The trumpeter meditates on the jazz-rock that inspires him.
Music Box: Donald Harrison Jr., Joe Jackson light up D.C. |Capital Gazette
There’s jazz this afternoon at Georgetown University in the federal city as New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. appears in McNeir Hall for a special free matinee performance (1:15 p.m.).
By Michael Buckley
The playlist – jazz: London jazz festival, Maria Schneider, Matthew Halsall and more |The Guardian
Jazz fans will get rare live sightings of some great acts in the coming weeks, plus exciting releases from Colin Towns, Tigran Hamasyan, Brad Mehldau and a classic by Errol Garner.
Festival Miami opens with a program of American music |Miami Herald
Festival Miami, the University of Miami Frost School of Music’s annual potpourri of classical and popular musical genres, opened Friday night with a celebration of American symphonic creativity at UM’s Gusman Concert Hall.
By Lawrence Budmen
Berklee Facebook Takeover / Q&A with Terence Blanchard |HeyEvent
World-renowned trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Terence Blanchard takes over Berklee this week, as a visiting scholar in the Jazz Composition Department, with a week-long schedule of seminars, classes, and clinics. On Thursday, October 22, we’re letting him take over our Facebook account as well. Join us on the Berklee College of Music page from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.