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“Pianist Jihee Heo has a beautiful legato touch that builds on sturdy lyricism and lustrous harmonies but her work also is filled with delicate, detailed figures.” — Downbeat

Don't miss your chance to experience the enchanting music of acclaimed jazz pianist Jihee Heo and her trio! On Tuesday, May 23, the trio will be performing live at the Zinc Bar, featuring bassist Jason Maximo Clotter and drummer Joe Farnsworth.

New York-based jazz pianist and composer Jihee Heo hails from Incheon, South Korea, and has taken the jazz scene by storm.

Jihee has graced the stages of some of the most prestigious festivals and venues, including The Washington D.C. Jazz Festival, Leverkusen Jazz Festival, and National Sawdust, among many others. Her performances have left audiences breathless with her dynamic playing and innovative compositions.

In 2015, Jihee released her nonet album "Passion", which showcased her unique artistic voice in a large ensemble format. Critics raved about the soaring compositions and bold arrangements, with The New York City Jazz Record, MM Jazz Korea, and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum all offering critical acclaim.

And if that wasn't impressive enough, Jihee released her first trio album "Are You Ready?" in November 2020, featuring drummer Rodney Green and bass player Marty Kenney. This incredible album has been featured in numerous magazines, including Downbeat Magazine, All About Jazz, and Jazz at Lincoln Center's monthly jazz album roundup.

Jihee's musical prowess is no accident - she holds a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a bachelor's degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. With her impressive background and incredible talent, it's no wonder Jihee Heo is making waves in the jazz world!

Showtimes are at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Get your tickets now, available for $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Don't miss out on this magical evening of jazz piano! For more info, visit https://www.zincjazz.com.

Monthly Jazz Jams return live at Flushing Town Hall the second Wednesday of every month! Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, music educators and serious hobbyists, Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jams invites musicians to perform at Flushing Town Hall. All are welcome, regardless of instrument (vocalists, too!). Our Steinway baby grand and drum kit are available at each Jam. Health and safety protocols will be in place so bring a mask, and feel free to bring your own microphone. House Band and Jam Sessions are led by Carol Sudhalter, with Joe Vincent Tranchina, Scott Neumann and Eric Lemon. Don't play, but love Jazz? Come listen!

FTH's Jazz Jam house band leader, Carol Sudhalter, plays flute, baritone and tenor sax and has been running our Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jams for the last four years. And for the last 17 months since March 2020, more than 200 musicians from over a dozen countries as far as New Zealand, Italy and South Africa, have participated in the virtual monthly jams. Over 7,000 viewers from across the globe have enjoyed the music and tuned in to the monthly jams to listen as the venue moved its programming online.

Photo © Greg Kessler, Jazz Jam All Stars July 16, 2022, Flushing Town Hall.

This program is supported in part by a grant from The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.

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 17th dec., Brothers Smokehouse, Ramsey, NJ

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".


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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

On the January 4 edition of the WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with Rachael & Vilray about the jazz duo's upcoming gig at The Unity Jazz Festival

Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam is proud to present the Ari Roland Quartet with Ari Roland, bass, Zaid Nasser, saxophone, Chris Byars, saxophone, and Keith Balla, drums. Ari Roland is a born and raised New Yorker, Juilliard alumni, who was mentored by legends such as Lou Donaldson, Barry Harris and Betty Carter. He has traveled around the world to Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, on 150 tours, spreading his message of unity through jazz music. We are thrilled to have him bring his program, “Now’s the Time for Jazz Diplomacy,” to our Intergenerational Jazz Power stages, join us!

WBGO celebrates the TD James Moody Jazz Festival 2021 with a concert for young people. Saxophonist and flutist Don Braden is known around the world as an exciting and interactive jazz soloist, a creative and prolific composer, and a passionate and energetic educator. For over 30 years he has toured the world leading his own ensembles, as a special guest, and as a sideman with Jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others. He has composed music in various styles for ensembles ranging from duo to full symphonic orchestra, for recordings (including 22 CDs as a leader and over 80 as a sideman), film, and the television networks Nickelodeon and CBS. He has spent over two decades giving master classes at schools and universities, and running educational programs such as the Litchfield Jazz Camp, NJPAC's Wells Fargo Jazz For Teens, and most recently, the Harvard University Monday Jazz Band. Adults must be accompanied by a child. Doors open at 1:30pm. This WBGO Kids Jazz Concert is in partnership with NJPAC and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.

Catch the next generation of great jazz artists from right here in New Jersey. This annual concert event, co-presented by NJPAC’s Arts Education Department and the New Jersey Music Educators Association, brings together some of the very best young musicians and vocalists from across the state for a dynamic group performance. The NJMEA All-State Jazz Band and NJMEA All-State Jazz Choir will be joined by special guest Christian McBride—NJPAC Jazz Advisor and acclaimed jazz bassist, bandleader and composer.

Miles Davis led such a prismatic and changeable career that any attempt at summation is destined to feel incomplete.But the 2019 documentary Miles Davis:…

Jazz at the Centre kicks off the series on April 27th with a special performance by 2022 JUNO nominated pianist Amanda Tosoff and Jocelyn Gould, winner of the 2021 JUNO award for Best Jazz Album, accompanied by Jon Maharaj (bass) and Ethan Ardelli (drums). The concert will be held at CMC's Chalmers Performance Space and also livestreamed. For more information, go to https://cmccanada.org/jazz-at-the-centre/ General Admission. $15 Advance / $20 at the door CMC Members and Arts Workers. $12 Advance / $15 at the door Students. $10 anytime Jazz at the Centre will celebrate jazz composers through performances, promotion of composers and their compositions, access to works at CMC Library and shop and master workshops. It will provide mentorship, scholarship and professional development opportunities for emerging composers and the next generation of Canada's jazz musician. The Jazz at the Centre series is curated by Producer and Artist Representative, Celine Peterson. "It is a thrill and privilege for me to work with the team at the CMC in this capacity, as space is created where the work of our immensely talented jazz composers can be showcased nationally and internationally. Amanda Tosoff and Jocelyn Gould are two exceptionally talented, dedicated, and hardworking musicians and composers. The musical excellence that they embody as musicians, composers, and band leaders, is precisely what this series is about." CMC's heritage is linked with contemporary jazz music, including heritage composers John Weinzweig, Phil Nimmons, Harry Freedman, Ann Southam, as well as Oscar Peterson, Hugh Fraser, Elizabeth Raum, Glenn Buhr, Elizabeth Knudson, James Harley, Jérôme Blais, Bob Erlandson and more. The works of many Canadian jazz composers can be found in CMC's Lending Library and Shop. CMC Centrediscs has released many albums by Canadian jazz composers. About Amanda Tosoff Amanda Tosoff is a B.C-raised, Toronto-based pianist, composer, and educator with six albums to her credit. As a bandleader and side-woman, she has performed with internationally recognized artists. Her own groups have been featured at festivals across Canada and abroad and they have opened for jazz luminaries. Amanda is also co-artistic director of newly founded online education company, Music Arts Collective. Her album, Earth Voices was nominated for a 2022 JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. About Jocelyn Gould JUNO award-winner, Jocelyn Gould has been called "a leader in the next generation of great mainstream jazz guitarists". She has performed internationally with Grammy nominated artists. She is the 1st place winner of the 2018 Wilson Centre International Jazz Guitar competition and Head of the Guitar Department at Humber College. Jocelyn won the 2021 Jazz Album of the Year: solo for her debut album, Elegant Traveler. About Celine Peterson (Jazz at the Centre, curator) Celine Peterson is a producer, artist representative and radio/podcast host who has presented concerts and given inspiring speeches all over the globe. She manages some of the most exciting jazz artists on the jazz scene today, in Canada and internationally. She is producer of the Kensington Market Jazz Festival and Artistic Producer of the annual "Voices of Freedom" concert presented by Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts. About the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) The Canadian Music Centre is a catalyst that connects you to the ever-evolving world of Canadian musical creation through performance, education, and promotion. The CMC provides unique resources for exploring, discovering, and performing Canadian music. We are passionate about nurturing a musical community that honours our legacy and supports the professional development of Canadian musicians and composers. URL: Website: https://go.evvnt.com/1111896-2?pid=4480 Category: Live Music | Jazz Venue details: CMC, 20 Saint Joseph Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 1J9, Canada

In January, Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) welcomes Cocomama in performance, with Jennifer Vincent, bass, Mayra Casales, percussion, Nicki Denner, piano, Ariacne Trujillo, voice, Reut Regev, trombone and Rafael Monteagudo, drums, and hosted by Jazz Power Initiative’s Managing and Artistic Director Eli Yamin. Presented at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, our INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM series continues live on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, audience attendance at the museum is very limited; for more information, please contact us at: info@jazzpower.org. Our January Intergenerational Jazz premieres online for virtual audiences on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 2pm. Sign up to tune in through Facebook and YouTube at: jazzpower.org/powerjam. A virtual United Nations of women, members of Cocomama hail from around the globe gathering their influences from far and wide. Latin jazz, salsa, soul, Afro-Cuban and R&B, Afro-Cuban are among the items on the menu whenever they hit the stage creating a sound that is all at once fierce and beautiful! Celebrating their new album “Woman’s World,” the music strives to uplift and empower as evidenced by the lyrics of their song “Quiero” which states, “Follow your heart; find your passion, open your mind for destiny is in your hands.” “I am super excited to be able to bring Cocomama, a band that I co-lead with pianist Nicki Denner and percussionist Mayra Casales, to the Jazz Museum through Jazz Power Initiative!!! Although Cocomama orients itself around Cuban and other South American & Caribbean influences, Nicki and Mayra and I all have roots firmly planted in jazz. We are honored to be able to present a performance that will heavily emphasize our jazzier side.” Jennifer Vincent, bassist and co-leader, Cocomama. INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM is presented by The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and produced by Jazz Power Initiative, a Northern Manhattan community arts non-profit organization for jazz music education and performance. We thank all of our supporters: The New York State Council for the Arts; The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York City Council; The Miranda Family Fund, and our individual donors. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is a museum dedicated to preservation and celebration of the jazz history of Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Their vision is to make jazz accessible to everyone on the planet. They are a living, evolving museum for the people, center for jazz and a place in Harlem where visitors gather to enjoy history and music, and where artists come to play, rehearse, create or drop-in, even when no one else is there, just to be in the space that so many others have passed through.