Simply stated, Zakir Hussain is one of the greatest musicians of our time. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have led to historic collaborations with Shakti, which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar; Planet Drum with Mickey Hart; Sangam with Charles Lloyd and Eric Harland, and recordings and performances with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Mark Morris and Pharoah Sanders.
South Florida JAZZ, the area's premier jazz organization, continues its 27th season of presentation, and the second season of 'South Florida JAZZ at Bailey Hall,' with the venerable JOHN SCOFIELD. The indomitable, genre-bending guitarist brings his new quartet, Combo 66, to South Florida to the delight of his legions of fans.
Brooklyn Music School (BMS) presents the 6th Annual Middle School Jazz Festival today, March 2, 2019 from 12pm to 6:30pm, with a concert at 4:30pm, followed by a jam session with students, faculty, and guest artist. BMS is located at 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn. Concert tickets are a $10 suggested donation.
Invitado por la Secretaría de Cultura, a través del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), el violonchelista estadounidense Jeffrey Zeigler, ex miembro del afamado Kronos Quartet, estará en México para el concierto The Sound of Science, el viernes 1 de marzo a las 20:00 horas en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes y el sábado 2 a las 19:00 en el Ex Teresa Arte Actual.
Wunderkind composer-producer-multi-instrumentalist and Decca Records artist JACOB COLLIER has announced Australian and New Zealand dates for his global Djesse Tour. The British artist will impress with back-to-back nights at Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 August, before playing his debut New Zealand shows at Auckland's The Powerstation on Monday 2 September and Wellington's Opera House on Wednesday 4 September. QPAC follows, performing as part of Brisbane Festival on Friday 6 September, closing with a night at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Saturday 7 September.
Brooklyn Music School (BMS) presents the 6th Annual Middle School Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 12pm to 6:30pm, with a concert at 4:30pm, followed by a jam session with students, faculty, and guest artist. BMS is located at 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn. Concert tickets are a $10 suggested donation.
The acclaimed JazzMN Orchestra will hold its final concert of the season on April 8th, 2019 on Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Main Stage. The concert marks its season finale, also marking JazzMN's 20th anniversary celebration event.
Red Mass has announced that they are set to release 'Kilrush Drive' via No Coast Records and Label Etiquette on March 22nd. The group has shows planned in support of the release, including a release show in Montreal and another in New York, as part of their New York residency where they will play Gold Sounds in Brooklyn on the last Saturday of each month. You can listen to the first single, 'God's House', right now.
Ghost-Note has announced a special late-night show during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival that will see the funk-fusion group recreate their critically-acclaimed 2018 album, Swagism.
Herbie Hancock is the master of modern jazz - he is innovative, influential, a living legend and will close the 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall.
New York Wine Events is pleased to announce the New York City Winter Wine Festival presented by Citi featuring hundreds of wines from around the globe will return to Times Square at the PlayStation Theater on Saturday, March 9, 2019. General admission sessions for the 10th annual event will be held at 3:00-6:00pm and 8:00-11:00pm. Special Premium Early Access and VIP ticket levels offer guests the option of walking the extensive food and wine event one hour earlier, commencing at 2:00pm for the afternoon session and 7:00pm for the evening. During each tasting session, guests will enjoy live contemporary jazz performances by internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Alex Bugnon and take home their custom wine tasting glass post-event.
Powerful pianists, singing storytellers, swinging big bands, a beat scientist and some of the baddest ensembles on the jazz scene make up the First Wave of artists announced today for the 65th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers. Curated by Artistic Director Christian McBride, the Festival takes place August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino.
Bassist/Composer Billy Mohler returns his Focus to jazz after a successful career in rock, pop and R&B production and songwriting. Mohler's leader debut Focus is due out this March via Make Records, featuring a stellar chordless quartet with Shane Endsleyand Nate Wood of Kneebody and Chris Speed of a MULTITUDE of ensembles.
Delaware Valley's psychedelic funkateers Solid Bronze are releasing their debut album The Fruit Basket Spring of 2019. The album was recorded at a relaxed pace from Spring 2017 to Spring 2018 by Mickey Melchiondo (Ween, Dean Ween Group, Moistboyz) at his studio in Lambertville, NJ with additional tracking done by the core band members in their respective home studios. Melchiondo produced the record along with singer/songwriter Chris Harford and mastered by Tom Ruff (James Brown, Lester Young, Screaming Females) for Asbury Media in Asbury Park, NJ. The Fruit Basket is being released this May on England's Schnitzel Records.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has appointed Henry Timms. Timms brings with him a deep expertise in the arts and culture, digital, and non-profit sectors as the next President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Chair Katherine Farley announced today. Timms will join Lincoln Center in early May 2019.
Grammy nominated saxophonist and flautist, Najee has made a career following his heart and keen musical intuition by pushing musical boundaries, all of which have made him an international pioneer in the music industry. Having collaborated with everyone in the music business from Prince, Quincy Jones to Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Herbie Hancock, Najee's technical agility, grace, compositional prowess, unbridled passion and fearless genre bending have made him one of the most sought after musicians of his generation. With two Platinum and four Gold albums under his belt, Najee is an icon whose musical vision spawned an entire new genre by fusing the music close to his heart (R&B and Jazz). https://www.najeeofficial.com/
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announces its 98th summer season at the Hollywood Bowl. The Hollywood Bowl summer season features world-class artists ranging from classical and pops to jazz, rock, and world music including the world premiere of two new LA Phil-commissioned works plus a fully-staged Broadway musical.
