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Rahsaan Roland Kirk Documentary "The Case of the Three Sided Dream" to Premiere at SXSW

2/20/2014

“The Case of the Three Sided Dream”
World premiere at South by Southwest film festival

The feature documentary film on the music and life of multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk makes its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, March 10-15, 2014.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a one of a kind musician, personality, satirist and windmill-slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices – did not relent.

His life’s work was exploring sound and making music. Beyond that, he was an outspoken activist who started a political movement to get more exposure for Jazz in America – particularly on TV.

Apollo, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile Announce Harlem Jazz Shrines Fest Schedule

2/19/2014

The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile
Present Fourth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4 – 10

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival
The Prestige of the Past … the Pulse of the Present

HARLEM, USA, February 19, 2014 – When the Harlem Renaissance was in vogue at the dawn of the 20th Century, the jazz clubs around Jungle Alley, between Lenox and Seventh Avenue – The Savoy Ballroom, Small’s Paradise, Minton’s Playhouse, Clark Monroe’s Uptown House, The Ubangi Club, Park Palace, Connie’s Inn, and others – were the place to be. These immortal nightclubs, concert halls, cabarets, speakeasies and ballrooms, will be channeled and showcased May 4 – 10 at the Fourth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival. A week-long, multi-venue partnership with the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile, in collaboration with Columbia University, the festival revives the spirits and sounds of Harlem’s historic jazz venues with swinging live performances, jam sessions, informative panel discussions, dance parties, films and more.

"Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60" Tour Stops at Jazz Standard, March 4-8

2/19/2014

“Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60” Tour
Celebrates Iconic Rhode Island Festival
at Jazz Standard
March 4 – 6, 7:30/9:30 pm; March 7- 8, 7:30/9:30/11:30 pm

Karrin Allyson, Clarence Penn, Ben Allison, Anat Cohen, Mark Whitfield, Randy Brecker and Peter Martin (Photo Credit: Jimmy Katz)

NEWPORT, RI, February 19, 2014 – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival® (August 1-3, 2014), the “Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60” Tour makes a stop in New York City at the Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, March 4-8. Featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson, bassist Ben Allison, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist Mark Whitfield, trumpeter Randy Brecker and drummer Clarence Penn, the band has been receiving rave reviews since it kicked off a 17-city tour on February 8 in Atlanta. The first leg of the tour winds down March 30 and will continue with more dates during June, July and August in North America and Europe (including a set at its namesake festival on August 2).

Set times at the Jazz Standard are 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm on March 4-6, with an 11:30 pm set added on March 7-8. For tickets and more information, call (212) 576-2232 or visit www.jazzstandard.net.

Remembering Charlie Bourgeois: April 27, 1919 - January 26, 2014

2/18/2014

Remembering Charles Bourgeois:
An Arbiter of Good Taste in
Music, Cuisine, Fashion and People
Long-time Festival Public Relations Director
April 27, 1919 – January 26, 2014

New York, NY – Charles Bourgeois, who directed public relations efforts for every festival and event produced by music impresario George Wein since the early 1950s, died Sunday, January 26, from injuries suffered after a fall in his home, it was announced by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. He was 94.

Born April 27, 1919, in Island Pond, Vermont, Mr. Bourgeois was a graduate of Boston University (BU), where he produced concerts and first met Mr. Wein. A devotee of piano jazz, as well as vocalists, he produced a well-received BU event featuring Lennie Tristano and Mary Lou Williams. Following a stint in the Army during World War II, he returned to Boston and began making the rounds on the social scene. Mr. Bourgeois visited Mr. Wein’s popular jazz club Storyville in Boston’s Copley Square Hotel regularly in 1951, often bringing music critics with him.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk Documentary "The Case of the Three Sided Dream" to Premiere at SXSW

“The Case of the Three Sided Dream” World premiere at South by Southwest film festival

Apollo, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile Announce Harlem Jazz Shrines Fest Schedule

The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile Present Fourth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4 – 10 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival The Prestige of the Past … the Pulse of the Present

"Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60" Tour Stops at Jazz Standard, March 4-8

“Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60” Tour Celebrates Iconic Rhode Island Festival at Jazz Standard March 4 – 6, 7:30/9:30 pm; March 7- 8, 7:30/9:30/11:30 pm

Remembering Charlie Bourgeois: April 27, 1919 - January 26, 2014

Remembering Charles Bourgeois: An Arbiter of Good Taste in Music, Cuisine, Fashion and People Long-time Festival Public Relations Director April 27, 1919 – January 26, 2014

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“The Case of the Three Sided Dream”
World premiere at South by Southwest film festival

The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile
Present Fourth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4 – 10

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival
The Prestige of the Past … the Pulse of the Present

“Newport Jazz Festival®: Now 60” Tour
Celebrates Iconic Rhode Island Festival
at Jazz Standard
March 4 – 6, 7:30/9:30 pm; March 7- 8, 7:30/9:30/11:30 pm

Remembering Charles Bourgeois:
An Arbiter of Good Taste in
Music, Cuisine, Fashion and People
Long-time Festival Public Relations Director
April 27, 1919 – January 26, 2014