Join us at Trinity Chapel as we embark on a celebration of the Four Crown Jewels of Buffalo’s Musical Heyday: The Artists, Their Stories, Their Music. The series opens February […]
Krista Seddon’s Trinity Jazz Series
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Pasquale Grasso To Release “Be-Bop!” Prior to Buffalo Concerts With Samara Joy On June 23 and June 24
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on Be-Bop!Available June 17 on Sony Music Masterworks | Pre-Order Now Following the extraordinary success of guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso’s digital showcase series, […]
Jazz Legend John “Spider” Martin Honored With Niagara Falls Street Naming
If you travel any time soon to the intersection of Main and Ontario Streets in the city of Niagara Falls, you will find a new street name sign. The new […]
Roberta Gambarini’s Limited Edition Album, “Dedications”, Honors Ella Fitgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Carmen McRae
This past spring, Roberta Gambarini embarked on a tour throughout Japan. A country that has fallen in love with the jazz vocalist from Turin, Italy. The tour was dedicated to […]
Ira Gitler, Jazz Critic And Historian Passes At 90
The highly-regarded jazz critic and historian, Ira Gitler, died on Saturday at the age of 90. While his last years were spent in a nursing home, Ira Gitler devoted a […]
Award-Winning Chilean Saxophonist Melissa Aldana to Perform at the Albright-Knox on April 21 for Art of Jazz Series
Next up in the Art of Jazz Series is a unique and extraordinary jazz artist. The series will present the first-ever regional concert by the Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana […]
Jazz in Town: JAZZ 100 Festival Celebrates Jazz Icons!
This week, we take time to celebrate the 100th Birthdays of some of most fondly remembered Jazz Icons in the history of jazz. Celebrations include remembering Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, […]
Jazz In Town: Pausing to Remember
We pause briefly to remember one of the legends of jazz in Buffalo jazz history – drummer Lou Marino. Lou Marino passed away at the age of 80 years old. […]
Jazz In Town: Ambassadors Of Jazz Visit Buffalo
Buffalo gets a visit this weekend from one of the top ambassadors of jazz – Wynton Marsalis. And, from notable ambassadors such as Wycliffe Gordon and in the free jazz […]
Three-Day JAZZ 100 Festival Celebrates 100th Birthdays Of Four Jazz Icons
From the passionate jazz fans to the public audience, they are known by a single name. Whether growing up and hearing parents talk about them, studying jazz history, or exposed […]
