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New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, Ken Schaphorst Big Band At Regattabar In Cambridge on November 6, 2024

October 25, 2024

The 17-member NEC Jazz Orchestra makes an off-campus appearance on Wednesday, November 6 at the Charles Hotel’s Regattabar (1 Bennett St., Cambridge). The orchestra is the opening act for the Ken Schaphorst Big Band, the 17-piece ensemble of acclaimed composer, performer and Jazz Studies Co-Chair Schaphorst. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20-$30. For information ...

Rochester International Jazz Fest Club Passes On Sale Friday, October 25 At Early Bird Prices

October 24, 2024

Club Passes for the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival 22nd Edition, June 20 to 28, go on sale at the lowest prices this Friday, October 25, at 10 a.m. only at rochesterjazz.com. The Club Pass is the Festival's popular and unique value pass to discovery, giving patrons unlimited access to up to 171 Club Pass shows ...

Mwalim Daphunkee Professor: A Legacy Of Black Arts, Innovation, And Community-building

October 24, 2024

The Rebirth of Oversoul Theatre Collective and New Opportunities on Cape Cod and New Bedford Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor (born, Morgan James Peters), a multi-talented musician, playwright, educator, and cultural advocate, has dedicated his career to elevating the arts within historically underrepresented communities. As a founding member and Artistic Director of the Oversoul Theatre Collective, Inc. (OTC), ...

Caz Plak To Release Don Cherry & Okay Temiz's Music For Turkish Theatre On Vinyl

October 23, 2024

The fourth chapter in the partnership between Turkish jazz percussionist Okay Temiz and Istanbul-based record label Caz Plak is a special release that is seeing light 54 years after its inception. Music For Turkish Theatre, the soundtrack composed by Don Cherry and Temiz and commissioned by the revered novelist and civil rights activist James Baldwin for ...

Patti Austin at The Carver

by Katchie Cartwright
October 21, 2024

Patti Austin The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, TX October 12, 2024 Between appearances on the West Coast--accepting a lifetime achievement award from SF Jazz in San Francisco, exemplifying jazz excellence at the Jazz Excellence (JEXA) gala in LA--Patti Austin came through San Antonio to open ...

Jane Monheit, Alden Hellmuth, Hannah Gill, Marta Sanchez and Claire Martin New Releases & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 21, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Jane Monheit, Alden Hellmuth, Hannah Gill, Marta Sanchez and Claire Martin, with birthday shoutouts to Violeta Parra (Gracias a La Vida), Pam Fleming, Amy Cervini, Nancy Kelly, Nona Hendryx and honorable men Ed Cherry and Johnny O'Neal, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. Happy listening ...

The Blues According To Rory Block

by C. Michael Bailey
October 20, 2024

Being a household name depends as much on the household as it does the name. Not all reading this will know who Rory Block is, but in the households with fans of the rural blues, slide guitar and innovative women in music, to not know would be criminal. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Block grew up ...

Charlie Parker, Jim Self, Quincy Jones & John Fedchock

by Joe Dimino
October 20, 2024

Welcome to the 876th episode of Neon Jazz, where we kick things off in style with legendary trombonist John Fedchock live from Indianapolis. We start with his rendition of “Say When," a tribute to the iconic J.J. Johnson, celebrating what would have been the trombone master's 100th birthday. From there, we dive into fresh Charlie Parker ...

Military Music: Part 2

by Monk Rowe
October 19, 2024

No More Excuses People!

by Mort Weiss
October 17, 2024

This article first appeared on All About Jazz in 2012. As a result of the efforts of one Michael Ricci and what he has given to the jazz world, the above title means just that! Michael has given you--musicians, club owners, booking agents, food and beverage servers, the people that provide such services, all ...