The Jazz Voyager
Hitting the jetway to board yet another plane, this Jazz Voyager is going to be on a fourteen hour flight to Tokyo, Japan. The destination is Blue Note Tokyo and again will stay in the same hotel with the same walk to the club. More exploration of this wonderful city until it is the appointed hour to become part of the audience.
The night promises to be electric as three-time Grammy-winning and six time nominated vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant who takes the Billboard Critics Poll often will take the mic. The French-American singer has released seven albums and brings her unique style and a band featuring pianist Sullivan Fortner, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Kyle Poole for a three day residency from Wednesday to Friday.
With a cover of ¥ 8,800 | $59.24, the evening is eagerly anticipated. The Blue Note Tokyo is located at 6 Chome-3-16 Minamiaoyama Minato City 107-0062. For more information contact the venue at https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp.
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DC JAZZFEST
Eaton, DC | 1201 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat | 4:00pm
- Reggie Bowens Group with special guest Brent Birckhead | 5:30pm
- Heidi Martin | 6:45pm
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage | 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566
- Joshua Bayer Quintet | 6:00pm
We Act Radio | 1920 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
- Jazz & Poetry: tribute to Thomas Sayers Ellis featuring Tyler Leak & Freeform with special guest poet Kenny Carroll
The Hamilton Live | 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Sold Out
- Jazz DC Orchestra directed by Allyn Johnson with special guest Christie Dashiell, Brandee Younger and Paul Carr
Mr. Henry’s | 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Herb Scott and Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation JAM | 8:00pm
Cover: Check Website
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ROY AYERS TRIBUTE
Atlanta is celebrating the legendary Roy Ayers. A pioneer of jazz-funk, vibraphonist, composer, and producer whose sound became the heartbeat of Black culture from the 1970s through today. Often dubbed the “Godfather of Neo-Soul,” Ayers’ genre-bending artistry shaped the sonic foundation for countless artists, from Erykah Badu and The Roots to A Tribe Called Quest and Common.
Long before the dancefloors of Harlem to the airwaves of London and the sample-heavy beats of 90s hip hop, Roy Ayers’ Ayers started recording as a bebop sideman in 1962. In 1963, he released his debut studio album West Coast Vibes featuring a collaboration with the saxophonist Curtis Amy. He rose to prominence when he dropped out of Los Angeles City College and joined jazz flautist Herbie Mann in 1966. His music has transcended generations, inspiring a movement rooted in rhythm, liberation, and Black excellence.
Hosted by WCLK’s Morris Baxter, the evening will be opened by Heda Rose, followed by Mark Adams and a host of Atlanta musicians and vocalists.
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TONY HIGHTOWER
Singer/Songwriter Tony Hightower is taking up the mantle to be a bridge that ushers R&B audiences into Jazz…Real Jazz. With years of experience as a musical performer and actor with familiar roots that place him firmly within the music’s firmament, the Atlanta native is still just getting started on this benevolent turn in his journey. And he is bringing a lot of young people with him.
Beyond his contributions as a vocalist to the successful projects of Gerald Levert, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the soundtrack for “Money Train,” Goodie Mob’s certified gold album “Soul Food,” Society of Soul’s album “Brainchild,” Pebbles’ album “Straight From My Heart,” Lionel Richie’s album “Louder Than Words,” and Outkast, he has preoduced and recorded his own albums and has performed around the East Coast and in Europe.
Cover: $40.00
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Paulinho Garcia was born on August 16, 1948 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil and began his musical career at the age of nine as a singer in a Sunday children’s program in the city’s principal radio station, Radio Inconfidencia. His teens saw him performing as a house musician in all musical programs of the Radio network, Guarany—TV Itacolomy.
He led his own band, Os Agitadores, and with them recorded his first two albums. Before his arrival in the United States in 1979, Paulinho composed, arranged, produced, and performed jingles for HP Studios. Four of his commercials received national awards.
After his move to Chicago, Illinois he performed and recorded two albums with the band Made in Brazil. In 1991 he founded his own band, Jazzmineiro, and their 1996 recording received excellent reviews in the Chicago Tribune, Jazziz magazine, the Brazilian Music Review, and The Brazilians.
Paulinho has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for his music and bands. He has toured Japan, Poland, Prague, Bratislava, Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Bangkok and performed at several jazz festivals and jazz cruises. With the addition of Polish singer Grazyna Auguscik, Two for Brazil with Greg Fishman became Three for Brazil.
Garcia released My Very Life to critics and audience praise and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording among 25 of the best, and was nominated for the Brazilian International Press Award.
Guitarist and vocalist Paulinho Gatcia continues to perform, tour and record.
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