Maëla Raoult release a new album ‘Reflections’. Mala Raoult’s second album is now accessible on Spotify, Youtube, and all other digital platforms. For this second album honoring composers of the twenty-first century, Mala presents a tour around the globe. She performs a virtuosic and luminous rendition of unmissable and essential…
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Chae on fire release a new EP ‘COLOMBIANOS’ CHAÉONFIRE, a Colombian-born international recording artist, multi-genre singer-songwriter, music producer, and cultural activist, is a Colombian-born international recording artist, multi-genre singer-songwriter, music producer, and cultural activist. With her explosive words and strong, distinctive, soulful voice, she is a musical force of nature…
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Ori Dagan Features Erik Flow on a new single ‘Viruses’ From of Singer/Songwriter singer Ori Dagan’s new album Click Right Here”. Viruses is an epic 3-minute romp to confront our daily struggles on the internet, a fusion of Jazz and Hip Hop featuring rapper Erik Flow. WINNER of the Grand…
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Young people are introduced to the jazz roots of music by a local author.
by adminMama Got Rhythm and Daddy Got Rhyme, by Robin Wilson, was first published in 2009 and re-released last year. It has stunning illustrations by Mario Moore, a now-famous artist. Robin Wilson recalls a musically rich environment in her childhood home. Her mother sang, and her father had a basement recording…
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At the Flagstar Strand Theatre, OU presents Regina Carter performing jazz and global music.
by adminThe Flagstar Strand Theatre will host the Oakland University jazz and world music programs, which will include student and faculty ensembles with OU artist-in-residence Regina Carter, from March 30 to April 2. The Oakland University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, in cooperation with the OU-Pontiac Initiative, is hosting these…
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Don Braden and The Universe at Work are featured in this artist profile.
by adminDon Braden performing with the Big Fun’k in New Jersey in 2011. By Courtesy of Adam Zyto Don Braden ’85, a composer, world-class saxophonist, and jazz performer, supervised The Harvard Jazz Combo Initiative’s Jazz & Java Cafe concert in Leverett House in early December last year. Many in the audience were unaware…
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This fall, listen for jazz music in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood.
by adminNote from the editor: This article is part of the On the Ground Edison series from Southwest Michigan Second Wave. It’s about to become jazzy in the Edison neighborhood. In September, Kalamazoo’s most populous neighborhood plans to launch a first-of-its-kind jazz festival, involving local musicians as well as talented jazz…
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MAKE MUSIC, NOT WAR: JAZZ MUSICIANS UNITE FOR A CONCERT FOR UKRAINE
by adminThe event, which will take place on March 13 at the Cockpit Theatre in London’s Marylebone, will collect donations for individuals affected by the war in Ukraine. Alina Bzhezhinska, a Ukrainian-born jazz harpist and Jazz FM Award nominee, created Concert for Ukraine. She has spent the last decade in the…
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The ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans public schools has been lifted after a century.
by adminThe Orleans Parish School Board unanimously agreed to lift a prohibition on jazz music and dancing in public schools on Thursday. According to school authorities, the decision comes exactly 100 years after the resolution was passed. At a committee meeting this week, school board president Olin Parker remarked, “I’m really…
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Barbara Morrison, a legendary jazz and blues singer from Los Angeles, has died at the age of 72.
by adminBarbara Morrison performs onstage at the 4th annual Black History Month Festival at Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center on February 20, 2021 in Los Angeles.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Barbara Morrison, a great jazz and blues singer from Los Angeles, has passed away. She was 72 years old at the time. According…