The city of Baltimore is known for many things, not least of which is jazz wizards Bill Frisell, Billie Holiday, Gary Bartz, and drummer composer, bandleader, and educator Winard Harper. With trumpeter-brother Philip, Winard Harper co-led the Harper Brothers, one of the most successful—artistically and popularity-wise—straight-ahead, hard- [...]
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WINARD HARPER "COEXIST" (Ja...
The city of Baltimore is known for many things, not least of which is jazz wizards Bill Frisell, Billie Holiday, Gary Bartz, and drummer composer, bandleader, and educator Winard Harper. With trumpeter-brother Philip, Winard Harper co-led the Harper Brothers, one of the most successful—artistically and popularity-wise—straight-ahead, hard- [...]
Stephanie Jordan pays tribute to Lena...
In conjunction with the Committee for Coast-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, New Orleans jazz singer Stephanie Jordan is gracing the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center stage, 1600 Government Street in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday, January 19, at 7:00pm, with a tribute to the fabulous Lena Horne. Seating is reserve [...]
A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Professor Jetro Da Silva, a longtime keyboardist, pianist, arranger, and friend of the late Whitney Houston, will pay tribute to her with his students.
Da Silva first met Houston in 1999 while rehearsing with her band. He played keyboards and arranged while touring with Houston, and in her last world tour he played the keyboards and [...]
2013 Special Edition Mahavishnu eBook...
2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the tumultuous break-up of the greatest band that ever was, the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The group, founded by British guitarist John McLaughlin, was the first to fuse jazz, rock and world music into critical and commercial success. In a remarkable feat, its pure instrumental albums were able to find their [...]
Berklee's Danilo Perez Named UNE...
November 20, 2012 – Danilo Perez, renowned pianist and artistic director of Berklee College of Music’s Global Jazz Institute, was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony held today in Paris, France. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization describes Artists for Peace as “internatio [...]
Jazz & Blues Florida August 2012 ...
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida’s best and only free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughout Florida and tourists coming from around the world consult this site for information on the increasingly vibrant scene to be found thr [...]
CHRIS POTTER TRANSCRIPTION BOOK RELEA...
The Official CHRIS POTTER transcription eBook “Chris Potter Plays Acapella Standards” is now available from Eli Bennett Publishing.
The exciting new 136-page book features eleven inspiring acapella Potter solos over standards, including ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, TUNE UP, I LOVE YOU, 26-2, HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES 1&2 [...]
Beatty's "Jazz: Rockabilly&...
1957 jazz pianist Dean Fontessa experiences his first rockabilly dance in Gary Scott Beatty’s “Jazz: Rockabilly” fiction, featured in the free online magazine MuskegonOnline.NET this month only.
The story, in Beatty’s modernist retro style, explores Dean’s take on the scene from his viewpoint as a cool jazz music [...]
Jeff Richman, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Ba...
Saturday April 14, 2012 at 9:00pm
This is a line up you have to hear. Come on out and hear some unbelievable musicians perform. We’ll touch on a little bit of everything so get there early. In fact, you might want to order your tickets in advance at www.thebakedpotato.com or (818) 980-1615.
Hope to see y [...]
Terence Blanchard Named Jazz Chair Fo...
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Les Brown Centennial Festival
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