From April 20 to April 23, 2017, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ will honor Newark-born saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter in five concerts over four days. Those paying homage to Shorter include the Wallace Roney Orchestra, Cécile McLorin Salvant with Sullivan Fortner, a Weather Report tribute ensemble with Christian McBride, Rachel Z, […]
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Kingsborough College’s series On Stage at Kingsborough has become a real hub of entertainment in Brooklyn, NY. Their motto, “Bringing World-Class Performances Home,” is more than just words, and in the 2016-2017 season, they have presented jazz, theater, cabaret, and dance from all over the world. On February 10th, On Stage at Kingsborough introduced ELLA! […]
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Five-time Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and pianist Karrin Allyson brought her quartet to Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles for a three-day engagement March 24-26. We attended Saturday, March 25th. When you see an excited audience before any show, you know it will be the best. Allyson was born in Great Bend, KS and grew up […]
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© Andrea Canter “Freddy has an impeccable sense of swing…he is, overall, the most maturely expressive male jazz singer of his generation, if not the best alive.” —The New York Times I’m Not My Brother, I’m Me was the fitting title of a popular Freddy Cole recording, reissued in 2004. Twelve years younger than legendary […]
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© Andrea Canter ” [Atlantis Quartet] shifts nimbly from a punk-jazz aesthetic to an ECM-ish sensitivity.”–Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times One of the most praised jazz ensembles in the Twin Cities, the Atlantis Quartet recently celebrated ten years of collaboration and innovative music. Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog is pleased to present Atlantis (Zacc […]
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