Charlie Brown shoes? We’re not sold on that. For now, we’ll stick with Vince Guaraldi, whose Charlie Brown Christmas score brought jazz into our living rooms. Speaking of jazz, did you read about the Jazz Studio Michelle Obama held at the White House?
It is now high season in New York City for Jazz. Reports the Wall Street Journal: The jazz season in New York has, for more than a decade, reached its climax in June and July, and until this year no less than three major festivals arrived in close succession—the Vision Festival, the JVC Jazz Festival and the 92nd Street Y’s Jazz in July series. If New York’s jazzfests resemble a three-ring circus, the center ring traditionally was occupied by the epic JVC Jazz Festival, a marathon two-week event built around well-known contemporary headliners (and even a few smooth jazz and pop stars). To the right was Jazz in July, where the emphasis is on swing and the songbook; to the left, Vision, which focuses on what is variously known as free jazz, experimental music or the avant-garde (none of these terms being entirely accurate).
We’re flattered to be name dropped by the Wall Street Journal as having one of one of three major summer jazz festivals in New York City.
Our readers might recall that we are pretty fond of Summer in the city. If you are too, consider taking a Body and Soul staycation: Sign up for any of our jewelry/ceramics intensives, workshops or visiting artists series, and receive a one-week guest pass with all of the privileges of a preferred May Center for Health, Fitness and Sport membership for only $45. Or enter to win a ten-class Flex Dance Card for the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center. Go to NYC Tango Week. Or just browse a few links we put together.
[Jazz in July Summer Festival July 20-30, 2009]
Previously:
Jazz in July Summer Festival, Even the White House is Feeling It
New York City is a 1920’s Kinda Town
Jazzed about Jazz in July with Steve Wilson
Jazz in July: Wess Anderson
Renee Rosnes, Piano Woman
You Tell Her I Studder
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