Betty Carter News

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) presents an afternoon of Burnin' Jazz and Hot Barbecue, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, a fundraiser for the BMS Jazz Department, on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $30 ($75 for family tickets) and can be purchased at https://struttin-with-some-bbq-bms-jazz-fundraiser.eventbrite.com.

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) presents an afternoon of Burnin' Jazz and Hot Barbecue, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, a fundraiser for the BMS Jazz Department, on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $30 ($75 for family tickets) and can be purchased at https://struttin-with-some-bbq-bms-jazz-fundraiser.eventbrite.com.

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) presents an afternoon of Burnin' Jazz and Hot Barbecue, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, a fundraiser for the BMS Jazz Department, on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3pm at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $30 ($75 for family tickets) and can be purchased at https://struttin-with-some-bbq-bms-jazz-fundraiser.eventbrite.com. Titled after a composition by Louis Armstrong and Lilian Hardin, Struttin' With Some Barbecue will help support the rapidly blossoming Brooklyn Music School (BMS) Jazz Department. It's a chance to enjoy the down-home feel of southern food, swinging music, and jazz community that will make anyone think they've been transported straight to New Orleans, all the while helping support Jazz at BMS.

The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM today announced that the Roxy Coss Quintet is the winner of the union's groundbreaking Emerging Artists Project (EAP). The four-year grant program, launched in partnership with Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL), has been designed to provide support to help more firmly establish the band in New York City—and further efforts to ensure that all professional musicians can afford to live, work and raise a family in New York.

Hailed by DownBeat as the embodiment of 'style, substance, soul, and swagger,' Reggie Quinerly is just the kind of drummer to take on a first-time challenge-like writing an album's worth of songs featuring vocalists. 'As a drummer, I'm always trying to write things you wouldn't expect,' says Quinerly. On 'Words to Love,' his third album as a leader which is set for April 20 release by Redefinition Music, Quinerly composed music and lyrics for eight songs exploring the many facets of love.

This evening's performance is a benefit concert to support Greenwich House Music School. As a community music school, GHMS serves the musical needs of students of all ages in addition to hosting a wide spectrum of concerts, readings, education workshops and meetings for local civic and cultural organizations, as well as providing affordable rehearsal and performance space for local musicians. The School offers $50,000 in arts education scholarships and public school outreach each year, adhering to its 113 year commitment to arts education.

The Highlights In Jazz 46th Season continues Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 8 P.M., when The Millennials Meet The Masters.

The Celebrity Series of Boston welcomes jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn to kick off its fourth annual Stave Sessions, the unique concert series showcasing the innovative, the experimental, and the collaborative approaches of emerging artists. The concert takes place Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 160 Massachusetts Avenue, at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased by calling 617-482-6661 or by visiting www.celebrityseries.org. Discounted ticket for students are available. Doors open at 7pm and the concert begins at 8pm. 

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for March 5-March 11. Check it out below!

Birdland Jazz Club announces March 2018 schedule featuring Steps Ahead Meets Soulbop, Cyrus Chestnut Quartet, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Steve Smith 'Groove: Blue' Organ Trio, The Tristano Project, Laila Biali, Cynthia Sayer, Corcoran Holt, Anita Gillette, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

Renowned jazz artists Regina Carter and Xavier Davis will present an evening of Valentine's Day-inspired tunes beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in Varner Recital Hall on the campus of Oakland University.

The small turnings of life spin into bigger eddies, the wheels within wheels where the everyday meshes with the transcendent. These patterns, captured in gestures, in cycles layered on cycles, have fascinated artists across cultures, across centuries.

One of the most sublime and delightful finds on New York City's youth-infused jazz scene is the Zack Foley Quartet. The combo, all in their 30s vocalist Foley, Jesse Elder on piano, Chris Tordini on bass, and Devin Gray on drums can shift in mode or mood with felicity, from beguilingly relaxed to heavy improv to what they call their signature Zen-like jazz/rock/chant.

One of the most sublime and delightful finds on New York City's youth-infused jazz scene is the Zack Foley Quartet.

The combo, all in their 30s vocalist Foley, Jesse Elder on piano, Chris Tordini on bass, and Devin Gray on drums can shift in mode or mood with felicity, from beguilingly relaxed to heavy improv to what they call their signature Zen-like jazz/rock/chant.

One of the most sublime and delightful finds on New York City's youth-infused jazz scene is the Zack Foley Quartet. The combo, all in their 30s vocalist Foley, Jesse Elder on piano, Chris Tordini on bass, and Devin Gray on drums can shift in mode or mood with felicity, from beguilingly relaxed to heavy improv to what they call their signature Zen-like jazz/rock/chant.

Just in time for Christmas, singer/songwriter Marcus Paul James (RENT, Motown: The Musical, In The Heights) and Pianist/Composer Addison Frei come together as JAMES & FREI to released a holiday EP titled Christmas Gift . This collab brings together a mix of soul and jazz that stir up all the holiday joy and warm one craves this time of year. The EP contains an original title track Christmas Gift that has a nostalgic throwback swing feel as well as their take on a holiday classic The Christmas Song . EP is available on iTunes, Cd Baby, Spotify, and more.

The Nash will unveil a new exhibit of work from three local artists: Aileen Frick, Abe Zucca and Jos Andr s Gir n. The exhibit, 'Home: Celebrating Community reflects the artists' impressions of community through iconic paintings of our downtown Phoenix neighborhoods.

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) announces the Spring 2018 Music Series, which runs January through April and features an eclectic lineup of premieres and performances by international musicians. All performances will be held at BAC (450 West 37th Street, Manhattan). Tickets ($20-25) are on sale now at bacnyc.org or 866-811-4111.