[Press Release, March 20, 2019] UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock today announced the program for the 2019 edition of International Jazz Day, which will be launched in Australia and celebrated in more than 190 countries around the world. On April 29-30 a wide range of jazz performances, education programs, […]
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With winter almost over, here is a look back at one of the most sparkling musical nights at the end of 2018. On Saturday, December 15, Litchfield Performing Arts/Litchfield Jazz Festival hosted “Jingle & Mingle” at the Litchfield Community Center. Although winter wouldn’t technically start for a few more days, it was the heart of […]
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On Friday, December 14, 2018, at Harlem’s Silvana Restaurant, Monique Martin, Director of Programming for the Harlem Stage program, welcomed the crowd to the Jazzy December Pop-up Show. She began the evening by discussing the schedule and various activities produced by Harlem Stage, whose motto is: Diverse Artists. Transformative Art. Multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah […]
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On November 17, 2018, the Jazz Forum nightclub hosted the celebration of the 88th birthday of legendary multi-instrumentalist/composer David Amram. The Jazz Forum opened in 2017 in Tarrytown, New York, and the website has the following quote: “On June 9th, 2017, Mark Morganelli and his wife, Ellen Prior opened the Jazz Forum as the only […]
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[Note: Portions of this article are drawn from Janis Ewart’s nomination letter for Larry’s designation as Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association, and from Larry’s own self-penned obit, released on February 4.] The Twin Cities lost one of its true “jazz heroes” with the passing of Larry Englund, who died of cancer on February […]
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