Dec 6, 2022 12:30 PM
NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Initial Artist Lineup
The initial list of artists to be featured at the 19th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest, Jan. 12–18, has been announced.
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Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards Live will perform in an evening of varied ensemble configurations.
Dec 6, 2022 12:30 PM
The initial list of artists to be featured at the 19th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest, Jan. 12–18, has been announced.
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Ryan Truesdell (left) and Jim McNeely give each other the Blindfold Test onstage at ISJAC 2022 in Austin, Texas.
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Remy Le Boeuf will become chief conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band in Denmark next year.
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Meagher is an established guitarist in Portland, Oregon’s jazz community.
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Charlap crafted an object lesson in how to mine memory to elicit emotion, marry it to intellect and temper it with humor to yield a potent experience.
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Bill Charlap is a singularly vital figure on the New York scene, widely respected as an exponent of the trio format…
Nils Winther says he has recorded more than 1,000 albums for his Denmark-based SteepleChase label.
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Nastos was emeritus-senior announcer and producer at WEMU 89.1 FM, holding down the evening slot for nearly 30 years.
Nov 29, 2022 11:02 AM
Jazz DJ and journalist Michael G. Nastos passed away earlier this month at age 70. Nastos is best known for his work as…
“I’ve learned over the years not to take myself too seriously,” Barron says.
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When pianist Kenny Barron heard he had been elected to the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, his immediate response was to…
