Thursday, February 22, 2018

DURHAM JAM SESSION TONIGHT 8PM DURHAM HOTEL

Every other Thursday, Al Strong Music & friends meet on the roof for an open jam session from 8-11pm. Local musicians are invited to bring their instruments and sit in; everyone else is invited to stop by for a drink & check out the show. No cover     DURHAM HOTEL   CHECK AL STRONG POSTING ON FACEBOOK

Saturday, February 17, 2018

TRIANGLE YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE - ELLINGTON AGAIN!

E has made it to the finals at Jazz at Lincoln Center again!

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Gregg Gelb

4:46 PM (1 hour ago)
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Hello Jazz fans,
I am excited to tell you that we have made it again, three years in a row! Wish us luck!
Thanks,  Gregg


Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 15 Finalists Bands to Compete in 23rd Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
For Immediate Release
 
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces
15 Finalists Bands to Compete in
23rd Annual Essentially Ellington
High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival

NEW YORK, NY – Wednesday, February 14, 2018 – Jazz at Lincoln Centerproudly announces the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the 23rd AnnualEssentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival – one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world – at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, on May 10 – 12, 2018. The following finalists are among 109 high school jazz bands across North America that entered the competition. Each school submitted recordings of three tunes performed from charts from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington library. Over 4,600 high school bands are members of Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2017-18 Essentially Ellington program and benefited from free charts and resources.

The 2018 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Finalists:
Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, CA)
Ballard High School (Seattle, WA)
Beloit Memorial High School (Beloit, WI)
Carroll Senior High School (Southlake, TX)
Champaign Central High School (Champaign, IL)
Dillard Center for the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Mountlake Terrace High School (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ)
Newton South High School (Newton, MA)
Osceola County School for the Arts (Kissimmee, FL)
Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA)
Sun Prairie High School (Sun Prairie, WI)
Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (Raleigh, NC)
Tucson Jazz Institute (Tucson, AZ)
William H. Hall High School (West Hartford, CT

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

FRANKIE ALEXANDER RICK KEENA IRREGARDLESS

Info per MAMA JAZZ
FRANKIE ALEXANDER AND RICK kEENA  WILL BE ON AT THE IRREGARDLESS IN RALEIGH  - THURSDAY, FEB. 15TH   6:30 TO 9:30

Sunday, February 11, 2018

IRREGARDLESS JAZZ

Info courtesy of MAMA JAZZ    Saturday FEB/ 17, 2018  9pm - 11pm

Vocals  Noah Powell,  Piano  Stephen Anderson,  Drums  Kobie Watkins,  Bass  John Simmonetti

No Cover

Thursday, February 1, 2018







Annual Valentine's Weekend Jazz Concert--- jazz ensembles of Duke, NCCentral, U.N.C-CH  INFO PROVIDED BY MAMA JAZZ



Elaine Crovitz

Jan 31 (2 days ago)
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The jazz ensembles of Duke (led by John Brown), NCCentral (led by Ira Wiggins) and UNC-CH (led by Jim Ketch) will present Sunday February 11, 2018
 at Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Duke East Campus Drive, Durham, NC at 2 PM.   Tickets $15.   General Seating.
Tickets may be purchased at the Duke University Box Office website.
Some websites have an erroneous starting time --  the CORRECT STARTING TIME IS 2 PM.