Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the career of pianist-composer Chick Corea.
Now in his seventies, the pianist-composer Chick Corea will be celebrated during JALC’s 25th Anniversary Season with a multi-venue festival. Continue reading
Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the career of pianist-composer Chick Corea.
Now in his seventies, the pianist-composer Chick Corea will be celebrated during JALC’s 25th Anniversary Season with a multi-venue festival. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend there is a wide variety of outstanding arts events around the city. In Brooklyn 10 artists are collaborating, the sound of the “Big Easy” plays Carnegie Hall, and a dance company from the “City of Brotherly Love” shows us some love in Tribeca. Continue reading
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On Sunday September 9, 2012, check out “Jazz at Abyssinian” as they present “The Dynamic Marcus Printup-Walter Blanding Jr. Ensemble” (of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra) and “Onaje Allan Gumbs“ Renown Pianist, Composer. Continue reading
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Tagged Abyssinian Baptist Church, adam clayton powell, Duke Ellington, Dynamic Marcus Printup-Walter Blanding Jr. Ensemble, Jazz at Abyssinian, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Orchestra, Onaje Allan Gumbs, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Vesper Concert
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist. Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, City Parks Foundation, Harlem School of the Arts, Lenox Avenue, Marcus Garvey Park, Saint Nicholas Avenue, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
This August, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem continues to offer a wide range of top quality free programming and affordable concerts from jazz’s most celebrated musicians, educators and historians. Continue reading
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Tagged Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Benny Golson, Brian Lynch, Charles McPherson, christian mcbride, Eddie Palmieri, Emmet Cohen, Harlem in the Himalayas, Hector LaVoe, Horace Silver Quintet, Jazz for Curious Listeners, JazzTimes, Jonathan Batiste, Latin Jazz, Lila Downs, McCoy Tyner, Nasheet Waits, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Papo Vasquez, Ralph Peterson, Rockwood Music Hall, Rubin Museum of Art, Toshiko Akiyoshi
Charlie Parker cut his teeth on Harlem jazz, in the 1940′s Parker played in after-hours clubs in Harlem like Clark Monroe’s Uptown House and Minton’s Playhouse, on top of that he played with musicians such as Thelonious Monk, guitarist Charlie Christian, and drummer Kenny Clarke. Continue reading
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Tagged New York City, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, The Harlem School of the Arts, City Parks Foundation, Minton's Playhouse, Jazz Foundation of America, Bowery Poetry Club, Charlie Parker, Ginny’s Supper Club, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, Clark Monroe's Uptown House, The Jazz Foundation of America, Revive Music School and The New School for Jazz, Contemporary Music, Charlie Christian
Vieux Farka Toure
Jazz is a root in Harlem’s history, and it connects us worldwide back home to our motherland in Africa.
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By Walter Rutledge
The beat continues with a Mother’s Day Celebration on Sunday, May 13, at 4:00 pm, when festival partner Jazzmobile, Inc. pays homage with Dancing Mambo/Park Palace Live! at Harlem USA, 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2nd Floor. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival begins Monday May 7. The six-day festival, which runs through Sunday May 13 will offer jazz music and related events at venues all over Harlem. Continue reading
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Tagged Abysinnian Baptist Church, Apollo Theater, Clark Monroe's Uptown House, club harlem, Club Havana San Juan, Columbia University, Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, Harlem Stage Gatehouse, Lenox Lounge, Minton's Playhouse, red rooster, Showman's Cafe, SMALL'S PARADISE, Walter's World. Walter Rutledge