(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Dan Tepfer, a New York-based pianist and composer, one of the most formidable jazz musicians on the international stage, will perform his solo project, “Goldberg Variations/Variations,” at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 7pm, as part of the inaugural season of Classics on Hudson, designed to showcase internationally…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Voodoo Orchestra North, led by legendary jazz drummer, improviser, bandleader and composer Bobby Previte and featuring many great upstate New York musicians, continues its regular series of performances devoted to exploring the music of Miles Davis’s eternal electric jazz-funk masterpiece, “Bitches Brew,” at Club Helsinki Hudson, on Friday, February 13, 2015,…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Popular jazz artists John Pizzarelli and Jane Monheit will join forces for a Christmas concert at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, December 27 at 8pm. Renowned seven-string jazz guitarist, singer, and bandleader John Pizzarelli addresses, in his own manner, repertoire associated with Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, and others. Known…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Bandleader, composer and drummer Bobby Previte brings his Voodoo Revue, featuring an all-star cast of Hudson Valley improvisational jazz talent – to the Half Moon on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31, at 10pm, in an event cosponsored by WGXC 90.7-FM and the Half Moon. DJ Marc Anthony Thompson, of WGXC’s “The…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Trombonist and composer Craig Harris will lead an ensemble to perform the music of the late Sun Ra, one of the most original voices and visionaries in jazz, at MCLA in the Church Street Center’s Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 7:30pm. For this concert, Harris will…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer and trombonist Glen David Andrews brings his jazzy, horn-laced New Orleans funk and soul band back to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, November 8, at 9pm. Andrews combines a voice and stage presence worthy of Louis Armstrong, updated for the hip-hop era. A typical Glen David Andrews set offers a mix…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Allen Toussaint and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, who between them encapsulate a century of New Orleans music, perform in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at 8pm. While names like Dr. John and the Neville Brothers may be better known than Allen Toussaint, he is…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Four-time Grammy Award-winning pop-jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will perform with her quartet at the Mahaiwe on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 7pm. The concert will feature selections from her most recent album, “Beautiful Life,” which taps the rock era for covers of Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” Marvin…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Medeski Martin and Wood keyboardist John Medeski and new-music ensemble SO Percussion will be on hand to help celebrate the pre-release of composer/bandleader/drummer Bobby Previte‘s new recording, “TERMINALS,” at Club Helsinki Hudson on Monday, October 20, 2014, at 8pm. Since moving to Columbia County a few years ago, Bobby Previte has turned…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The Pablo Aslan Quintet brings its jazz-infused tango to Williams College on Monday, October 6, 2014, at 8pm, in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Aslan also holds a same-day master class featuring talented Williams music students at 4:15 p.m. These events are free and open to the public. The quintet features Pablo Aslan, an…
