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Jeremy Pelt | Noir en Rouge: Live in Paris
May 18, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: High Note, Jacquelene Acevedo, Jeremy Pelt, Jonathan Barber, Live in Paris, Vicente Archer, Victor GouldTrumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s Noir en Rouge: Live in Paris brims the electric intensity that can only be found in a live jazz setting. Recorded in Paris at Sunset-Sunside Jazz Club in 2017, Pelt and his quintet of Victor Gould on piano, Vicente Archer on bass, Jonathan Barber on drums, and ...
We’re Back!
May 18, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: thejazzpage.comThanks for checking back in with us! We’ve remodeled our site for a number of reasons. First, because it was time, but also, to work better on various platforms, and to allow greater efficiency in managing the growing volume of content that has come our way. The new Raves format is a bit ...
Esperanza Spalding, Nile Rodgers Honored at Berklee College of Music
May 16, 2018 / No CommentsOn May 12, 2018, Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown presented an honorary doctor of music degree to Esperanza Spalding, along with Grammy-winning super-producer/guitarist Nile Rodgers, and producer/singer Roseanne Cash. Spalding, a 2005 graduate of the college, delivered the ...
Jamie Shew | Eyes Wide Open
May 15, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Darek Oles, Jamie Shew, Jason Harnell, Joe Bagg, Larry KoonseSinger Jamie Shew’s Eyes Wide Open emerges from the loss of her husband Roger as a gift of healing and love. Her second studio production is a journey through full range of emotions involved in any relationship. It’s a work that is joyous, humorous and reflective with wonderfully ...
Christian McBride Joined by Bruce Hornsby and Jack DeJohnette For Jazz House Kids Benefit
May 12, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Bruce Hornsby, Christian McBride, Jack DeJohnetteBruce Hornsby and Jack DeJohnette will join host Christian McBride for a rare onstage concert and conversation during Inside the Jazz Note, a benefit for Jazz House Kids on Thursday, May 17th at the Kasser Theater, Montclair State University. Source: Baristanet Read ...
Fred Hersch Trio | Live in Europe
May 11, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Eric McPherson, Fred Hersch, John Hébert, Live In EuropeRecording during a three-week tour Live in Europe capture the performance of pianist Fred Hersch and his longtime trio of bassist John Hébert and drummer Eric McPherson. Hersch says the shows recorded in Brussels during the stretch represented some of the trio’s best work both ...
NBC Spotlights The Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Impact on Young Musicians
May 10, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Jazz Institute of Chicago, Lester Holt, NBC NewsNBC’s Lester Holt, a bass player himself, talks to young students in Chicago about their dreams in jazz fueled by the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
Joey Alexander | Eclipse
May 8, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: Eclipse, Eric Harland, Joey Alexander, Joshua Redman, Motema Music, Reuben RogersEclipse shows the now-15-year old Joey Alexander continuing to ascend into an infinite musical stratosphere. His fourth album release was recorded over a three-day period beginning on the day of the 2017’s solar eclipse. The project features Alexander with bassist Reuben Rogers and ...
PBS’ The Jazz Ambassadors Premieres May 4th
May 6, 2018 / No CommentsThe PBS Documentary series airs the first of its 3-part documentary The Jazz Ambassadors on May 4th. The show focuses on the role of jazz and jazz musicians played in Cold War diplomacy. Learn more and watch segments of the show here: http://www.pbs.org/show/jazz-ambassadors/
PBS’ The Jazz Ambassadors
May 6, 2018 / No Comments / Tags: pbsDiscover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie and American Masters Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat racially-charged Soviet propaganda through their music. Narrated by Leslie Odom, ...
