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Ann Hampton Callaway -
Béla Fleck -
Bill Charlap -
Branford Marsalis -
Brian Blade -
Carla Bley -
Chick Corea -
Danilo Perez -
Dee Dee Bridgewater -
Delfeayo Marsalis -
Ellis Marsalis -
Gary Burton -
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall -
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Jimmy Heath -
Jimmy Herring -
John McLaughlin -
John Patitucci -
John Pizzarelli -
Julian Lage -
Kenny Garrett -
Kurt Elling -
Maria Schneider -
Marian McPartland -
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing -
Oregon With Ralph Towner -
Ornette Coleman -
Pat Martino -
Pat Metheny -
Pete Seeger -
Poncho Sanchez -
Preservation Hall Jazz Band -
Ramsey Lewis -
Ravi Coltrane -
Roy Haynes -
Sonny Rollins -
Stacey Kent -
Stanley Clarke -
Taylor Eigsti -
Terence Blanchard -
Wynton Marsalis
Carla Bley & Her Remarkable Big Band - Appearing Nightly
Here are two things that can be counted on when cracking open a new Carla Bley Big Band record: 1. many, many interesting and twisty passages of musical architecture and 2. volume. Oh yes, the horn section is enormous and it's powerful. I've made jokes about Bley's hair being shaped by the sheer force of that moving air. Don't mistake this as a cheap joke at Bley's expense. Go ahead and check out records like The Very Big Carla Bley Band — and remember to brace yourself lest "United States" knock you right back on your jazz-lovin' butt.
An Edifying Evening with Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap waited until almost the last possible moment in “The Gerry Mulligan Songbook,” a tribute at the 92nd Street Y on Monday night, before divulging a sentimental piece of trivia. It was in that room, he said, where he played his first concert with Mulligan’s quartet, in 1988. The evidence suggests that it was a fine debut: a review in The New York Times singled out Mr. Charlap as “a particularly enlivening element in the group,” adding that “broad gestures, even incipient levitation, helped him milk emotions from the piano.”
Pink Martini's Symphonic Swing
SUBHADRA DEVAN talks to lead singer China Forbes of Pink Martini about the indie group’s latest album and upcoming show.
It's been 16 years since Pink Martini started its brand of music, through its own label and live performances. Their popularity has grown mainly through word-of-mouth but news of the band’s musical creativity has snagged the interest of local artist Sean Ghazi. He recorded Pink Martini’s Let’s Never Stop Falling In Love for his debut album, Semalam, which went gold. “We got a call that he wanted to record that song,” says lead singer China Forbes in a recent interview.
Terence Blanchard's Wonderful Performance
Blanchard played a well-constructed set that balanced thickly structured harmonics with enthralling instrumental solos. Concert Review by Jordan Lawrence for THE DAILY TAR HEEL.
On Tour
view more| Gig Date 1 | Artist | Venue City |
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| 03/02/2010 | Bill Charlap | New York, NY, USA |
| 03/08/2010 | Terence Blanchard | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 03/10/2010 | Bela Fleck | Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| 03/10/2010 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Beziers, France |
| 03/10/2010 | Pat Metheny | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 03/11/2010 | Bela Fleck | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA |
| 03/11/2010 | Branford Marsalis | Nagoya, Japan |
| 03/11/2010 | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Nice, France |
| 03/11/2010 | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis | Fayetteville, AR, USA |
| 03/11/2010 | Pat Metheny | Baden Baden, Germany |
Special Projects
view moreChick Corea Freedom Band
Chick reforms his Freedom Band supergroup with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and, celebrating his 85th Year on the planet--the fountain of Youth, Roy Haynes. This configuration is Corea's acoustic response to the state-of-the-world and the state-of-jazz-music today.
Dee Dee Bridgewater's
Lady Day
Dee Dee Bridgewater will pay tribute to Billie Holiday on her upcoming release, Eleanora Fagan (1917-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee (DDB Records/Emarcy). "This project is my way of paying my respect to a vocalist who made it possible for singers like me to carve out a career for ourselves," Bridgewater said. "I wanted Eleanora Fagan to be something different: more modern and a celebration. I wanted the project to be joyful."
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer
A harmonic convergence of virtuosity, this singular event brings together a triumvirate of genre-bending masters. More than a trio, this is a meeting of musical minds that rivals any "supergroup" in jazz history." The Los Angeles Times called Fleck, Hussain and Meyer, "astoundingly virtuosic" and their live performances spun "alchemical gold by intertwining repertoires and world traditions."
Spotlight Video
view moreNew Releases
view more| Pat Metheny | Orchestrion | |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater | Eleanora Fagan: To Billie With Love From Dee Dee | |
| Ramsey Lewis | From The Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey | |
| Poncho Sanchez | Psychedelic Blues | |
| John Pizzarelli | Rockin' n' Rhythm: A Tribute To Duke Ellington | |
| Pat Martino | Live At Blues Alley | |
| Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Preservation | |
| Béla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer | Béla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer |
