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Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Recognition Of America's Indigenous Art Form
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and Tony Award winner, with Delroy Lindo, the widely acclaimed stage and screen actor, Peabody Award winner and Tony Award nominee, the show was packed with heartfelt tributes to special honorees as well as s...
Orrin Evans Drops New Single 'The Red Door'
by Michael Major - June 19, 2023 What’s behind The Red Door? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career. On his latest album, he once again flings that door open, delighting in the collaborators, friends, inspiration, and hist...
Jason Moran & Christian McBride Proteges Featured in PBS Special This Friday
by Michael Major - April 17, 2023 Modern jazz luminaries Moran (piano) and McBride (bass) perform music by Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Geri Allen, and Louis Armstrong in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Taking inspiration from America’s diverse artistic landscape, their collaboration is infused with a distinctive soul that i...
The Baylor Project to Release First Live Album The EVENING : LIVE AT APPARATUS in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 16, 2022 Be A Light, in collaboration with Motown Gospel, has announced the September 2, 2022 release of The Evening : Live at APPARATUS, a new live album from 4x GRAMMY nominated duo The Baylor Project. This immersive, soul-stirring set was recorded in front of an engaged live audience at APPARATUS - an int...
Seasoned Bassist Matt Dwonszyk to Release 'A Year And A Day'
by Michael Major - June 07, 2022 Matt Dwonszyk is an accomplished bassist, composer, arranger and educator from Rocky Hill, CT. Dwonszyk graduated from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz studying under his mentor and world-renowned bassist, Nat Reeves and then went on to receive his Masters degree from SUNY Purchase College....
Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!
by Michael Major - April 21, 2022 The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!...
Lizzo Wins Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2020 Last night the NAACP Image Awards were held. Taking home the top prize of Entertainer of the Year was Lizzo....
Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019 Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categor...
Minton's Playhouse Presents NEW YEAR'S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA!
by A.A. Cristi - November 18, 2019 Grammy honored JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band will be playing musical host at the legendary Minton's Playhouse for ringing in the New Year and no better place to do it than at the birthplace of bebop. The Biggish Band has backed a number of musical legends in its time including Norah Jones, Elvis C...
Princeton Festival Opens Ticket Sales for 2019 Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 12, 2019 Tickets for the 2019 season of The Princeton Festival, which runs June 7-30, go on sale today on the Festival's website (www.princetonfestival.org), by phone at 609-258-2787, or in person....
Celebrity Series of Boston Announces the 5th Annual Stave Sessions Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2018 The Celebrity Series of Boston announces the line-up for its 5th annual Stave Sessions, the unique music series showcasing the innovative, the experimental, and the collaborative approaches of emerging artists. The 2019 Stave Sessions take place March 19-23, 2019. ...
GRAMMY Nominated Singer Jazzmeia Horn Wins JJA Jazz Award
by Tori Hartshorn - May 07, 2018 Congratulations to Jazzmeia Horn for winning a Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award in the category of Up and Coming Musician of the Year. Wide ranging critical praise continues to pour in for her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, A Social Call....
Jazzmeia Horn to Perform at GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2018 With wide ranging critical praise continuing to pour in for her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, A Social Call, singer Jazzmeia Horn is set to perform at the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday, January 28, which will announce GRAMMY winners in more than 70 categories....
Paul Shaffer to Host Live-Streamed GRAMMY AWARDS Premiere Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2018 The GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, from 3 6 p.m. ET and will be streamed live internationally via GRAMMY.com/live and CBS.com....
Acclaimed Singer Jazzmeia Horn Receives Grammy Nomination
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2017 Destined to be remembered as a 2017 breakout, acclaimed singer Jazzmeia Horn's debut album, A Social Call, has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Album....
2018 GRAMMY AWARDS - Who Got Snubbed?
by Richard Best - November 28, 2017 With each year, Grammy Award nominations bring about emotions of excitement, surprise and some times, rage....
Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar Top 2017 GRAMMY AWARD Nominations; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2017 The Recording Academy kicked off the 60th GRAMMY Awards nominations by revealing nominees in the four General Field categories (Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Album Of The Year) live on CBS THIS MORNING....
BRIC JazzFest Announces Pedrito Martinez Group for Outdoor Kickofff Concert
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2017 New Student Workshops For Elementary and Middle School Students to Engage with World-Class Jazz Artists and Educators A New EVIDENCE Community Dance Class by Master Artist/Choreographer Ronald K. Brown... |