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| The National Jazz Museum in Harlem December Events Tuesday, December 11th 7:00-8:30 pm $10.00 Admission at the Door Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C Moderator: Nate Chinen, featuring Francis Davis, Brad Farberman, Gene Seymour Four leading music critics converge to discuss The Year in Jazz in this critics roundtable, hosted and moderated by Nate Chinen, music critic for The New York Times. The panel represents a range of perspectives and publications such as The New York Times, JazzTimes, and The Village Voice. This year's panel includes Francis Davis, Brad Farberman, and Gene Seymour who will talk about the music, the artists, and the moments that shaped jazz in 2014. Tuesday, December 2nd 'Kind of Blue' Jazz for Curious Listeners 7:00-8:30pm $10.00 Suggested Admission Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C This seminal 1959 recording captured trumpeter/conceptualist Miles Davis' sextet with three young stars who would soon help set the direction for the next decade: saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, as well as the pianist Bill Evans. The material they played was based on a handful of chords, and simple melodies and the magic they spun out of them still captivates, almost 60 years later. Of all the jazz albums ever recorded, this one is rated by most as being the first one to play for a curious listener. Tuesday, December 9th 'Satch plays W.C. Handy' Jazz for Curious Listeners 7:00-8:30pm $10.00 Suggested Admission Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C In the 1920's, Louis Armstrong recorded the music that set the style for jazz for the 20th century. That didn't stop him from creating masterpieces for the rest of his career, which lasted for another four decades. One of the highlights among highlights is this 1954 album that Satchmo made with his AllStars, looking back at the man who first introduced the blues to the world at large - W.C. Handy. If there were only to be one recording placed into a time capsule as to what the blues meant to the world, this could by well be it. Tuesday, December 16th 'Monk's Mood' Jazz for Curious Listeners 7:00-8:30pm $10.00 Suggested Admission Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C The piano is an inanimate object and a member of the percussion family. Very few pianists have been able to sculpt a completely new sound when playing it, and chief among those who have is Thelonious Monk. By virtue of a unique technique and touch, Monk made the piano do things no one else ever thought of before, and that no one has been able to duplicate. After years of obscurity, he recorded this album in 1957, bringing together a band of giants, including drummer Art Blakey, bassist Wilbur Ware, and the Alpha and Omega of the jazz saxophone for the only time: Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane. Every note sounds as though it was sculpted in marble. This will be a night to remember as we revel in these joyful sounds. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |