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Returning to Governors Island this coming Saturday is jazz drummer William Hooker. He brings a trio to the Nolan Park section of the island in Building 10B. This free concert is co-presented with the West Harlem Art Fund.

Fire From the Road serves as a powerful tribute to the band’s late saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc, who passed away in August 2021 from complications of sickle cell anemia. The three-disc set compiles three hours of music captured in 2004 and 2005 at concerts in Houston and Marfa, Texas, and the Guelph Jazz Festival in Ontario, Canada. 

With Parker's Migration of Silence heralded from the front page of the New York Times Arts section to simultaneous cover stories in Germany’s Jazz Thing and Jazz Podium magazines to features and glowing reviews in The WIRE, The Quietus, Down Beat, Jazzwise, PopMatters, and more.

Pianist and composer David Haney and legendary drummer Bernard Purdie will bring another performance of New York Jazz Stories to Joe's Pub.

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today the Innovation Series - Ironworks, Ironworks Late Night, and Roundhouse Performance Centre at the 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which runs this summer from Friday, June 21 to Monday, July 1.

Jazz Stories combines the swinging exciting music with legend Bernard Purdie and company plus some great stories retold by David Haney.  Haney talked to each of these artists and had them to recount the following stories for Cadence Magazine: Sonny Rollins, The Bridge Story; John McLaughlin's story about recording with Miles Davis; Annie Ross Meets Sarah Vaughan, Gunter Hampel remembers Thelonious Monk; Steve Swallow recalls his trip to Jamaica with Herbie Nichols; Dominic Duval on Charles Mingus; and of course Bernard Purdie breaks down the Purdie Shuffle.

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, announces the recipients of the sixth annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition: Jeffrey Cirio, Christian Denice and Mariana Oliveira.

Roulette presents Daniel Levin's Coelacanth featuring Daniel Levin, cello, Mat Maneri, viola, Russ Lossing, wurlitzer & piano, Gerald Cleaver, drums Sunday, March 30 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at: http://roulette.org/events/daniel-levins-coelacanth/

Once again, the Chula League's 12th annual Cherrywood Art Fair (CAF) has succeeded in cherry-picking the top artists and makers in Central Texas for its annual two-day event, perfect for celebrating the holiday spirit and the Maker Movement with unique, locally made art, live music and creative activities for the whole family.

San Francisco's historic waterfront district begins its 2013 holiday season in true San Francisco style, with a gustatory salute to the sidling crab. The second annual Crab Fest hails this most sought-after crustacean with three hours of eating, drinking and celebrating the season. The festival will take place on Sunday December 8, 2013 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on the terrace level of the Maritime Museum which offers stunning views of Alcatraz Island, Angel Island and Fisherman's Wharf. The event will feature signature crab dishes prepared by chefs from renowned Fisherman's Wharf restaurants and will be complimented by beverage tastings from local wineries such as City Cellars, Pushback Wines, G. Reedy Wines, and more. Participating restaurants will include San Francisco's most reputable seafood legends such as: Alioto's, Bistro Boudin, Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar, Fog Harbor Fish House, Pescatore, Pier Market Restaurant, Castagnola's, and more. Tickets for this local food and wine feast are $40 per person if bought online in advance and $45 at the door. Interested attendees are encouraged to buy tickets early as Crab Fest 2012 and the recent Wharf Fest 2013 Chowder Competition were both sold out events. Tickets are available at http://VisitFishermansWharf.com/CrabFest.

Once again, the Chula League's 12th annual Cherrywood Art Fair (CAF) has succeeded in cherry-picking the top artists and makers in Central Texas for its annual two-day event, perfect for celebrating the holiday spirit and the Maker Movement with unique, locally made art, live music and creative activities for the whole family.

Discover how electronic-musician Ravish Momin of Tarana and special guest trombone and electronics wiz Rick Parker blur the lines between the acoustinc and the electronic, while blending melodies and rhythms from across the world. Tarana was featured in the Fourth Arts Block Festival (FAB) outdoor showcase as part of the Asian American Arts Alliance's 2013 Locating the Sacred Festival.

Discover how electronic-musician Ravish Momin of Tarana and special guest trombone and electronics wiz Rick Parker blur the lines between the acoustinc and the electronic, while blending melodies and rhythms from across the world. Tarana was featured in the Fourth Arts Block Festival (FAB) outdoor showcase as part of the Asian American Arts Alliance's 2013 Locating the Sacred Festival.

Cornelia Street Cafe presents the Mat Maneri Trio featuring Mat Maneri, viola, Ed Schuller, bass and Randy Peterson, drums. This concert will be the 20 year anniversary of this contrapuntal trio who will be playing a collection of music from their past 3 recordings as well as new material. The trio have worked together over the years to try and push the boundaries of what a jazz trio can be, incorporating fresh ways of interpreting modern classical, swing and other forms of music.

Cornelia Street Cafe presents the Mat Maneri Trio featuring Mat Maneri, viola, Ed Schuller, bass and Randy Peterson, drums. This concert will be the 20 year anniversary of this contrapuntal trio who will be playing a collection of music from their past 3 recordings as well as new material. The trio have worked together over the years to try and push the boundaries of what a jazz trio can be, incorporating fresh ways of interpreting modern classical, swing and other forms of music.

Roulette presents three nights of new music by master musician, improviser, and composer William Parker, tonight, February 14, 15 & 16.

Roulette presents three nights of new music by master musician, improviser, and composer William Parker, February 14, 15 & 16.

The palimpsestic Series, curated by Oscar Noriega, presents "Angles of Repose" featuring Mat Maneri, Viola, Drew Gress, Bass, Lucian Ban, Piano and Randy Peterson, drums, October 24, 8pm at Barbes, Park Slope Brooklyn. Angles, always presented as a quartet led by Maneri and Ban, will be presenting new music for this performance.