Inside the jazz note: Remembering Pharoah

[INSiDE] THE JAZZ NOTE – Remembering Pharoah: The Sound + the Message

[INSiDE] THE JAZZ NOTE®: “Remembering Pharoah: The Sound and the Message” hosted by Ashley Kahn with Special Guest Johnathan Blake. Historian Ashley Kahn leads a reflection on the life, legacy, and music of the recently departed tenor saxophone legend Pharoah Sanders. Joined by special guest and one of Sanders’ former collaborators, the drum great Johnathan Blake, Kahn will dive […]

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the enduring value of a jazz archive

[INSIDE] THE JAZZ NOTE®: “INSIDE THE ARCHIVE: THE ENDURING VALUE OF A JAZZ ARCHIVE”

“INSIDE THE ARCHIVE: THE ENDURING VALUE OF A JAZZ ARCHIVE”, HOSTED BY ASHLEY KAHN Ashley Kahn is joined by Elizabeth Surles and Vincent Pelote, archivists at the Institute for Jazz Studies, for a discussion on the power of storytelling through a jazz archive and the importance of these resources in better understanding our own music

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James Zollar

James Zollar

New York City based trumpeter James Zollar is known for his stints playing with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Band, Tony Bennett, Marty Ehrlich, clarinetist Don Byron, Latin jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria, and Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Zollar currently serves as a teaching artist with JAZZ HOUSE @ Trinity. After

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Yago Vazquez

Yago Vazquez

“His richly voiced and confidently poised music sits towards the exploratory end of the contemporary mainstream”jazz-journal Born in Vigo (Spain), Yago Vazquez has been an active member of the New York City music scene since 2008 after receiving a scholarship to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music where he graduated with honors

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Charles Turner

Charles Turner

Charles Turner, Brooklyn based jazz vocalist and songwriter has take the New York City scene by storm. Turner has held residencies, hosted, and performed at venues such as Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center,   Birdland, Smoke Jazz club and  the historic Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem. International performances include, Pizza Express, in

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Alberto Toro

Alberto Toro, a professional musician, composer and arranger. He is an Alto Saxophonist, based in New York City. He is in charge of coordinating the extensive music program at Bernstein, which also includes a chorus and an 80-piece senior concert band. Currently he is a teaching artist with JAZZ HOUSE @ Trinity.

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Alison Shearer

Alison Shearer

Alison Shearer is a saxophonist with tremendous style, lyricism and intuition whose talents have brought her around the world. Alison has appeared with Kurt Elling, Nate Smith, Charlie Hunter, Big Daddy Kane, Pharoahe Monch, Ana Egge, and is a member of the band Red Baraat, whom NPR calls “the best party band in years.” She

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Tyreek McDole

Tyreek McDole

Tyreek McDole tenderly sings music of the Black American Musical tradition alongside some of his favorite musicians. Tyreek McDole, the vocal phenom who’s turning heads and wooing audiences with his rich sound and smooth delivery, has been hailed as a brilliant star. As a child in Kissimmee, Florida , he was exposed to the gospel

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