Review: Terry Lyne Carrington – hot jazz on a cold winter’s night

Back in Hong Kong after 30 years, drummer Carrington entertains with a mixed bag of music, letting her band shine with her subtle supportive playing

PUBLISHED : Monday, 27 February, 2017, 5:03pm
UPDATED : Monday, 27 February, 2017, 5:03pm

by Robin Lynam
Terri Lyne Carrington was pleased to be back in Hong Kong. She announced from the stage, as visiting performers often do, that she was particularly enjoying the food, and also that it was now a full 30 years since her last visit.

On that occasion – before her debut CD as a leader – she came with Wayne Shorter’s band, appearing in one of the Live Under the Sky touring jazz festivals of the late 1980s which featured such major names as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, and Herbie Hancock.

As she ruefully observed you don’t get all-star touring bills like that anymore, although she didn’t mention that the reason for that is that tobacco company sponsorship for those tours is now off limits.

The Arts Festival’s budget presumably didn’t quite run to some of the stars who appeared on Carrington’s most recent Mosaic Project album, Love and Soul, but she still managed to assemble quite a band.

read more at: http://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2074377/review-terry-lyne-carrington-hot-jazz-cold-winters-night

"Moon River"

"Moon River", colonna sonora del celebre "Colazione da Tiffany" tratto dal nuovo album "Score" dei 2CELLOS!

Sei... https://t.co/IY0XAwjeat

— Sony Classical Italy (@sonyclassic_ita) 11 de fevereiro de 2017

Yo-Yo Ma e il Silk Road Ensemble

Yo-Yo Ma e il Silk Road Ensemble vincono il Grammy Award 2017 con "Sing me Home" come miglior album! https://t.co/U3x7D0C063

— Sony Classical Italy (@sonyclassic_ita) 14 de fevereiro de 2017

Miami Downtown Jazz Festival

If you have any photos/videos of the Miami Downtown Jazz Festival you'd like to share, tag us and we'll feature it on our page! #jazzmiami pic.twitter.com/oAVYx5WQYl

— WDNA Radio (@wdnaradio) 28 de fevereiro de 2017

video about the origins of Jazz ....

Good morning WDNA family!
Here's a short video about the origins of Jazz:https://t.co/PXqCZ1khmQ
Have a great week!

— WDNA Radio (@wdnaradio) 27 de fevereiro de 2017

Festival of the Arts BOCA

11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS BOCA

Festival of the Arts BOCA returns to the Mizner Park Amphitheater and the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, presented by Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts, March 2 – 12, 2017, with a diverse and exciting line-up to celebrate its 11th installation.

“We are so excited to present the 2017 Festival of the Arts BOCA season and we think the audience will be too,” said Charlie Siemon, co-founder and co-producer. “We have stars from all over the world, from Brazil to Indonesia to Mexico and the United States, and famous music from the most beloved films and opera, by the world’s greatest composers.  And three of the headliners have a combined age of 45!” 

“Our Authors & Ideas Program is extremely varied, exploring areas of politics, the arts, science and fiction,” added Siemon. 


On Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m., the Festival will welcome Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis joining The Symphonia, Boca Raton conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, in a program that will include music by John Williams from Catch Me if You Can, Star Wars and Harry Potter.

read more at: http://jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com.br/2017/01/festival-of-arts-boca-music-program_12.html

Jeff Rupert Quartet

Jeff Rupert Quartet March 2017 Florida Tour Announced by Night Is Alive Agency

Jeff Rupert Quartet

Jeff Rupert, tenor sax
Marty Morell, drums
Richard Drexler, piano

Saxophonist Jeff Rupert is a YAMAHA performing artist. Performing and recording credits include associations with Sam Rivers, Maynard Ferguson, Diane Schuur, Mel Tormé, Kevin Mahogany, Ernestine Anderson, and Benny Carter’s Grammy winning Harlem Renaissance.

This recently formed quartet brings the solid unity of years of sharing the stage between Jeff, Richard and Marty, paired with Veronica Swift whose voice is a fresh as her name sounds. This child of jazz has grown to be prescene on the scene as acknowledged by her recent wide-ranging bookings and recently being awarded second place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. 

Steve Tibbetts (& Marc Anderson) - Big Map Idea

I liked a @YouTube video https://t.co/gwXZVQ6WIn [Full Album] Steve Tibbetts (& Marc Anderson) - Big Map Idea (ECM, 1989)

— K Gene Myers-Burr (@myers_burr) 28 de fevereiro de 2017

Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton

Word of Moth - Word of Moth, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, 17/02/2017. https://t.co/xe6geuyyxa

— Ian Mann (@thejazzmann) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

Sam Barnett Quintet

Sam Barnett Quintet - New York - London Suite https://t.co/CrVmWp7gNu

— Ian Mann (@thejazzmann) 21 de fevereiro de 2017

Roger Garfitt / Nikki Iles / John Williams Octet

Roger Garfitt / Nikki Iles / John Williams Octet - In All My Holy Mountain https://t.co/BpLDKau6HM

— Ian Mann (@thejazzmann) 24 de fevereiro de 2017

The Vortex Jazz Club,.....

The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London - programme for the week ahead. https://t.co/sCAjxwg21u

— Ian Mann (@thejazzmann) 24 de fevereiro de 2017

Rick Mandyck: The Return From Now

By PAUL RAUCH 
February 3, 2017

It was a cold Tuesday evening the last week of December. 2016 was mercifully coming to a close, this evening, a final chorus of a long blues blown soulfully, and mournfully into the night. I sat at the bar at Seattle's storied jazz spot, Tula's, in eager anticipation of the evening's performance of a quartet led by veteran bassist, Paul Gabrielson. Gabrielson had gathered a quartet of top tier, Seattle based musicians that evening, featuring pianist Bill Anschell, and drummer John Bishop.

At that moment, the fourth member of this much anticipated quartet, Rick Mandyck, approached me, a joyous smile on his face illuminating the dark confines of this historic venue. "This feels strange," he said, his eyes panning the stage. "I heard tale that you're playing saxophone tonight," I remarked, alluding to his years absent from the scene playing both alto and tenor saxophone. " First sax gig in fourteen years," Mandyck replied. I was feeling extremely fortunate to be there, I knew something special, something magical was about to take place. 


Throughout the eighties and nineties, Rick Mandyck was the most complete, and progressive saxophonist in Seattle, and to those closely associated with jazz music in that period, a true innovator of the instrument on a national scale. After switching to playing primarily tenor in the nineties, the Emerald City was blessed by the presence of three historic artisans of the tenor—Mandyck, Hadley Caliman, and Don Lanphere.

Among the three, Mandyck's lyrical approach stood out, his live appearances much anticipated at clubs like the New Orleans, Jazz Alley, the Pioneer Banque, and in the very room where we took musical refuge that evening, Tula's, in the Belltown neighborhood. A series of illnesses, and a very serious hernia injury made playing saxophone extremely painful, necessitating that he give up the instrument, to set aside that which had given him the contentment of expression, of his ability to author and share his musical and spiritual insights to those of us willing to listen.

And listen, we did. "It was unfortunate in most ways, but I think in a lot of ways, with guitar and later piano I got to learn a lot more about music. There's just all these vistas, chords, wow, two notes at the same time! Certainly after you've done something for that long, and you take it away, there's an emptiness, a missing space, but I decided to try to fill it with something like piano, which is my current thing. Just it's unlimited harmonic possibilities." 

read more at: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rick-mandyck-the-return-from-now-rick-mandyck-by-paul-rauch.php

Laura Jurd: Big Footprints

"It’s difficult to describe, but I always find it such an exciting thing about art in general–the whole universal language thing that it achieves and the way it can connect a bunch of strangers in a room." — Laura Jurd

By IAN PATTERSON 
February 16, 2017

Every few years a band appears that injects a welcome shot of adrenaline into the jazz mainstream, exciting media, promoters and fans alike—the Neil Cowley Trio, Phronesis, GoGo Penguin and Snarky Puppy all spring to mind. Dinosaur, an English quartet led by trumpeter Laura Jurd, is being widely tipped to create such waves on the strength of Its debut album, Together, As One (Editions, 2016). It's received glowing reviews, catapulting the group to the front cover of Jazzwise—the UK's leading jazz magazine—and garnering a rare five star thumbs-up from The Guardian's John Fordham. The UK has succumbed to this exciting new group and the rest of Europe beckons. 

A new group? Well, not entirely. Jurd, Elliot Galvin, Conor Chaplin and Corrie Dick have been together since 2010, going under the name of the Laura Jurd Quartet. After one critically acclaimed album and six years gigging and building a musical identity, it seemed like an odd move, not to say a risky one, to change the band's name. 

"A lot of the bands that I love—none of them are called the so-and-so Quartet," explains Jurd. "Because of the direction the music was heading in, and because it feels like such a band and not a fleeting project, I just didn't feel it was right anymore to call it that [Laura Jurd Quartet] anymore, though I'm sure I will do projects in the future under my own name." 


The name Dinosaur and its music had been fermenting in Jurd's mind for some time. "I had this band called Dinosaur in my head, which was electric, a bit rocky, and way in the future. The music we were playing started to turn into that and I started thinking, maybe this funny little fantasy band I have in my head is actually my band," Jurd laughs. "Definitely we had to make a decision about the name before recording an album because once you've made an album as a band that's it."

read more at: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/laura-jurd-big-footprints-laura-jurd-dinosaur-by-ian-patterson.php

Swing Into Jazz Repertory ....

Swing Into Jazz Repertory - The Pointer https://t.co/o7KFgRTJzH

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 24 de fevereiro de 2017

Jazz music plays at upcoming LLCA series

Jazz music plays at upcoming LLCA series - Lincoln Courier https://t.co/Z9hvhTHEsU

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 25 de fevereiro de 2017

At Long Last, Piano Jazz

At Long Last, Piano Jazz Is Back in Israel - Haaretz https://t.co/wJ52OwM7Q7

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 25 de fevereiro de 2017

remembering Horace Parlan and Leon Ware

At JazzWax, remembering Horace Parlan and Leon Ware, plus the weekend roundup... https://t.co/WWdY1eMjxo pic.twitter.com/MFqzyJeKpI

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 25 de fevereiro de 2017

The Mysterious of Origins of Jazz

The anniversary of the first jazz recording 100 years ago also marks the beginning of debates that are still ongoing, writes Christian Blauvelt.

By Christian Blauvelt
24 February 2017

The five members of the band took the lift to the 12th Floor of the Victor Talking Machine Company’s building on 38th Street in New York City. They were known for playing while wearing white shirts with top collars buttoned and no neckties but black dinner jackets with shiny lapels. The song this quintet would play for the waiting microphones was silly, and not rendered with the greatest of technical skill – its most memorable moment is when a clarinet imitates the sound of a rooster; a cornet, a whinnying horse; and a trombone, a cow. The Beatles playing Ed Sullivan this was not. And yet this was as significant a moment in US musical history. The date was 26 February 1917, and this novelty song, Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, was the first jazz recording.

read more at: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170224-the-mysetrious-origins-of-jazz

Berlin Film Festival kicks off ....

Paul Verhoeven, president of the Jury of the 67th International Berlin Film Festival, gestures as he poses for media during a photo call at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press - Thursday, February 9, 2017

BERLIN (AP) - A French film about a jazz guitar virtuoso who struggled under the Nazis kicked off the Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday, the first of the year’s major European movie fests.

“Django,” from first-time director Etienne Comar, is the first of 18 movies competing for the festival’s top Golden Bear award.

The film, inspired by the story of guitarist Django Reinhardt, portrays the Gypsy musician’s life in France under Nazi occupation in 1943. Even as many Roma across Europe were being persecuted and killed in the Nazis’ death camps, Reinhardt initially believes that his fame will save him. He plays his guitar in sold-out concert halls in Paris, enjoying his popularity.

“The freedom which music gives you in complex times is the topic of this film,” Comar told reporters.

However, as the story progresses, the Nazis’ pressure on Reinhardt grows.

He refuses to go on a tour to Germany to serve the Nazis’ propaganda machine, but is later forced to play in front of German officers in France. The Gypsy village where he stays after leaving Paris gets burned down and in the end he runs for his life, leaving behind his pregnant wife and mother to escape across the Alps to Switzerland.

read more at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/9/berlin-film-festival-kicks-off-with-django-reinhar/

Swing Into Jazz Repertory

Swing Into Jazz Repertory - The Pointer https://t.co/o7KFgRTJzH

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 24 de fevereiro de 2017

the first jazz recording was ...

Today at JazzWax, the exact location where the first jazz recording was made 100 years ago on Sunday... https://t.co/adkFFjx72U pic.twitter.com/n91d7oUDir

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 23 de fevereiro de 2017

First Michael Brecker Saxophone Competition Announced

SOURCE: ELI DEGIBRI 
February 22, 2017

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Eli Degibri, announced his intention to establish The Michael Brecker Saxophone Competition last month at the Nearness of You Concert, a biennial event held at Lincoln Center to raise money for cancer research in honor of the late Michael Brecker.

In front of an audience consisting of President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton, Degibri reminisced about the first time he heard the legendary Brecker perform, thirty years prior, at the inaugural Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel in 1986. “I was mesmerized," he recalled in his speech.

The benefit concert featured performances by Dianne Reeves, Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis and Chaka Khan. Degibri performed a piece from his last album, Cliff Hangin', and the former President took notice.


“President Clinton came up to me after the show," Degibri glowingly recounted, “one of the greatest speakers of my lifetime shared that he was inspired by my speech and my playing. It was surreal. He told me a funny story about [former Israeli Prime Minister] Ehud Barak and we chatted about jazz. It was 20 years ago at The White House when we met and our love of jazz is something we'll forever share."

read more at: https://news.allaboutjazz.com/first-michael-brecker-saxophone-competition-announced.php

Jamil Sheriff: Helping Shape A Brave New Jazz World

By ROKAS KUCINSKAS 
February 24, 2017

Jamil Sheriff is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator. About 20 years after finishing studies in Leeds College of Music, the pianist became the head of the jazz department in the same institution; today he is regarded as one of the top jazz educators in the UK. Among many things Sheriff teaches composition, aural awareness, and ensemble. Known for his composition skills, he worked with large ensembles and recorded with them in the past: Daydreams (2003) and Backchat (2008) with an octet; Ichthyology (2010) with a big band. His latest release Places Like This (2016), however, presents the pianist in a different role. A more intimate and subtle piano trio setting brings attention to minor details that make the album so rich: colorful harmonic language, dynamic rhythm sections and its interplay with the leader, unconventional approaches to form and structure, or a fine line kept between tonal and atonal dichotomy. We asked Sheriff to share his views on jazz, teaching, and performing. 

All About Jazz: Not too long ago, I interviewed one of your ex-students, Dominic J Marshall, who felt that people are less and less interested in listening to jazz. You recently released a new album, and at the moment your trio is touring around the UK—how do you feel about it? 


Jamil Sheriff: Quite different, actually I feel more connected to the audience than I ever felt in my career. So far we've done 8 or 9 gigs with the trio, plus around five more with Andy Scofield, who came up from Prague and joined us. We've performed for some very good audiences—people have really been turning out for the gigs. 

read more at: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jamil-sheriff-on-being-a-musician-teaching-and-all-that-jazz-jamil-sheriff-by-rokas-kucinskas.php

Shalom and All That Jazz

The evening was first produced for the Red Sea Jazz Festival last summer and received so well that the producers decided to repeat it in Tel Aviv, hopefully not for the last time.

VETERAN ROCKER Shalom Hanoch (photo credit:LIOR KETER)

BYNERIA BARR
FEBRUARY 18, 2017 20:50
Love was in the air of the Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, at the special Valentine’s Day Concert of veteran Israeli rock star Shalom Hanoch with the Avi Lebovich Orchestra.


Hanoch’s fans from all generations filled the auditorium with anticipation, and although some of them got a different Hanoch than they were expecting, they were not disappointed.

It was a great evening of rock spiced with swing and blues that infused new life into a carefully selected list of Hanoch’s songs.


It was not pure jazz concert, nor pure rock, and those who waited for Hanoch’s love ballads will have to catch them at one of his intimate evenings, but it was indeed a special concert. The jazzy arrangements suited perfectly the carefully chosen song list, and Hanoch (70), was every bit as energetic as the youngsters who surrounded him.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Shalom-and-all-that-jazz-481933

George and Ira Gershwin - "The Man I Love" - Victor Feldman

Published on Feb 20, 2017
Vibraphonist Victor Feldman performing George and Ira Gershwin's "The Man I Love" with Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums.

Trudy Pitts On Piano Jazz

Trudy Pitts On Piano Jazz https://t.co/xzziMbKFra #music #news

— ShadowLines (@ShadowLinesDoc) 17 de fevereiro de 2017

Some INCREDIBLE news! "The Journey"

Some INCREDIBLE news! "The Journey", the self-released debut from The Baylor Project, has debuted at NUMBER 8 on... https://t.co/ovY5NApLvy

— Lydia Liebman (@LydiaLiebman) 22 de fevereiro de 2017

Gary Burton, Randy Brecker and Steve Khan ....

At JazzWax today, Gary Burton, Randy Brecker and Steve Khan remember Larry Coryell, the late fusion guitarist. https://t.co/cQ29n03udL pic.twitter.com/BbEZkaA1eZ

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 22 de fevereiro de 2017

Honored to be repping World ...

Honored to be repping World and Jazz Music Legend @EddiePalmieri ... #music #jazz #art #song #CD #legend #PR #news https://t.co/IgejsT9BbU

— Tom Estey (@tomestpr) 21 de fevereiro de 2017

Larry Coryell dies aged 73

[NEWS / PRESS RELEASE] ‘Godfather of Fusion’ Larry Coryell dies aged 73 https://t.co/q6giOwRmnW pic.twitter.com/L32bbbMucn

— JazzMusicArchives (@JazzMusicArch) 22 de fevereiro de 2017

Relaxing Cafe Music ...

동영상을 @YouTube 재생목록 https://t.co/M3OcK8HDVj Relaxing Cafe Music - Bossa Nova & Jazz Music Instrumental Music - Music

— YOUNG SO YUN(윤영소) (@Young_news) 22 de fevereiro de 2017

Nina Simone - I put a spell on you

Nina Simone - I put a spell on you https://t.co/alon31R0zD #femalevocals #improvisation #jazz #music #singing #soul

— creativity news (@pjforguk) 22 de fevereiro de 2017

RIP Larry Coryell

RIP Larry Coryell. Today, at JazzWax, a look back at how the eclectic guitarist helped launch jazz-rock fusion... https://t.co/ANTWc95VeF pic.twitter.com/nI5cESGYBf

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 21 de fevereiro de 2017

Harry Spencer

Harry Spencer: Life steeped in joy, spirituality of music - The News Journal https://t.co/5rpa17jfPQ

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 18 de fevereiro de 2017

Auditorium Parco della Musica

Jazz music so hard, so cool all'Auditorium Parco della Musica #roma | Tramite: https://t.co/aX2y6BphTo

— BrainTech APP (@NewsInDiretta) 19 de fevereiro de 2017

Some of the music projects @SafaricomLtd

Some of the music projects @SafaricomLtd has supported include @GrooveAwardsKE #SafaricomJazz #ClassicalFusion pic.twitter.com/Pg8omgxYps

— Rayhab Gachango (@potentash) 16 de fevereiro de 2017

#HappyPresidentsDay

#HappyPresidentsDay! Here's yesterday's #JazzFlow and the @AlJarreau tribute. https://t.co/kcyYAoZ52K #Jazz #music #radio #media #news

— Monte Johnson (@montej11) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

An evening filled with big band ....

An evening filled with dining, big band and jazz music, and swing dancing was the entertainment for over 225... https://t.co/eI7jSXBUIM

— WaxahachieNews (@WaxahachieNews) 21 de fevereiro de 2017

Hail to the Chief— #LesterYoung

Hail to the Chief—Lester Young—on President's Day. Here he is with Count Basie in 1957 playing "One O'Clock Jump"... https://t.co/yd96msNVVB pic.twitter.com/U6vpKRA5ZJ

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

Coastal Jazz Association ....

Coastal Jazz Association holds concert celebrating Black History Month - WTOC https://t.co/UIcv2Jmzjj

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

trying to jazz hiphop ....

trying to jazz hiphop. https://t.co/VUfbLKYMuH

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

#TerranceShider - Wave

Is Butcher Pete considered Jazz?

Is Butcher Pete considered Jazz? https://t.co/ODbthxkewG

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 20 de fevereiro de 2017

Fascinating Rhythm. #TalFarlow #TommyFlanagan and #RedMitchell

The Octopus in the Groove: Fascinating Rhythm. Tal Farlow, Tommy Flanagan and Red Mitchell. https://t.co/pwSidhBIa4

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 19 de fevereiro de 2017

Good jazz clubs in Chicago ...

Good jazz clubs in Chicago for under 21? https://t.co/lhzoCEmubL

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 19 de fevereiro de 2017

The London Experimental Jazz Quartet

Anyone know anything about The London Experimental Jazz Quartet? https://t.co/dCJWxkWQ0t

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 18 de fevereiro de 2017

#JacobCollier piano improv ....

Jacob Collier piano improv - What albums are like this? https://t.co/YrcrD5vTTs

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 18 de fevereiro de 2017

at JazzWax, Eddie Harris, John McEnroe, Barbara Carroll ...

This weekend at JazzWax, Eddie Harris, John McEnroe, Barbara Carroll, Harry Belafonte and more... https://t.co/BONJ7yHrq7 pic.twitter.com/VCldrWcSez

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 18 de fevereiro de 2017

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Rahsaan Roland Kirk live in Norway (1967) with a young NHØP. Funny bit at the end where Pederso... https://t.co/35YpjTkI4t

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 17 de fevereiro de 2017

#AhmadJamal and #WesMontgomery

Looking for artists similar to ahmad jamal and wes montgomery? https://t.co/O813JO6Vjz

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 17 de fevereiro de 2017

funky organist #CherryWainer

At JazzWax, a listen to funky organist Cherry Wainer. Cherry who? https://t.co/h3C1vHn2nE pic.twitter.com/jsMlAOInPx

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 17 de fevereiro de 2017

#AlanPaul & The Jim Gasior Trio

South Motors Jazz Series at Pinecrest Gardens Presents Alan Paul & The Jim Gasior Trio February 18, 2017

Alan began his career on Broadway at the age of 12 in the original Broadway cast of Oliver and worked extensively in stage, film and TV; some of the productions include The King and I, The Pawnbroker, The Pursuit of Happiness and The Patty Duke Show. After graduating from college, Alan was cast in the original Broadway production of Grease where he created the roles of Teen Angel and Johnny Casino. While still performing in Grease, Alan met Janis Siegel, Tim Hauser and Laurel Masse’ and together formed “The Manhattan Transfer”. The Manhattan Transfer has recorded over thirty albums, were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and have received ten Grammy Awards. Known for their eclectic range of singing, they were the first group to ever receive two Grammys in both jazz and pop categories. Their album, Vocalese, received twelve Grammy nominations of including Best Male jazz vocalist for his rendition of “I Remember Clifford.” Vocalese won three Grammy Awards that year.

#VinceGuaraldi Trio

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Since I Fell For You (1962) https://t.co/nzR5UxFGgE

— AddictedToJazz (@AddictedToJazz) 17 de fevereiro de 2017

why the late #BarbaraCarroll matters ....

At JazzWax, why the late Barbara Carroll matters... https://t.co/syyVP8hnMo pic.twitter.com/IavmRveJKz

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 16 de fevereiro de 2017

Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum plus special guest Corinne Bailey Rae

Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum plus special guest Corinne Bailey Rae perform on 17th June
For one night only, Blenheim Palace will play host to a co-headline performance of global jazz superstars Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum, as well as a special guest performance from singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae on Saturday 17th June. The setting for this truly one off occasion will take place in the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace, within the palace's Great Court.

Returning to Nocturne, Gregory Porter is a talent that spans all ages. A timeless voice that is equally suited to a small jazz bar in his hometown of Sacramento, as it is to the Great Court. With his new album 'Take Me To The Alley' as stunning as anything he's done before, this Grammy winner is now a global superstar.

Co-headlining this concert, Jamie Cullum - a true icon of the UK jazz scene. Whether it's his weekly show for BBC Radio 2, intimate recordings for The Song Society or headline performances at festivals around the world, Jamie is an incredible musician.

Also performing is Corinne Bailey Rae; the Yorkshire born songwriter 2006 with the enchanting 'Like A Star' and chart topping 'Put Your Records On'. Following the huge success of her new album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers' last year, she tops off an incredible line up of talent for this special evening.

Whilst Cullum makes his first return to Blenheim Palace since his career-defining, sell-out concert in 2004, Porter returns following his show with Van Morrison at the first Nocturne in 2015 and Bailey Rae will make her debut at the world heritage site fresh off the back of a global tour in 2016.


Tickets are on sale on Thursday 16th but for a limited time you can get your exclusive presale tickets now.

Gold Coast Jazz Society

Gold Coast Jazz and Broward Center Presents THE SUMMIT: MANHATTAN TRANSFER Meets TAKE 6!

The February 21 “The Summit: Manhattan Transfer Meets Take 6” will be coming to town!  This concert at Parker Playhouse, a co-promotion with the Broward Center, features these two world-renowned award-winning vocal groups.  The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 boast a remarkable 20 Grammy Awards, and a range of styles that covers nearly every genre of popular music; from jazz to swing, from gospel to R&B.

The tour of this show marks the 40th Anniversary of The Manhattan Transfer for their debut recording on Atlantic Records.  Original members Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, and Cheryl Bentyne and their newest member will honor founding member Tim Hauser.   Take 6 shares their crystal clear harmony, innovative arrangements and funky grooves, demonstrating why this sextet is recognized as the preeminent a Capella group in the world. 

a listen to the brief jazz promise ....

Today at JazzWax, a listen to the brief jazz promise of Harry Belafonte in 1949, before "Day O" and the rest... https://t.co/WrrIXuFq9Y pic.twitter.com/7L8kYGvasg

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 15 de fevereiro de 2017

A Symphony of Taste

A Symphony of Taste - The Northwest Florida Daily News https://t.co/G88jNUc4oi

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 15 de fevereiro de 2017

jazz@jazzinstitut.de

15 February 2016

... what else ...
Andrew Gilbert talks to the drummer Mike Clark ( The Mercury News).
 --- Martin Schmidt talks to the guitarist Julian Lage ( Gitarre Bass).
 --- Larry Getlen looks at the destroying relationship between Charlie Parker and heroin - although the headline, "Charlie Parker’s heroin addiction helped make him a genius", has nothing really to do with what's in Getlen's article ( New York Post).
 --- Manfred Knispel reports about an initiative to establish jazz programs in Wiesbaden, Germany ( Wiesbadener Tagblatt).
 --- Wolfgang Sandner reports about Frank Wellert, lead trumpeter of the German HR Bigband ( Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ).
 --- Chris Farrell talks to the pianist Noah Haidu ( Bklyner).
 --- Laura Hofmann reports about political discussions about a potential House of Jazz in Berlin, Germany ( Der Tagesspiegel).
 --- Andrew R. Chow reports about Wayne Shorter and Sting winning the Polar Music Prize ( New York Times).
 --- Tetona Dunlap talks to the trumpeter Bria Skonberg ( Magic Valley).
 --- Samir H. Köck talks to the drummer Louis Hayes ( Die Presse).
 --- The nominations for Echo Jazz, the German equivalent to the Grammy, are out ( Echo Jazz ). And the winners of this year's Grammys are in ( Grammy ).
 --- Jamie Paisley talks to the clarinetist Anat Cohen about still persistent sexism in jazz and how it's only slowly changing ( WKAR).
 --- Mike Ferguson talks to the pianist Andrew Allen ( The Ledger).
 --- Philippa Schmidt talks to the Swiss bassist Heiri Känzig ( Zürichsee-Zeitung).
 --- Jaime Green talks to Camay Murphy Calloway about her father, the singer and bandleader Cab Calloway ( ABC News).


Obituaries
We read another obituary about the Swiss collector and jazz historian Theo Zwicky who had died in December at the age of 89 ( The Guardian). --- We learned of the passing of the singer Lynne Roberts at the age of 80 (courtesy of John McDonough), the arranger and producer David Axelrod at the age of 83 ( Billboard), the Danish violinist Svend Asmussen at the age of 100 ( Washington Post, New York Times), the German guitarist Stephan Diez at the age of 62 ( NDR), the journalist and jazz advocate Patricia Myers ( Arizona Central), the singer Al Jarreau at the age of 76 ( Ebony, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , Los Angeles Times, Die Presse, NPR, Süddeutsche Zeitung, New York Times, Spiegel Online, Atlanta Black Star, Zeit Online), the pianist and singer Barbara Carroll at the age of 92 ( Playbill), the German pianist and journalist Michael Naura at the age of 82 ( NDR), as well as the German saxophonist Jürgen Engesser at the age of 56 ( Badische Zeitung).

Jazz highlights: Dave Rempis at Jazz Central

photo: JOHN ABBOTT
FEBRUARY 14, 2017 — 4:06PM
Britt Robson

Romping with Rempis

Dave Rempis is a rugged saxophonist best known for his membership in the Vandermark 5, though he also performs with a slew of other Chicago-based bands. Minneapolis is the first stop on a Midwestern tour that Rempis is using to prepare for the solo disc he’ll record this summer. He’ll also play in a trio with drummer Davu Seru and impressive young vibraphonist Levi Schwartzberg. Expect unconventional, uncompromising music. (8 p.m. Thu., Jazz Central, Mpls.; $10, jazzcentralstudios.org)

Into the Jungle with Ellington

The Duke Ellington record “Money Jungle” is an indelible jazz classic, performed by a titanic trio of composers/bandleaders including bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach. Marking the 55th anniversary of the album’s release, pianist Bryan Nichols will perform Ellington’s marvelous mix of blues and balladry with drummer J.T. Bates and bassist Jeff Bailey in the appropriately opulent confines of the Orchestra Hall Atrium. (8 p.m. Fri., Orchestra Hall, Mpls.; $12-$30, minnesotaorchestra.org)

MVP players


Horizon, the ensemble led by saxophonist Bobby Watson, regularly wowed the crowds at the old Dakota when it was based in Bandana Square. Now Watson is back with the MVP Quartet, another stellar group of national notables including Donald Brown on piano, Ray Drummond on bass and drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith. (7 & 9 p.m. Mon., Dakota, Mpls.; $20-$30, dakotacooks.com. 7 p.m. Tue., Vieux Carre, St. Paul; $30, vieux-carre.com)

Will new jazz club make Covington

Will new jazz club make Covington 'the next big thing in nightlife'? - WCPO https://t.co/IIqxNmuqJH

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 15 de fevereiro de 2017

Mostly Other People Do the Killing ......

Mostly Other People Do the Killing combines improvisation with jazz standards - PGH City Paper https://t.co/Sv4A5iBP5r

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 15 de fevereiro de 2017

Was #ArtFarmer and #QuincyJones 's ....

Was Art Farmer and Quincy Jones's "Mau Mau" the basis for John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme?" https://t.co/JwXvfWpuGP pic.twitter.com/9p94UktcRg

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 14 de fevereiro de 2017

Jazz legend Al Jarreau ....

LARSEN: Jazz legend Al Jarreau fostered my love for music - Daily Nebraskan https://t.co/5Uk3r5yxyD

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

Veteran jazzmen played ....

Veteran jazzmen played with the greats - https://t.co/DAQAH0MsEI https://t.co/ho0gva8HBw

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

Litchfield Distillery hosts ....

Litchfield Distillery hosts LPA's Spirit of Love jazz camp benefit dance - Torrington Register Citizen https://t.co/EZ55SCp5gj

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival

2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is February 22-26!

Essentially Ellington presents ....

Essentially Ellington presents regional jazz event February 18 in Sun Prairie - https://t.co/jBOHQu15qV https://t.co/4LsYPtTqvf

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

Jazz legend #AlJarreau fostered

LARSEN: Jazz legend Al Jarreau fostered my love for music - Daily Nebraskan https://t.co/5Uk3r5yxyD

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

#RolandHanna 's masterpiece ....

At JazzWax, Roland Hanna's masterpiece, "Child of Gemini," has finally been released as a digital download... https://t.co/DkFuLxV88J pic.twitter.com/MjmbxhI9zI

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 13 de fevereiro de 2017

NEA Jazz Masters

Miami Downtown Jazz Festival Feb 24 & 25, 2017 to Present NEA Jazz Masters with Local and International Jazz Stars

'Cabaret Around the World'

Music review: Piedmont Wind Symphony presents 'Cabaret Around the World' - Greensboro News & Record https://t.co/6FQiCcdfWe

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 10 de fevereiro de 2017

Naomi Judd’s Escape From Kentucky ....

Marc Myers with another brilliant interview-would never have imagined Naomi Judd’s Escape From Kentucky Coal Country https://t.co/VsxjlFUCEK

— Lou Pettey (@golferlouie) 11 de fevereiro de 2017

Paquito D'Rivera - Portraits of Cuba - "La Bella Cubana"

The Jazz Drama Program

Greetings! 

If you are in or near New York City, please join us for our next community gathering at National Jazz Museum in Harlem on Sunday, February 12  1-4pm.

This Intergenerational Jam Session is hosted by Eli Yamin and Friends with Okra Dance with Shireen Dickson, Knoel Scott, saxophone, Alevtina Polyakova, trombone, Eli Yamin, piano, Tom Dempsey, guitar, Adi Meyerson, bass, Eli Fountain, drums and members of Zah! Jazz Youth.  Musicians and dancers of all ages, bring your instrument and be ready to PLAY!

National Jazz Museum in Harlem

58 West 129th Street, east of Lenox Ave, Harlem Circle, New York, Suggested Donation $5 students/seniors, $10 general 212-258-9595.

Attention young artists ages 11-17!

We invite you to join us for our next Singing Open Jazz Arts Master Class with Grammy Award winning vocalist Catherine Russell and Artistic Director, Eli Yamin.

Monday, February 27 from 4:30-7pm at 244 Rehearsal Studio located at 54 West 54th Street, 10th Floor in Manhattan.

The master class is free but parent/guardians must register their children here.

Thank you and hope to see you soon!

Eli

Letter from Jeff Greene

Hi Claudio,

At the Grammys this weekend you're going to see independent artists have their careers changed for the better. But before we even know the results, artists like Anderson .Paak, Jacob Collier, and Joey Alexander have already had their profile raised both in the US and overseas by an unlikely source.

The Membran Entertainment Group, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, is one of the music industry's most innovative independents with a keen eye for talent. Assisted by their relationships with The Orchard and Sony Music in key territories, they can help that talent blossom globally.

At the 2017 Grammys, Membran's artists are nominated in the following categories:
Best New Artist (Anderson .Paak)
Best Urban Contemporary Album (Anderson .Paak, Malibu)
Best Arrangement (Jacob Collier, "Flintstones" and "You and I")
Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Joey Alexander, "Countdown")
Best Jazz Vocal Album (Renè Marie, Sound of Red)
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Kenny Neal, Bloodline)
Best Folk Album (Judy Collins and Ari Hest, Silver Skies Blue)

Click the link below for our complete press release. Please let me know how I can help in your coverage of Membran and its roster of artists at this year's Grammy Awards.

         

Thanks for your time, Jeff

Membran - Membran Entertainment Group Establishes Itself as an International Force, Garnering Multiple 2017 Grammy Nominations with Jacob Collier and Distributed/Label Service Artists Anderson .Paak, Joey Alexander and René Marie.

01/17/2017
Membran has established itself as one of the leading international independents in the music-biz, garnering multiple 2017 Grammy nominations with Jacob Collier and distributed/label service artists Anderson .Paak, Joey Alexander and René Marie.

Jeff Greene

Publicist

jeff@rockpaperscissors.biz

(o) 1-812-339-1195

(t) @jeffgreenemusic

The Western Artist of the Month

The Western Artist of the Month introduces vocal jazz artist Jay Jay Ross - Western Herald https://t.co/LEEK7DHbjI

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 9 de fevereiro de 2017

SAMS jazz band

SAMS jazz band gets ready for festival - Chambersburg Public Opinion https://t.co/sM568D7efm

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 9 de fevereiro de 2017

BHS students give gift of music

BHS students give gift of music - Youngstown Vindicator https://t.co/OPVMyz9eHQ

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 10 de fevereiro de 2017

Linda Lawson in '59

Today at JazzWax, tracks from Linda Lawson in '59, a singer-actress who appeared on TV's "Peter Gunn" https://t.co/nCQqy9Q3Tb pic.twitter.com/6OOz4AuJLJ

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 10 de fevereiro de 2017

Młyn Jazz Festiwal Wadowice

Tag Archives: Młyn Jazz Festiwal Wadowice - World Music Central https://t.co/2bbVmnVWGs

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 10 de fevereiro de 2017

DownBeat Magazine

HEADLINES

JLCO’s Henriquez Honors “Latin Side of Dizzy” in Centennial Tribute
Aside from his role as one of the primary architects of bebop, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was one of jazz’s most important musical diplomats, an outsized and affable…More »

Colleagues, Collaborators Remember Michael Brecker in NYC Concert
On Jan. 25, 10 years and 12 days after the iconic tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker died of myelodysplastic syndrome, hundreds of oncologists, colleagues and fans—the latter… More »

A Decade in the Making, Rosenwinkel To Release ‘Caipi’ on March 10

Acclaimed guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel signals a new musical direction with the March 10 release of Caipi, the long-awaited debut album on his new label, Heartcore Records. 

Ten…

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Remembering Alphonse Mouzon

Drummer-producer-entrepreneur Alphonse Mouzon, who died on Dec. 25 after a long illness, will be remembered as a powerhouse figure behind the drum kit. He was 68.

 

Mouzon’s…

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mystery behind a #TonyBennett ...

At JazzWax today, the mystery behind a Tony Bennett video in 1958 solved!#tonybennettpennies https://t.co/hV4YSpNSMx pic.twitter.com/VxE3iIPIMG

— Marc Myers (@JazzWax) 9 de fevereiro de 2017

Misunderstood art

Misunderstood art: There's more to jazz than La La Land - Daily Trojan Online https://t.co/yH8tyg3Hif

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 9 de fevereiro de 2017

Countdown on for Jazz ...

Countdown on for Jazz in February - Hurriyet Daily News https://t.co/tNw5aUGK21

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 9 de fevereiro de 2017

Xenia Rubinos' ....

Xenia Rubinos' Layered Music Rooted In Hartford Jazz - Hartford Courant https://t.co/AuN0Pserww

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 8 de fevereiro de 2017

WHPK Present ....

Global Voices I-House and WHPK Present Grammy-Nominated Jazz Guitarist Henry Johnson - Hyde Park Herald https://t.co/aCBSJVV7cL

— Jazz music view (@Jazzmusicview) 8 de fevereiro de 2017