Charles Tolliver

STRATA-EAST RISING Concert at LPR Celebrates the Legacy of Strata-East Records
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2024

Join NYC Winter Jazzfest, Charles Tolliver & Strata-East Records for a one-night-only celebration of one of the most influential jazz labels in the world. Strata-East Rising.

Resavoir Shares New Rendition of 'Love Theme from Spartacus'
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 17, 2024

On a cold gray April day, Resavoir gathered at 'les sons du cosmos' studio in Little Village, Chicago, to record a few tunes including a beautiful rendition of the Alex North composition 'Love Theme from Spartacus.' Now, it’s available across all digital streaming platforms. Listen to it here!

Jeff Lederer Releases 'Guilty!!!' With NY Luminaries & Mass Stream Special Event in 5 Cities
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 18, 2024

Jeff Lederer announced his new album 'Guilty!!!' set for release on October 7, 2024. The album critiques political dishonesty and features an ensemble including Kirk Knuffke, Bob Stewart, and Matt Wilson.

Charlie Kohlhase and His Explorers Club Celebrate 'A SECOND LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 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.

Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace
by Lauren Yarger - Feb 18, 2024

The by-invite-only audience will be the first to sample this new musical about the son of Teddy Roosevelt.

2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Final Lineup For 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2024

NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the complete list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024.

2024 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST Celebrates 20 Seasons With the Full Spectrum of Jazz, January 10-18
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2023

NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the initial list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024.

Celebrate Duke Ellington's 125th Birthday with Jazz at the Kennedy Center's 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2023

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide celebrations of the American icon who changed how the world heard music.

Messenger Legacy Band to Appear at William Paterson University in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

Messenger Legacy band—honoring the enduring influence of jazz great Ralph Peterson—appears at William Paterson University on May 20, 2023 at 8:00pm 

Annual NEA Jazz Masters Concert Returns To Flushing Town Hall With THE BLUES FEELING Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

On Saturday, November 12th, Flushing Town Hall will host the 16th annual NEA Jazz Masters concert “The Blues Feeling,” led by the acclaimed American jazz virtuoso Jimmy Owens.

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz to Stage THE RETURN OF THE JAM SESSION
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 11, 2022

You won't want to miss the Jack Skleinsinger's dynamic final Highlights in Jazz concert for 2022, when today's top jazz players take to the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center stage to celebrate the Return of the Jam Session. The 49th season final is is set for May 12. It features Peter and Will Anderson on saxophones, flutes and clarinets; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ted Rosenthal, drummer Victor Lewis, trumpeter Brian Lynch and guitarist James Chirillo, playing together for the very first time.

Cyrus Chestnut, Diane Schuur, Reggie Workman and More to Play the House of Swing's Dizzy's Club in 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2021

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will continue its season of in-person performances in January and February 2022, presenting a diverse lineup that pays tribute to jazz greats, showcases rising stars on the scene, and welcomes award-winning artists whose work runs the gamut of jazz styles and traditions.

Birdland Jazz Club And Birdland Theater Reopens This September with A Full Slate Of Nightly Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2021

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater officially reopens this September featuring a full slate of nightly performances! 

Legendary Strata-East Label to Celebrate 50 Years at Birdland
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2021

Strata-East Records will celebrate 50 years of amazing Jazz at Birdland, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 2021.

2021 Jazz In The Valley Returns With Javon Jackson, Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin, and More
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2021

This year's edition features the return of live music, with a diverse assemblage of world-class and emerging jazz musicians, performing in spacious, nine-acre Waryas Park, located in downtown Poughkeepsie, in New York's historic Hudson River Valley, just 90 miles north of New York City.

Charles Tolliver Releases New Album 'Connect' This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2020

New York-based trumpeter, composer and educator Charles Tolliver presents Connect, his first studio album in 13 years. 

City Parks Foundation Presents the 26th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 21, 2018

City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is proud to announce the 26th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. The free festival is New York City's annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring storied veteran players as well as young jazz musicians who continue to shape and drive the art form. This year's festival runs August 22 through August 26 at parks and venues around Manhattan and will include free concerts, panel discussions, and workshops - focused in Harlem where Parker worked and in the East Village where Parker lived.

'The Music of Jackie McLean' Out on Primary Records Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2016

For the last year and a half, San Francisco Bay Area woodwind expert Steven Lugerner has been digging into the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, Lugerner's hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet. The group has completed work on an album, 'The Music of Jackie McLean,' slated for release today, April 22 by Primary Records, and will be touring the West Coast next month with special guest Larry Willis, the virtuoso pianist and former McLean sideman.

New CD 'The Music of Jackie McLean' to Be Released by Primary Records 4/22
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 11, 2016

For the last year and a half, San Francisco Bay Area woodwind expert Steven Lugerner has been digging into the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, Lugerner's hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet.

Highlights In Jazz to Ends 43rd Season with 'PAST & PRESENT', Featuring Randy Weston and Billy Harper, Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2015

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series, concludes its 43rd season tonight, June 11, 2015 at 8:00 PM in the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NY, 10007 with Jazz Past & Present, a multigenerational double bill featuring the incomparable duo of, pianist Randy Weston and tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, performing a program including selections from their critically acclaimed album The Roots of the Blues.