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George T. Wein October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021

9/13/2021

George T. Wein
October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021

NEW YORK, NY, September 13, 2021 – Impresario, promoter, pianist, art collector and philanthropist George T. Wein, co-founder and creator of the Newport Jazz Festival® and the Newport Folk Festival®, who for seven decades, was the most influential presenter of music around the globe, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, September 13, 2021. He was 95.

Chicago Vocalist Tammy McCann Makes a Rare L.A. Appearance

8/11/2021

Tammy McCann Performs Selections from her Forthcoming CD, Southside Folk Tales,
at Catalina Jazz Club, August 13, 8:30 pm

CHICAGO, IL, August 2, 2021 – Enjoy an evening with a consummate storyteller when the critically-acclaimed Chicago Vocalist Tammy McCann brings an all-star band – Bassist John Clayton, Guitarist Fareed Haque, Pianist Tamir Hendelman and Drummer Clayton Cameron – to Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, on August 13, 8:30 pm, for a special preview performance of her forthcoming CD, Southside Folk Tales.

Soulville Sound Recordings Celebrates New Release

8/11/2021

Pianist/Composer Bobby West
Releases Debut Album Leimert Park After Dark

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 28, 2021 – Have you heard the story of local jazz musicians who tirelessly perform in their hometowns for years, known only to a select few, leave their homes for foreign lands for more opportunities and often, more appreciation, and then return home to a local scene that is now more appreciative of his or her musical gifts? This scenario rings true for 65-year old, Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Bobby West, who returned home to record his debut album, Leimert Park After Dark, available now on Soulville Sound Recordings.

Tammy McCann Presents Yes Mahalia!

8/11/2021

Vocalist Tammy McCann
Pays Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
at Jazzmobile’s Summerfest 2021
on Friday, August 6, 7:00 pm,
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
in Marcus Garvey Park

NEW YORK, NY, July 2021 – No jazz singer on the scene today bridges Sacred and Secular like Chicago Vocalist Tammy McCann. Throughout her career, McCann has paid homage to gospel pioneer Mahalia Jackson, and on Friday, August 6, 7:00 pm, at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, she and the Eyal Vilner Big Band will perform her latest soulful tribute, “Yes Mahalia!, at Jazzmobile’s Summerfest 2021, which is dedicated to co-founder Dr. Billy Taylor in honor of his 100th Birthday.

The Musical Journey of Donald Harrison

6/23/2021

From Congo Nation to the Quantum Realm:
The Musical Journey of Donald Harrison

The Saxophonist’s Journey Includes an Honorary Doctorate, a Star-studded Global Performance Video, New John Coltrane-inspired Single
and Live Concerts

NEW YORK, June 22, 2021 – As the jazz world slowly emerges from the more than year-long pandemic, the New Orleans-born alto saxophonist Donald Harrison– the critically-acclaimed, innovative musician with four decades of experience as an instrumentalist, sideman and leader who has worked with everyone from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and salsa legend Eddie Palmieri, to the legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G. – unleashed a flurry of new projects, along with some prominent news features.

Jazz in the Valley Returns August 15

6/22/2021

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY RETURNS
TO POUGHKEEPSIE’S WARYAS PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15,
featuring JAVON JACKSON QUARTET,
THE CURTIS BROTHERS, LAKECIA BENJAMIN,
JULIUS RODRIGUEZ and SAMARA JOY

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, June 22, 2021 – Jazz in the Valley (JITV) returns Sunday, August 15, 2021, noon to 6:00 pm, with a celebration of Legacy, History and the Future of Jazz. Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the day-long festival features its Artistic Director Javon Jackson and his Quartet and celebrates the future of jazz with four young musicians – the Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin, Julius Rodriguez and Samara Joy – who are taking the jazz tradition to the next level.

JAZZMOBILE’S SUMMERFEST 2021

6/17/2021

JAZZMOBILE’S SUMMERFEST 2021, NEW YORK CITY’S
LONGEST RUNNING (MOBILE) JAZZ CONCERT SERIES,
RETURNS JULY 7

DEDICATED TO CO-FOUNDER DR. BILLY TAYLOR IN HONOR OF HIS 100th BIRTHDAY

HARLEM, NY – June 7, 2021 – As New York and city parks begin to open up for concerts and other special events with live audiences, Jazzmobile’s 57th SUMMERFEST 2021 premieres on stages around New York City beginning July 7 with concerts featuring a diverse roster of jazz icons and emerging artists. Jazzmobile’s much-anticipated return – with (limited) audiences promises to be another outstanding year of high-quality performances by world class performers that will fill New York’s cultural landscape with jazz in all of its forms, including straight-ahead, swing, blues, Latin, Afro-Cuban and more.

Sarah Dash Nominated for New Jersey Hall of Fame

5/26/2021

Vocalist Sarah Dash Nominated for Induction
into the New Jersey Hall of Fame

Cast Your Vote Daily Now through Memorial Day at ChooseHeroes.com

TRENTON, NJ, May 21, 2021 – Sarah Dash, the award-winning vocalist, songwriter, motivational speaker, educator, entrepreneur, humanitarian and co-founder of Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles has been nominated for induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Public voting is now open at ChooseHeroes.com where fans can cast votes daily through May 31. There are five categories and voters must vote for two of the 50 nominees in each area.

JJA Announces 2021 Awards Winners

5/7/2021

2021 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Announced

25thAnnual Poll Hails Ron Carter, Kevin Whitehead and Women in Jazz

NEW YORK, NY, May 6, 2021 – Master musician and educator Ron Carter, often credited as jazz's most recorded bassist, and author Kevin Whitehead, long-running jazz critic on Fresh Air with Terry Gross,have won Lifetime Achievement Awards in the 2021 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, announced today.

JAZZMOBILE CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2021 WITH THE VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING

4/30/2021

JAZZMOBILE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WITH KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING -- A CONCERT WITH 3 PREMIERES TONIGHT ON JZMTV AT: 5:00PM, 7:00PM AND 9:00PM

HARLEM,NY-April 30, 2021– Jazzmobile’s community concert “Keep The Music Playing”is back with nearly 60 stellar Jazz musicians who are donating their performance to support Jazzmobile, and its performance & education programs!This year they are virtual but once again, only on the “Jazzmobile stage” will you find this all-star line-up. The concerts opening and closing speak to the racial injustices of 1964 and today, respectively.

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George T. WeinOctober 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021

Tammy McCann Performs Selections from her Forthcoming CD, Southside Folk Tales, ​at Catalina Jazz Club, August 13, 8:30 pm

Pianist/Composer Bobby West Releases Debut Album Leimert Park After Dark

Vocalist Tammy McCann Pays Tribute to Mahalia Jacksonat Jazzmobile’s Summerfest 2021 on Friday, August 6, 7:00 pm,at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater ​in Marcus Garvey Park

From Congo Nation to the Quantum Realm:The Musical Journey of Donald Harrison The Saxophonist’s Journey Includes an Honorary Doctorate, a Star-studded Global Performance Video, New John Coltrane-inspired Single ​and Live Concerts

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY RETURNSTO POUGHKEEPSIE’S WARYAS PARKSUNDAY, AUGUST 15,featuring JAVON JACKSON QUARTET, ​THE CURTIS BROTHERS, LAKECIA BENJAMIN,​JULIUS RODRIGUEZ and SAMARA JOY

JAZZMOBILE’S SUMMERFEST 2021, NEW YORK CITY’S LONGEST RUNNING (MOBILE) JAZZ CONCERT SERIES,RETURNS JULY 7DEDICATED TO CO-FOUNDER DR. BILLY TAYLOR IN HONOR OF HIS 100th BIRTHDAY

Vocalist Sarah Dash Nominated for Inductioninto the New Jersey Hall of Fame​Cast Your Vote Daily Now through Memorial Day at ChooseHeroes.com

2021 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Announced 25thAnnual Poll Hails Ron Carter, Kevin Whitehead and Women in Jazz

JAZZMOBILE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WITH KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING -- A CONCERT WITH 3 PREMIERES TONIGHT ON JZMTV AT: 5:00PM, 7:00PM AND 9:00PM

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George T. Wein
October 3, 1925 – September 13, 2021

Tammy McCann Performs Selections from her Forthcoming CD, Southside Folk Tales,
at Catalina Jazz Club, August 13, 8:30 pm

Pianist/Composer Bobby West
Releases Debut Album Leimert Park After Dark

Vocalist Tammy McCann
Pays Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
at Jazzmobile’s Summerfest 2021
on Friday, August 6, 7:00 pm,
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
in Marcus Garvey Park

From Congo Nation to the Quantum Realm:
The Musical Journey of Donald Harrison

The Saxophonist’s Journey Includes an Honorary Doctorate, a Star-studded Global Performance Video, New John Coltrane-inspired Single
and Live Concerts

JAZZ IN THE VALLEY RETURNS
TO POUGHKEEPSIE’S WARYAS PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15,
featuring JAVON JACKSON QUARTET,
THE CURTIS BROTHERS, LAKECIA BENJAMIN,
JULIUS RODRIGUEZ and SAMARA JOY

JAZZMOBILE’S SUMMERFEST 2021, NEW YORK CITY’S
LONGEST RUNNING (MOBILE) JAZZ CONCERT SERIES,
RETURNS JULY 7

DEDICATED TO CO-FOUNDER DR. BILLY TAYLOR IN HONOR OF HIS 100th BIRTHDAY

Vocalist Sarah Dash Nominated for Induction
into the New Jersey Hall of Fame

Cast Your Vote Daily Now through Memorial Day at ChooseHeroes.com

2021 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Announced

25thAnnual Poll Hails Ron Carter, Kevin Whitehead and Women in Jazz