sold-out New York City Concert

April 30, 2013

French outfit is winning hearts and selling out shows on their U.S. concert tour in support of the quirky quintet’s eclectic “5” album New York, NY: Sublime timing places French 5-piece Paris Combo in New York City tonight, which is perhaps exactly the type of cultural exchange the United Nations had in mind when they designated ...

News: Event

Newport Festivals Foundation / Salve Regina Present Pathways To Jazz / Anat Cohen

April 30, 2013

Clarinetist/Saxophonist Anat Cohen conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 4 Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina Present Free Student Program for Second Year NEWPORT, RI: Stellar clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen will conduct a master class and workshop for high school students on Saturday, May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 ...

News: TV / Film

Call For Support: Help Fund Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, A Documentary

April 29, 2013

WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY A DOCUMENTARY ON ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING JAZZ LEGENDS IS TO BE RELEASED IN 2014 The inception of ZERO GRAVITY began in 2006 and principal photography is now in progress. A Pledge Music Campaign for a limited time will launch on April 20 2013. By pledging funds towards the completion of ...

Article: Interview

Kendrick Scott: Conviction of a Jazz Oracle

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
April 29, 2013

Kendrick Scott, considered by many as one of the most gifted drummers of his generation and trusted on stage by peers such as trumpeter Terence Blanchard, is ready to take the spotlight as a bandleader once more with his third studio project. This is a record about a true desire to act as an instrument of ...

Article: Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum

May 2013

by Mr. P.C.
April 29, 2013

Dear Mr. P.C.:I bought an acoustic bass guitar that you can also plug in and my son and I have been playing a lot of pop songs together taking turns on the bass and guitar. I know this is a stereotype that upsets bassists and I'm sure it's hard to play really well, but... ...

News: Education

Usdan Center, with expanded Jazz Program, Holds 5/19 Final Open House For 2013 Season

April 29, 2013

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned Long Island summer arts day camp, will hold its final, free Open House for its 46th, 2013 season on Sunday May 19 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Families may obtain information on the Center’s programs and tour the 200-acre woodland campus, at 185 Colonial ...

News: Recording

Lenny White Dips Into Archives for "Lenny White Live"

April 29, 2013

Grammy Award-winning artist Lenny White, an influential drummer and longtime member of the fusion supergroup Return To Forever as well as a prolific producer, has delved deep into his own past and come up with another gem in Lenny White Live. A document of a tour of Japan in 1997, this powerful funk-fusion outing features an ...

News: Recording

Turntables on Las Rambles

April 29, 2013

When Nickodemus and Mariano started the Turntables on the Hudson (TOTH) parties in 1998 it was one of the first late night outdoor events in NYC. With the addition of Groove Collective founding member Nappy G on percussion, the party became an adventurous, young, free-spirited community known worldwide for its eclectic musical blend. In the past ...

News: Event

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Eighth Season Of JazZoo!

April 29, 2013

Columbus, OH – This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the eighth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water's Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo providing a beautiful waterfront setting along ...

News: Event

Jeremy Pelt Added To Trumpet Fanfare For New York City International Jazz Day Event Tomorrow April 30

April 29, 2013

At 2PM on Tuesday, April 30—International Jazz Day—the Jazz Journalists Association of New York City will showcase a fanfare by New York City trumpet stars including trumpeter Jeremy Pelt who was just added. Trumpeter/composer/performance artist Stephanie Richards has composed an original fanfare dedicated to Armstrong and International Jazz Day, which she will perform at the event ...