JAZZ PROMO SERVICES 4 ANNONCES

Calling All Volunteers!
Louis Armstrong House Museum
Announces New Docent Program:
AllStar Corps.
Time to jam with Louis!

Volunteers in the museum’s AllStar Corps will guide visitors through the Louis Armstrong House Museum, introduce the orientation film and shape the visitor experience by accompanying guests throughout their time at the museum. Docents will also assist at museum special events and perform light clerical tasks as needed.  Bilingual docents are welcome for our international visitors.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume tovolunteer@LouisArmstrongHouse.org by January 21^st for the opportunity to be considered as part of the inaugural class of the AllStar Docent Corps.

In a city as rich in art and entertainment as New York City, the Louis Armstrong House Museum stands as a modern, living memoir of a true American Icon.   LAHM, a non-profit 501c(3) organization, is a National Historic landmark and New York City landmark. The Louis Armstrong House Museum tells the story of the extraordinary life and career of one of the greatest musicians in history. All of its furnishings are original and have been preserved, giving visitors the feeling that Louis and Lucille just stepped out for a minute. Since opening its doors ten years ago, LAHM has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors to the wonderful world of Louis Armstrong. LAHM holds seven collections of photographs, sound recordings, letters, manuscripts, instruments and artifacts, making it the largest publicly held archival collection in the world devoted to a jazz musician.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum is located at 34-56 107^th Street in Corona, New York. The Museum is open Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm.  Parking is available within the neighborhood and the museum is accessible by subway via the 7 Train.

Thanks to the vision and funding of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, LAHM welcomes visitors six days per week, 52 weeks per year to its 107^th Street home. LAHM is a member of the American Alliance of Museums, Association of African American Museums, Museums Council of New York City, New York State Museums Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NYC & Co. and the Queens Tourism Council. It is a constituent of Kupferberg Center for the Arts – Queens College.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE

Jane Ira Bloom Quartet
Sun, Feb. 16     8:30pm
@ Cornelia St. Café

“intense lyricism, striking melodies, subtle electronics and a rock-solid band.” 
                                                             –   Steve Smith, Time Out NY

“Something new and exciting…like hang gliding through the universe”
–   Don Albert, Newstime

Jane Ira Bloom soprano sax & live electronics
Dawn Clement   piano
Mark Helias   bass
Bobby Previte    drums

CORNELIA STREET CAFE

29 Cornelia St.
Greenwich Village, NY
tel # 212 989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Admission: $15 cover $10 minimum

www.janeirabloom.com
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Jane Ira Bloom has been developing her unique voice on the soprano sax for over 30 years. A pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, she is a six-time winner of the Jazz Journalists Award for Soprano Saxophone, winner of the Downbeat International Critics Poll for soprano sax, and a recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship. Her continued commitment to new music has led to collaborations with Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Kenny Wheeler, Rufus Reid, Matt Wilson, Bob Brookmeyer, Julian Priester, Mark Dresser, Jin Hi Kim, Min Xiao-Fen and Fred Hersch among others.
With 15 albums as leader/producer and a constant live performance schedule with her trio and quartet, JIB has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, the United Nations, The Smithsonian, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and Cathedral of St. John the Divine, as well as leading Jazz Festivals including: Montreal, JVC, and San Francisco. JIB has also been involved in world music collaborations. She has participated in several international and ‘remote’ events for large ensemble including a performance at the United Nations that linked musicians in Korea, China, New York and San Diego.
With numerous awards for her creativity including a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition and a 2009 residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, JIB is also the recipient of the 2007 Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Award for lifetime service to jazz, the Jazz Journalists Award For Soprano Sax of the Year for 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, & 2012, the Downbeat International Critics Poll for Soprano Saxophone, the Charlie Parker Fellowship for Jazz Innovation and the International Women in Jazz: Masters Award. She is also the first musician commissioned by the NASA Art Program and even has an asteroid named in her honor by the International Astronomical Union, named asteroid 6083janeirabloom. Her latest release Sixteen Sunsets is nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for best surround-sound album.
The subject of numerous media profiles on network television, on radio, and in major national magazines, JIB has recorded and produced 15 album projects since 1977 for CBS, Arabesque, ENJA and Artistshare Records, and founded her own record label & publishing company (Outline Music). A professor at the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in New York City, she holds degrees from Yale University, the Yale School of Music, and continues to find inspiration in creating exploratory music with improvising musicians from around the world.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE

Jack Kleinsinger’s
Highlights In Jazz
New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series

41st Anniversary
Thursday, February 6th 8PM
At
Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
NYC 10007
TRIBECA Box Office at (212) 220-1460
http://tribecapac.org