If there is any artist perfectly suited to jazz festivals, it??™s pianist Dave Brubeck. He gained notoriety through playing for eager tweed jacketed undergrads at college concert halls instead of for barflies at dingy clubs and recorded a few hit songs without losing his jazz cred.
Last Thursday, the Folly Theater had the opening concert for their Folly Jazz Series. The storied venue was ideal for the renowned act it hosted, the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The act was supremely talented and led by legendary pianist, Dave Brubeck. Brubeck has been one of the most pivotal figures in the jazz world for nearly 60 years, and at 87, he is still touring nationally.
Acrobat Music announces the launch of its Premier Collection reissue series, covering jazz, rock, blues, country, and other genres. Their initial release, set for October 21, (view the entire list at acrobatmusic.net ) features never-before-released radio broadcasts and transcriptions as well as rare, out-of-print LP??™s. All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in ???deluxe packaging???
Mirah: with No Kids, Julie Doiron and Mount Erie, 7 p.m. Oct. 16. The Crofoot Ballroom, $12. The Expendables: with OPM and Rebelution, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16. The Shelter, $12. Dave Brubeck: 8 p.m. Oct. 16. Orchestra Hall at Max M. Fisher Music Center, $19-$99.
Legendary jazz musicians McCoy Tyner, Dave Brubeck, and Bucky and John Pizzarelli will appear at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at The Duke Jazz Talks series starting October 29. This four part series presented by The Library in partnership with The GRAMMY Museum SM and The Recording Academy?® New York Chapter will include one-on-one conversations with jazz artists about
New York -- Time Warner Cable pledged $500,000 Tuesday night to a favored cause, the Veritas Therapeutic Community substance-abuse treatment organization, at a benefit dinner and concert honoring jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck.
(AP) -- In 1953, Hugh Hefner was a young man in Chicago with an unimpressive resume and big plans. He would start a men's magazine geared toward young urbanites such as himself with lifestyle tips and racy pictures.
If you appreciate songwriters but have never joined the cult of Jonathan Richman or Vic Chesnutt , tonight's double bill is a must. One of the original indie-rock tunesmiths, Richman has sung coy and touching lyrics over catchy melodies since the early '70s.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama ??“ The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame presents it??™s 6th Annual Student Jazz Band Festival to be held on March 27-March 29, at the historic Carver Theatre.
There is no doubt that there is an art to making music. And, since 2002, a south suburban group also has shown how music can inspire art. The Tall Grass Arts Association, which is based in Park Forest, is once again collaborating in a fundraiser for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.
Back to rockHis fascination with the Great American Songbook apparently over, Rod Stewart brings his "Rod Stewart Rocks His Greatest Hits Tour" to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Aug. 20. Tickets, priced from $79.25 to $500, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster outlets; Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone, (201) 507-8900; and ticketmaster.com.
Before members beat a path to Garden City to perform a concert Saturday, the Washburn University Percussion Collective will perform most of the show tonight in Topeka.
Two pianists well known in the Jersey jazz milieu are set to swing this week at Shanghai Jazz, 24 Main St., Madison. Morris Nanton, a Garden State native and a longtime performer at the Chinese restaurant, will hit the ivories Thursday, 7 to 9:30 p.m., making a live recording in the process.
University of the Pacific's Brubeck Institute is launching a new partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, the George Washington University, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and others to present an ambitious two-week, coast-to-coast festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dave Brubeck's legendary 1958
This month marks a milestone of sorts for yours truly, as it was ten years ago that I started reviewing (and writing this column) for AllAboutJazz. In that time I've submitted a few more than 1,500 reviews, which translates to around 150 per year.
Flowerpots and a poem. Those are the things Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie opened her concert with Saturday night at Johnson County Community College??™s Yardley Hall.
With a vast repertoire representing 60 years of performing, how does 87-year-old jazz-piano icon Dave Brubeck decide what to play in concert? On Sunday night at Orchestra Hall, he took his cue from the dangerously fickle Minnesota weather.
Biography Born and raised in Connecticut in a family of nine children, Monica Hatch was drawn to both classical music and jazz from the beginning of her musical journey.
Jazz vocalist Monica Hatch with pianist Pamela Hines will perform the 7:00pm show on Friday, May 30th, at the Acton Jazz Cafe in Acton, MA. Hatch has a lyrical jazz style and improv skills to make every standard fresh.
It's out again, and affordable. But shame on Sony/Columbia for ignoring this essential recording for twenty years, resulting in prohibitive collectors' prices.
One of jazz's brightest young stars will showcase the new generation??™s approach to jazz at Cal Poly??™s Jazz Night concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 30, in Harman Hall of the Performing Arts Center??™s Christopher Cohan Center.
The rich and complex history of quilt making will unfold through the quilts on display in Cal Poly??™s University Art Gallery through June 14. Cal Poly??™s Art and Design Department is co-curating the show with noted quilt author Carolyn Mazloomi.
Although he's not necessarily a modern version of Amadeus, he does share some characteristics. I would guess that child prodigies sometimes tire of the expectations others place on them, but I suppose it comes with the territory whether your name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Taylor Eigsti. Not that I'm comparing the talented young jazz pianist to the legendary composer, but Eigsti does seem to
The show celebrates over a hundred years of Jazz. It will enthrall a worldwide audience by featuring star hosts, scintillating dance numbers, and live performances by today's international jazz stars.
There might be bigger names among jazz saxophonists, but few can match his long career of excellence in music. During my college years I was still very new to listening to modern jazz, and like a lot of others at that time, thought that it began and ended with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. I was especially dazzled by the melodic, lyrical play of alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and even though I
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