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More Than 24,600 Jazz Fans Turned Out for 2016 Newport Jazz Festival

8/22/2016

 

More Than 24,000 Jazz Lovers Turned Out for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival®
 
Festival Set for August 4 – 6 in 2017

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Monty Alexander (Photo by: Ayano Hisa)
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Norah Jones (Photo by: Ayano Hisa)
NEWPORT, RI, August 22, 2016 – More than 24,600 Jazz lovers – including a sold out audience on Saturday – turned out at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino July 29 – 31 for the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. Among the audience were more than 3,400 students who took advantage of specially-discounted $20 tickets, which the Festival has sold over the past three years to help build younger audiences.

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10th Annual Great Jazz on the Great Hill

8/4/2016

 
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10th Annual Great Jazz on the Great Hill
 

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY THE JIMMY HEATH BIG BAND AND OTHERS IN CENTRAL PARK

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New York ― On Saturday, August 13, the 10th annual Great Jazz on the Great Hill concert in Central Park celebrates the 90th birthday of jazz legend Jimmy Heath ― this National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master will perform with his Big Band.
 
For ten years, the Central Park Conservancy has brought free music to the Upper West Side. Presented in partnership with Jazzmobile, this year’s lineup will include special guests Antonio Hart (tenor saxophone) and Jeb Patton (pianist); plus Billboard chart topper, R&B, Blues and Jazz vocalist Alyson Williams. Ms. Williams will also serve as the concert’s Emcee. WBGO FM host Sheila Anderson will introduce a tribute to Jimmy Heath, with even more special guests! 



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Jazz in the Valley Takes Over Poughkeepsie August 21, Noon; Early Bird Tickets Extended to August 14

8/4/2016

 

TRANSART & Cultural Services’ Jazz in the Valley Returns to Poughkeepsie for the 16th Annual Celebration of America’s Music
at a One-Day Concert Featuring Traditional and Modern Jazz Styles
on Sunday, August 21, Noon, at Waryas Park
 
Jazz in the Valley Presents
Randy Weston & the African Rhythms Trio with Alex Blake and Neil Clarke;
Jazz By 5: Javon Jackson, Randy Brecker, George Cables, Eddie Gomez and Jimmy Cobb; Craig Harris; Chico Alvarez & the Palomonte Afro-Cuban Big Band; Charenee Wade
 
Early Bird Tickets: $40 through August 14
General Admission: $50 in Advance; $60 at the Gate
Students with Valid ID: $20
(845) 384-6350 /
www.jazzinthevalleyny.org
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Randy Weston
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Javon Jackson
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, August 4, 2016 – In a hamlet 75 miles north of New York City in the heart of Dutchess County, in the Queen City of the Hudson, otherwise known as Poughkeepsie, TRANSART & Cultural Services brings together some of the best and brightest established stars and emerging artists for the 16th annual celebration of Jazz in the Valley, which takes place on the banks of the Hudson River at Waryas Park on Sunday, August 21, Noon – 6:00 pm.
 
This year’s musical extravaganza features Randy Weston & the African Rhythms Trio with Alex Blake and Neil Clarke, Craig Harris, Chico Alvarez & the Palomonte Afro-Cuban Big Band, Charenee Wade and the festival’s Artistic Director Javon Jackson, who has put together a special supergroup, Jazz By 5, with Randy Brecker, George Cables, Eddie Gomez and Jimmy Cobb. 

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Catch Pianist Axel Tosca TONIGHT at The Zinc Bar, 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm

8/4/2016

 

Pianist Axel Tosca Presents Music from His New Self-titled CD
at The Zinc Bar TONIGHT
 
The Zinc Bar
82 West Third Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 477-ZINC (9462)
 
Set Times: 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm
 
Cover Charge: $15.00

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NEW YORK, NY, August 4, 2016 ­­– THIS JUST IN … Axel Tosca, the Cuban-born, New York-based piano virtuoso, brings the music from his self-titled ALFI Records album to life at a one-night only concert TONIGHT, Thursday, August 4, 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm, at The Zinc Bar, 82 West Third Street in Greenwich Village. Fresh off a stellar concert at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, Tosca takes the stage with his trio featuring drummer Amaury Acosta and bassist Josh Crumbly.
 
Tosca was born into a musical family. His mother is internationally-acclaimed singer Xiomara Laugart, known as “The Voice of Cuba.” His father is singer/songwriter Albert Tosca. Since the age of seven, when Axel shifted his focus from guitar to piano, he has absorbed a variety of musical styles from Cuban hip hop to Latin jazz through studies at some of Cuba’s most prestigious music schools. After relocating to the United States in 2005, he performed for two years in the Las Vegas show “Cuban Night.”
 
Though steeped in jazz traditions, Axel doesn’t look like a cerebral jazz composer in a dark flannel suit. With a shock of day-glow yellow hair (or sometimes red) standing straight up and a matching goatee pointed straight down, he looks more like a madcap scientist experimenting with things that could potentially bubble up. “Axel Tosca” is a clearly thought out, richly-scored addition to contemporary jazz, incorporating beats from around the world woven into soulful, melodic and complicated structures.
 
The nine tracks on “Axel Tosca” are a virtual culinary tour of Latin America, Africa, Asia and American funk rhythms. They include “Accent,” “Siboney,” “One for Grew,” (by Robert Glasper), “Fulani in Love,” “Hologram,” “Afri Asia,” “Estrella,” “Vibe” and “Rio.”
 
For tickets and more information, go to www.zincbar.com or call (212) 477-ZINC.
 
For more information on Axel Tosca and ALFI Records, please visit www.alfirecords.com. 
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