Jazz Listings for May 10-16
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View ArticleTuning up MCG Jazz 2013-2014 Subscription Series Concerts
The 27th annual MCG Jazz season will be another star-studded affair featuring such musical luminaries as Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Diane Schuur and David Sanborn, touring with Bob James for the...
View ArticleJazz prodigy Esperanza Spalding coming to PlayhouseSquare
Back in the 20th century, many young jazz musicians were raised and/or educated to consider the bulk of pop music to be beneath their chosen genre. Most of the young lions of the ’50s and ’60s were...
View ArticleSYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES ANNOUNCES 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contacts: April 16, 2013 Rachelle Roe Maggie Berndt Erin Dennis SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES ANNOUNCES 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON...
View ArticleFestival International de Jazz de Montreal: June 28-July 2, 2013
By JOHN KELMAN, John Kelman Senior Editor since 2004 With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, John wonders why anyone would think that jazz is...
View ArticleDetroit Jazz Festival schedule, with artist and program descriptions
■ Related: 34th annual jazz fest borrows Imported from Detroit slogan FRIDAYJP Morgan Chase Main Stage 7 p.m. Danilo Perez Panama 500: Pianist, composer and 2013 artist-in-residence Danilo Perez sees...
View ArticleFebruary 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) February 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS The following listings are current as of November 1, 2013. For the most updated and complete program information, please click the...
View ArticleJOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET TO APPEAR AT SYMPHONY CENTER, FRI., NOV. 22, 8 PM...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: October 30, 2013 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Maggie Berndt, 312-294-3092 JOSHUA REDMAN...
View ArticleJazz Listings for Dec. 6-12
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View ArticleFEBRUARY 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS (UPDATED) (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: January 7, 2014 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Michael Mason, 312-294-3089 February 2014...
View ArticleBRANFORD MARSALIS RETURNS TO SYMPHONY CENTER, FRI. JAN 31 AT 8 P.M.WITH...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: January 10, 2014 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Michael Mason, 312-294-3089 BRANFORD...
View ArticleKronos Quartet, Percussionists Terri Lyne Carrington, Peter Erskine, Headline...
(Source: Lawrence University) Kronos Quartet flashes its revolutionary approach to string repertoire while a pair of drummers share their Grammy Award-winning rhythms as headliners on Lawrence...
View Article2013 Montreal Jazz Festival: June 28-July 2, 2013
By JOHN KELMAN, View All123456789101112Next » Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montréal, Canada June 28-July 7, 2013 After taking a year off to curate an All About Jazz Presents: Doing It...
View ArticleDespite abrupt close, Detroit Jazz Festival hits the right notes
I heard so much remarkable music through the four days of the 2014 Detroit Jazz Festival which came to an abrupt close Monday evening when dangerous weather wiped out the last two acts that its...
View ArticleTri-C JazzFest celebrates 35 years with a streamlined lineup
For more than three decades, Tri-C’s JazzFest has brought an impressive mix of jazz legends and up-and-coming artists together for a few weeks of great music spread across several venues. For this...
View ArticleThe Power of Jazz
By JOHN WESLEY REED JR., View All12Next » "Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together...Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances...
View ArticleJAZZ PIANIST JASON MORAN AND ARTIST THEASTER GATES PREMIERE LOOKS OF A LOT AT...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: May 5, 2014 Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request PR@CSO.org JAZZ PIANIST...
View Article2013: The Year In Jazz
By KEN FRANCKLING, The West Coast now has a jazz edifice of its own with strong roots, International Jazz Day grew in scope during year two, jazz made its mark on (and off) Broadway, and the number of...
View ArticleSYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES CONTINUES IN MARCH AND APRIL WITH JAZZ...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: March 19, 2014 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 SYMPHONY...
View Article2014/15 SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES ANNOUNCED (Chicago Symphony...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: April 15, 2014 Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 Photos Available By Request PR@CSO.org 2014/15...
View ArticleTHE SPRING QUARTET COMES TO CHICAGO FOR ITS SYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: January 29, 2014 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Michael Mason, 312-294-3089 THE SPRING...
View Article>At 80, Wayne Shorter performs 'without a net'
NEW YORK (AP) — At age 80, Wayne Shorter isn't ready to rest on his reputation as one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Instead, whenever he performs the saxophonist can't resist the urge to...
View ArticleTake five: John Fordham's month in jazz – May
In his monthly roundup of what's happening in the jazz world, our critic looks back at one festival and forward to another, and celebrates a 60th birthday ...
View ArticleLineup Announced for 44th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert (University of...
(Source: University of Pittsburgh) Guest musicians include bassist Esperanza Spalding and a cappella vocal ensemble Afro Blue PITTSBURGH-An exciting lineup is in place for the 44th annual University of...
View ArticleSYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES TURNS UP THE HEAT IN JANUARY WITH LATIN...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contacts: January 9, 2014 Eileen Chambers, 312.294.3092 Rachelle Roe, 312.294.3090 Photos Available By Request PR@CSO.org SYMPHONY...
View ArticleJAZZ MASTERS PIANIST KENNY BARRON AND BASSIST DAVE HOLLAND RETURN TO SYMPHONY...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contacts: November 14, 2014 Eileen Chambers, 312.294.3092 Rachelle Roe, 312.294.3090 Photos Available By Request PR@cso.org JAZZ...
View ArticleWYNTON MARSALIS AND THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA IN RESIDENCE AT...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: January 30, 2015 Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request PR@CSO.org WYNTON...
View ArticleRising stars, musical legends fill Lawrence’s 2015-16 Artist and Jazz Series...
(Source: Lawrence University) Internationally acclaimed tenor Lawrence Brownlee and trumpeter extraordinaire Ambrose Akinmusire headline an exceptional eight-concert line-up on Lawrence University's...
View ArticleWayne Shorter's 80th Birthday Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl
Wayne Shorter is best known as a creative saxophonist, improviser and composer who has added his stellar musical visions to projects and bands lead by Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, among others as...
View ArticleSYMPHONY CENTER PRESENTS JAZZ SERIES 2015/16 PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED (Chicago...
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Press Contacts: April 14, 2015 Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request PR@cso.org SYMPHONY CENTER...
View ArticleWomen rule Cincinnati
Rhiannon Giddens 8 p.m. June 12 at the Taft Theatre, 317 East 5th St in Cincinnati. $32.50, $37.50 (513) 232-6220. Tafttheatre.org. Esperanza Spalding 8 p.m. June 14 at the 20th Century Theatre, 3021...
View ArticlePAT METHENY UNITY GROUP PERFORMS AT SYMPHONY CENTER (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
(Source: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) For Immediate Release: Press Contacts: February 25, 2014 PR@CSO.org Rachelle Roe, 312-294-3090 Photos Available By Request Eileen Chambers, 312-294-3092 PAT METHENY...
View ArticleAt 80, Wayne Shorter performs 'without a net'
At age 80, Wayne Shorter isn't ready to rest on his reputation as one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Instead, whenever he performs the saxophonist can't resist the urge to "de-compose" his...
View Article2013-14 Lawrence University Performing Arts Series Filled with Music Legends,...
(Source: Lawrence University) 2013-14 Lawrence University Performing Arts Series Filled with Music Legends, Rising Stars Jazz guitar icon Pat Metheny and his Unity Group and the adventurous classical...
View ArticleCharlie Haden obituary
Jazz bassist with a lyrical style and a passion for politics ...
View ArticleSwinging music festival in New Jersey November 4-10
NJPAC and WBGO Jazz88.3 announced today the full lineup for the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, the centerpiece of a season’s worth of jazz programming at the Arts Center. Newark’s rich jazz...
View ArticlePitt Presents 44th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert (University of Pittsburgh)
(Source: University of Pittsburgh) Jazz Week 2014 includes a film screening, evening lectures, and community-outreach opportunities for international jazz stars PITTSBURGH-The University of Pittsburgh...
View ArticleAt 80, Wayne Shorter performs ‘without a net’
At age 80, Wayne Shorter isn’t ready to rest on his reputation as one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Instead, whenever he performs the saxophonist can’t resist the urge to "de-compose" his...
View ArticleWayne Shorter Quartet review: A pleasant surprise
"Whoa!""Oh, my God!" and other shouts and whistles of joy and amazement occur frequently during performances by the Wayne Shorter Quartet, emanating from both the audience and the musicians themselves....
View ArticleJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, performs...
(Source: Minnesota Orchestra) Led by Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis, America's preeminent large jazz ensemble returns to Orchestra Hall in a holiday-themed concert; vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant...
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