The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra to Play Birdland in February
by Michael Major
- December 26, 2023
Collectively, both Pete and his long-time bandmates have performed with some of the world's most famous big bands, including those led by Maria Schneider, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Jimmy Heath, John Fedchock, Lionel Hampton, Mike Holober, and others through the years.
The Quintin Harris Quintet to Debut at Birdland Jazz in December
by Blair Ingenthron
- November 25, 2023
The Quintin Harris Quintet, led by 23-year-old vocalist and pianist Quintin Harris, will be making its Birdland Jazz debut on December 3rd. Formed at William Paterson University, the group has built a deep connection with Birdland and its owner Gianni Valenti.
Art Center Hires Kristen Evangelista as New Director of Exhibitions
by A.A. Cristi
- May 24, 2022
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has announced the hiring of Kristen Evangelista as its new Director of Exhibitions, effective June 1, 2022. Evangelista will join VACNJ after serving as Director of the William Paterson University Galleries for nearly a decade.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 'Songs We Love' Tour
by Michael Major
- February 07, 2022
Combining their distinct talents, the group will sing their way through four decades of music, beginning with the early blues and jazz of the 1920s and ending in the early 1950s. Iconic singers to be explored include Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Check out the full list of tour dates now!
35th Annual FRIENDS OF ALEC WILDER Concert Goes Digital
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- October 14, 2020
The 35th Annual Friends of Alec Wilder concert, featuring the many sides of one of America’s most unique and unclassifiable 20th Century composers, will go virtual this year on YouTube.
Tyshawn Sorey Named Opera Philadelphia's New Composer in Residence
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- November 21, 2019
Opera Philadelphia welcomes Tyshawn Sorey, “a composer of radical and seemingly boundless ideas” (Wall Street Journal), as the company's next Composer in Residence. Sorey, whose residency begins in November 2019, is the first resident in a new phase of the company's renowned program that will give composers more opportunities to explore the opera medium.
City Parks Foundation Presents: 27th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
by Tori Hartshorn
- August 08, 2019
City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is proud to announce the 27th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. In the world of modern music, few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker, celebrated as a bebop pioneer and for bringing jazz into the modern era.
Hanover Wind Symphony Comes to The Bickford Theatre, 2/10
by A.A. Cristi
- January 22, 2019
The Hanover Wind Symphony will perform a special concert entitled And the Trumpets Shall Sound at the Morris Museum on Sunday, February 10 at 2:00PM. The concert will feature the Hanover Wind Symphony's trumpet section, and guest soloist, Michael R. Baker. The concert is being held in conjunction with the museum's exhibition, Trumpets, Weird and Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum, which is on view through Sunday, March 17, 2019.
Award-Winning Jazz Pianist and Composer Justin Kauflin On Tour
by Tori Hartshorn
- October 15, 2018
Critically acclaimed and award-winning jazz pianist and composer Justin Kauflin announces Fall and Winter Tour dates. He will be touring in support of his highly regarded release Coming Home produced by Quincy Jones and Derrick Hodge. Revive-Music hailed the new album “highly anticipated” and says the album, “captures the profound experience of synesthesia informing his work and explores the unique ways in which he encounters the world.” WBGO Take Five comments “There's a deeper level of assurance on Coming Home than on Kauflin's previous full-scale album”.