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Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg – West Koma(We Jazz Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Petter Eldh must be one of the most versatile, if not the most brilliant, musicians in Europe. He's Swedish, but studied in Denmark at the…

The Enrique Oliver jazz ensemble will perform at the festival. / ONA series of jazz concerts will take place in Malaga, Torremolinos, Ronda, Alhaurín de la Torre and NerjaThe MVA Jazz Festival, an event that brings together the best!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…

In a scintillating performance at Mary's Underground, the Zela Margossian Quintet played, in chronological order, all eight compositions from their new album The road, plus a few reminders. A tight, well-rehearsed and very professional…

Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:00 p.m.On the occasion of the centenary of his birth, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band pays tribute to Charles Mingus. In an imaginative first, RTÉ…

The annual Winter Jazz Concert made its in-person return Feb. 23 at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts…

Carla Cook, Detroit-born singer made a rare visit to London. She will be at Pizza Express Dean Street on March 2 with the trio Matyas Gayer (piano), Mark Hodgson (bass) and Stephen Keogh (drums). Carla Cook. Photo © Antonio Porcar…

The winners of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club 2021 competition (sixth edition) based in Milan are announced by Valerio Pappi There are two categories "Pros & Amateurs" and "Under 25". Registration for the 2022 edition will open on…

"FFrom the very beginning, in 1966, we have been a festival for Barcelonans, not for tourists. We are known to our community and to music students here too,” explains Joan Anton Cararach, artistic director of the Voll-Damm Barcelona…

Influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin, Denise King is an expressive, big-voiced singer who combines jazz with elements of R&B, blues and gospel. Denise King was born and raised in…

what is happening, things to do, It's a special night for jazz lovers on Thursday 24th February when the Down South Jazz Club performs 'City Meets Country' at Club Sapphire Merimbula. The show will begin with an exquisite first trio…

Cory Weeds is well known in Vancouver jazz circles as a concert promoter, record company boss and former club owner, not to mention a pretty decent saxophonist. He honestly came for the love of jazz, as his father is an amateur guitarist…

Renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, who started playing in Wynton Marsalis' band when he was in his early twenties, got his start with his George Gershwin arrangement Concerto in F in 2003 with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Berlin…

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Posted 2 days ago2d ago • Bookmarks: 38 December 30, 2021 Dear friends of the Jazz Forum, While we may not be able to ring in 2022 with you - our beloved patrons - we wanted to share our…

Popular jazz musicians Bobby Watson, Lonnie McFadden, Charles Williams and singer Eboni Fondren received the first annual JAM Musician Awards, presented by the KC Jazz Ambassadors on Tuesday, December 14 at Johnnie's Jazz Club, 14th and…

By Tim SmithThe @Home edition"... and in all the arts, it is training which brings art to perfection. (M.…

10. Emile Parisien / Tim Lefebvre / Christian Lillinger / Michael Wollny - XXXXThis international quartet of contemporary jazz mavericks was invited by German virtuoso pianist / composer Michael Wollny to perform four evenings of unheard…

Appreciation of jazz through the ears of City students The cover of the last album released by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald features a portrait of the singer known as “First Lady of Song”. Photo from ellafitzgerald.comEach…

GREG TATE, VISIONARY CULTURAL CRITIC, DEAD AT 64 Greg Tate, journalist, essayist and author, one of the most influential writers of this century, who elevated writing to black culture and everything it has influenced, from jazz…

The Ivors Academy has unveiled the winners of 10 Ivor Novello Awards at the 2021 Ivors Composer Awards, celebrating the music of composers writing for classical, jazz, and sound art. The winners were announced at a ceremony hosted by Tom…

The Dorian Mode Organ Trio will perform at Club Sapphire on Thursday December 16th.The Down South Jazz Club presents the Dorian Mode Organ Trio with Dorian Mode on organ and vocals, Lachlan Coventry on guitar and Toby Hall on drums on…

One of Cape Town's best pianists, Blake Hellaby is playing at Amazink live in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch this Friday December 3 with his superb quartet from 7 p.m. Presented by Jazz in the Native Yards (CTMA), Amazink Live and Cape Town…

Saxophonist and songwriter (as well as Mornings' recent guest) Cheryl Durongpisitkul shares six up-and-coming artists with us to keep a keen ear for this Ausmusic month!You heard me on Mornings on ABC Jazz, but you might not know that I'm…

The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and remarkable stories from the world of jazz. It's a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know. Let's take it from the top. Remarkable Announcement of the 2022 GRAMMY…

Melbourne International Jazz Festival GalaNovember 26, Hamer HallAfter COVID killed the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2020, Hadley Agrez (the festival's CEO) and his team were determined not to let this year's event suffer the same…

NEW JAZZ SOUND: Shylie Harrison and Laura Small have launched a new jazz sound here in Mount Gambier. THE sound of jazz will return to the Limestone Coast pantry next month with the first!-->!-->…

Wynton Marsalis turned 60 last month, October 18. It's a milestone in everyone's life, so kudos to him for making it happen, especially at a time when many famous black musicians have died in middle age, if not sooner. I probably…

CLEARWATER - The 31st annual Suncoast Jazz Festival is just around the corner, and organizers are once again…

There is something really great about the big band today, especially when the ensemble includes some of Australia's best jazz musicians performing today. Sunday night at The Foundry 616 saw the re-emergence of Sydney-based ten-piece group…

One of the most experimental, provocative and playful figures in British jazz, composer and pianist Mike Westbrook, has finally encountered something that intimidates him: cataloging his own vast body of work.For more than 60 years…

The Portuguese spared no effort to be part of Vilnius Jazz 2021. They flew from Lisbon to Warsaw, then traveled by bus to the Lithuanian capital. It takes several hours. But with an 18-member travel group, you…

MURRAY - The nationally recognized Murray State University Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Workshop and Blue Jazz Combo…

As Ronnie Scott's celebrates his 62nd birthday, the iconic Soho Jazz Hall is relaunching its lineup of legendary Late Late Shows… Photo: Ronnie Scott's Open four nights a week, Ronnie's now brings in Londoners jazz, neo soul, jazz funk…

From November 12 to 21, 2021, the EFG London Jazz Festival will feature nearly 400 concerts - an impressive feat, but how the hell do you decide what to watch? When Sam Leak wrote his first 'EFG London Jazz Festival Jazz…

If there's one thing a transcendental meditation education prepares you for, it's global lockdown. “It was one of those weird things: it was incredibly peaceful. Everyone got a bit of mindfulness,” says Matthew Halsall, trumpeter,…

Frankie Valli released an "A Touch of Jazz" this summer. He recorded the album with a combo led by jazz artist Joey DeFrancesco.Courtesy photoBefore he sang "Big Girls Don't Cry" or his life story turned into "Jersey Boys," Frankie Valli…

The Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival (SIWJF) announced the programming of its 2021 festival, which will take place over 10 days from November 12 to 21. As the border closures deprived the festival of some of its international…

After 19 months with concert halls vacant due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday October 20, the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival returns to the city with more freedom. The first concert of the festival will be organized by Maria del…

Few Hammond organ players encourage bar staff in jazz clubs to stop clinking bottles for fear of piercing an almost inaudible fragile sound environment - the ingenious Hammond B3s having started their life in the 1930s in as portable props…

Eince Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim formed the Jazz Epistles in the 1950s, South African jazz musicians have reworked the American genre. The country sound combines the chromaticism of the bebop with a deeply swayed lope; in his…

Jon Turney's 41st Weekly Selections finds a great composer-arranger making the most of an Anglo-American ensemble. One of the deceased John cumming many good deeds brought Georges russel from the United States to perform with…

Austin's premier live jazz venue, the Parker Jazz Club, is excited to share their October schedule and upcoming fall 2021 lineup. Highlights include the Marcos Varela Quartet on October 12 during the session Jazz Therapy Center at the…

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill brings his quintet to UVM Recital Hall on…

ROnnie Scott's hopes to end the latest pandemic by bringing back the Late, Late Show for the first time since March of last year.The Soho Jazz Club will present its first nighttime show on October 6; from there they will continue four…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The 40th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival continued on Saturday with a busy lineup. The performers for the evening came from across the East Coast, Jacksonville, Florida, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and cities in…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The 40th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival continues with a packed lineup. Saturday's performers come from across the East Coast, Jacksonville, Florida, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and cities in between.…

Last February, Svetlana and her award-winning band The New York Collective used their Jazz Route tour grant to undertake a two-part tour. After a successful first stage, Svetlana and the New York collective will start touring again this…

The Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF) is bigger and more varied than ever in 2021. The 2021 event brings new performance spaces, free community events and expansion to Busselton. It will offer the best for music lovers of all…

It'll be a true southern night when the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) take the stage at Lafayette's Heymann Performing Arts Center for a big band concert on Thursday, October 21. Artistic Director Adonis Rose will…

AFTER 18 months of entry and exit from confinement, it is time to reconnect with the magic of the world of creativity, culture and music in Limerick. Following the successful staging of Culture Night Friday, Limerick will host a host…

Mike Moreno poses for a portrait at luthier Stephen Marchione's store on Thursday, February 11, 2016, in Houston. Moreno is an alumnus of the Performing and Visual Arts High School. (Jon Shapley / Chronicle of Houston) Photo: Jon!-->…

September 20 - 26 Jazz Festival 2021 Limerick will host a host of local and international musicians for the tenth annual Limerick Jazz Festival, which takes place the week of September 20-26. 2021. Bands from Switzerland, Chile and…

LIMERICK will host a host of local and international musicians for the tenth edition of the Limerick Jazz Festival, which will take place the week of September 20.st - 26e 2021. Sign up for the weekly Limerick Post newsletter Bands…

This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday.Jazz - Kansas City's world-famous cultural…

True Blue Jazz's 9th anniversary year will come to life Wednesday through Sunday, October 13-17, in the heart of downtown Rehoboth Beach at eight local restaurants / bars as well as the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel as its venue. main exhibition.…

Charlie Watts on stage with Tim Ries' jazz tribute, The Rolling Stones Project, in a London venue in 2013.Richard kerrisMusician Tim ries has been a touring member of the Rolling Stones since 1999, playing woodwinds and keyboards. But…

How well did Charlie Watts, pillar of the Rolling Stones, come to perform at the Dundee Jazz Festival? If the cards had fallen differently, an old pal with a worthy Barnhill might very well have seen Watts come back to town for the first…

23 Aug 2021 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH) - Hailed as the first jazz big band to tour the United States, the US Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors will perform a free concert in Allentown, New Jersey on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 3pm…

Sunday race •••Blake Aaron, Guitar"Sunday Strut" by Blake Aaron from his Color and passion The album, starring Najee, is now the third Billboard No. 1 hit on the album released in September 2019. Guitarist and Adam…

Breadcrumb Links Local arts Author of the article: Eric Volmers Release date : August 20, 2021 • August 20, 2021 • 5 minutes to read • Join the…

Located in the heart of the thriving downtown Austin warehouse district, Parker Jazz Club (117 W. Fourth St. # 107b, Austin, TX 78701) is one of the city's main concert halls. Since opening in 2018, the state-of-the-art listening room has…

The Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater officially reopen in September with a full list of nightly shows!At the Birdland Jazz Club, attend Strata-East's 50th anniversary celebration with Charles Tolliver Quintet, Count Basie Orchestra,…

After a year lost to the pandemic, the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest is back, and while the three-day event isn't bigger than ever, it's kept everything (including the food offerings) which makes it one of the premier jazz events on the West…

Archibald native Marko Marcinko's music career playlist includes several genres, but his real passion is…

Nikki Iles is a distinguished British jazz pianist and composer, and publishes the "Nikki Iles Jazz Series" for OUP, alongside a busy career as a freelance writer, composer and teacher. We were delighted to be able to tell her…

What happens when all of your European and North American concerts and tours fail due to the global coronavirus pandemic? For the great alto saxophone Charles McPherson, there have been several answers. They include: winning two top…

Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra - Jacquard Tales (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Richard Lee) For 25 years, the saxophonist Julien siegel has established himself as a leading player in a variety of ensembles, including his own…

“Bar 22, again stress more, and again; That's it ... ”Tarek Raouf holds his trumpet and directs the musicians during a rehearsal. As they step up on consecutive bars, loud sounds coming from a trumpet (Tarek Raouf), a trombone (Michael…

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Senior artistic reporter Future local jazz musicians Bradley Sibiya and Chiedza Muchena will break new ground today when they perform at the annual virtual fundraising gala concert hosted by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJZMH),…

Jazz can be a meditation, entertainment, manifestation, experience, party, romance and more. The many faces of jazz are alive and well at this year's Wellington Jazz Festival, with a concert program that has something for everyone. As…