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Tribute to NEA Jazz Master Stanley Crouch

10/30/2020

Family and Friends Celebrated
the Extraordinary Life of Stanley Crouch
Monday, October 26, at a Private Service at Minton’s Playhouse

Program Included Performances and Remarks By
Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Jon Batiste,
David Murray, Tammy McCann and Victor Gould;
Eulogy by The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III

October 29, 2020 –A small group of family and friends gathered Monday at the historic Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem to celebrate the life of Stanley Crouch, the 74-year old author, journalist, critic, playwright, poet and NEA Jazz Master who died in New York September 16 following a long illness.

DON'T MISS SUMMERFEST2020 OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 31 ON JZM.TV

10/6/2020

BY POPULAR DEMAND NEW YORK CITY’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SUMMERFEST2020 ON DEMAND OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 31 ONLY ON JZM.TV; VIEWING IS FREE

LINEUP INCLUDES MARC CAREY & BEN WILLIAMS, ALYSON WILLIAMS, WYCLIFFE GORDON & AARON DIEHLL, ALLAN HARRIS, BOBBY SANABRIA, GEORGE GEE SWING BAND and NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY OWENS

HARLEM, NY – October 1, 2020 – JazzmobileSUMMERFEST2020launched on August 8thand over 3,000 viewers tuned in for Great Jazz on the Great Hill presented in partnership with the Central Park Conservancy. Recorded LIVE in Central Park, Alyson Williams, the George Gee Swing Band and Jeremy Pelt gave the first live performance in Central Park since the March 15 “Pause” in New York City. GJGH was the first of 16 premieres (presenting over 100 artists) and began the 56thseason of New York City’s longest running jazz festival, SUMMERFEST, demonstrating that the festival and Jazzmobile are going strong! Thousands enjoyed performances by straight-ahead, swing, blues, salsa, Afro-Latin concerts and more wherever they were, seeing for themselves that Jazzmobile honored its commitment to the community by not cancelling this pioneering festival that remained free, especially during the Pandemic.

Grace Kelly Joins Fellow Saxophonists for a Conversation on Charlie Parker and Launches Bid to Have Her Song Become Campaign Anthem

8/28/2020

Grace Kelly Joins Fellow Saxophonists Charles McPherson, Joe Lovano, and Antonio Hart
in Celebrating Bird, a Virtual Conversation and Performance for 92Y
Saturday, August 29, 2:00 pm

Kelly Announces Plans to Offer Her Song, She’s the First,
as Campaign Anthem for Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris
First to dare, leave her mark; First to rise, start a spark
Fire is burning bright; She can lead us through the night …

NEW YORK, NY – Jazz in the time of COVID-19 is challenging for the art form. With clubs, concert halls and festivals dark, musicians are struggling to adapt to the new reality. One musician – the Massachusetts-born, 28-year-old saxophonist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and educator Grace Kelly – is poised to bravely blaze a trail through these new performance/multimedia opportunities. Kelly’s self-described “electro jazz-pop” music, along with her lithe dance moves and her silken and soulful saxophone sound, continue to attract new fans worldwide, albeit virtually for the time being.

Kelly next takes the virtual stage at New York City’s 92Y on Saturday, August 29, at 2:00 pm (EDT). She joins saxophonists Charles McPherson, Joe Lovano, Antonio Hart, and pianist Barry Harris, with moderator Gary Giddins, for a conversation and performance titled Celebrating Bird. The event is part of 92Y’s Charlie Parker: Now’s the Time, Celebrating Bird at 100. https://www.92y.org/event/celebrating-bird

SummerFest 2020 Goes Virtual with Concerts Across the City

8/24/2020

NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH THE
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF SUMMERFEST2020

SUMMERFEST HEADLINERS INCLUDE
T.K. BLUE, WYCLIFFE GORDON, ALLAN HARRIS, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY OWENS, SAGE, “KING” SOLOMON HICKS, WINARD HARPER and BOBBY SANABRIA

HARLEM, NY – August 21, 2020 – After the August 8premiere of The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile Presents Great Jazz on the Great Hill, JazzmobileSUMMERFESThas taken to the “airwaves” demonstrating that New York City’s longest-running jazz festival is going strong! The new season promises to be another outstanding year of high-quality performances, bringing straight-ahead, swing, blues, Latin, Afro-Cuban concerts and more to their thousands of followers and new fans.

Saxophonist Grace Kelly Hosts Virtual Concert for Boston Landmarks Orchestra August 18

8/16/2020

BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES “SHE’S THE FIRST,” A CONCERT CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE

LIVE STREAMED ON AUGUST 18, 2020, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMENDMENT'S RATIFICATION

HOSTED BY SINGER-SAXOPHONIST-COMPOSER GRACE KELLY, THE CONCERT FEATURES MUSIC BY ALL-FEMALE COMPOSERS

Boston Landmarks Orchestra(LO) announces “She’s The First,” a concert celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed and protected women's constitutional right to vote. The concert, comprised entirely of music written by women, will be live streamed for free on the 100th Anniversary of the Amendment's ratification,
August 18, 2020 at 7pm ET. Boston native, singer-saxophonist-composer Grace Kelly,hosts and performsin the concert conducted by Music Director Christopher Wilkins and guest conductor Katherine Chan.

Jazzmobile and The Central Park Conservancy Present Great Jazz on the Great Hill

8/7/2020

GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL Returns to Central Park
for a Virtual House Party on Saturday, August 8, 7:00 pm
with Performances by Alyson Williams, Jeremy Pelt
and George Gee Swing Orchestra

NEW YORK, NY, August 5, 2020 –The Central Park Conservancy and Jazzmobile are turning summertime favorite Great Jazz on the Great Hill into a must-see house party beginning Saturday, August 8, at 7:00 pm. Turn up the volume, move the furniture, put on your dancing shoes and enjoy the lineup of stellar musicians from home.

Trombonist/Vocalist David L Harris Releases Second Album

5/1/2020

David L. Harris Takes a Journey Through Love and Life
**on His Sophomore CD, More Than Love … to be a man,
Available May 1**

NEW ORLEANS, LA, May 1, 2020 –“Through love for thyself and of life, one learns that all emotions are truly a privilege and worthy of acknowledgment; but one must accept that there is always a greater message that is much more important than one’s singular perception of what love means,” says vocalist, trombonist, composer and arranger, David L. Harrisas he presents his new CD, More Than Love … to be a man, available today, May 1.

Jazz Musicians Receiving Grants from Louis Armstrong This Week

4/20/2020

Jazz Musicians Across New York
Are Receiving $1,000 Grants
from The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund
to Help Alleviate Costs Caused by Covid-19 Closures

NEW YORK, NY, April 20 –Grants are on the way into bank accounts of New York-area jazz musicians who were selected from over1,000applications submitted to The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund for Jazz Musicians. A special initiative created by the Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF), the Fund is providing an unprecedented $1 million in much needed financial support to vocalists and instrumentalists in the New York Metropolitan Area who have lost income due to coronavirus-related closures. LAEF is still accepting applications until this evening at 11:59 pmand will continue accepting contributions to the Fund to help more musicians at www.louisarmstrongfoundation.org.

1,000 Jazz Musicians to Receive $1,000 Grants

4/19/2020

The Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong
Educational Foundation Creates $1 Million Emergency Fund
for NYC Jazz Musicians

NEW YORK, NY, April 14, 2020 –The Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) has created The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund for Jazz Musicians to provide $1 million in much needed financial support to musicians (vocalists and instrumentalists) in the New York Metropolitan Area who have lost income due to coronavirus related closures. The fund will award one-time grants of $1,000 to assist individual freelance Jazz Musicians that live in the NYC region and work with regularity in the five boroughs of New York City, starting today.

Will Downing's Romantique Part 2 Is Available Now

4/13/2020

Will Downing Releases the Second of Two EP Tributes:
Romantique Part 2

NEW YORK, NY, April 2020 –Will Downing, is releasing Romantique Part 2, the second of two truly unique EPs celebrating the rich-velvet tones that came before him and set the template for his current three-plus decades run of producing the absolute finest in Sophisticated Soul.

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Tribute to NEA Jazz Master Stanley Crouch

DON'T MISS SUMMERFEST2020 OCTOBER 1 – OCTOBER 31 ON JZM.TV

Grace Kelly Joins Fellow Saxophonists for a Conversation on Charlie Parker and Launches Bid to Have Her Song Become Campaign Anthem

SummerFest 2020 Goes Virtual with Concerts Across the City

NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH THE
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF SUMMERFEST2020

SUMMERFEST HEADLINERS INCLUDE
T.K. BLUE, WYCLIFFE GORDON, ALLAN HARRIS, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY OWENS, SAGE, “KING” SOLOMON HICKS, WINARD HARPER and BOBBY SANABRIA

Saxophonist Grace Kelly Hosts Virtual Concert for Boston Landmarks Orchestra August 18

Jazzmobile and The Central Park Conservancy Present Great Jazz on the Great Hill

Trombonist/Vocalist David L Harris Releases Second Album

David L. Harris Takes a Journey Through Love and Life
**on His Sophomore CD, More Than Love … to be a man,
Available May 1**

Jazz Musicians Receiving Grants from Louis Armstrong This Week

Jazz Musicians Across New York
Are Receiving $1,000 Grants
from The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund
to Help Alleviate Costs Caused by Covid-19 Closures

1,000 Jazz Musicians to Receive $1,000 Grants

The Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong
Educational Foundation Creates $1 Million Emergency Fund
for NYC Jazz Musicians

Will Downing's Romantique Part 2 Is Available Now

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NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH THE VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF SUMMERFEST2020

SUMMERFEST HEADLINERS INCLUDE T.K. BLUE, WYCLIFFE GORDON, ALLAN HARRIS, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY OWENS, SAGE, “KING” SOLOMON HICKS, WINARD HARPER and BOBBY SANABRIA

David L. Harris Takes a Journey Through Love and Lifeon His Sophomore CD, More Than Love … to be a man, Available May 1

Jazz Musicians Across New York Are Receiving $1,000 Grantsfrom The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fundto Help Alleviate Costs Caused by Covid-19 Closures

The Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Creates $1 Million Emergency Fund for NYC Jazz Musicians

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Archives

Categories

NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH THE
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF SUMMERFEST2020

SUMMERFEST HEADLINERS INCLUDE
T.K. BLUE, WYCLIFFE GORDON, ALLAN HARRIS, NEA JAZZ MASTER JIMMY OWENS, SAGE, “KING” SOLOMON HICKS, WINARD HARPER and BOBBY SANABRIA

David L. Harris Takes a Journey Through Love and Life
**on His Sophomore CD, More Than Love … to be a man,
Available May 1**

Jazz Musicians Across New York
Are Receiving $1,000 Grants
from The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund
to Help Alleviate Costs Caused by Covid-19 Closures

The Board of Directors of the Louis Armstrong
Educational Foundation Creates $1 Million Emergency Fund
for NYC Jazz Musicians