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Smoke Jazz Club Begins 2023 with 80th B-Day Celebrations for Al Foster and Billy Harper, 10th Annual Coltrane Festival, and More
Christian Wissmuller | December 7, 2022Described as “the most genuine, congenial and best-run jazz club in the city (Huffington Post),” New York’s Smoke Jazz Club kick-starts 2023 with a stellar line-up of some of jazz’s greatest artists during the month of January. SMOKE honors two octogenarians with special birthday celebrations: saxophonist Billy Harper and drummer Al Foster. Master trumpeter and pianist Nicholas Payton is joined by two of […] Read More... -
Donner Holds Symposium at Berklee College of Music, Supporting Music Education
Christian Wissmuller | December 7, 2022 Donner hosted an afternoon-long event in Boston on Nov. 17 that featured a concert and symposium on Musicianship & Technology with Berklee College of Music faculty. The free, pop-up event started with a concert/jam session before heading into a symposium on Musicianship & Technology, featuring several Berklee School of Music faculty, including drummer Mark Walker, […] Read More... -
USC Thornton School of Music: Assistant Professor of Practice, Jazz Studies
Christian Wissmuller | December 6, 2022The University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor of Practice in Jazz Studies. This is a full-time, non-tenure track (RTPC), benefits-eligible appointment for an initial period of three years. Renewal beyond the initial three-year period of appointment is possible, at the discretion of the Thornton Dean. […] Read More... -
NJPAC Announces Lucia Gutierrez Rebolloso Winner of Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
Christian Wissmuller | November 30, 2022At a star-studded, sold-out performance held yesterday afternoon on the NJPAC stage, Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso was announced the winner of the 11th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Hosted by WBGO Radio’s Gary Walker, “The SASSY Awards” featured performances by the competitions top five finalists as well as special appearances by previous winners Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim and Gabrielle Cavassa. Recipient of a $5,000 cash award and […] Read More... -
Elon University Seeks Assistant Professor or Lecturer of Jazz Studies
Christian Wissmuller | November 16, 2022Elon University invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Jazz Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor(tenure-track; doctorate required) beginning August 2023. The Department of Music seeks a vibrant colleague with ademonstrated record of excellence in teaching in jazz education at the undergraduate and/or secondary level. Theposition’s primary responsibilities will be to direct the […] Read More... -
‘2022: A Fifty-Year ARP Odyssey’ Synthposium
Christian Wissmuller | November 9, 2022The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation presented the “2022: A Fifty-Year ARP Odyssey” Synthposium, a hybrid in-person and virtual event and fundraiser, on November 5th at 10AM EST at the David Friend Recital Hall in Boston MA, and hosted by The Berklee College of Music’s Electronic Production and Design Department. The event was also streamed on […] Read More... -
Berklee NYC Power Station Studios Turn to Allen & Heath for Monitoring
Christian Wissmuller | November 9, 2022The historic Power Station recording studios in New York City have been host to many legendary artists, such as Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, and David Bowie (to name a few). As part of a recent partnership with the renowned Berklee College of Music in 2017, the studios underwent a major renovation […] Read More... -
National Library of Norway Releases Thousands of Intimate Photographs of Jazz Greats
Christian Wissmuller | November 8, 2022The Norwegian music journalist Randi Hultin (1926–2000) opened her home to many of the great jazz legends. She documented her life in the company of artists such as John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Count Basie in the form of tens of thousands of photographs – pictures which are now held in the National Library of […] Read More... -
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 20th Year
Christian Wissmuller | October 31, 2022The 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO), led by music director Mitch Glickman, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala concert held Sept. 18th 2022 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Presented in partnership with KJazz 88.1 FM, the evening was hosted […] Read More... -
Dr. Marie McCarthy of University of Michigan Presented NAfME Senior Researcher Award
Christian Wissmuller | October 31, 2022The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to present Marie McCarthy, Professor of Music Education at University of Michigan, as the eighteenth recipient of the NAfME Senior Researcher Award. The award, from the NAfME Society for Research in Music Education (SRME), recognizes significant, long-term scholarship in music education. It will be presented to […] Read More...
