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Ethan Iverson to Release New Album 'Playfair Sonatas'
by Josh Sharpe - October 04, 2024 Pianist, composer, and writer Ethan Iverson will release his next album Playfair Sonatas digitally and as a 2-CD set on November 15, 2024. Playfair Sonatas features six sonatas composed by Iverson for six different instruments and piano, and recorded by Iverson with some of today’s most vibrant clas... 
Charlie Kohlhase and His Explorers Club Celebrate 'A SECOND LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - March 31, 2024 At the ready on alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, the venerated Boston-based improviser and composer Charlie Kohlhase ascends the proverbial podium to lead his Explorers Club on the new Mandorla Music release A Second Life.... 
NRBQ Founder Terry Adams' Debut Solo Album 'Terrible' To Be Reissued With 4 Bonus Tracks
by Michael Major - January 08, 2024 In 1995, at the request of New World Records, Terry wrote and recorded an all-original jazz album. The NRBQ founder/pianist invited friends Marshall Allen and other Sun Ra members, Roswell Rudd (Archie Shepp and Carla Bley), the rhythm section of Greg Cohen and Bobby Previte that he met working on R... 
Sheila Jordan's 'Comes Love: Lost Session' Out September 16
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2021 At the age of 92 and still going strong, singer-songwriter Sheila Jordan has been one of the most revered and utterly unique voices in jazz for decades. ... 
Multi-Instrumentalist Howard Johnson Dies at 79
by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2021 Howard Johnson, veteran jazz musician, tuba innovator and founding member of the Saturday Night Live band, died at home in New York on Jan. 11, 2021, following a long illness, according to his longtime partner, Nancy Olewine. ... 
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz 46th Anniversary Gala 2/28, BMCC TRIBECA Performing Arts Center
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2019 Each year, savvy jazz fans look forward to the annual Highlights In Jazz series. For almost a half century, the Jack Kleinsinger-produced events have brought together a multitude of beloved jazz musicians spanning an eclectic mix of generations and styles. The 2019 season is no exception, with four ... 
Brian Carpenter's Beat Circus Announce Final Installment in 'Weird American Gothic' Trilogy
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2019 These Wicked Things is the fourth release from the determinedly eclectic Boston-based band Beat Circus and the final installment in singer/multi-instrumentalist/composer Brian Carpenter's “Weird American Gothic” trilogy. The record bridges a number of disparate genres including experimental music, c... 
Sheila Jordan To Receive The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's 2018 Satchmo Award
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018 The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation proudly presents the 8th SATCHMO Award to: jazz vocalist and songwriter Ms. Sheila Jordan. LAEF is returning to the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, where swing dancers, big bands and jazz vocalists once reigned supreme – Friday October 12th 8:00 – 10... 
Brooklyn Music School Announces REUNIFY, Benefit Concert for Displaced Children
by Tori Hartshorn - August 23, 2018 Brooklyn Music School (BMS) announces a Reunify - A Benefit Concert for Displaced Children on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 6pm. Tickets are $15 - $25 and are available at https://reunify.eventbrite.com.... 
Brooklyn Music School Announces REUNIFY, Benefit Concert For Displaced Children - 9/15
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2018 Brooklyn Music School (BMS) announces a Reunify - A Benefit Concert for Displaced Children on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 6pm. Tickets are $15 - $25 and are available at https://reunify.eventbrite.com. ... 
Jamie Saft's First Solo Album 'Solo a Genova' Out on RareNoise, 1/26
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2018 ... 
RareNoiseRecord Presents Roswell Rudd & More with Embrace
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017 For his follow-up to 2016's purely improvised studio recording Strength & Power (featuring pianist Jamie Saft, bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Balazs Pandi), the ever-adventurous trombonist-composer Roswell Rudd made a decided shift in direction on his first RareNoiseRecords release as a leader by e...
Vocalist Teri Roiger Releases 'Ghost Of Yesterday Shades of Lady Day'
by Caryn Robbins - July 19, 2017 New York based vocalist Teri Roiger recently released her fourth recording as a leader, 'GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day', a heartfelt tribute to Billie Holiday. Since Ms. Holiday provided the initial spark that led to a lifelong commitment to jazz, this one is especially personal to Teri.... |
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