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Franco Ambrosetti's Strings Album 'NORA' To Be Released In Immersive Sound Format
by Michael Major - September 26, 2022 Anchored by a core of world-class musicians (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Scott Colley, pianist Uri Caine, drummer Peter Erskine) and featuring a 22-piece string orchestra conducted by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent, Ambrosetti’s Nora is his answer to Charlie Parker with Strings ... 
Tyshawn Sorey to Self-Release First Album of Covers 'Mesmerism' With Aaron Diehl & Matt Brewer
by Michael Major - May 04, 2022 Mesmerism meets drummer Tyshawn Sorey featuring pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Matt Brewer. Sorey – a 2017 MacArthur Fellow, Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania, collaborator with Vijay Iyer, Kris Davis, Roscoe Mitchell, Hafez Modirzadeh, Myra Melford, Marilyn Crispell and other mu... 
María Grand Reflects on First-Time Motherhood on New Album 'Reciprocity'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 10, 2021 It presents music that Grand wrote and recorded at a pivotal time in her life, in early 2020 when she was five and a half months pregnant with her son, Ayní.... 
Muhal Richard Abrams' 'SoundPath' Out November 20th
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020 Lauded alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Bobby Zankel has lived in Philadelphia since 1975.... 
50th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar Celebrates With A Virtual Celebration Of Dr. Nathan Davis & Geri Allen
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2020 The 50th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert will be held November 2-7, 2020 represents the vision of Nicole Mitchell Gantt, who has been Director of Jazz Studies in the Dietrich School's Department of Music since July 2019. ... 
Franco Ambrosetti Leads All-Star Group on New Album
by Abigail Charpentier - September 05, 2019 One of the most revered figures on the European jazz scene, Swiss trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti has maintained a strong affinity for the music since debuting as a leader in 1965 with A Jazz Portrait of Franco Ambrosetti. Now approaching his 78th birthday in December, Ambrosetti is still swinging after... 
The Roots' THINGS FALL APART, DO YOU WANT MORE?!!??! to Receive Anniversary Reissue
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2019 To celebrate the continuing cultural impact of The Roots, Geffen and UMe/Urban Legends will re-issue the bands' iconic Things Fall Apart, Do You Want More ?!!??! and Illadelph Halflife to commemorate the anniversary of each album's release.... 
Joel Ross Releases Striking New Music Video For YANA
by Tori Hartshorn - May 20, 2019 Joel Ross has revealed his mesmerizing new music video for “Yana” (directed by Daveion Thompson) from the vibraphonist's acclaimed debut album KingMaker, out now on Blue Note Records. Blue Note has also announced a 2-LP vinyl release for KingMaker, which will come out on August 9 and is available fo... 
Vibraphonist Joel Ross Releases New Single YANA From Debut Album KINGMAKER Out 5/3
by Tori Hartshorn - April 19, 2019 Vibraphonist Joel Ross has revealed “Yana,” another new track from his auspicious debut album KingMaker, which comes out May 3. Hear “Yana” on Blue Note's Jazz Now! playlist. Ross will be celebrating the album's release at Jazz Standard in New York City on June 4-5 and Pizza Express in London on Jul... 
Internationally-Renowned Jazz Artist Anthony Tidd Moves to Enhanced Role at the Kimmel Center
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2017 The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce internationally-renowned jazz artist and educator Anthony Tidd will move forward as the Kimmel Center's Jazz Artistic Advisor, acting as an expert consultant and vital resource for all matters involving jazz on the Kimmel Center Cultu... |
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