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Jazz Lovers, Get Ready For The TIJC 2024 - An Authentic Jazz Festival With The Identity Of Real Jazz

Jazz Lovers, Get Ready For The TIJC 2024 - An Authentic Jazz Festival With The Identity Of Real Jazz

Source: Thailand International Jazz Conference

Since 2009 the Thailand International Jazz Conference—TIJC 2024 has driven the jazz music industry in Thailand with its vibes and atmosphere that go on winning the hearts of artists and jazz lovers domestically and internationally. Coming back again for its 15th Anniversary of the TIJC, held between 26-28 January 2024, proclaim its positioning as a genuine jazz performance stage. Gathering the jazz community to showcase their work, meet, and exchange views at the College of Music, Mahidol University. “TIJC is ...

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2023 Annual West Orange Jazz Festival Returns To OSPAC on October 7

2023 Annual West Orange Jazz Festival Returns To OSPAC on October 7

Source: Gregory Burrus

The Annual West Orange Jazz Festival is almost here! Saturday, October 7, 2023 1-8 pm at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center located at 4 Boland Drive in West Orange NJ. We welcome you to enjoy world-class entertainment. We will be featuring 18-year-old “Jazz House” kid, star on the rise and recent recipient of the James Moody Scholarship, drummer Mecadon McCune, 98-year-old New Orleans native son and unsung hero in the annals of jazz, guitarist Warren Battiste, Grammy nominated pianist ...

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Annual West Orange Jazzfest At OSPAC Set for October 7, 2023

Annual West Orange Jazzfest At OSPAC Set for October 7, 2023

Source: Gregory Burrus

2023 Annual West Orange JazzFest Saturday, October 7, 2023 2:00-9:00 PM Doors open at 1:30 PM The Annual West Orange Jazz Festival is almost here! Saturday, October 7, 2-9 pm at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center located at 4 Boland Drive in West Orange New Jersey. Jazz lovers!—jazz jazz and more jazz! We welcome you to enjoy a day of world-class entertainment. Meet Your Hosts: Greg Burrus and Lynette Sheard Your hosts for the evening ...

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Jazz Day At The New Ross Piano Festival with Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan Set for September 20-24, 2023

Jazz Day At The New Ross Piano Festival with Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan Set for September 20-24, 2023

Source: Connie Tantrum

Five years ago the New Ross Piano Festival introduced jazz piano to what had been a purely classical piano festival. So far it has featured Enrico Pieranunzi, Lars Jansson, Gwilym Simcock, Vadim Neselovskyi, Phil Ware, Jim Doherty and Greg Felton. This year its Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan. About Kit Downes Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has performed all over the world playing piano, church organ ...

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Recording

'String Rise Azure Traces,' Is The New Album, Of Original Work, From Wales Based Composer And Pianist Simon Deeley

'String Rise Azure Traces,' Is The New Album, Of Original Work, From Wales Based Composer And Pianist Simon Deeley

Source: Simon Deeley

String Rise Azure Traces is, now, the fifth release to come from the Wales, UK based composer and pianist Simon Deeley. As with his earlier albums, all the music, on this current album, is original, all being penned by the composer. Rather than an over-arching theme the album has a hint of an immediately recognisable style. An infusion of Latin flavour threads through the album; with the Samba groove of “So, Fly Azure Acrobat," and the gentle, easy, slow Latin ...

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Festival

Midsummer MusicFest: New Annual Festival Debuts With Jazz In July And An Additional Week Of Jazz-Fueled, Genre-Blurring Events

Midsummer MusicFest: New Annual Festival Debuts With Jazz In July And An Additional Week Of Jazz-Fueled, Genre-Blurring Events

Source: Michael Ricci

The 92nd Street Y, New York announces Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY’s 150th anniversary. Envisioned as an annual summer event inspired by a musical genre that has made a significant impact on 92NY’s programming, the festival launches this year with three weeks focusing on jazz. Midsummer MusicFest 2023 runs from July 11-27 and includes 92NY’s signature Jazz in July festival led by artistic director Bill Charlap, plus additional performances that showcase jazz’s ...

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Music Industry

World-First On Demand Live Jazz Platform, Oh! Jazz, Partners With All About Jazz / Jazz Near You, The Largest Jazz Content Global Websites

World-First On Demand Live Jazz Platform, Oh! Jazz, Partners With All About Jazz / Jazz Near You, The Largest Jazz Content Global Websites

Source: Michael Ricci

Oh! Jazz is a subscription platform of live and on-demand jazz that brings content from iconic clubs around the world direct to the homes of global subscribers, turning their living rooms into instant live jazz lounges. Founded by Jesus Perezagua (Former President of Fox Networks Europe & Africa) and Dan Bessant (Former Head of Programming, Entertainment and Music at Foxtel), Oh! Jazz features a curated selection of monthly live shows and over 150 on demand shows, playlists, interviews and masterclasses ...

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Award / Grant

Mal Waldron - Winner, Best Previously Unreleased Album, Académie Du Jazz

Mal Waldron - Winner, Best Previously Unreleased Album, Académie Du Jazz

Source: Tompkins Square

The Académie du Jazz is the oldest and most respected jazz institution in France, created in 1954. Their electoral college is made up of 60 independent journalists, photographers, writers, radio presenters, club owners and festival organizers. They give out awards in 11 categories, and Tompkins Square's Mal Waldron set, Searching in Grenoble : The 1978 Solo Piano Concert WON Best Previously Unreleased Album. March 23rd marks the 45th anniversary of this recording. Praise for Searching in Grenoble: The 1978 Solo ...

TV / Film

Documentary: 'A Portrait of Mal Waldron'

Documentary: 'A Portrait of Mal Waldron'

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers


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Mal Waldron: 'Searching in Grenoble' 1978

Mal Waldron: 'Searching in Grenoble' 1978

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Struggling to record The End of a Love Affair on February 20, 1958, Billie Holiday abruptly ended a take for her album Lady in Satin with resigned frustration. “No good. I don't know it. Mal, please try to play... as loud as you can. I don't know the tune." Mal was Mal Waldron, her accompanying pianist. Holiday was in the studio booth with headphones on and couldn't hear her pianist clearly enough as a melody guide over the live strings ...

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