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News: Award / Grant

New England Conservatory Faculty Members, Alums Receive 2021 Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grants

November 14, 2021

New England Conservatory faculty members Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Jason Moran and Nasheet Waits and alumni Jamie Branch and Felipe Salles have each been awarded 2021 Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grants of up to $40,000 from South Arts. These grants are part of Jazz Road’s largest investment in the field to date as part of a national ...

Article: Live Review

SFJAZZ Collective at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
November 13, 2021

SFJAZZ Collective SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA October 31, 2021 Established by SFJAZZ, the San Francisco music-presentation nonprofit which hosts most events at its own San Francisco edifice, the SFJAZZ Collective, a group of established jazz musicians, has been making annual tours including material from one modern jazz great (such ...

News: Book / Magazine

Ode to a Tenor Titan: The Life and Times and Music of Michael Brecker by Bill Milkowski

November 13, 2021

After John Coltrane, there was no more revered and profoundly influential saxophonist on the planet than Michael Brecker. For those coming of age in the 1970s, during that transitional decade when the boundaries between rock and jazz had begun to blur, Brecker stood as a transcendent figure. He was their Trane. Ode to a Tenor Titan ...

Article: Live Review

Harold López-Nussa at Freight and Salvage

by Roy Strassman
November 12, 2021

Harold López-Nussa Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA October 28, 2021 Cuban piano sensation Harold López-Nussa blessed the Bay Area with a Thursday evening performance at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage venue. He fielded quite an unusual and extraordinary band for the evening's exciting and heart-warming gig for a smallish but intimate ...

News: Performance / Tour

Joanie Pallatto's 'My Original Plan' To Debut At Venus Cabaret Theater in Chicago

November 12, 2021

Direct from her critically acclaimed appearance at New York's Pangea, singer-songwriter, Joanie Pallatto, returns to her home town to continue the My Original Plan celebration. The show will Debut at the newly opened Venus Cabaret Theater on December 5th. 6:30 p.m. Joining the celebrated Artist, is her co-producer/arranger and modern guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, pianist-composer Sparrow; ...

News: Recording

New Bola Sete 3-CD Set - 'Samba In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, 1966-1968'

November 11, 2021

Bola Sete's Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968, a 3-CD set of previously unreleased live recordings. Available worldwide December 3, 2021 via Tompkins Square. Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968 is the first official release of the legendary and influential Brazilian acoustic guitarist Bola Sete's live recordings at the Penthouse jazz club ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bill Warfield & The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra At Keystone Korner Baltimore On Nov 21 - Live & Streaming!

November 10, 2021

On November 21st, 2021, Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra return to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving Holidays performing an exciting program of tunes by Bill as well as James Brown, Joe Zawinul, Smokey Robinson, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock as well as Movie and T.V. themes and Hard Bop favorites. We will be ...

News: Performance / Tour

Simona Smirnova Jazz Quartet: Bird Language At The Red Room - Nov. 12th - 7pm This Friday!

November 8, 2021

"Bird Language” is a mesmerizing and genre-bending show where Baltic folklore, jazz and pop styles are blended into one intriguing performance. Presented with a unique theatrical flavor, Simona's original compositions bring Lithuanian ethnic zither (kanklės) to jazz; and fascinate the audience with breathtaking vocals, mimicked bird sounds, ethereal sound of zither and virtuosic jazz improvisations by ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases, Halloween Jazz Plus A Celebration of Jay Clayton's 80th Birthday

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 8, 2021

This broadcast celebrates Halloween with new releases from Arnie & Hudge (Arnt Arntzen and Jen Hodge), Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson, bassist Dave Young and trombonist Nabou Claerhou with birthday shoutouts to Jay Clayton (80 years young), Amanda Monaco, Julia Lee and more. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their ...

News: Performance / Tour

Nov 15 (live) & Dec 4 (broadcast): New England Conservatory Presents 'tradition' Featuring Music From All Corners Of The World

November 7, 2021

For almost 50 years NEC's department of Contemporary Improvisation has fostered a community of artists interested in studying music from different cultures and the interactions between them. On Monday, November 15, the department presents Tradition. Produced by faculty member Lautaro Mantilla, the performance features musical traditions from different corners of the world, drawing on their customs, ...