Brazilian composers get light-jazz makeover at concert (Seattle Times)

Heitor Villa-Lobos and other Brazilian composers — Ernesto Nazareth, bossa-nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim — get the light jazz treatment in this evening of music by the Steve Griggs Ensemble.

A free Jazz4Kids concert by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Seattle Times)

The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra hosts a one-hour performance featuring hands-on instrument display, demonstrations and a question-and-answer…

Bill Cosby - Cosby Joins Hancocks Birthday Concert Celebrations (ContactMusic)

Comedian BILL COSBY will help to celebrate pianist HERBIE HANCOCK’s 70th birthday at an upcoming concert held in the jazz icon’s honour.The gig, part of New York’s…

Ed Fast, Conga-Bop Jazz It Up At Asylum Hill Church (FOX CT Hartford)

Drummer Ed Fast carried his Conga-Bop septet through two sets of lighthearted Latin jazz at Hartford’s Asylum Hill Congregational Church Friday. Moreover, he added a dramatic element to the concert by recounting his personal musical journey in words and photographs.

DVD/VIDEO: STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Three from Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (All About Jazz)

Our video spotlight shines this week on trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, who will be in St. Louis on Saturday, March 13 to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The JaLCO functions as the house band for the jazz program at NYC’s Lincoln Center, and as such, they’re…

Attendees to CWA’s jazz concert need advance tickets (Colorado Daily)

The Conference on World Affairs annual jazz concert will no longer offer general-admission seating, and attendees must sign up online for assigned seats.

Around The Jazz Internet: Week In Review

News and notes from around the Web, including more information about the CareFusion New York City jazz festival, Jason Moran recognized, Mary Halvorson performs, the Village Vanguard at 75 and a Ravi Coltrane show.

On Herbie Hancock (And Pink, And Juanes, And Jeff Beck, And Dave Matthews, And Chaka Khan …)

News of an upcoming self-financed, star-studded Herbie Hancock record is leaving us a little bit agog. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

Steve Kuhn On Piano Jazz

Kuhn is a highly accomplished pianist, a creative composer and a longtime friend of host Marian McPartland. In his youth, Kuhn played with Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and John Coltrane. Over the years, he’s honed a unique style built on melodic variation and his ceaseless imagination.

Heathcote cancels Hot Latin Jazz Candlelight Concert on Saturday due to weather (St. Lucie News Tribune)

FORT PIERCE —Heathcote Botanical Gardens is canceling the Hot Latin Jazz Candlelight Concert in the Gardens planned for Saturday because of inclement weather is expected, Heathcote officials said.”We will reschedule for a date in March or April,” according to a news release from Amy Dahan, Heathcote director.”Tickets are good for the March 13 True Blue Bluegrass Candlelight Concert, and will be …

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