Jazz Standard

NJPAC and Jazz Standard celebrate the legendary Charlie Parker! GRAMMY Award-winning producer Seth Abramson hosts this conversation with alto sax stars Charles McPherson and Donald Harrison, delving into all things Birdfrom the creation of bebop to his influence on their own careers. Plus, they give on-the-spot live performances of Charlie’s classic compositions. Part of the TD Jazz Series.

Happy #MingusMondays! Our long-time friend and former teammate Zak Shelby-Szyszko curated a Charles Mingus playlist for Angel City Jazz Festival. Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57leXxo6kMgKtZvS5MLvXx... - w/ Mingus Big Band

#weremember Dizzy Gillespie born #onthisday in 1917 in Cheraw, SC. In light of the election, learn more about how Dizzy's 1964 run for the Presidency. He said he wanted to rename the The White House the #BluesHouse. https://indianapublicmedia.org//before-colbert-there-was-d

A timeless and special conversation last night.... In case you missed it, you can always watch Alto Madness: A Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration with Charles McPherson and Donald Harrison Jr.. Hosted by Seth Abramson and co-presented by New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Charlie Parker was "an intellect who happened to play jazz." - CM... "In my estimation, he saw all the beauty around him." - DH https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2427885574186067

Hang in tight...Facebook Live interview starting in a few minutes!

#tonight Jazz Standard is hosting another relevant online conversation. Join us tonight at 7:30pm EST for "Alto Madness": a virtual talk in celebration of the Charlie Parker Centennial with Charles McPherson and Donald Harrison. Tune in here to our Facebook Page. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/822970918474832?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22edit_dialog%22%7D]%2C%22source%22%3A5%7D... - co-presented by New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Happy #MingusMondays! Historically, we hosted part of the annual Charles Mingus Festival. This year, it goes virtual Feb 11-15. Festival weekend includes online workshops, #Mingus special events, & public broadcast of professional & student performances. For more info, visit http://www.charlesmingus.org. ... - w/ Mingus Big Band

We miss #livemusic... As we eagerly anticipate the club's reopening, we have been spinning our catalog of albums recorded on our stage. Here is the #LiveatJazzStandard CD released in 2010 by Antonio Sánchez: https://music.apple.com//antonio-sanchez-live-in/376673591

#tbt "When Charles McPherson first saw Charlie Parker play he said, 'I want to be that." Now, McPherson is one of the most renowned saxophonists on the American jazz scene. McPherson tells the story of the introduction that helped shape his life on the KPBS podcast, My First Day." - Hear Charles's story and more when we host the Alto Madness Charlie Parker Centennial conversation Oct 20th here on Facebook Live. ... https://www.kpbs.org//how-san-diego-saxophonist-charles-m/

One Week Until Showtime... Jazz Standard is hosting another relevant online conversation. Join us October 20th for "Alto Madness": a virtual talk in celebration of the Charlie Parker Centennial with Charles McPherson and Donald Harrison. Tune in here to our Facebook Page. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/822970918474832?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22edit_dialog%22%7D]%2C%22source%22%3A5%7D... - co-presented by New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Happy #MingusMondays! #Repost from Charles Mingus... In the words of Charles Mingus...... Poem to Bird - Charles Parker "A feather drifts and falls Drifts and falls as it is Blown and carried By the winds of over a billion Years ago . . . Frees itself And drifts towards our earth Its beauties of knowledge Here And of the past Ring out In melodic reveal Tired And weary of its long drifting travel It lay down at our feet To rest Awhile To rest For peace has come And set it free on its last Final journey . . . Careful as we go Our ways So as not to trample the feathers Of the love And The knowledge Left to us Who Have yet to journey Far . . . " By Charles Mingus From the liner notes of Charles Mingus Town Hall Concert, 1964, Vol. 1 Photo by Bob Parent: Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Roy Haynes at the Open Door on September 13, 1953

National Breast Cancer Awareness by GreaterGood Month. Did you know that jazz great Nina Simone suffered from breast cancer for several years before dying in her sleep in 2003? Learn more about this and man more of her battles in this The New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/raised-voice. - The Breast Cancer Site ##BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #breastcancerawareness

#JUSTANNOUNCED Jazz Standard is hosting another relevant online conversation. Join us October 20th for "Alto Madness": a virtual talk in celebration of the Charlie Parker Centennial with Charles McPherson and Donald Harrison. Tune in here to our Facebook Page. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/822970918474832?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22edit_dialog%22%7D]%2C%22source%22%3A5%7D... - co-presented by New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

#tbt It was this Fall back in 2017 when Jeff "Tain" Watts performed on our stage as part of the Elvin Jones Alumni Band. Enjoy this photo gallery by Adrien H. Tillmann: Full Gallery: http://www.aht1985.com/jeff-tain-watts-elvin-jones-alumni-/