Looking For Jazz On New Years: A list of some great performances throughout the country

We have compiled a list of some of the best jazz performances taking place on New Years Eve. Please check below to find a venue in your area.
(1) Chicago
Andy’s Jazz Club

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DeFrancesco Trio
11 E. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-642-6805
http://www.andysjazzclub.com
Ring in the new year with one of the greatest organists around [...]

Jazz Trumpter Freddie Hubbard Passes At Age 70

Freddie Hubbard, widely regarded as the most gifted jazz trumpeter of the post-bebop ’60s and ’70s, died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 70. The cause of death was attributed to complications from a heart attack he suffered November 26th, according to Dave Weiss, his longtime manager.
From the beginning, Hubbard’s [...]

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club In New York Features “One For All” New Years Eve

Event:
New Years Eve
(call for show times)
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
New York, NY
New York’s world-renowned sextet One For All, taking its inspiration from the legendary groups of Miles Davis and Art Blakey, is an invigorating, high octane sextet that features original compositions and exceptional soloists. The band will close out 2008 with a special New Year’s [...]

Jazz Bakery Hosts New Year’s Eve Benefit: Featured artists include Kenny Burrell, James Moody and Benny Green

Event:
New Years Eve
(8:30 pm & 10:30 pm): $100 each / Entire Evening: $140
Jazz Bakery
Culver City, CA

You can feel good about feeling good as the Jazz Bakery hosts a stellar quintet featuring James Moody, Kenny Burrell and Benny Green in a New Year’s Eve benefit concert. One of the surviving champions of Dizzy Gillespie’s music, NEA [...]

Andy’s Jazz Club In Chicago Hosts Joey DeFrancesco Trio On New Years Eve

Ring in the new year with one of the greatest organists around as The Joey DeFrancesco Trio returns to the B3-loving Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago. Joey DeFrancesco is the undisputed king of the B3, the best jazz organist in the world. If you dig Joey, you’re not alone and you’re in pretty good company. [...]

Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II At Yoshi’s In San Francisco: Perfect New Years performance

Event:
Dec. 26th-31st
(8:00 pm and 10:00 pm)
Yoshi’s
San Francisco, CA
Eight-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri is an explosive, unpredictable lion of the keyboard. His gift for broken meters and chromatic passages led him to be dubbed “the Latin Monk” by timbalero Willie Bobo. Since the 1960s he has refreshed Latin dance music by introducing rock licks, urban poetry [...]

New Years Jazz In The Twin Cities: A perfect set list for jazz performances

If you are in the Twin Cities for New Years and want to know where you can catch the jazz action, well look no further – we have done the research for you. Below is a list of some great jazz performances taking place on New Years eve in Minneapolis and St. Paul. [...]

Will The Jazz Industry Get A Federal Bailout? Stimulus package needed

In light of the recent downturn in the American economy, the nations jazz musicians have joined the long line of lobby groups looking to Washington for support as the economy slides into a deepening recession.
The jazz industry is asking Washington for a bailout package and major subsidies on par with that of the auto sector.As [...]

Press Release: Review of the Jay T. Vonada Quartet Release “Jammin’”

Without a star-studded cast of players Vonada crafts a very fine first effort using local talent producing a nice result. His quartet includes Adam Kurland on keyboards, Jacob Hibel on bass and John Sullivan manning the drums.

The album features eight boppish originals ranging from Swing, Latin to a bit of jazz funk. Unlike some albums [...]

Sylvia Winsby Releases New Single “Looking To The Light”

Indigo Dream Music releases a new single, “Looking To The Light”, an original song by Sylvia Winsby. Glowing jazz harmonies warm up the winter holiday season in this duo recording featuring Murray Low, Grammy nominated pianist, with Sylvia’s heartfelt vocal. Their sound feels like a private concert in your living room, setting a mellow tone [...]