Live at Whynot Jazz Room 8/19/14 Brand New Compositions from the Russ Nolan Latin Jazz Quartet Join us in this Unique and Intimate Venue! Early Show Tuesday 8/19 from 8:00 to 9:45 PM 14 Christopher Street, West Village, NYC 10014 (near 6th Avenue) $10 Cover Russ
Read more →‘Relentless’ debuts at Queens’ Terraza 7 Queens’ Best Latin Music Venue Special CD price this performance only– $10 ($20 for all three!) Russ Nolan Latin Jazz Quartet Live at Terraza 7 – featuring the music from ‘Relentless’ now available on CD Baby and iTunes Thursday, April 17,
Read more →New York Salsa/Latin Jazz Band to perform for NYC MEDICS/Philippines Fundraiser Verlaine Bar & Lounge & Casa De La Salsa present a night of Salsa & Lychees to raise $3000 for www.NYCMEDICS.org to bring emergency medical aid to remote regions of the typhoon ravaged Philippines. This Sunday,
Read more →Russ Nolan Relentless CD Release with Latin Jazz Grammy Nominee Manuel Valera Jazz at the Kitano Hotel Friday, March 21, Sets at 8 & 10 PM $30 Cover with $15 minimum RESV. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PER MGR: Tel: 212-885-7119 Manuel Valera – Piano Michael O’Brien – Bass Brian
Read more →Dear Friends, My Latin Jazz Quintet just finished recording ‘Relentless’ – 8 tunes in 5 hours! My second recording in 18 months! Stay tuned for a Spring ’14 release date. Referred by one of my fellow Salsa Dancers, I have been asked to perform solo
Read more →The Russ Nolan New Latin Quartet featuring Manuel Valera is back! Playing the Late Night Set at Smalls Jazz Club, Wednesday 7/24/13 Midnight to Close featuring the music of their upcoming recording, ‘Relentless’ Michael O’Brien – Bass / Brian Fishler – Drums Link to
Read more →CD Review of Travis Sullivan’s New Directions by Russ Nolan Although New Directions was released two years ago, it is certainly worth another listen—or several. One value that NYC Alto Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger Travis Sullivan and I share as composers is to craft a set of music
Read more →Russ Nolan Quartet with drummer Daniel Barnes at The Rex Hotel Join Russ as he debuts the music from ‘Tell Me’ in Toronto’s premier jazz club, The Rex, for two nights, Oct. 3-4, 2013 with well-known Canadian drummer Daniel Barnes. Jeremy Ledbetter – Piano Jesse
Read more →‘A Special’ John Ellis Solo by Russ Nolan Note: it takes a minute before the manuscript focuses on YouTube. The PDF can be downloaded here. How many of you remember the classic children’s TV show, ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’? Well, even if some of you didn’t grow up watching
Read more →Bridging the Dance and Jazz Artforms by Russ Nolan 25 + 6 = 3: After playing jazz professionally for 25 years and dancing Salsa for 6, I have 3 observations regarding Dancers and Musicians (though not mutually exclusive): 1) Non-musicians can find ‘1’ In a rare lecture-style
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