USA: Benny Green Trio Performing December 3rd

South Florida JAZZ presents the Benny Green Trio Saturday December 3 at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr Blvd in Davie. Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s no wonder Green has been hailed as perhaps the most exciting hard-swinging, hard-bop pianist to ever emerge from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Since emerging under the tutelage of Betty Carter, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Brown in the early 1980s, Benny Green has become a highly regarded pianist and bandleader. His efforts to expand upon the language of the classical jazz canon have placed him not only among the best interpreters but also among the vanguard of musicians keeping jazz’s evolution going. Tickets are $40 ($10 for students with ID 90 min before the show) and the show starts at 7:30 PM. More information at southfloridajazz.org or call 954-462-0222. Parking is free above the 1st floor.

NORWAY: Karl SeglemNordic Balm (2016)

Whenever people talk or write about Jazz music it never takes long until someone mentions the magic between the musicians. If you never really understood what it meant but were afraid to ask, let Karl Seglem explain. For almost a decade the Norwegian saxophonist with a fable for all types of goat horns has been playing together with the Acoustic Quartet, three younger musicians. Together they translate into music the true meaning of magic in Jazz: discipline and freedom, trust and risk, feeling and energy. Plus: a lot of fun. Following Norskjazz.no ('09) und NyeSongar.no ('12) the new album Nordic Balm is the third studio album of this formation with Karl Seglem, pianist Andreas Ulvo, bass player Sigurd Hole and Jonas Howden Sjøvaag on drums. Thanks to constant touring since 2008 the four are more than well-rehearsed, they form a unity - a real band. This process in itself is important to Karl Seglem, he describes the three albums as a trilogy and regards Nordic Balm as the strongest and most important so far. But of course that is also due to the fact that the most recent album is always the most important. All the elements that made Karl Seglem's music so popular and successful come together on Nordic Balm: strong roots in Skandinavian Folk and World Music, a perfect balance of composition and improvisation, extremely skilled musicians and excellent sound quality. Yet there is also a pure joy of playing that urges through the cracks of this foundation and sometimes takes control over the band, for example on the manic goat horn heavy Fjordskimmr. From more measured songs like Lys i glaset to up-tempo tracks like Eidblome and the groove based Ned Dalen, that came to Karl Seglem on a hike in the Norwegian mountains, this sheer lust of playing carries the album and pushes it forward. Even Balsam, a song for Karl Seglems brother who is fighting cancer, never turns into a lament but instead celebrates his positive energy and will to live.

USA: Christmas Jazz Vespers Sat, December 3rd 5 PM Resurrection Church NYC

 

RSVP and Inquiries:

RSVPJazzVespers@gmail.com or 646.653.2780 

www.resurrectionchurch-nyc.com

USA: Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution- A Short Moment Of Zero G (2016)

Daniel Erdmann, active as a member and co-leader of many bands, had the sound of this trio in his ear, and looked for and finally found the musicians who would allow the inner sound to become a reality. Here is a band that totally bears his stamp, that of the tenor saxophonist and composer. At the same time, in the ensemble playing there is lots of leeway for the participants. Music of this kind is about freedom, about the freedom to improvise in relation to the composition, freedom of feeling, thinking, and desire. What initially makes you sit up and take notice and draws you in, is the gesture, the closeness to speech, the narrative and rhapsodical manner. Daniel Erdmann's pieces are compact, sometimes even complex, and within their forms the participants can roam freely. Daniel Erdmann is a self-confessed melodist. And this is often much harder than hiding yourself behind a material exegesis, because the ideas and the statements have to be strong. In this skein of voices with violin, viola and vibraphone, he weaves together a trio that makes it possible for the parts to share rhythmic or harmonic aspects, to cross over or develop one another. French violinist Théo Ceccaldi contributes something from the grand French string tradition, as well as jazz references and something very contemporary: he can wallow in melody, but also provide abstract, percussive action. The luminous sound of Jim Hart's vibraphone reinforces the chamber music like magic of the trio. Jim Hart brings with him that rhythmic competence that here enables him to dispense with drums, brilliantly. Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution is free from intent, the desire to illustrate, although it does contain a number of allusions. The music draws from the confrontation with reality and bubbles from the imagination. It has something poetic and something anecdotal; something picturesque and something abstract.

USA: Dino Massa Kansas City Quintet-Echoes of Europe (2016)

Echoes Of Europe / ARC-2680 is an international musical collaboration produced by the Dino Massa Kansas City Quintet that was recorded on the ARC label in Kansas City. The project was initiated by two long time musical friends, Italian jazz pianist, Dino Massa; and, USA jazz saxophonist, Christopher Burnett. On Echoes of Europe you ll hear the strong and intuitive rapport that Massa and Burnett discovered many years ago. More, you ll hear the two create in the company of guitarist Charles Gatschet, bassist Andrew Stinson and drummer Clarence Smith, all accomplished professionals and educators in the KC region. Several guests appear as well, thickening the texture of the ensemble: Terri Anderson Burnett and Freda Proctor on flutes, along with two fine trumpeters / flugelhornists: Marcus Hampton and Stanton Kessler.

Historically, the stationing of American troops abroad has had a significant and seldom-noted ancillary effect beyond military cooperation ... --David R. Adler, New York

Massa is known for performances of both classical music and jazz. Burnett is ... a musician whose compositions flow with modern sophistication. --The Pitch, Kansas City

While Massa s musical personality is the main focus, credit must also go to Burnett, who served as lead developer of the Echoes of Europe project from his Kansas City home base, and whose warm and round alto tone is a boon to the entire session. It is Burnett s stewardship of the ARC label that proved decisive in bringing this music to light. Co-founded by Burnett with saxophonist Erica Lindsay and pianist Sumi Tonooka, ARC has released three of Burnett s titles to date: Time Flies, Theme Music and the recent Firebird. In my liner notes for Firebird I detail Burnett s complicated journey as an independent musician and entrepreneur after 22 years of military service. --David R. Adler, New York

USA: Dave Chamberlain’s BAND of BONES presents “DANCEABLE DUKE” with MERCEDES ELLINGTON and Guest Vocalist ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE

Dave Chamberlain’s
BAND of BONES presents
“DANCEABLE DUKE”
the music of Ellingtonia (Duke, Strayhorn, and Tizol)
Featuring Dancer/Choreographer
MERCEDES ELLINGTON



and Guest Vocalist
ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE



TUESDAY DECEMBER 6th at 8:00 PM

Christ & St. Stephen’s Church
120 West 69th Street
Between Broadway & Columbus
$20 Suggested Donation

www.bandofbones.com
Call 646-373-5372 for further info

#1, #2, #3 IRT trains to 72nd St.

“The best big band you’ve never heard about!” HOT HOUSE
“A sound that demands attention!”
WABC Radio
We are thrilled to present this collaboration of BAND of BONES with the music of the masters of Ellingtonia and Duke’s granddaughter MERCEDES ELLINGTON.

Music will include Cottontail, Mood Indigo, A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, Caravan, Perdido, and many more.

Also featuring guest vocalist ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE.

“Mercedes Ellington is a modern day dance pioneer. As a dancer, choreographer, and teacher, she has contributed significantly to artistry in the entertainment world.

Daughter of Mercer Ellington, and granddaughter of Duke Ellington, she made history as the first African-American in the June Taylor Dance Troupe. Ms. Ellington has appeared in numerous Broadway productions, including Sophisticated Ladies (featured dancer and assistant choreographer), No No Nanette, Hellzapoppin’, The Grand Tour, and The Night that Made America Famous. Other credits include Balle Tap USA (artistic co-director, later re-named DancEllington), Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and she is a noted jazz tap teacher."

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USA : Blair Crimmins and The Hookers-You Gotta Sell Something (2016)

Blair Crimmins and The Hookers have a new batch of songs on their 3rd full length studio release. You Gotta Sell Something delivers more of their signature sound of supercharged Ragtime and Swing while also reaching into some new territory with Gospel and Jump Blues. Gypsy guitar, stride piano, rapid strumming banjo and a New Orleans style horn section keep the joint jumping while Crimmins sings in his clever lyrical style which is both humorous and sincere.

Best Songwriter 2013 - ''If he caters to any genre it's one that's entirely his own, and that's something a lot of guys with pens and guitars either don't know how to do or don't have the guts to do'' --- Creative Loafing Atlanta