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Umbria Jazz - Presentation of the Summer Festival - New York - May 5-8

Posted on May 1st, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

Umbria Jazz a NY
5-7 Maggio – 6pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
686 Park Avenue
www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/IIC_Newyork

Descrizione: Una presentazione della stagione estiva di Umbria Jazz con tanto di magnifici concerti. Il 5 Maggio, Danilo Rea , il 6 Enrico Pieranunzi, il 7 e l’8 Roberta Gambarini. Non crediamo di dover aggiungere altro.

Description: Umbria Jazz, the Internationally recognized jazz festival, flys to NY to present the summer events. To make the occasion sweeter, Umbria Jazz will offer three out-of-this-world concerts. May 5th a solo by pianist Danilo Rea, May 6th another solo by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, and May 7th and 8th a concert by vocalist Roberta Gambarini. No need to say more!

Subways: 6 fermata 68 street

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Cynthia Scott at Women in Jazz Festival 2009 - April 26 - New York

Posted on April 16th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

Women in jazz Festival 2009
April 24-26
Saint Peter’s Church
Web-Site: www.saintpeters.org/jazz

Descrizione: Abbiamo visto Cynthia Scott molti anni fa durante una jam session in Harlem. La sua voce e’ incredibile e il modo in cui interpreta le canzoni e’ proprio delle grandi cantanti del passato. Purtroppo non la vediamo spesso in giro ed e’ per questo che il concerto che terra’ il prossimo 26 aprile e’ davvero un’occasione unica e rara per conoscere una perla del canto jazz troppo poco conosciuta. Pensiamo che non ve ne pentirete… e anche se non foste completamente soddisfatti, il biglietto minimo (il prezzo suggerito e’ di 20 dollari) e l’esperienza di un concerto in questa chiesa, certamente vi ripagheranno. Ma siamo convinti che non avrete molte lamentele!

Description: International Women in Jazz (IWJ) and The Jazz Committee at Saint Peter’s Church/Midtown Arts Common present the Third Annual Women in Jazz Festival honoring Jazz Vocalist, Annie Ross and remembering Jazz Vocalist, Etta Jones (1928 - 2001). The festival includes live music presented by IWJ bands, jazz chorus and a jam session, a Business Panel for musicians, a Legends Panel at which Annie Ross will be interviewed and Etta Jones remembered. There will be a reception with live music. The Saturday evening concert will feature the Annie Ross Quintet. On Sunday evening after Jazz Vespers, the Cynthia Scott ensemble will perform in concert. IWJ bands will perform at both evening concerts.
Cynthia Scott got her start as a member of the highly acclaimed Ray Charles “Raelettes.” She holds a Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music and is on the vocal staff of the New School and City College as a private teacher. Cynthia has recorded 4 CD’s; the latest is “Dream for One Bright World.” She represented her country as Jazz Ambassador 2004 and was the first singer selected to travel abroad as a cultural exchange on the life of a Jazz Singer. She is a 1998 International Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition Finalist. Wynton Marsalis introduced her as “one of today’s finest jazz singers.” “Cynthia sings with remarkable smooth intonation that stands out for its quiet intensity..” (The Chicago Tribune)
From the Festival’s web-site.
Subways: 6 51st street – E, V 53rdstreet/Lexington

Women in Jazz Festival 2009
Honoring
Legendary Jazz Vocalists Annie Ross and Etta Jones
Featuring
Annie Ross and Cynthia Scott
April 24 – 26, 2009
At Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington at 54th Street, NYC, 212 935 2200.
Tickets for April 25 and 26 concerts at www.saintpeters.org/jazz

Calendar:
Friday, April 24: 7 PM “Youth in Action” Camille Thurman, Dona Carter’s IWJ Chorus, Arlee Leonard Band, jam session / Linda Presgrave Trio (Free will donation)
Saturday, April 25: (Afternoon events: Free)
4 PM Panel – “Manager and Agent To Have or to Have Not” with Gail Boyd, Joel Chriss, Karen Kennedy with moderator Lois Gilbert.
5 PM Legends Panel – Interview of Annie Ross and Remembering Etta Jones
6PM Reception – with Deanna Witkowski
7 PM Concert – Featuring Annie Ross Quintet and IWJ bands led by Taeko Fukao, L’Tanya Mari. ($20 suggested ticket donation)
Sunday, April 26:
5 PM Jazz Vespers with Chanda Rule (Free)
7 PM Concert – Featuring Cynthia Scott Ensemble and IWJ bands led by Mari Toussaint and Mercedes Hall. ($20 suggested ticket donation)

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Diana Krall Free Live Performance, March 31st - New York

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

Winter Garden at the World Trade Financial Center
3 World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, Lower Manhattan

March 31st, 2009 - 1pm

Web-Site: www.dianakrall.com or www.worldfinancialcenter.com

Descrizione: Occasione unica e rara per chi e’ a NY il 31 marzo. Sia che amiate la musica e la voce della bravissima Diana Krall, sia che vogliate semplicemente provare una esperienza unica, questo evento fa per voi. Diana Krall presentera’ il suo nuovo album “Quiet Nights” all’Winter Garden, il giardino- con vista sul mare- all’interno dell’World Financial Center. La Krall sara’ accompagnata da una orchestra di 30 elementi. Dian Krall sara’ di nuovo in concerto a New York, alla Carnegie Hall. i prossimi 23 e 24 giugno. Seguiranno dettagli…

Description: Diana Krall will be performing LIVE in NEW YORK CITY on March 31 to promote the release of “Quiet Nights”. The FREE musical performance celebrates the release of the new album Quiet Nights. Diana Krall will be accompanied by a 30-piece orchestra. More News: Diana Krall will also be performing in New York on June 23 & 24 at Carnegie Hall.

Quartiere/Area: Lower Manhattan 
Tipo/Type: Jazz

Subways: A, C, J, M, Z, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Fulton Street/Broadway-Nassau
E World Trade Center, R, W City Hall, PATH World Trade Center

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Enrico Rava Quintet at Birdland, March 25-28 - New York

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

BIRDLAND
315 West 44th Street fra 8 e 9 avenue
Tel. 212-581 3080

March 25 – 28, 2009
Set at 8:30pm and 11pm

Web-Site: www.birdlandjazz.com

Descrizione: Enrico Rava festeggia i suoi 50 anni in musica con un nuovo disco dal titolo New York Days per l’etichetta ECM e con un tour che giunge questa settimana a New York, dove il CD e’ stato registrato l’anno scorso. Con lui, sulla scena del fin troppo prestigioso Birdland, l’ormai compagno di molte avventure, una volta alunno, Stefano Bollani al piano, il magnifico Paul Motion alla batteria, insieme Mark Turner al sax e Ben Street al basso. Ad accogliervi al Birdland, di solito, il sorridente Gianni Valenti, anima e motore del locale di jazz piu’ storico di New York.

Description: Regarded as one of the most important composers on the European scene, the prolific jazz trumpeter is known for his broad musical language. Rava refers to jazz and swing configuration as much as he evokes Italian folk songs and his classical training. His first instrument, before coming to New York, was trombone, but after seeing Miles Davis and Lester Young in concert in 1956 in the city of Turin, he switched to trumpet, developing what writers now call a “burnished” tone. From Birdland web-site.

With Enrico Rava (Trumpet), Mark Turner (sax), Ben Street (bass), Stefano Bollani (piano) and Paul Motian (drums)

Tipo/Type: Jazz
Quartiere/Area: Theater District
Subways: A,C,E 42nd street

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FEDERICO LECHNER TANGO&JAZZ TRIO + MARC MOMMAAS - CORNELIA STREET CAFE’ - NEW YORK

Posted on March 13th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

 Quartiere/Area: Village

Tipo/Type: Tango-Jazz

Descrizione: Non conosciamo il gruppo, ma l’idea di un Tango&Jazz Trio sembra promettere una gran bella serata. Il Cornelia Street Cafe’ e’ un posto da conoscere, e’ famoso nella mappa dei locali del Village, ha un calendario vario e di qualita’, che offre musica, poesia e arte varia. La parte che da sulla strada e’ adibita a ristorante, mentre al piano di sotto si trova la saletta dedicata alla musica. Economico e puro New York.

Description: “Beboponga” is the second CD from the Federico Lechner Tango&Jazz Trío, a group that was formed around 2003 with the idea of combining jazz music and tango by means of using jazz “standards”, songs of the classical tango repertoire and new original compositions with the feeling and groove of this new tango/jazz fusion. The trio has a long history of live gigs in festivals, clubs and theaters throughout all of Spain, Argentina, and Benelux. In 2009, they will begin a tour in the US. The group was also the principal artist on two national televison programs in Spain: “Fusión Sonora” from Telecinco and “Noites de Jazz” from TVG. From Cornelia Street Cafe’s web-site.

When: March 16
Orari/Hours: Show starts at 8:30 pm

Teatro/Theater: CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ
Indirizzo/Address: 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York
Tel: 212-989-9319
Web-Site: www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Subways: 1 to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.

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Patience Higgins Sugar Hill Quartet at The Uptown Lounge at Minton’s Playhouse, New York

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by admin.
Categories: New York da sentire - Music New York, NEW YORK.

Descrizione: Patience Higgins e’ un sassofonista e compositore eccezionale. Lo abbiamo ascoltato per anni al St. Nick’s Pub, un locale di Harlem che offriva incredibili jam session e un’atmosfera di altri tempi. Non solo. Patience e’ musicista stimatissimo, che suona con i piu’ grandi, essendo considerato un grande anche lui. In piu’,la Minton’s Playhouse e’ un luogo leggendario, dove hanno mosso i primi passi Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie. Chiusa nel ’74, la Playhouse ha riaperto con la stessa atmosfera e la stessa luce al neon che segnala il locale all’angolo della strada.

Description: The classic ’30s Harlem jazz house that discovered legends like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk. Shuttered down in ‘74 (after an unfortunate foray into disco), Minton’s is reopened with its original giant neon sign blazing on the corner, and small stage dusted off and ready to make more history. From the Uptown Lounge at Minton’s Playhouse.

Quartiere/Area: Harlem

Tipo/Type: Jazz

When: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Orari/Hours: 9:30pm-Mezzanotte/Midnight
Fee: no cover charge

Where: The Uptown Lounge at Minton’s Playhouse
Indirizzo/Address: 208 West 118 Street (between St. Nicholas Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) – New York
Phone: 212-864-8346
Web-Site: www.uptownatmintons.com
Subways: B, C to 116 street

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