jazz: Dallas Jazz Piano Society "Rising Stars" Concert
- 04/08/15 03:40 PM
Thursday evening, the Dallas Jazz Piano Society presents a jazz concert with four talented young musicians at the Sammons Center in Dallas. The Jazz pianists will entertain the audience, accompanied by a drummer and bassist. Eric Vasquez Jazz Studies student at Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas Aria Cundick Allen High School sophomore and GDYO Member Robert Lockwood Senior at the University of Texas at Dallas Alejandro Serrano Degree in Classical Piano and Music Theory, Conservatory of Granada Spain
Dallas Jazz Piano Society Rising Stars Thursday, April 9, 2015 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Sammons Center for the Arts 3630 Harry Hines Boulevard Dallas, (3 comments)
jazz: GDYO Jazz Ensemble to perform at Balcony Club in Dallas
- 02/21/15 02:41 PM
The Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra (GDYO) Jazz Ensemble will perform at the popular Balcony Club Sunday afternoon. During the Free two hour performance, the audience will be entertained by Six Jazz Combos. Launched last fall at the University of North Texas, The Jazz Institute was created to serve more than 50 high school musicians. Students have the opportunity to study and interact with professional jazz musicians and take music related classes. There are three levels of instruction in this program and each level is divided into three combos. Included in program are scheduled performances. Sunday, six combos will be performing at (10 comments)
jazz: Dallas Jazz Piano Society - Dan Cavanaugh - Sammons Center
- 01/18/15 03:54 PM
Dallas Jazz Piano Society - Dan Cavanaugh - Sammons Center JAZZ I'm looking forward to hearing pianist Dan Cavanaugh fill the Sammons Center with the music of Cole Porter on Thursday evening. The audience will enjoy a musical journey through the life of the "Great Songbook of America" composer. Cavanaugh, Associate Director of Jazz Studies at UT Arlington, has been honored around the world for his talent. His honors include receiving the Gold Medal International Music Prize for Excellence in Competition in 2009 and being honored as the featured performer at the International Jazz Symposium in 2006. Jeff Eckels (0 comments)
jazz: Dallas Jazz All -Stars - Sunday August 11
- 08/10/13 01:46 PM
Enjoy a delicious Jazz Brunch with The Dallas Jazz All Stars! Sunday, August 11 12:30 to 2:30 The Kitchen Cafe 17370 Preston Road Dallas 75252 $65
The Dallas Jazz All Stars Brunch features four jazz stars who are performing to raise funds for the Voices of Change, a Dallas contemporary chamber music group. Voices of Change is known for its focus on music from contemporary composers of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. Come and enjoy Tony Hakim on guitar, Bill Lohr on piano, James Driscoll on bass, and Dennis Durick on drums. What a wonderful way to spend a hot (3 comments)
jazz: Shelley Carroll Jazz - Times Ten Cellars - Dallas, TX
- 03/01/13 01:54 PM
Shelley Carroll and the Rich Jasin Jazz Ensemble Times Ten Cellar Sunday, March 3 7:00 - 9:00 PM Shelley Carroll, considered to be one of the finest saxophonists in the country, will be performing at the Times Ten Cellars in Lakewood, with Bryan Meggison and the Rich Jasin Jazz Ensemble this Sunday. For many years, Shelley has traveled with the Duke Ellington Band and toured with Sheryl Crow throughout the United States and Europe. The Rich Jasin Group, a popular choice for special occasions, counts among its many venues the Scat Lounge, The City Club, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, (4 comments)
jazz: Thursday Night Live at the Dallas Museum of Art
- 11/25/12 02:32 PM
November 29, is Thursday Night Live at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA). The Atrium will be filled with Jazz performed by vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones and some of my favorite Dallas Jazz Musicians: Shelley Carrol will be playing saxophone; Jonathan Fisher will play bass; Todd Parsnow will play guitar; Andrew Griffith will play the drums; and Brad Williams will be on keyboard. I guarantee you will be thoroughly entertained by these awesome musicians and become a raving fan of each performer. That is a strong recommendation. The Atrium offers a light dinner, wine and other beverages. This is the (4 comments)
Quamon Fowler - Expo Park Jazz Fest 2010: The Many Faces of Jazz! This is your opportunity to hear jazz at its best and meet the musicians! Darryl Thomas, owner of Sandaga Jazz and Vicki Meek, Director of the South Dallas Cultural Center are MCs of the event! Yesterday was absolutely amazing! From 2 pm to 2am The Amsterdam Bar was filled to the brim with a myriad of jazz styles. My personal favorites were the Shelley Carrol Big Band, the Quamon Fowler Jazz Quartet, and the Duke Ellington Small Band. (3 comments)