Nick Halley Releases “Barnum Hill”: Contemporary jazz drumming at its best

Jazz drummer and world percussionist Nick Halley recently released his debut recording, Barnum Hill. Showcasing the talents of rising jazz stars Matt Brewer (bass) and Adam Niewood (saxophones), the traditional jazz framework is expanded in this album to encompass the wild sounds of percussion from around the world, 20th century classical music, and the great [...]

James Moody and Hank Jones Collaboration Is Big Success: Their album, “Our Delight,” was released in October

Artists: The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet
Title: Our Delight
Genre: Jazz
Label: Mighty Quinn Productions
Release: Oct, 2008
With a mere 140 years of performing experience between them, James Moody and Hank Jones finally decided to sit down and bounce some ideas off each other and Our Delight was born.
The quartet along with Moody (tenor sax and flute) [...]

Producer & Songwriter David Foster Releases New Album: Hit Man, David Foster & Friends

Songwriter, producer and 15-time Grammy winner David Foster assembled an all-star lineup for his recent release Hit Man: David Foster and Friends. The album was released November 11th, 2008 via 143 / Reprise (Warner Bros.).
The stunning collection of artists performed a one-night only show in Las Vegas last spring, which honored his hugely successful [...]

Harlem Jazz Concert Festival

Event:
Nov. 22nd and Dec. 6th, 2008
(8:00 pm)
Harlem Jazz Concert Festival
Casa Frela Gallery
Harlem, NY
The Harlem Jazz Concert Festival celebrates the 2008 Holiday season with two limited time engagement concerts at Casa Frela Gallery. Headlined by rising jazz starlets, pianist and vocalist Deanna Witkowski and violinist Kersten Stevens, the Holiday 2008 concerts explore the richness of jazz [...]

Greek Theatre Presents Three Exceptional Jazz Pianists: Ellis Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, & Brad Mehldau

Event:
Nov. 16th
(7:30 pm)
Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, CA

The Greek Theatre is bringing their 2008 season to a close, and they are wrapping it up with three great performances. Performing together for the first time, they are pleased to announce performances by The Ellis Marsalis Quintet, The McCoy Tyner Trio, and Brad Mehldau. The concert is [...]

Dave Koz’s Greatest Hits Album Receives Warm Welcome: #1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Ablums chart

September 16th of this year marked the day Dave Koz released his best album yet. His Greatest Hits release was very well received by fans and jazz enthusiasts, earning him number 1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart this year. He also managed to hit number 1 on iTunes’ Jazz Album chart, [...]

The Lincoln Center Presents 2008 Thelonious Monk Festival

Event:
Nov. 15th, 20th-23rd
Lincoln Center
New York, NY

The Lincoln Center is proud to host the 2008 Thelonious Monk Festival which covers five days of music. Everything will kick off with “Who is Thelonious Monk?” on November 15th. It will be hosted by Wynton Marsalis and is addressed to younger people, looking for an introduction to [...]

National Endowment For The Arts To Sponsor Annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony

Event:
October 17th
8:00pm
Lincoln Center
New York, NY
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert will take place on October 17, 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The event will begin at 8 p.m. in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home [...]

Bank Of America Presents 30th Cape May Jazz Festival

Cape May Jazz Festival
Nov. 7th-9th
Cape May, NJ
November 7-9, 2008, will mark the Cape May Jazz Festival’s 15th year and 30th celebration presented by Bank of America. Friday night’s opener kicks off with a Tribute to Maynard Ferguson featuring a 16-piece big band led by Ed Vezinho and Jim Ward. This performance will be held in [...]

Hollywood’s Catalina Bar and Grill Presents “A Tirbute To Ella Fitzgerald” – August 19th, 2008

The Catalina Bar & Grill is pleased to bring you a special performance in Tuesday, August 19th at their location in Hollywood. The theme is “A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald,” celebrating and honoring an artist who has contributed so much to popular jazz.
Artists featured include pianist Paul Smith, bassist Jim De Julio, drummer Frank [...]