Sunday, February 2 turned out to be a momentous day of jazz in the burgeoning jazz city of Buffalo. Despite it being Super Bowl Sunday, over 350 patrons became a raptured audience in the afternoon to hear Christian Sands, Creative Ambassador of the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, put on a display of piano mastery. At […]
In 2018, jazz pianist Christian Sands was named Creative Ambassador of the Erroll Garner Jazz Project. A project that honors the legacy of one of the most prolific jazz pianists in jazz history. Garner, a self-taught pianist, earned a special place in the hearts of many for his unique style of playing jazz standards. Most […]
When the closing of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for its major expansion project was announced, many loyal fans of the gallery’s Art of Jazz series met with sadness the news that the series would go on hiatus for the projected 2 1/2 year construction period. Having gained an appreciation for the presentation of such artists […]
With the impending two-year hiatus of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for expansion, the museum’s long-running Art of Jazz series will find a temporary new home in 2020 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. The series will be rechristened as the Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic series. During the past two decades, […]
Two spectacular events highlight jazz as part of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s winter programming. The concerts, to take place at Kleinhans Music Hall, will bring local and national stars to the stage to join the BPO in presenting the American art form we call jazz. Orchestra Meets Jazz – Thursday, January 21st at 7 pm This […]
The weather may be cold but the jazz is hot. It’s Buffalo so the music doesn’t stop. I can imagine Eddie Jefferson singing such lyrics. Here is a rundown of some of the notable jazz in town this weekend: David Kane And Them Jazzbeards Composer, arranger, and keyboard artist David Kane brings his band Them […]
