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  • For more information, please visit - https://www.soapboxgallery.org/events/words-in-melodies
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  • Get your tickets now for an exclusive appearance by Seven String Jazz Guitarist, Educator, and Social Media Personality, Ron Jackson.

    This event takes place on 7TH Aug, ROOM 623 - HARLEM'S SPEAKEASY, New York, NY.

    Ron will bring BIG CITY JAZZ and jazz education to your town!

    This event will include an educational piece on the history of the Seven String Guitar. Ron will perform jazz standards and original songs, some bebop, and soul. And a special treat will be the jazz reimaginings of (yacht) rock, R&B, and pop songs all from his critically acclaimed new release, "Standards And My Songs".


    TICKETS AND INFO
    Ron Jackson: https://ronjacksonmusic.com/shows

    Sneak peek of the first single for the album, "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)": https://youtu.be/sVZQJAXcsVQ



  • Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet

    Saturday, September 17, 2022, 8 pm

    Vermont Jazz Center
    72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
    Brattleboro VT 05301

    Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Sam Harris (piano), Russell Hall (bass), Tim Angulo
    (drums)

    This concert will have ONLY an in-person audience.  There will NO livestream component.

    Akinmusire is a multiyear winner of Downbeat’s critics’ choice awards for Trumpeter of the Year (including 2021) and Jazz Artist of the Year.

    A visionary artist with six albums as a leader, he is a first call sideman found on recordings with Joni Mitchell, Brad Mehldau, Kendrick Lamar and many others.

    Ambrose Akinmusire is a truth-teller whose music is an expression of his personal journey as a Black man. Although he loves playing jazz standards, he has chosen to compose original music that draws attention to the realities of racism.

    The list of his accolades include Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition Winner, Carmine Caruso International Trumpet Solo Competition Winner; Downbeat Critics Poll: Jazz Artist of the Year, Best Trumpet (numerous times); Jazz Times Critic’s Poll: Trumpeter of the Year (3 times), Artist of the Year, Record of the Year; New York Times Best Jazz Album of the year (2011), Jazz Journalist Association Trumpeter of the Year and others too numerous to mention.

    His discography includes 6 albums as a leader and sideman work with Kendrick Lamar, Joni Mitchell, Joel Ross, Brad Mehldau, Marcus Miller, Trilok Gurtu, the Yellow Jackets, Jack DeJohnette, Archie Shepp,Terri Lyne Carrington, Roy Hargrove, Mimi Jones, Esperanza Spalding,Tom Harrell and many others.

    Akinmusire is one of the most acclaimed jazz artists of his generation, a trumpeter of deep expressive resources and a composer of kaleidoscopic vision. —NPR


    Sponsored by David Salzberg and Elissa Barr.

    Admission is sliding scale, $20- $40 per person.

    Mask wearing required for entry. Be sure to purchase your tickets soon as this event will likely sell out quickly and there will be no online option to view this concert.

    https://vtjazz.org/safety-protocols/

    Tickets available online at
    and by email.

    Handicapped access available by emailing
    ginger@vtjazz.org.

    www.vtjazz.org
    gingervjc@gmail.com
    802 258 9088

    https://vtjazz.org/upcoming-events/concerts/
    https://vtjazz.org/upcoming-events/sliding-scale-ticket-policy/
  • Singer/songwriter Ellen Woloshin will perform in concert at the Englewood Public Library on Sunday, September 18 at 7 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This concert is rescheduled from September 11. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but encouraged at bccls.libcal.com/event/9495199. Please bring a chair or blanket if possible.


    With a vocal sound that is unmistakably distinct and a collection of original songs that are personal yet still universal, Woloshin crosses over pop/folk genres while also revisiting standards from the 1930s and 1940s. In this performance Ellen will feature songs from both her CDs Tried & True and Water Into Wine. Guitarist Rick Briskin will accompany Ellen..
    For further information on the concert, please contact the Programming Department, by e-mail at programming@englewood.bccls.org, call 201-568-2215 x244; or visit www.ellenwoloshin.com. The Englewood Public Library is located at 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ.
  • The FrostKings will be playing the best in Chicago and West Coast Blues at the Milk Street Distillery. Special guest will be harmonica ace Kent Miller! You don't want to miss this opportunity to see this guy, he can play some mean harp! Come on out to beautiful NW Jersey for some great drinks and some great tunes!
  • Jorei Jazz & Co presents Bertha Hope! We're excited to host this FREE event to celebrate our 2nd year anniversary with Ms Hope. She is an acclaimed jazz pianist and Icon, whose extraordinary career has spanned over 5 decades. Bertha Hope will join the Jazz by Jorei to celebrate the Live Jazz Series' 2nd year at Sour Mouse NYC!

    We'll have a variety showcase, to open for our special guest;Bertha Hope! Hope's performance will be followed by a Jam session and open mic. -This is sure to be a sparkling event!

    - FREE Live Jazz Concert, Jam Session and Open Mic
    - 4:00 pm - 6:45 pm
    - Live Streamed on Instagram

    Amenities: Bar, Pizza, PingPong and Pool tables

    Instagram: @jazzByJorei
    Website: www.JazzByJorei.com
    Twitter: @JoreiJazz
    Contact: info@joriejazzjam.com
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