Monterey Jazz Festival to Receive $35,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 27, 2018
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $35,000 to the Monterey Jazz Festival in support of the Monterey Jazz Festival's 2018 Commission Piece, to be composed and performed by Oscar Hernandez and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Segerstrom Center Presents Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Chick Corea, 3/25
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 16, 2018
Innovator, music pioneer, composer and pianist Chick Corea pairs with the incomparable king of American jazz orchestras, Jazz at Lincoln Center Or chestra in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for a powerhouse concert on March 25, 2018. Since embarking on a solo career in 1966, Corea has been at the forefront of jazz, both as a renowned pianist forging new ground as an innovative electric ke yboardist with his acoustic jazz bands Return to Forever, the Elektric Band, and now, the electro / acoustic Vigil.
Nicholas L. Ashe, Tina Lifford And More To Celebrate 10 Years Of 'AfroPoP'
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 8, 2018
Black stars of television and documentary and narrative filmmakers converging to celebrate Black Public Media (BPM)'s signature series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange; the public television documentary series about the global Black experience is now in its 10th year. Black Public Media is a national media arts organization that funds Black films and trains filmmakers.
Ladies Day Jazz Quartet To Perform at Club Bonafide
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 8, 2018
The Ladies Day Jazz Quartet will kick off Women's History Month with a performance at Club Bonafide, 212 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, on Thursday, March 1st, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Catherine Russell's HARLEM ON MY MIND Comes to Landmark
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 29, 2018
Catherine Russell brings Harlem to Main Street with her Harlem on My Mind show at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater in February. This is the second of three programs celebrating Black History Month at Landmark.
Grammy Winner Catherine Russell to Perform at Zankel Hall This November
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 3, 2017
Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues vocalist Catherine Russell comes to Zankel Hall today, November 3 at 9:00 p.m. with a performance celebrating the golden age of Harlem. Journeying through the heart of the great African American songbook, Russell channels legendary singers like Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington with the swinging music of Fats Waller, Benny Carter, Irving Berlin, and others.
Grammy Winner Catherine Russell to Perform at Zankel Hall This November
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 5, 2017
Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues vocalist Catherine Russell comes to Zankel Hall on Friday, November 3 at 9:00 p.m. with a performance celebrating the golden age of Harlem. Journeying through the heart of the great African American songbook, Russell channels legendary singers like Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, and Dinah Washington with the swinging music of Fats Waller, Benny Carter, Irving Berlin, and others.
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Coming to Overture Hall This Fall
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 23, 2017
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis, 'the greatest large jazz ensemble working today' (Chicago Tribune) will perform in Overture Hall on Sat., Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. with Badger High School Jazz Ensemble of Lake Geneva performing as the opening act. The stop in Madison also offers somewhat of a homecoming for pianist Dan Nimmer, who grew up in Wisconsin.
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis Coming to Overture Hall This Fall
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 13, 2017
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis, 'the greatest large jazz ensemble working today' (Chicago Tribune) will perform in Overture Hall on Sat., Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. with Badger High School Jazz Ensemble of Lake Geneva performing as the opening act. The stop in Madison also offers somewhat of a homecoming for pianist Dan Nimmer, who grew up in Wisconsin.
The Kentucky Center presents The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 4, 2017
The world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) is a 15-piece musical group consisting of some of the best ensemble players, soloists and arrangers in jazz music, and led by famed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. Their show contains a wide variety of musical works, including original and historic compositions, Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned pieces and masterworks from celebrated musicians such as Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams and Charles Mingus.
Kennedy Center Announces 2017-2018 Jazz Season
by A.A. Cristi
- May 30, 2017
???????The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for its 2017–2018 jazz season, the sixth presented under Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, who has extended his contract with the Kennedy Center to continue in this role through 2021. The season features celebrations of some of the jazz world's greatest luminaries and shines a light on contemporary artists. Under Moran's direction, the Kennedy Center remains committed to artist-centered jazz programming, which presents a wide spectrum of artists and work that highlights the rich and diverse history of this American art form while simultaneously looking forward to new frontiers.
2017 International Jazz Composers' Symposium Honors Chick Corea
by A.A. Cristi
- May 30, 2017
For two and a half days in the middle of May, prominent jazz composers, musicians, scholars, students, and industry professionals from across the world flocked to Tampa, FL to convene for the first Jazz Composers' Symposium in almost 10 years. Taking place in the University of South Florida School of Music's impressive new building/concert hall located just north of downtown Tampa, the almost 200 conference registrants were afforded an all-too-rare opportunity to connect with fellow jazz composers while engaging with celebrated master artists, becoming exposed to a variety of new music, and discussing related music industry trends.
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