The Buffalo area welcomes back jazz legend and great Billy Cobham along with Randy Brecker, as well as, other guests in the jam-packed week ahead of jazz. Read on…
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Billy Cobham and the Crosswinds Project
TRALF MUSIC HALL Billy Cobham Crosswinds Project feat. Randy Brecker 75th Birthday Celebration Tour Billy Cobham and the Crosswinds Project features the incredible Randy Brecker on trumpet! Billy Cobham came to prominence with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Cobham is “generally acclaimed as fusion’s greatest drummer.” Billy Cobham will perform with an incredible band featuring Fareed Haque (guitar), Tim Landers (bass), Paul Hanson (bassoon/sax), Osam Elelwy (keyboards), and special guest Randy Brecker on trumpet.
Dear Nina: A Sonic Love Letter to Nina Simone with Drea d’Nur and Strings by Rootstock Republic
Power, poise, and passion reign supreme in this pairing of voice and strings that celebrates the legendary canon of Nina Simone. Drea d’Nur (vocalist/pianist) is accompanied by 6-piece string ensemble Rootstock Republic: LIVE in this uniquely intimate and newly orchestrated songbook of Simone’s love songs, blues, and protest music. This program is presented by the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center and the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arrival…
Brad Leali with the Buffalo Jazz Collective Tentet
October 18th, 2019 at Ciminelli Recital Hall (3rd Floor of Rockwell Hall), SUNY Buffalo State 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222 PRE-CONCERT: 7PM | All City Jazz Ensemble PROGRAM: 7:30PM Our first concert weekend of the season will feature GRAMMY award-winning saxophonist, educator, and bandleader Brad Leali. Leali spent years as musical director for the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra, as well as time with Count Basie Orchestra. He has appeared on over twenty albums as both a leader and a…
Drea DNur – City of Good Neighbors
Join us for an evening of music and community building. Meet the artist from the exhibition “City of Good Neighbors” and meet new people from various walks of life. “I am not an entertainer. I am a master healer through music and sound. To be a vessel of healing sound is a great honor and responsibility. Moment by Moment, I seek and work to become a better vessel. Every show is an offering of my entire self. In a world,…
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Weekend And Weekly Jazz
Be sure to check out the “Upcoming Events” section at JazzBuffalo.org. Dinner, brunch, or cocktails available at the Terrace at Delaware Park and jazz on Thursdays at JazzBoline featuring Savoy Trio led by Tim Clarke. And, a new 8 weeks of Wednesday Night Jazz at KO Bar & Grill with trombonist Phil Sims serving as the host featuring WNY jazz musicians. Musicians, organizations, and venues, please remember to use “Submit An Event” so your events appear on JazzBuffalo.
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JazzBuffalo is excited to present the New York-based vocalist Svetlana at the next Hotel Henry Jazz Concert Series event on Wednesday, November 13. Svetlana and the New York Swing Collective make a stop in Buffalo to celebrate the release of her new album, “Night At The Movies.” The album has been heralded with much acclaim […]
Dan Willis Visits Home Bearing Gifts Of Satie and Monk
Like many who return home for visits, the saxophonist Dan Willis, a native of Buffalo now residing in New York City, drove into town last night bearing gifts. The gifts ranged from his reaching back to the years he left the area at the age of 24, to his arrangement of works by Satie, and […]