EVENT: Gerry Mulligan Tribute Concert Presented by Juilliard Jazz Features Guest Artist, Saxophonist Gary Smulyan, and the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra - Wednesday, February 29, 8 PM, Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater
- 11:24 AM — Feb 6 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Juilliard Jazz presents a special evening featuring the music of the legendary Gerry Mulligan performed by the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and conducted by James Burton III, with guest artist, baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan, on Wednesday, February 29 at 8 PM in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Read More
Western Front: Scrappy Rain, Scrappy Rain by Geoff Young
- 4:10 AM — Feb 6 —
- Source: Baseball Prospectus
Ever since I was introduced to Bill James' works in the mid-'80s, I have wanted to learn as much as possible about baseball so that I can better understand and appreciate it. Read More
Shirt Tales by Frank Malfitano: Jazz Fest tees times three - Syracuse, New Orleans, Detroit
- 9:02 AM — Feb 3 —
- Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse NY
The Motor City is the Mecca, the greatest music city in America. Read More
Time for Three joyous guests at Wichita Symphonys Blue Jeans Concert
- 10:40 AM — Jan 29 —
- Source: The Wichita Eagle - Wichita KS
The Century II Concert Hall was filled to capacity Friday evening as the Wichita Symphony, joined by guest artists Time for Three, presented their annual Blue Jeans Concert. Read More
Time for Three joyous guests at Wichita Symphony’s Blue Jeans Concert
- 7:06 PM — Jan 28 —
- Source: The Wichita Eagle - Wichita KS
The Century II Concert Hall was filled to capacity Friday evening as the Wichita Symphony, joined by guest artists Time for Three, presented their annual Blue Jeans Concert. Read More
Marin Alsop Leads the BSO in Multimedia Production, Voices of Light, March 2-4; Rare Performance Brings Live Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra to Silent Film
- 12:15 PM — Jan 27 —
- Source: PRWeb
Baltimore, Md. (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Marin Alsop Leads the BSO in Multimedia Production, Voices of Light, March 2-4 Rare performance brings live soloists, chorus and orchestra to silent film Baltimore, Md. Read More
Pakistan Looks to Ban Hip-Hop Within Educational Institutions
- 3:50 PM — Jan 25 —
- Source: AllHipHop.com
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (January 24), Pakistan's Punjab Assembly adopted five resolutions of the public's interest, including a ban on objectionable music concerts at public and private educational institutions, a ban that includes Hip-Hop music. Read More
New Live CD by Chris Brubeck's Triple Play Due for Feb. 7 Release
- 1:00 PM — Jan 24 —
- Source: PRWeb
Richmond, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Over the past decade, Chris Brubeck (on bass, trombone, and piano), guitarist Joel Brown, and multi-instrumentalist Peter Madcat Ruth have honed a vast and vivid repertoire encompassing Delta blues, Tin Pan Alley standards, New Orleans grooves, jazz gems, and incisive originals. Read More
Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés Plays Jorgensen
- 12:14 PM — Jan 24 —
- Source: The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT
Still very much an irrepressible life-force at 70, Chucho Valdés, the renowned Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader, is on a winter tour of the United States that sets down for high-energy maneuvers Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28, at the cabaret series at the University of Connecticut's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Valdés is trekking coast-to-coast with his fiery ensemble, The Afro-Cuban Messengers, promoting his eighth Grammy Award winning album, "Chucho's Steps."Read More
EDUCATION: DC Jazz Festival Receives NEA Jazz Masters Live Grant
- 9:01 PM — Jan 23 —
- Source: All About Jazz
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announced that it has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Live grant for the fifth year. Read More
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