Ten Essential Jazz Albums – according to Jazz at Lincoln Center, May 21, 2015
Ten Essential Jazz Albums – according to Jazz at Lincoln Center, May 21, 2015 TEN ESSENTIAL JAZZ ALBUMS – ACCORDING TO JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, MAY 21, 2015 New to jazz and not sure where to start? With many artists and extensive catalogs of music, a new jazz listener
JAS Cafe Corner: Tap & Jazz
JAS Cafe Corner: Tap & Jazz JAS CAFE CORNER: TAP & JAZZ https://youtu.be/cFs7cyPmzxk When trumpeter Alphonso Horne and his fiery New Orleans flared band The Gotham Kings, perform at the JAS Cafe they will be joined with globally sought-after tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman, who the NY Times describes
JAS Cafe Winter 19/20 Spotify Playlist
JAS Cafe Winter 19/20 Spotify Playlist JAS CAFE WINTER 19/20 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST Curious about this year's JAS Cafe Winter artists? Take a listen to our Spotify playlist to get a good little taste of most of the artists coming this season! To learn more about the artists coming this
JAS Cafe Corner – The History of Mambo
JAS CAFE CORNER - THE HISTORY OF MAMBO *excerpts taken from ThoughtCo. “The Sexy, Hip Shaking, Mambo Dance” Feb. 25, 2019 With the exciting Cuban band Orquesta Akokan kicking-off our 2019 JAS Cafe Summer Series this week, we wanted to take a look back at history of mambo! Originating from Cuba
JAS Cafe Winter 19/20 Spotify Playlist
JAS Cafe Winter 19/20 Spotify Playlist JAS CAFE WINTER 19/20 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST Curious about this year's JAS Cafe Winter artists? Take a listen to our Spotify playlist to get a good little taste of most of the artists coming this season! To learn more about the artists coming this
JAS Cafe Corner: JAS Academy Students Are Just Getting Started
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The Great Pianists of New Orleans
THE GREAT PIANISTS OF NEW ORLEANS New Orleans music is renowned for its piano players. Here we take a look back at some of the greatest as we prepare for Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen show at the JAS Cafe July 25-26. Jelly Roll Morton When Jelly Roll
The Great American Songbook
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK The Great American Songbook isn't really a book. Rather, it's a notional collection of several hundred pop songs. The precise identity of the songs varies according to who is doing he collecting, but in almost all versions the bulk of them were composed, starting in
Why the Blues?
WHY THE BLUES? Deva Mahal was born with the blues in her blood. The daughter of blues icon Taj Mahal will be performing at the JAS Cafe on March 29-30. In advance of that we explore, why is blues music called "the blues"? The name of this great American music
Get to Know Shelly Berg’s Vocalists: Veronica Swift and Billy Valentine
GET TO KNOW SHELLY BERG'S VOCALISTS: VERONICA SWIFT AND BILLY VALENTINE This weekend the JAS Cafe will be presenting Shelly Berg Trio, Shelly Berg is a five-time Grammy-nominated pianist, arranger, orchestrator, and producer. His album projects The Deep, The Nearness of You, Blackbird and The Will are critically acclaimed. He is also an award-winning
