2014 Earshot Jazz Festival Volunteers: Angela, Mark & Halynn.
Photo by Caitlin Peterkin.
Earshot Jazz Festival Volunteers
Earshot Jazz is seeking volunteers for the 27th annual Earshot Jazz Festival, October 9-November 18. Please see earshot.org/volunteer-sign-up/ for more information.
Jack Straw Artist Residency
Jack Straw Artist Residency programs offer established and emerging artists in diverse disciplines an opportunity to explore the creative use of sound through residences in their recording studios and participation in various presentation programs. Artists may apply to only one program per year. Deadline is Friday, October 30. Applications and more information available at jackstraw.org.
Jazz at the Oxford, Bend, Ore.
The Oxford Hotel and Patrick Lamb Productions announced the lineup for BendBroadband’s Jazz at the Oxford today, as the popular series launches its sixth season on October 23.
This season’s series lineup features appearances by national recording artist Sheila E. performing with her father, Jazz legend, Pete Escovedo, three time Grammy nominee and B3 organ master Joey DeFrancesco, a return visit for pianist extraordinaire Darrell Grant, a taste of New Orleans’s Jazz courtesy of Reggie Houston and Charmaine Neville, and the latin flair of an ensemble led by Bobby Torres.
More information available at oxfordhotelbend.com/jazz-at-the-oxford.htm.
Chamber Music America Opportunities
Registration for CMA’s 2016 National Conference – to be held January 7-10, 2016, in New York City – is now open. Early-bird registration ensures discounted access to dozens of expert-led panels and workshops, performances, and exhibits, and countless opportunities to network with other chamber music professionals and enthusiasts. CMA members receive additional discounts.
CMA’s Residency Partnership Program supports ensembles and presenters in building audiences for classical/contemporary, jazz, and world chamber music through residency projects. The deadline to apply is November 6.
More info and applications available at chamber-music.org.
Write Earshot Jazz
The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects and shares the many ways that jazz intersects with lives in the Northwest. Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions from writers: Please email story pitches, comments, news and announcements to editor@earshot.org.
Help the Jazz Around the Sound Calendar
Please email news and announcements about jazz gigs, concerts and community events to jazzcalendar@earshot.org.
