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Second Wave Of Artists Announced For The 65th Newport Jazz Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2019 Christian McBride, Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers, today announced the Second Wave of artists. With more than half of these groups making their NJF debut as headliners, the 2019 festival takes place August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park and the ... (more...) 
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz 46th Anniversary Gala 2/28, BMCC TRIBECA Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2019 Each year, savvy jazz fans look forward to the annual Highlights In Jazz series. For almost a half century, the Jack Kleinsinger-produced events have brought together a multitude of beloved jazz musicians spanning an eclectic mix of generations and styles. The 2019 season is no exception, with four ... (more...) 
Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino Win Big at the 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS - Full Winners List!
by TV News Desk - February 10, 2019 Music's Biggest Night - the GRAMMYs - is here! Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. ... (more...) 
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz 46th Anniversary Gala Announced At Tribeca PAC
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2019 The 47th season of Highlights In Jazz kicks off with an all-star concert featuring pianist/vocalist Daryl Sherman, saxophonist Houston Person, trumpeter Warren Vaché, clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski, pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Boots Maleson, and guitarist James Chirillo, plus a special su... (more...) 
Highlights In Jazz Announces its 47th All-Star Season
by TV News Desk - January 02, 2019 Each year, savvy jazz fans look forward to the annual Highlights In Jazz series. For almost a half century, the Jack Kleinsinger-produced events have brought together a multitude of beloved jazz musicians spanning an eclectic mix of generations and styles. The 2019 season is no exception, with four ... (more...) 
Bill Frisell Comes to Smothers Theatre In January
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2018 Singer/songwriter Bill Frisell performs music from his newest pop culture-inspired project at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, January 22 at 8 p.m. ... (more...) 
Highlights In Jazz Announces its 47th All-Star Season
by TV News Desk - November 19, 2018 In four stellar concerts featuring some of the brightest luminaries in jazz today, 2019's Highlights In Jazz series brings together a multitude of beloved jazz musicians spanning an eclectic mix of generations and styles. You'll hear unforgettable performances from jazz veterans including Warren Vac... (more...) 
Craft Recordings to Release Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology 12/7
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018 Craft Recordings has announced the release of Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology,in celebration of the 60th anniversary of pioneering New Orleans R&B label Ric Records and its sister label Ron Records. The CD and digital formats are due out on December 7th, following the exclusive... (more...) 
Billy Joel, Chuck D and More To Present At 11/8 Long Island Hall of Fame Ceremony
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2018 The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) has announced some of the very special presenters who will help induct the 2018 class during a red-carpet gala and ceremony taking place November 8, 2018 at The Space at Westbury (250 Post Avenue, Westbury, New York). Presenters this year include six-time ... (more...) 
Billy Joel, Chuck D Announced as Presenters for the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Ceremony
by TV News Desk - October 22, 2018 Today, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) has announced some of the very special presenters who will help induct the 2018 class during a red-carpet gala and ceremony taking place November 8, 2018 at The Space at Westbury (250 Post Avenue, Westbury, New York). Presenters this year include si... (more...) 
Billy Childs' Jazz Chamber Ensemble Plays The Broad Stage, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2018 The Broad Stage presents Billy Childs and his Jazz Chamber Ensemble on Sunday, November 11 at 7:30pm. One of the foremost American composers of his era, pianist Billy Childs embodies a unique blend of jazz and classical music. The multi-GRAMMY Award winner's groundbreaking project merges improvisati... (more...) 
Trumpeter Cuong Vu Rekindles Chemistry With Bill Frisell on Second RareNoise Release, 9/28
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2018 As a follow-up to 2017's acclaimed Ballet: The Music of Michael Gibbs, Seattle-based trumpeter Cuong Vu joins forces once again with guitar great Bill Frisell, bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Ted Poor on the boundary-pushing quartet outing for RareNoiseRecords, Change in the Air. With all the membe... (more...) 
Cuong Vu's Change in the Air feat. Bill Frisell Out in Late September on RareNoise
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018 RareNoiseRecords was founded in 2008 by two Italians, entrepreneur Giacomo Bruzzo and music producer Eraldo Bernocchi. Located in London, the label's mission is to detect and amplify contemporary trends in progressive music, by highlighting their relation to the history of the art-form, while choosi... (more...) 
City Parks Foundation Presents the 26th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
by TV News Desk - August 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... (more...) 
Internationally Acclaimed Soul Artist Cornell 'CC' Carter to Release His Highly Anticipated New Album ONE LOVE
by TV News Desk - July 10, 2018 Cornell “CC” Carter has been gracing stages and entertaining thousands of fans with his signature sound around the world for many years. He is known for his phenomenal stage presence, his high-powered audience engagement, and his extraordinary and dynamic vocal skills. CC is now set to unleash his h... (more...) 
Laury Shelley Releases New CD EP 'Time Is A Healer'
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018 Praised by Billboard Magazine as 'a singer with exciting vocal ability,' singer/songwriter Laury Shelley is proud to announce the release of her long-awaited new CD EP. Time Is A Healer , covers a variety of genres: soul, r & b, funk, jazz, adult contemporary and pop power ballads. The album marks t... (more...) 
Maria Elena Salinas Returns to ID in THE REAL STORY Beginning June 4
by TV News Desk - May 09, 2018 Returning with 10 all-new episodes, Maria Elena Salinas is back on Investigation Discovery (ID) for season two of THE REAL STORY WITH MARIA ELENA SALINAS. As an investigative journalist, the Emmy, Peabody, and Edward R. Murrow award winner has learned many things during her prolific career. Perhaps ... (more...)
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents A Salute To Russell Malone
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018 Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz closes its 46thseason with a tribute to lauded jazz guitarist Russell Malone. A mainstay on the Manhattan music scene since the 1980s, as well as a regular at international festivals and concert halls, Russell has attracted critical and fan recognition for his w... (more...) 
Brian Charette, George Coleman, Vic Juris Come to Blue Note NYC This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2018 New York City organist/pianist, Brian Charette, has established himself as a leading voice in modern Jazz. Charette is a Grammy-nominated, Hammond-endorsed artist who was the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics' Poll Rising Star: Organ award and has climbed to 4th place in The Critic's Poll main org... (more...) 
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents THE MILLENIAL'S MEET THE MASTERS
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2018 The Highlights In Jazz 46th Season continues Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 8 P.M., when The Millennials Meet The Masters.... (more...) 
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Comes to The Soraya, 4/5
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2018 The Grammy-nominated Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, which captures the infectious fun of big band music, will perform at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) on Thursday, April 5 at 8:00pm. Jazz Times called the Los Angeles-based band, with a 32-year history,... (more...) 
Jazz Fusion Legend Billy Cobam Brings his Highly Acclaimed Crosswinds Project to Jazz Cafe at Music Hall
by TV News Desk - February 21, 2018 Jazz fusion legend Billy Cobham announces a multi-city US Tour dedicated to revisiting his second album, Crosswinds, which was originally released in 1974. For this new performance se- ries, known as the “Crosswinds Project,” Cobham and the band will perform updated arrangements of his compositions ... (more...) 
11-Time Grammy Nominee Kenny Barron To Play Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Saturday 2/24
by TV News Desk - February 20, 2018 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with jazz maestro Kenny Barron. An 11-time GRAMMY® nominee, NEA Jazz Master, and American Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, this virtuosic pianist comes to Brooklyn's Kumble Theater for an intimate solo... (more...) 
Segerstrom Center Presents Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Chick Corea, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - February 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 b... (more...) 
Clifford 'T.I.' Harris Joins Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' Official Transition Team
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018 Clifford 'T.I.' Harris Joins Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' Official Transition Team... (more...) |
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