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The World-Class Jazz Club Run By Volunteers

from npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme The World-Class Jazz Club Run By Volunteers By: Patrick Jarenwattananon As an acclaimed pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer is able to perform his music in concert halls and jazz clubs around the world. But few venues are quite...

Posted May 16th, 2012 in News


Does jazz have a Jewish or Israeli voice?

Born out of the cultural preference for rhythmically complex syncopation, call-and-response song and chant and improvisation, jazz, our great indigenous American musical form, has its roots in the South, in African-American communities. But, as blacks moved “up north” post-emancipation, the...

Posted May 16th, 2012 in News


Jason Moran: Letting It All Bleed

From The New York Times Art, Ancestry, Africa: Letting It All Bleed By: Ben Ratliff Alicia Hall Moran is an operatic mezzo-soprano, and Jason Moran is a jazz pianist. They met at the Manhattan School of Music and married in...

Posted May 15th, 2012 in News


REVIEW: Angélique Kidjo Spirit Rising

from BBC Angélique Kidjo Spirit Rising Review By Martin Longley Although documenting the current state of Angélique Kidjo’s stage show, her first live album also acts as an alternative greatest hits selection. The bounding, charismatic singer from Benin has been...

Posted May 15th, 2012 in News


Kurt Elling Honors the Past and Looks to the Future

From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Kurt Elling following in Sinatra’s vocal steps By: Bob Karlovits Singer Kurt Elling admits there are risks to doing tributes to great artists, but says it is “part and parcel” of being a jazz performer. But...

Posted May 15th, 2012 in News


REVIEW: The Gloaming

from State The Gloaming By Niall Crumlish There won’t be much in the way of arguments over this gig. There won’t be any bad reviews. The Gloaming – Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and Iarla Ó...

Posted May 14th, 2012 in News


Joanie Madden's Folk & Irish Cruise

From Joanie Madden Hello Folks! I’m thrilled to announce that the booking has begun for my 2nd annual Folk ‘n Irish Cruise onboard the incredible Norwegian Epic that departs out of Miami, Florida on February 2nd to February 9th, 2013...

Posted May 14th, 2012 in News


Brad Mehldau Turns Ivory Into Gold

from sfexaminer.com Brad Mehldau turns ivory into gold By:Jason Victor Serinus Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, 41, is held in such high esteem that when his forthcoming gig was announced at a recent SFJazz concert, a sizeable number of audience members...

Posted May 14th, 2012 in News


Esperanza Spalding Performs for iHeartRadio Live Tonight!

From iHeartRadio Esperanza Spalding will be performing a special intimate show at our iHeartRadio Theater presented by P.C. Richard & Son tonight. It’s too late to win tickets, but several iHeartRadio stations will be streaming live video of the show...

Posted May 14th, 2012 in News


Benefit Concerts at Blue Note, Dizzy’s Fund Jazz Causes

from downbeat.com Benefit Concerts at Blue Note, Dizzy’s Fund Jazz Causes By: Russ Musto “Nobody said it was going to be easy, and nobody was right,” declared Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Programming Director Todd Barkan, quoting the witty insight of the...

Posted May 11th, 2012 in News


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Happy International Jazz Day!

from unesco.org About the Day What: In November 2011, during the UNESCO General Conference, the international community proclaimed 30 April as “International Jazz Day”....

Posted Apr 30th, 2012

Oscar Castro-Neves "Offers the Best of Old and New"

From The Birmingham Times Review: Oscar Castro-Neves, Live at the Blue Note Tokyo By: Esther Callens There are very few live recordings that deliver...

Posted Apr 26th, 2012

Jazz gestator: The Falcon and the Inexplicable Local Miracle

from hudsonvalleyalmanacweekly.com Jazz gestator: The Falcon and the Inexplicable Local Miracle By: John Burdick There’s a joke out there among musicians: Folk/rockers play three...

Posted Mar 8th, 2012

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