Bassist SIM"N WILLSON to Release His Debut Album 'GOOD COMPANY'
Simón Willson releases his debut album 'Good Company' on Fresh Sound New Talent. Find out more about his rise in the NY music scene. As a featured contributor to such jazz scene stalwarts as Dave Douglas, Ethan Iverson, Jason Palmer and Jonathan Kreisberg, Willson is joined by Isaac Wilson, saxophonist Jacob Shulman and drummer Jonas Esser.
Chiara Izzi and Kevin Hays Will Hold Album Release Show 'Across The Sea' At Birdland
Italian label Jando Music, in collaboration with Via Veneto Jazz, have announced the February 22nd release of Across the Sea, the new collaborative album from award winning singer-songwriter Chiara Izzi and internationally acclaimed pianist and vocalist Kevin Hays. Across the Sea is brought to fruition by bassist and French hornist Rob Jost and drummer Greg Joseph, in the company of very special guests, Chris Potter on saxophone, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, Omer Avital on oud, Nir Felder on guitar and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. A work of ingenuity, imagination and passion, Across the Sea is a visionary journey between jazz and pop, America and Italy, dream and lyricism. The multi-lingual, pan-stylistic 10-tune recital comprises well-wrought original pieces and lyrics by each protagonist and highly personalized interpretations of songs from composers and songwriters who both artists love and admire. Izzi and Hays will celebrate this release at Birdland Jazz Club on February 28th at 5:30pm.
Semi-Finalists Announced for Wilson Center Guitar Competition
As part of an eclectic celebration of some of the world's best guitar players, 59 competitors have been selected as the semi-finalists in the third annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival (Guitar Competition & Festival) taking place Thursday, August 13, 2015, through Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (Wilson Center). An international, multi-genre festival that features four different competitions—Rock/Blues, Fingerstyle, Jazz, and Classical—the Guitar Competition & Festival is open to competitors of all ages and features $22,000 in prize money.
Third Annual International Guitar Competition Offers $22,000 in Cash Prizes
Featuring $22,000 in prize money, the third annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival will take place at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (Wilson Center) on August 13-15, 2015. An international, multi-genre festival that features four different competitions-Rock/Blues, Fingerstyle, Jazz, and Classical-the Guitar Competition & Festival is open to competitors of all ages.
THE JOY OF SAX Begins Later This Month at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters will welcome Peter and Will Anderson with THE JOY OF SAX, featuring Pat Bianchi on the Hammond B-3 Organ. Produced by Reardon-Anderson Music, LLC., THE JOY OF SAX begins performances on Tuesday, April 28 for a limited engagement through Thursday, May 7. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7 PM; Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 5 PM & 8 PM; Sunday at 3 PM. Single tickets are $45 ($31.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at ?(212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org.
BWW Reviews: FLOYD AND CLEA UNDER THE WESTERN SKY at the Fine Arts Center
If you missed Once when it was at the Denver Center last month, then Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky is probably an acceptable substitute. Like the Tony-winning musical, Floyd and Clea centers around two characters who form a bond through music and end up transforming each other's lives.
Jazz Great Dr. Lonnie Smith to Make Segerstrom Center Debut, 2/21-22
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes jazz master Dr. Lonnie Smith in his Center debut on February 21 and 22 in Samueli Theater. He will be joined by guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and drummer Johnathan Blake. Musician, composer, performer and recording artist, the Doctor is a guru of the Hammond B-3 organ. With a career that spans more than five decades, he is affectionately dubbed "The Turbanator" and has been featured on more than 70 albums and has performed with some of the best in the music industry. Today, a new generation of audiences and music makers are happily discovering and sampling his innovative and boundless grooves.
Hurricane Relief Benefit & Election Results Set for Yoshi's Tonight, 11/6
Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant on Fillmore Street just added the following concerts at its world-renowned San Francisco venue: Hurricane Relief Benefit & Election Results feat. Foxtails Brigade, Jacques Ibula, Tad Worku and more with 100 percent of proceeds to American Red Cross Disaster Relief for Hurricane Sandy (TONIGHT, 11/6) and Ferenc Nemeth Triumph Band feat. Bob Sheppard, Lionel Loueke & Daniel Szabo (Tue, 12/18).
Hurricane Relief Benefit & Election Results and Ferenc Nemeth Triumph Band Set for Yoshi's, 11/6 & 12/18
Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant on Fillmore Street just added the following concerts at its world-renowned San Francisco venue: Hurricane Relief Benefit & Election Results feat. Foxtails Brigade, Jacques Ibula, Tad Worku and more with 100 percent of proceeds to American Red Cross Disaster Relief for Hurricane Sandy (Tue, 11/6) and Ferenc Nemeth Triumph Band feat. Bob Sheppard, Lionel Loueke & Daniel Szabo (Tue, 12/18).
Photo Flash: Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky
Directed by Lortel Award-winner Joe Calarco (Shakespeare's R&J, Boy), Playwrights Horizons' production of the new musical Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky began previews on Friday, November 10 for an official opening on Tuesday, December 5 at 7PM