What’s Happening
The News Review:
- What’s Happening
- Universal Classics and Jazz Adds New Role in Classical Music -…
- Jazz master Anthony Braxton rolls to jam with local players … and…
- Dining for $25 or less: China Chefs
- Geoffrey Keezer Trio closes out ‘Jazz in the Park’
- Hot fun in the summertime
- MiddletownJournal: Dayton Ohio news and information
What’s Happening
Washington Post – May 29, 2008
Folk and jazz music. Veterans Park Woodmont and Norfolk avenues Bethesda.
Universal Classics and Jazz Adds New Role in Classical Music -…
New York Times – May 29, 2008
Universal Classics and Jazz the worldwide market leader in classical CD sales announced on Wednesday the formation of Universal Music Classical Artists Management and Productions. According to an internal statement the new division is meant to provide management services for and produce live events for prominent classical musicians. The new operation based in London will be run by Jeffrey Vanderveen whose title is managing director. Vanderveen recently left his previous job at the IMG Artists management firm where he was a senior vice president and director of the vocal division in Europe to move to Universal Classics.
Jazz master Anthony Braxton rolls to jam with local players … and…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – May 29, 2008
That’s generally his attitude — going out and finding where the local talent is. That concept gave birth to the title of the three-day celebration — “Braxton Plays Pittsburgh Plays Braxton” — as well as the one-off Three Rivers Tri-Centric Ensemble named after the Tri-Centric Foundation (established in 1994 “to stage performances of Mr. Braxton’s musical multimedia and interdisciplinary works”) as well as his “Tri-Axium” cultural theories about the commingling of Western art music “trans-African” music (such as jazz and blues) and world musics. The list of Tri-Centric Ensemble members includes more than a dozen local players from such groups as Alia Musica Capgun Quartet Roger Humphries Quintet and of course Opek and Thoth. According to Opie there’s some difficult music involved but that’s par for the course for Braxton. “It’s a new music ensemble where all of the members are expected to improvise within the compositions” he explains. “There’s one with a lot of writing in it there’s one that approaches more of a traditional big band piece with solos over ostinatos in the rhythm section and then there are two pieces where there are notated sections and brief improvisations for each player and it’s all metered out… “Last year I had Antithesis mostly playing Braxton pieces and it occurred to me that he might take on a project just because it interests him for some reason so I suggested that he come and work with high school students. Vocalist Eden McNutt (a co-member with Opie in the free-improv group Dust & Feathers and the organizer of Wood Street Galleries’ Radical Riffs concert series) ran with the idea to Michael Pestel a Wesleyan instructor and former art professor at Chatham College and a close contact to Braxton. According to Opie what really caught Braxton’s attention was the idea of playing music at the National Aviary (Pestel had been doing it for years) because it was an opportunity to do something new. So Braxton would join the already formed Syrinx Ensemble which included Opie Pestel McNutt and double bassist Tracy Mortimore (as well as electronic musician tENTATIVELY a cONVENIENCE for the Sunday morning edition). “We’ve appeared a couple times at the Central Park Zoo in New York” says Opie. “There are usually some guests stopping by most notably [flutist] Robert Dick played with us for a little while. The ultimate success was when we got a reaction from the birds themselves.
Dining for $25 or less: China Chefs
Baltimore Sun – May 29, 2008
)Inside on a Sunday night nearly every table is filled but the noise level is low. The sizzle of grease and the clatter of dishes simply don’t exist here. Instead there is soft jazz music. Diners murmur their pleasure as they sit on upholstered chairs at tables with pink tablecloths and lit candles. The entire dining area is done up in muted shades of gray and mauve. Even the area where people pick up their takeout orders has comfortable seats and up-to-date reading material.
Geoffrey Keezer Trio closes out ‘Jazz in the Park’
San Diego Union Tribune – May 29, 2008
Where: Copley Auditorium San Diego Museum of Art Balboa ParkTickets: $10 (students) $18 and $22Phone: (619) 232-7931Online: sdmaart. org At least it is in its current form (the first Wednesday of each month) and location (the San Diego Museum of Art's Copley Auditorium) for a period of at least 18 months. According to nationally acclaimed flutist Holly Hofmann who began booking “Jazz in the Park” in 2002 and built it into one of the most popular monthly live-music events here the series will effectively end after next Wednesday's concert. “As a jazz artist myself it's particularly sad to see another concert series draw to a close especially since this one was so successful not only financially but in terms of artistry sound quality staffing and attendance” said Hofmann one of San Diego's most experienced and respected jazz promoters. Derrick Cartwright the museum's executive director contends the series is simply going on hiatus. He maintains jazz concerts could resume sooner than 18 months from now most likely in a smaller setting within the museum itself such as the 125-capacity gallery where chamber-music concerts are currently held. What Hofmann and Cartwright do agree on is that their disagreement stems from the museum's decision to rent out Copley Auditorium to the neighboring Old Globe Theatre.
Hot fun in the summertime
San Jose Mercury News – May 29, 2008
It covers a little bit of everything: street festivals classical and pop music jazz film and television. There are even some July 4th fireworks thrown in. Unless noted tickets to concerts can be purchased at.
MiddletownJournal: Dayton Ohio news and information
Middletown Journal – May 29, 2008
mp3 –> By Meagan EngleStaff Writer Thursday May 29 2008 CARLISLE — Eleven bands and performers will battle for the ultimate bragging rights this weekend at Carlisle’s annual Battle of the Bands. The competition now in its sixth year will feature guitar soloists student and community rock groups jazz music and rap. html –>”It’s all kinds of music. There’s going to be something for everybody” said band director Kenny Carpenter. “We want this to be a community family event.