Category Archives: Jazz

HW Pick: Chick Corea Festival at Lincoln Center

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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

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Jazz, Art and more

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

HW Pick: “Jazz at Abyssinian” Church In Harlem (Pod)

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

Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem Schedule

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

National Jazz Museum in Harlem August 2012 Schedule

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

Harlem’s Saxophonist Yosvany Terry at the Zinc Bar

Harlem resident and renowned Afro-Cuban jazz saxophonist-composer Yosvany Terry is hailed as “a leading figure among the generation of Cuban artists presently enriching the international jazz scene” …. Continue reading

Celebrate The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Schedule

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

Jazz From Africa To Little Africa In Harlem (Videos)


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Jazz is a root in Harlem’s history, and it connects us worldwide back home to our motherland in Africa.

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Walter’s World: Harlem Jazz Shrine Ends Today

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

Walter’s World: Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival begins Monday

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