Tag: Jazz
From ECM: New Jazz Releases
New from ECM Steve Kuhn Trio Wisteria ECM 2257 Steve Kuhn piano Steve Swallow bass Joey Baron drums “Wisdom and wistfulness are intertwined in Wisteria, whose title track, written by Art Farmer, takes us back to the early 60s, when both Steve Kuhn and Steve Swallow sang softly of the blues in the trumpeter-flugelhornist’s band. [...]
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Museum hopes new facility will jazz up music lovers
Harlem institution aims for high note with a M push to increase space Arts – Crain’s New York Business News Feed
Category: Arts
From The New York Times: “Jason Moran Is Named Kennedy Center’s Jazz Adviser”
This is copyright protected, so just a couple of notes. NATE CHINEN November 29, 2011 “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday that the pianist and composer Jason Moran has been appointed its new artistic adviser for jazz. Mr. Moran, 36, is the second person to hold that post, which [...]
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Great Jazz at WPRB: The Schedule
WPRB, 103.3FM, Community Supported Radio, Princeton, NJ has the most consistently excellent Jazz programming. Here is the schedule: Sunday 10:00AM-1:00PM “Sunday Jazz w/ Jeannie” Monday 11:00AM-1:00PM “Jazz with Dan Buskirk” Tuesday 11:00AM-1:00PM “The Outerspace Employment Agency w/ DJ Emmanuel Ferritis” Thursday 11:00AM-1:00PM “Blues, Bop & Beyond with Will Constantine” Thursday 3:00PM-5:00PM “Montuno, Mambo y Mas” [...]
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Pop and Jazz Across the U.S. This Summer
A listing of pop and jazz performances in the United States this summer. NYT > Rock Music
Category: News
From All About Jazz: “Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to NYC”
“Boston’s Acclaimed Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to New York City Bringing their Avant Second Line New Orleans Funk Back For the First Time in Two Years RSE Dressed a la Mardi Gras in feathered masks and multi-colored, sequined costumes, playing music that riotously combines the rhythms of New Orleans brass bands with improvisation and heaping [...]
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From A Blog Supreme and WBGO: “First Rites: Jazz Goes Stravinsky”
Josh Jackson of The Checkout at WBGO By Josh Jackson “In late March, The Bad Plus descended upon Duke University to unveil its take on Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. You can now hear a recording of On Sacred Ground: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at The Checkout. The Bad Plus plays its take [...]
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From All About Jazz: “2nd Annual NYC Undead JazzFest”
This preliminary, more to come. 4 days, 11 venues across 2 boroughs, 50+ groups! “June 23rd though 26th 2011 BOOM Collective and Search & Restore bring back the Undead Jazzfest expanded to 4-days, in 11 venues across 2 boroughs and featuring 50+ groups. Undead Jazzfest 2011 is coming! Founded in June 2010 the Undead Jazzfest [...]
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From All About Jazz: Eliane Elias
All About Jazz has a piece today about the wonderful Brazilian Jazz pianist Eliane Elias. E.E. I first became aware of Ms Elias when I saw the movie Calle 54 about Latin Jazz. If you are a Jazz fan, especially a Latin Jazz* fan, read about Eliane Elias here. And, if you have never seen [...]
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Hungry for a New Jazz Source? Try KCSM in the SF Bay Area
I just found KCSM, San Mateo County Community College Radio. I have been listening all of this morning and the sound is great. You can listen in WMP, Real, Winamp, Quicktime. Try out the station to broaden your horizons. MusicSprings
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