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09.03.2025 For over 25 years, Domenic Cicchetti has been a dynamic force in the music world, excelling as a performing musician, recording artist, composer, educator, and musical instrument product specialist. His journey began at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he honed his craft under the tutelage of the acclaimed Madam Charloff. Domenic's career took off with his 1979 debut recording Sunrise on the Arista label. read more 09.03.2025 This recording session was conditioned by our ongoing sorrow and outrage over the past year's cruelties, but also by our faith in human possibility. – Vijay Iyer Defiant Life, Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith's second duo recording for ECM after 2016's A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke, is a profound meditation on the human condition, read more 09.03.2025 Australian jazz vocalist and songwriter MICHELLE NICOLLE travelled halfway across the world to Los Angeles to record her latest album, THE SILENT WISH, with guitar master LARRY KOONSE - but she's very accustomed to travelling far and wide as a touring artist. Besides performing throughout Australia, read more 09.03.2025 On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, The Birdland Theater in New York City will host a very special event in celebration of legendary guitarist Gene Bertoncini's 88th birthday. Frank Vignola's Guitar Night will feature an extraordinary lineup of guitarists and musicians coming together to honor Bertoncini's lifetime of artistic achievement, read more 07.03.2025 "Fierce, multilingual chanteuse Ute Lemper" - The New York Times "She may channel the likes of Dietrich and Piaf, with a strong sense of Jean Ross, but Lemper is still very much her own woman" - The Guardian "A chanteuse of unique range and ability across all media" - The Washington Post read more 07.03.2025 New York based guitarist James Zito has been praised for his masterful touch and soulful melodies, earning him the nickname "The Natural" from Artslife Magazine. Born in Orlando, Florida, Zito's style is deeply rooted in the influences of jazz greats like Wes Montgomery, Les Paul and George Benson. read more  07.03.2025 There are surely many saxophonists and environmentalists, but very few environmentalist/saxophonists. Most influential is Paul Winter, about whom Bob Gluck has written the first book, now available from Terra Nova in a paperback, expanded edition. Gluck's narrative follows Winter's fascinating path, from a small central Pennsylvania railroad town to touring South America at the invitation of the U.S. State Department, playing at the Kennedy White House, recording in the Grand Canyon, playing music to whales in ocean, and for four decades, crafting an annual multi-media celebration of the Summer Solstice at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. 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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