"Playing for a Cure" Band, Solo, and Ensemble Competition - Music competition benefiting lung cancer research. Sat., March 8, 9 a.m. 428-BAND. White Station Middle School 5465 Macon (East Memphis).
In recent years Flora Purim, the famed Brazilian jazz singer who takes the stage at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre Saturday night, has been reflecting on her life, from her childhood in Rio de Janeiro to her relocation to America in the late '60s and her rise as one of jazz music's top international stars.
Acclaimed pianist Michael Wolff continues to ride a wave of critical acclaim for his standards CD 'jazz, JAZZ, jazz.' Recent tour dates prompted respected media outlets to weigh in on the recording, and their in-depth coverage follows below.
The fourth Gateshead International Jazz Festival celebrates the past, present and future of jazz, with a fresh look at tradition celebrating the creativity of world class artists such as the charismatic Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, a rare appearance from the great Gilberto Gil and quintessential jazz guitarist John Scofield.
Firing like a machine gun over a heavily armored and equipped outfit of young, brawny assassins, Miles Davis ruled the world at the end of 1970. A year removed from his "corruption" at the hands of rock-- if you believe dozens of decaying jazz critics, that is-- Davis had the band and the vision to play music that no one would ever play again.
Pianist Michael Wolff's appearance Friday at the Blue Room will be the only jazz gig in town led by a guy who also plays a “Sonny Bono-haired, goofy, accordion-playing dad” in a hit TV show.
San Francisco, CA - February 17, 2008 “Jazz with Frankye" a show that has been running for over 10 years can now be viewed online on Eddycam-TV as well as on Comcast Channels 28 and 29. Watch Eddycam-TV, “Jazz with Frankye" presents Rolando Morales.
Pianist Michael Wolff will be playing old chestnuts such as "Autumn Leaves" and "My Funny Valentine" when his trio performs next week at Yoshi's San Francisco and the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay. But don't expect to hear much of those
"I'm so happy to be on this record. It's great when an opportunity like this arrives unexpectedly: for Alfie, to help work out some lyrics when you wanted to sing a couple of songs in English. And for me, to be allowed to come along and join in with this brilliant bunch of musos.
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