A public memorial event for musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be held tomorrow from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The centerpiece of the program will be a performance of Dixon’s last composition by…
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Eri Yamamoto Trio At Cornelia Street Café This Sunday
July 30, 2010 – 7:29 am
On Sunday, August 1st, pianist/composer Eri Yamamoto and her longstanding trio, featuring bassist David Ambrosio and drummer Ikuo Takeuchi, will celebrate their recent AUM Fidelity release, In Each Day, Something Good (AUM059), with a two-set performance at Cornelia Street Café….
Darius Jones’ Three-Night Residency At Roulette Begins Tonight
July 28, 2010 – 7:58 am
Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones‘ latest three-night residency at New York’s Roulette begins tonight. Jones, who was recently nominated for Up & Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, will be performing with both his longstanding working trio and…
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society At CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport August 7th
July 23, 2010 – 9:20 am
Two weeks from tomorrow, Darcy James Argue‘s Secret Society and special guest Bob Brookmeyer will perform on the Harbor Stage at CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport. “Mr. Wein asked if I might like to invite my compositional mentor, Bob Brookmeyer, to…
Tonight: Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone At Sycamore
July 23, 2010 – 6:54 am
Guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone will perform tonight at Sycamore in Brooklyn. The longstanding duo is scheduled to play the second set of the night at 9:00 p.m., in between solo drum sets by Brian Chase and Ches…