Pianist Aaron Diehl Makes His Mack Ave Records & Studio Debut with "The Bespoke Man's Narrative" on July 31st! [Exclusive Tracks]

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Aaron Diehl - The Bespoke Man's NarrativeIn fashion circles, the adjective "bespoke" denotes custom-made suits and shirts and signifies the person who designs and constructs them. On The Bespoke Man's Narrative, his brilliant Mack Avenue Records debut, pianist Aaron Diehl extrapolates this notion to matters of musical invention.

"The idea for the metaphor was that the composition and concept were specifically for these musicians," Diehl says, referring to his working quartet of 30-ish all-stars - vibraphonist (and Mack Avenue artist) Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green - that interprets the five originals and five arrangements comprising the program. "There's a sequence, an arc, a beginning, middle and end. Each piece has something to do with my musical development."

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Get Your Tickets ~ 11th Annual "A Great Night in Harlem" is Happening on May 17, 2012!

Join Quincy Jones and 40 other legends  for an unforgettable night that will help save the music...

Jazz Foundation of America presents its 11th Annual  "A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM"  APOLLO THEATER  MAY 17th 7PM

PERFORMANCES BY* Over 40 legends of jazz, R&B, blues, and Rock ‘n’ Roll including Macy Gray, Dr. John, Paquito D'Rivera, The Randy Weston African Rhythms Trio,   Rebirth Brass Band, Treme Brass Band,  David Johansen, Stanley Jordan, Essie Mae Brooks,  Kansas City Band featuring Steven Bernstein,  Geri Allen, James Carter, Christian McBride, Don Byron,  Curtis Fowlkes, Craig Handy, Victor Lewis,  Mark Whitfield, Art Baron, and Jerry Dodgien... with incredible last minute surprises to come...

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Want to Play “Watermelon Man” along with Herbie Hancock live from Congo Square, New Orleans?

Watermelon Man

We invite students and schools from around the world to join in the celebration of International Jazz Day and play “Watermelon Man” along with Herbie Hancock live from Congo Square, New Orleans at 8:15am EDT on April 30, 2012.  Please video your performances of Watermelon Man and upload them to youtube.com and title them: International Jazz Day – Watermelon Man.  Please include tags: JazzDay, April30, IntlJazzDay, HerbieHancock. Let us know the link and the musicians and where you performed and for how many people on this form. We’ll post your videos and your photos right here on JazzDay.com. Thanks for being part of this history making event!

“Watermelon Man” downloads:

• Watermelon Man – Keyboard (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – I (Trumpet) (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – II (Tenor Saxophone) (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – Bass (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – Drum Set (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – Full Score (.pdf)
• Watermelon Man – All Parts (.zip)
• Watermelon Man – example MP3

The example track is performed by a Student ensemble – Aaron Shaw, tenor sax.; Brandon Choi, trumpet; Nathan Heldman, piano; Sarah Kuo, bass; Jonathan Pinson, drums;

Update: See 2 Of 3 UNESCO Int'l Jazz Day Concerts Here! (April 27 & 30, 2012)

[1 May 2012  Update: The video for the April 30th, 2012 Concert at the United Nations has been uploaded to this post. Please scroll down to enjoy almost 3 additional hours of music!]

The first ever International Jazz Day will be celebrated around the world on Monday, 30 April 2012. Three star-studded concerts have been planned for the auspicious event!

International Jazz Day Launch Concert at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 27 April 2012:

Vocalist China Moses' enthusiastic introduction started off the evening in Paris. The Madame Director General of UNESCO welcomed the audience in French and English. Another speech came from someone that presented greetings from President Barack Obama. During Herbie Hancock's presentation, I found out that Google and Microsoft were among the numerous sponsors for International Jazz Day (don't mind me, that's just a random comment). The concert starts about 21 minutes into the video. Check out the entire two hour and forty-five minute video below:

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