The Monterey Jazz Festival’s 58-year old “trumpet on chair” logo is as identified with the annual musical and cultural institution as its idyllic beach town setting and impressive bookings. So it’s only appropriate that the 2015 version, which ran from Friday, Sep. 18 through Sunday, Sep. 20, would feature a broad array of trumpet virtuosos.
By Yoshi Kato
The spotlight is shining brightly on the arts at Holy Cross.
From musical performances to art exhibitions to theatre productions, the College will host a slew of events during the fall semester.
“At Holy Cross, we see the arts as an indispensable facet of a liberal arts education founded in Jesuit principles,” says Margaret Freije, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the College.
The multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer talks about his latest project “Breathless,” and performs from the new album.
Trumpeter, composer and multiple Grammy-winner, Terence Blanchard, has got a brand new bag—and a brand new album.
Featuring a confounding array of international and Bay Area artists from Sept. 10 through May 29, the SFJazz Center’s 2015-16 season is its biggest yet. Here are 10 shows not to miss. All concerts take place in Miner Auditorium unless otherwise noted. For tickets or information: (866) 920-5299,www.sfjazz.org.
By Andrew Gilbert
Few jazz musicians have received Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Trumpeter/ composer and five-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard’s resume also includes tenure with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, scoring films for Spike Lee, and a long list of acclaimed recordings, including his Grammy-winning requiem for Hurricane Katrina, A Tale of God’s Will. DownBeat Artist of the Year in 2000, former Artistic Director for the Thelonious Monk Institute in New Orleans, and now Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami, Blanchard returns to the Dakota with a new electronic project, his E-Collective, on August 31 (7 and 9 pm).
By Andrea Canter
By Jim Carroll
Blue Note recording artist Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective’s new release is titled Breathless.
By Aaron Cohen
Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard will stop by Seattle for a four-night run at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. Starting Thursday night Blanchard will take to the stage with his E-Collective quartet playing songs from “Breathless,” Blanchard’s latest recording from Blue Note Records.