Hard bop trumpeter will be awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki
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Karen Briggs, the Queen of Violin
From Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, to the Acropolis in Greece, to the Taj Mahal in India: Karen Briggs proved to be one of the best solo jazz violinists in the world
Iconic American pianist Ahmad Jamal
Best-known for his distinctive piano improvisations, Jamal still plays music with the same energy, elegance and sophistication at the age of 82
Rez Abbasi’s Jazz & Qawwali Music Mix
Rez Abbasi is a tour de force and his creative music mix will surely help popularize jazz in South Asia
Yanni’s North America Tour, Truth of Touch
Yanni is making a strong comeback to the United States, where he studied Psychology but fell in love with music. He will perform live in 15 states across America.
Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society
Radio Music Society is considered a companion to Esperanza Spalding’s 2010 best-selling album Chamber Music Society
Gerry Mulligan, Birth of the Cool & West Coast Jazz
Mulligan pioneered a movement known as ‘West Coast Jazz,’ and brought a light, airy style to the bari saxophone
Miguel Zenon, The Puerto Rican Songbook
A great effort to preserve the early 20th century’s musical heritage of Puerto Rico
Jeff Lorber Fusion’s Galaxy
This new album is sort of a further evolution of the concept that this keyboardist-composer started with hit 2010 CD, ‘Now Is The Time’
Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz
Rare accounts and photos of African-American jazz legends, with some pictures showing how moments of social tension and race in America impinged on the jazz image