Faltam apenas 15 dias! Rio Montreux Jazz Festival começa em 6 de Junho!

Quinze dias para o Montreux Jazz Festival chegar ao Rio!
Evento ícone do jazz mundial terá 40 atrações entre os dias 6 e 9 de junho

O Rio de Janeiro será palco de um dos mais icônicos eventos musicais do mundo. O Montreux Jazz Festival, criado em 1967, na cidade que leva o mesmo nome, vai acontecer pela primeira vez no Rio de Janeiro, seguindo os mesmos moldes da programação variada que acontece na Suíça.

O Rio Montreux Jazz Festival irá ocupar diferentes pontos da capital fluminense, com o melhor da música e cultura em atrações pagas e gratuitas. O objetivo é estimular o acesso à atmosfera vibrante e criativa da arte que tornaram o Festival conhecido mundialmente.

No Pier Mauá, o Rio Montreux Jazz Festival ocupará 3 palcos – nomeados em homenagem a grandes estrelas da música brasileira: Ary Barroso, Tom Jobim e Villa-Lobos -, com capacidade para receber até seis mil pessoas, por dia de evento. Além dos shows, o público terá área de convivência com bares e food trucks.

Os ingressos estão à venda no site do evento: www.riomontreuxjazzfestival.com.br

A cada ano, o Festival lança o pôster da edição, criado especialmente por um artista. O pôster da primeira edição do Rio Montreux Jazz Festival tem a assinatura do premiado publicitário Marcello Serpa. O Pier também irá sediar uma exposição com os pôsteres de edições passadas do evento.

(Maria Rita)

Além da programação de shows no Pier Mauá, a boa música vai ocupar a cidade em outros 5 palcos gratuitos. No Parque Madureira estará o Palco Pixinguinha, com área para receber um público de até 5 mil pessoas. Em outros quatro pontos da cidade estarão os palcos Montreux Urbano - Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz, Praça Varnhagen, Parque das Rosas, e Praça Largo do Machado. A iniciativa quer estimular o acesso à cultura e incentivo às novas revelações da música brasileira.

O Rio Montreux Jazz Festival é apresentado por Mastercard, através da Lei de Incentivo à Cultura do Governo Federal, e pela Claro. O evento tem patrocínio da Stella Artois, apoio institucional do Governo do Estado do RJ - Secretaria de Cultura e Economia Criativa, e apoio do Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana. A produção geral tem assinatura da Dream Factory, Gael e MZA Music.

O produtor musical Marco Mazzola, responsável pela noite brasileira do Montreux Jazz Festival desde 1978, está à frente da direção artística do Rio Montreux Jazz Festival. Entre os grandes nomes que se apresentaram na Suiça durante sua gestão estão Elis Regina, Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Maria Bethânia e João Bosco.

"Em 1978, André Midani (na época Presidente da Warner Music), muito amigo de Claude Nobs, me convidou para ser o vice-presidente da companhia. O primeiro projeto foi organizar a noite de música brasileira no Montreux Jazz Festival, um termômetro para medir o sucesso de nossa música, e a demanda que existia para essa programação. O sucesso foi tanto que os ingressos se esgotaram rapidamente. No ano seguinte, em 1979, convidamos Elis Regina e Hermeto Pascoal, um dos poucos a quem Miles Davis chamava de gênio. Como o evento, além do jazz, também tem foco em apresentar outros estilos musicais, ao longo dos anos tivemos a oportunidade de levar tanto artistas já consagrados como também jovens músicos de excepcional talento. Se o Brasil aportou em Montreux, é com muita alegria que vejo a realização de um antigo sonho meu, de Claude e de Mathieu Jaton (atual diretor geral do Festival de Montreux), que é trazer o espírito do Montreux Jazz para o Rio de Janeiro", diz Mazzola.

(Steve Vai)

Para os palcos do Rio Montreux Jazz Festival, Mazzola selecionou artistas de diferentes gerações e estilos, além de encontros que marcarão um novo capítulo da música brasileira. Em 2019, ano marcado pelos 25 anos de ausência de Tom Jobim, a noite de abertura terá um encontro entre o Quarteto Jobim e Maria Rita, com uma homenagem ao grande maestro. Nesta mesma data acontece a apresentação de Steve Vai, um dos maiores guitarristas da história, que está preparando um show exclusivo para o festival no dia de seu aniversário, 6 de junho.

No dia 7, sexta-feira, acontece um encontro inusitado de três grandes nomes da música brasileira: Frejat, Zeca Baleiro e Pitty tocarão juntos os maiores sucessos de suas carreiras. No dia 8 de junho, Andreas Kisser reúne convidados e comanda um show inédito com os grandes hits do heavy metal em formato instrumental. Vencedora do Grammy, Corinne Bailey Rae, fecha esta noite do festival. Já o último show, na noite de encerramento (9 de junho), trará a mistura de sons de Ivan Lins, Chucho Valdés e Irakere, a união de Brasil e Cuba, reeditando um show exclusivo realizado em Havana, em 1996. Também estarão presentes o superbaixista Stanley Clarke, figura lendária do jazz-fusion, e os guitarristas John Scofield e Al Di Meola.

Para os palcos gratuitos, a programação vai incluir talentos recentemente descobertos, muitos já premiados internacionalmente, além de projetos sociais de êxito realizados na cidade, como a Orquestra de Câmara da Rocinha e Camerata Jovem (que compreende os músicos de comunidades do Rio de Janeiro como Complexo do Alemão, Morro dos Macacos, Rio das Pedras e Cidade de Deus, além de músicos das cidades de Petrópolis, João Pessoa e Rondônia). Além disso, será um espaço para a pluralidade de ritmos e cultura. Entre as atrações está a nova geração da música instrumental no Brasil homenageando grandes lendas como Luiz Gonzaga, Egberto Gismonti, Pixinguinha e Paulo Moura.

Programação Rio Montreux Jazz Festival 2019

Pier Mauá
Palco Tom Jobim – capacidade de 773 pessoas sentadas (Armazém 2)
Palco Villa-Lobos – capacidade de 3.500 pessoas em pé (Armazém 3)
Palco Ary Barroso – localizado na varanda do Pier

Demais regiões – Palcos gratuitos
Palco Pixinguinha – localizado no Parque Madureira
Palcos Montreux Urbano – Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz, Praça Varnhagen, Parque das Rosas, e Praça Largo do Machado

(Al DiMeola)

Shows confirmados
6 de junho – quinta-feira
Palco ARY BARROSO
18h30 – Amaro Freitas
21h – Diego Figueiredo

Palco TOM JOBIM
19h30 - Quarteto Jobim e Maria Rita - "Chega de saudade: 25 anos sem Tom Jobim"
22h – Al Di Meola Opus 2019 & More

Palco VILLA-LOBOS
23h30 – Steve Vai

Palco PIXINGUINHA
18h -Toca do Tatu
19h -Marcelo Caldi convida Gabriel Grossi - Homenagem a Luiz Gonzaga

Palco Montreux Urbano Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz
16h – Fernando Magalhães Instrumental

Palco Montreux Urbano Varnhagem
16h – Deborah Levy

Palco Montreux Urbano Parque das Rosas
16h - José Lourenço Trio

Palco Montreux Urbano Largo do Machado
16h – Flavio Trino

(Stanley Clarke)

7 de junho – sexta-feira

Palco ARY BARROSO
18h30 – Choro na Rua
21h – Pedro Martins Trio

Palco TOM JOBIM
19h30 - Yamandu Costa. Participação especial: Camerata Jovem do Rio de Janeiro
22h – The Stanley Clarke Band

Palco VILLA-LOBOS
23h30 – Frejat convida Pitty e Zeca Baleiro

Palco PIXINGUINHA
18h – Orquestra de Câmara da Rocinha
19h -Bianca Gismonti Trio convida Frank Colón - Homenagem a Egberto Gismonti

Palco Montreux Urbano Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz
16h – Rodrigo Lorio

Palco Montreux Urbano Varnhagem
16h – Filipe Moreno

Palco Montreux Urbano Parque das Rosas
16h – Trívia Jazz

Palco Montreux Urbano Largo do Machado
16h – Jazzophilia

(Hermeto Pascoal)

8 de junho – sábado

Palco ARY BARROSO
18h30 – Ricardo Herz Trio
21h – Andreas Kisser e convidados apresentam: Instrumental Acoustic Metal

Palco TOM JOBIM
19h30 – Hamilton de Holanda Quarteto convida Paulinho da Costa
22h – Hermeto Pascoal

Palco VILLA-LOBOS
23h30 – Corinne Bailey Rae

Palco PIXINGUINHA
18h – Fernando Vidal Trio
19h -André Vasconcellos Quinteto

Palco Montreux Urbano Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz
16h – Caliandra

Palco Montreux Urbano Varnhagem
16h – Niterroir

Palco Montreux Urbano Parque das Rosas
16h –Jazz Sweet Jazz

Palco Montreux Urbano Largo do Machado
16h – Adaury Mothé

(John Scofield)

9 de junho – domingo

Palco ARY BARROSO
16h30 – Allyrio Mello
19h – A Guitarra e o Tambor - Davi Moraes, Jr. Tolstoi e Pedro Baby

Palco TOM JOBIM
17h30 – Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno
20h – John Scofield Combo 66

Palco VILLA-LOBOS
21h30 – Brasil Cuba: Ivan Lins, Chucho Valdés e Irakere

Palco PIXINGUINHA
18h – Face Musical Quarteto
19h- Dani Spielmann e orquestra Gafieirando convidam Bebê Kramer - Homenagem a Paulo Moura

Palco Montreux Urbano Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz
16h – Igor Gnomo Group

Palco Montreux Urbano Varnhagem
16h – Sergio Diab Stratoman

Palco Montreux Urbano Parque das Rosas
16h –7 pra Cigano

Palco Montreux Urbano Largo do Machado
16h – Ricardo Marins

Venda de ingressos
Local: Píer Mauá – Armazéns 2 e 3
Capacidade:
Palco Tom Jobim – capacidade 773 pessoas sentadas (Armazém 2)
Palco Villa-Lobos – capacidade 3.500 pessoas em pé (Armazém 3)
Palco Ary Barroso – disponibilidade de 1.000 ingressos (Varanda do Pier Mauá). O ingresso dá direito aos dois shows por noite que acontecerão neste espaço.

Duração de cada show: Aproximadamente 1h15min
Ingressos: A partir de R$ 25,00 (ver tabela)
Classificação etária: 16 anos. Menores de 16 anos somente acompanhados dos pais ou responsáveis legais.

Abertura do Pier Mauá: 18h
Abertura dos armazéns: 30 minutos antes do início do show
Acesso para deficientes: sim
Venda de ingressos no site: https://riomontreuxjazzfestival.uhuu.com
Venda a grupos: negocios@uhuu.com

INGRESSOS:
Palco Tom Jobim – Píer Mauá (Armazém 2)
Encontros exclusivos criados especialmente para o Festival. Nesse palco mais intimista, com plateia sentada, acontecem dois shows por dia (19h30 e 22h), com ingressos que devem ser comprados separadamente.
Ingressos comprados para esse palco garantem acesso ao Espaço Village e aos 2 shows diários do Palco Ary Barroso.

Palco Villa-Lobos - Píer Mauá (Armazém 3)
Jazz, Rock, R&B e música latina com artistas internacionalmente famosos por seu virtuosismo e mistura de influências. Um show por dia, sempre às 23h30, com plateia em pé. Ingressos comprados para esse palco garantem acesso ao Espaço Village e aos 2 shows diários do Palco Ary Barroso.

Palco Ary Barroso – Espaço Village
Os shows do Palco Ary Barroso acontecem na varanda do Pier Mauá, com vista para a Baía de Guanabara, e contam com a novíssima geração de artistas do Jazz e da música instrumental, além de espetáculos criados especialmente para esse local. São dois shows por dia (18h30 e 21h). Essa área de convivência terá também food trucks gourmets (consumação não inclusa no ingresso).

Meia-entrada: obrigatória a apresentação do documento previsto em lei que comprove a condição de beneficiário: no ato da compra e entrada do evento (para compras na bilheteria oficial e pontos de venda físicos) / na entrada do evento (para compras via internet).

Parcelamento em até 3 vezes sem juros em todos os cartões de crédito.
Todas as condições acima poderão ser alteradas sem aviso prévio.

PONTO DE VENDA – SEM TAXA DE CONVENIÊNCIA
Bilheteria do Città América
Av. das Américas, 700 –Térreo - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Horário de atendimento:  Segunda a Sábado das 11h às 19h.
Domingos e Feriados: Fechado.

FORMAS DE PAGAMENTO
Internet: Cartões de crédito: Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Elo, Hipercard
Bilheteria e Pontos de Venda: Dinheiro, Cartões de crédito e débito, Vale Cultura Ticket

Alan Pasqua live @ Moss Theater, this Friday

Alan Pasqua, a synonym for extraordinary musicality, is one of the most underrated pianists of our time. Although he has played and recorded with many musical icons of several styles - from Tony Bennett to Allan Holdsworth to Claus Ogerman & Michael Brecker -, Pasqua remains a treasure hidden by the "jazz experts." But, this next Friday, May 24, you can see for yourself how great he is, attending Pasqua's long-awaited acoustic jazz trio concert @ Moss Theater.

TICKETS: Friday May 24, 2019, 8:00 pm
General: $30

ALAN PASQUA TRIO featuring Darek Oles (bass) & Conor Malloy (drums)
VENUE: Moss­ Theater at The Herb Alpert Educational Village
3131 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Free parking adjacent to Moss Theater on New Roads Campus.
The Moss Theater is a beautiful performance space. Acoustic design by Yasuhisa Toyota (Disney Concert Hall)
KJAZZ 88.1 - official media sponsor

Alan Pasqua, Professor of Jazz Studies at USC, was born in New Jersey and began studying piano at the age of seven, playing both classical and jazz. He attended Indiana University and received his bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory. While performing a concert at Carnegie Hall, Pasqua met the legendary drummer Tony Williams. Pasqua was asked to join The New Tony Williams Lifetime along with guitarist Allan Holdsworth.

After recording two “Lifetime” albums for Columbia Records, Pasqua relocated in Los Angeles. His career in L.A. broadened as he started playing with more rock and pop artists. He has been a member of the bands of Bob Dylan and Santana. Some of his other pop album and touring credits include: Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John and Queen Latifa. In addition, he has worked with composers John Williams, Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith and Henry Mancini and on motion picture soundtracks. In addition, Alan composed the soundtrack for Disney’s hit movie, "The Waterboy," starring Adam Sandler.

In the jazz world, Pasqua has played and recorded with Jack Dejohnette, Paul Motion, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Gary Bartz, Reggie Workman, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Sheila Jordan and Joe Williams. Not to mention his long time partnership with fusion guitar hero Allan Holdsworth on albums for the CTI and MoonJune labels.

Aside from his many critically acclaimed recordings as a leader, in 2008, Pasqua joined forces with Peter Erskine and Dave Carpenter, arranging, co-producing and playing on the Grammy Award nominated trio album “Standards”. Another critically acclaimed release, “Twin Bill” (BFM Digital) features Pasqua on two pianos, playing the music of Bill Evans.

Randy Brecker receives "Highlights In Jazz Annual Award"

Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz - New York’s longest running jazz concert series - honors trumpet master Randy Brecker, who received the Highlights In Jazz Annual Award!

(photo by Steven Goldberg)

Last Thursday night, May 16, at Tribeca Performing Arts Center Highlights In Jazz, producer Jack Kleinsinger presented Randy Brecker - the best jazz trumpeter in the contemporary jazz scene - with their annual award.

Every year since 1974, Highlights In Jazz has honored a living jazz musician for their 'matchless musical achievements'.

Previous honorees have included Lionel Hampton, Roy Eldridge, Frank Wess, Roy Haynes, Maxine Sullivan, Hank Jones, Sonny Fortune and Dr. Billy Taylor, to name a few.

A stellar lineup of jazz masters and rising stars celebrated Randy at the May 16th concert.

Pianist George Cables, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Danny Gottlieb, drummer/vibraphonist Chuck Redd, vocalist Veronica Swift, and saxophonists Peter Anderson and Will Anderson and trombonist Joe McDonough.

The Highlights In Jazz 47th Season Concludes:

Thursday, June 20, 2019 – 8 P.M.
Remembering Erroll & Randy
The Erroll Garner Project
Pianist Christian Sands
Drummer Ulysses Owens
Bassist Luques Curtis

A Randy Weston Tribute
Saxophonist T.K. Blue and the Weston Alumni Band
Bassist Alex Blake
Percussionist Neil Clarke
Special guest trombonist Steve Turre and surprise special guest!

All Shows At
BMCC TRIBECA Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007
http://tribecapac.org

By car take FDR Drive south to end, through underpass onto West Street,
north to Chambers.
By Subway take 1, 2, 3, 9, A, C, E, J or M train to Chambers or N, R to City Hall stop. Walk west on Chambers.
Box Office 212-220-1460
Ticket Prices
$50.00, $45.00 (student rate with valid ID) or by mail order.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the box office.
You are now able to use your credit card at the Tribeca PAC Box Office located on 199 Chambers Street, or by calling (212) 220-1460 and now online at Tickets.Tribecapac.org

Please send a check made payable to: Highlights In Jazz

Please mail orders to:
Highlights In Jazz
7 Peter Cooper Road, Apt. 11E, New York, NY 10010
(Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope)

http://www.highlightsinjazz.org

Bobby Broom joins Faculty at Northern Illinois University School of Music

Renowned jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been appointed assistant professor of music in the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He will teach jazz guitar and improvisation in the school's nationally recognized Jazz Studies Program.

"I'm thrilled and honored to assume this position at Northern Illinois University," Broom said. "I'm looking forward to sharing with my students, colleagues, and the community all that I've gleaned throughout my life and career of making music with many of the 20th century's jazz masters. I'm so pleased by the prospect of continuing my work in musical expression and jazz guitar studies under the auspices and with the support of NIU."

Broom holds a Master's of Music degree in jazz pedagogy from Northwestern University, and has taught at the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, DePaul University, North Park University, and Chicago's American Conservatory of Music. He conducts clinics, master classes, and lectures nationwide and abroad, is a teaching artist with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and has been a Ravinia Jazz Mentor to Chicago Public School students for more than 18 years. Broom has written guest editorial and instructional pieces for national magazines DownBeat, JazzTimes, and Jazziz.

Broom's latest recording, Soul Fingers (2018), is with his new organ group, the Bobby Broom Organi-Sation, which was the opening act for Steely Dan's 50-city North American tour in 2014. Produced by the legendary drummer/producer Steve Jordan, the CD is arguably Bobby's most ambitious to date. Bobby once again revisits the music of his youth, this time employing a wide range of instrumental palettes, in addition to palpable group interplay and his own always soulful and singularly personal guitar sound and style.

For his next album, The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation: Live in America!, Broom will reconvene the band and producer Jordan, featuring the trio in two different stage environments. Half the record will be comprised of concert performances from the opening-act sets of the 2014 Steely Dan tour. The other half will be recorded June 7-8 during the Organi-Sation's upcoming week (June 6-9) at Chicago's famed Jazz Showcase. "After hearing the excitement of some of the shows we did opening for Steely Dan," says Broom, "I was compelled to move in this live album direction. It will present both the more intimate club setting and the power-packed concert environment."

"We're pleased to have Steve Jordan with us again to assume production duties," Broom adds. When asked what it is Jordan likes about working with the group, the drummer replied: "I love it! This is one of my favorite bands in any genre, because of their great musicianship."

The Organi-Sation recently performed to a live studio audience for a new jazz TV series produced by East Tennessee PBS, the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, and the Audio Production Engineering department at Pellissippi State Community College. The seven-episode series, called "Live at Lucille's," will also feature performances by Christian Sands, Gregory Tardy with Bill Frisell, and guitarist Mark Boling (among others). The debut show, with the Organi-Sation's performance, will air on East Tennessee PBS on Friday, June 14 at 11pm. For those outside of the viewing area, the entire show will be available online through the PBS Passport app. 

Heralded as "one of the most musical guitarists of our times" by author and jazz critic Ted Gioia, Bobby Broom was born on New York City's Upper West Side and took up guitar at the age of 12. Just five years later, he made his first appearance at Carnegie Hall, playing with Sonny Rollins and Donald Byrd. He relocated to Chicago in the 1980s and has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a performer and educator.

Broom has spent the new millennium focusing on his musical output as a leader. He has recorded with both his Bobby Broom Trio and the now-disbanded Deep Blue Organ Trio for the Premonition, Delmark, and Origin labels. His The Way I Play was released in 2008 and Plays for Monk in 2009; Deep Blue's Folk Music came out in 2007, Wonderful! in 2011. Bobby was recognized as one of the top guitarists in DownBeat magazine's annual Readers' Poll (2015) as well as their Critics' Poll (2012-2014 and 2017). His ongoing work with the Organi-Sation is but the latest chapter in his extraordinary jazz career. 

Photo: John Broughton
Web Site: bobbybroom.com

Ralph Peterson's Messenger Legacy will be performing at the Newport Jazz Festival!

Ralph Peterson’s Messenger Legacy to Celebrate Art Blakey’s Centennial
at 2019 Newport Jazz Festival!
Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 
Following the May 20th Release of Legacy: Alive Vol. 6 at the Side Door
Featuring the Messenger Legacy Band: 
Ralph Peterson, Bobby Watson, Bill Pierce, Brian Lynch, Geoffrey Keezer and Essiet Essiet

When it comes to Art Blakey, there is no living drummer more suited to honoring his legacy than the incomparable Ralph Peterson. As the last drummer chosen by Blakey to play by his side in the Jazz Messengers Two Drummer Big Band, Peterson is tasked with the unique responsibility to carry forth Buhaina’s torch and tradition. Peterson and his Messenger Legacy are thrilled to officially announce their forthcoming performance at this year’s Newport Jazz Festival.

Joining an incredible bill of artists including Herbie Hancock, Common, Thundercat, and others, this appearance on Saturday, August 3rd follows the May 20th (RP’s 57th birthday!) release of "Legacy: Alive Vol. 6 at the Side Door." Peterson’s mission comes full circle as the album mark’s what would have been the Blakey’s 100th birthday. Due out on Peterson’s own Onyx Productions label, "Legacy" presents Peterson in the company of five undisputed authorities and alumni of the Blakey tradition: saxophonists Bill Pierce and Bobby Watson, trumpeter Brian Lynch, pianist Geoffrey Keezer, and bassist Essiet Essiet. This double album was recorded live in October 2018 at the Side Door in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

In addition to the performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, the Messenger Legacy will be performing at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, CA on May 19th, Jazz Alley in Seattle, WA on May 21 and 22 and the Blue Llama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor, MI on May 24 and 25. A highlight performance will be on May 31 when the Legacy Messenger Band will perform at the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In June, the group will perform in Melbourne, Australia at Bird’s Basement (June 5-9) and in Beijing, China at the Blue Note (June 13 and 14).

The release of Legacy comes during a particularly prolific period in Peterson’s career. This is the sixth edition in his “Alive” series of live recordings and his third release in six months. In October, Onyx Productions released the I Remember Bu: Alive Vol. 4 at Scullers with the GenNext Big Band and Inward Venture: Alive Vol. 5 at the Side Door with this quintet Aggregate Prime. Both albums received widespread international attention and resulted in features in Downbeat Magazine and Jazziz Magazine, among others.

More Tour Dates:
Sun. May 19th, 2019 Half Moon, CA Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
Tues. & Wed. May 21st & 22nd, 2019 Seattle, WA Jazz Alley
Fri. May 24th & Sat. May 25th, 2019 Ann Arbor, MI Blue Llama Jazz Club
Fri. May 31st, 2019 Washington DC The Kennedy Center
Tues. - Sun. Jun. 5th-9th, 2019 Melbourne, Australia Bird’s Basement
Thurs. Jun. 13th & Fri. Jun.14th, 2019 Beijing, China Blue Note
Sat. July 13th, 2019 Sani, Greece Sani Festival
Sun. July 14th, 2019 Umbria, Italy Umbria Jazz Festival
Thurs. Oct. 10th, 2019 Pittsburgh, PA August Wilson Cultural Center
Fri. Oct. 11th - Sun. Oct. 13th, 2019 Old Lyme, CT Side Door Jazz Club (Live Recording)
Fri. May 1st, 2020 New York, NY Jazz at Lincoln Center

Hubert Laws live in California, next Saturday!

All-time greatest jazz flutist, Hubert Laws, will be performing a rare concert in California! Playing hits from his groundbreaking albums for CTI Records!
This next Saturday, May 18, 8 pm @ Moss Theater.

Tickets: $40

HUBERT ­LAWS QUINTET with
Mitch Forman (piano), Rob Mullins (keyboards), John Leftwich (bass). Joey Heredia (drums)

VENUE: Moss­ Theater
at The Herb Alpert Educational Village
3131 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Free parking adjacent to Moss Theater on New Roads Campus.
KJAZZ 88.1 - official media sponsor.

Happy 90th Birthday, Creed Taylor!

Happy Birthday to legendary Grammy-winning producer Creed Taylor, founder of the Impulse!, CTI and Kudu labels!!!

(Creed Taylor & Arnaldo DeSouteiro, NY, 1990)

(Ithamara Koorax & Creed Taylor, NY, 1991)

(Creed Taylor & Ithamara Koorax, Montreux, 2009)

(Quincy Jones & Creed Taylor, NJ, 1969)

(Creed Taylor & Freddie Hubbard, NJ, 1970)

(Creed Taylor & Kenyon Hopkins, 1959)

(Monica Getz, Creed Taylor, Sammy Davis Jr. & Astrud Gilberto, 1965, receiving one of the 5 Grammy awards for the "Getz/Gilberto" album)

(Rudy Van Gelder & Creed Taylor, 2009)

(Niels Lan Doky, Creed Taylor & Anders Bergcrantz, Istanbul, 2009)

(Bill Evans, Creed Taylor & Claus Ogerman, NJ, 1965)