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 17.03.2025 Drummer and composer, Chris Parker, has dug deep into his musical history to honor composers, he grew up with including Ralph Burns, Nat Adderley, Bobby Timmons, Lalo Schiffrin, Thelonious Monk and Bob Dylan too, with the Quartet's version of the title track, "Heart Of Mine." For nearly fifteen years, the connection and empathy has grown stronger between the members and original compositions from Parker and Oyobe add to that musical spontaneity on this recording, their fourth. read more17.03.2025 Boston's original jazz fusion quartet, City of Four, embarks on its "New Vistas" tour this April, with stops in Western MA, NYC, Eastern PA, CT, and RI. The band will be performing music from its recent album Vistas (2024) alongside new compositions, reinterpretations of past repertoire, and spontaneous improvisations. read more 17.03.2025 "An Ellington Affair" / The Bill Mays Trio + Ralph Lalama & Eddie Allen Friday & Saturday 4/25 and 26 Jazz Forum 7:00 & 9:30 Sunday 4/27 Deer Head Inn 5-7:30 p.m. Bill Mays, piano Ron Vincent, drums Dean Johnson, contrabass Ralph Lalama, flute, tenor sax Eddie Allen, trumpet, flugelhorn read more 14.03.2025 Pianist and composer Aruán Ortiz is one of two "composers of extraordinary gifts" awarded with the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Shawn Okpebholo also received this fellowship as part of the seventeen 2025 Awards in Music honoring both established and emerging composers. read more 14.03.2025 David Haney New York Jazz Stories 6pm, April 20, 2025 Joe's Pub at the Public, NYC A must-see for any jazz enthusiast. Real stories Retold - Collected by Haney and retold with a live soundtrack. read more 14.03.2025 Composer ZHENGTAO PAN loves how music can tell the story of one's inner life. On his debut big band album, SCENERY IN MY STORY, he creates a musical collage drawn from his fascinating life experiences. read more 14.03.2025 In honour of International Women's Month, Vesuvius Music is thrilled to release three singles by powerhouse female vocalists, including Queen Mary The Artist's electrifying interpretation of Live and Let Die, originally written by Paul and Linda McCartney for the 1973 James Bond film. read more
07.03.2025 On Friday March 7, the Sol Roots trio performs a night of dynamic funk, upbeat jazz, deep blues and soul, and hypnotic rhythms at Two Nineteen in Old Town Alexandria, VA. read more 04.03.2025 The Maitland Jazz and Blues Festival presented by Duke Energy on April 4-5, 2025 will showcase some of the best local and touring artists – 12 bands in all – on two stages for a non-stop music celebration along with great food and drinks, crafts and vendors and lots of kids activities. read more 28.02.2025 The Blues are the roots of African American music today. Blues On The Patio, Spring/Fall series, features local and regional Blues artists. This series provides a network of association for area Blues lovers and build upon the Blues Education program by encouraging youth participation. Admission is FREE! read more 08.02.2025 On Saturday February 8, two world class performers, Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots, join forces for a powerful concert of deep blues, energetic rock, raw funk, and heartfelt soul. Experience an electrifying night of blues and soul as Linwood Taylor, a bluesman steeped in the traditions of Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and Albert Collins, takes the stage at The Listening Booth. read more
07.03.2025 Considered the most important musician in the history of Afro-Cuban based dance music (Salsa/Son), Arsenio Rodriguez was indeed transformative. A master of the mandolin sounding Cuban Tres, he was the the first to add the conga drum to band performance, the piano to play son/salsa, developed the multi-horn mambo concept and created the son montuno, the rhythmic foundation of salsa. read more 28.02.2025 Eight years after Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns with a new project, and a programme of powerfully-moving pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass. Asked about the nature of his artistic journey, Brahem has drawn analogies with the growth of a tree, its branches spreading out above ground, while roots dig ever deeper. read more  14.02.2025 Irish guitar hero Mark O'Leary continues to pursue the outer boundaries of improvisation. Here, he aligns with Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset for a polytonal and multihued improv fest. On 2008's Shamanic Voices, with more on the way, the guitarist intermingles acoustic and electric guitar parts with his partner's keen use of disparate percussion objects. Loaded with contrasts, O'Leary shades the proceedings with injections of electronics and a myriad of guitars. Whether he fuses fuzz-toned pyrotechnics with Isungset's shakers, woodblocks, cymbals and drums, O'Leary looms as a unifying force throughout. read more12.02.2025 On Monday, March 8th, 2025 at 7pm at Westbeth, Composers Concordance presents 'Seth & Gene's Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure'. Composers Gene Pritsker and Seth Boustead will perform a duo concert featuring special guests, poets Robert C. Ford and Imelda O'Reilly. read more
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