Beacon Jazz Festival

One week from today! Come hear this year's winner of the Rising Star-Alto Saxophone award for the Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll, Darius Jones and h...is Shades of Black band, featuring Sam Newsome on soprano saxophone, Cooper Moore on organ and Michael Wimberly on drums. Advance tickets are available via the link below. Here's a slightly expanded Shades of Black in performance last year, with Michael shifting to percussion. Please join us for Fourth Saturday in Newburgh next weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kglQIN8cXNg

We extend warm congratulations to our next J@A artist performing in July, Darius Jones, for winning the Rising Star-Alto Saxophone award in the 67th Annual Down...Beat International Critics Poll announced yesterday. We also congratulate such past-and-future J@A artists as Mary Halvorson who once again was recognized as best guitarist, as was Joe Lovano for tenor saxophone, Steve Swallow for electric bass, and, playing at Atlas this October, the ageless Warren Smith who, at the tender age of 85, was awarded Rising Star-Percussion! Bravo to these great artists and to all the awardees -- see you in a month for Shades of Black. http://downbeat.com//downbeat-announces-winners-of-2019-cr

The most visceral and distinctive alto saxophonist of this era. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times Jazz at Atlas is proud to present as part of its 2019 live concert series the acclaimed alto saxophonist and composer Darius Jones and his outstanding quartet Shades of Black, featuring Sam Newsome on soprano saxophone, Cooper Moore on organ and Michael Wimberly on drums. Darius Jones' Shades of Black will perform on Saturday, July 27 at 8 PM at Atlas Studios, located at 11 Spring St. in Newburgh, NY. More information about this incendiary performance can be found in this Facebook event. Mark your calendars now and join us in July!

Four esteemed veterans of the Downtown NYC jazz scene converge to create a raucous ruckus in the quartet Music for a Free World, led by baritone saxophonist and WFMU DJ Dave Sewelson. Joining Dave is Steve Swell on trombone, the Hudson Valley's own Marvin Bugalu Smith on drums and the man who started our Monday jazz sessions over five years ago (at Dogwood as Quinn's awaited its certificate of occupancy), William Parker on bass. Their self-titled recording will be available for sale along with other highlights from these remarkable artists' gargantuan discographies. Kitchen opens at 6 Music begins around 8:30 $10 donation requested