DIVA Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Morristown (NJ) Performing Arts Center, by Sanford Josephson

Read Elzy Kolb's article "Two Decades for DIVAS," published in the April edition of Hot House Jazz (New York's Jazz Bible)

Photo by Charlie Laskowski

Sherrie's drum set was stolen from her car on Dec 9th from her car at 38th St. and Park Ave in NYC. Reward offered for information leading to recovery of the drums.
 
Description: Yamaha Maple Custom (gold lugs w/1 birch rim on the bass drum). 18" bass, 12" tom, 14" floor tom, 5-1/2" snare, plus 4 cymbal stands, hi-hat stand, snare stand, bass pedal, throne & tom mount. Yamaha soft cases.
 
Contact 917-202-3770 or smaricle@ptd.net

Upcoming performances

DIVA news

Maurice Hines, Sherrie Maricle and members of The DIVA Jazz Orchestra got a great review from the New York Times on their performance at 54 Below. You can read it here.

• JAZZed Magazine celebrates DIVA's 20th anniversary. You can click here to read online, or download a pdf here.

• Sherrie talks with Eric Harabadian about DIVA's 20-year history in the October issue of Jazz Inside Magazine. Click here to read the interview, or visit the Jazz Inside website to download the entire issue. It's free!

• DIVA's newest CD, recorded live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, to be released in spring, 2013

The brass section had the honor of performing the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium for a home game

Trivia quiz: whose bell is this?

• Read a beautiful essay about Stanley Kay, written by Eric Ashby (son of Marty Ashby, Executive Producer of MCG Jazz in Pittsburgh)

New videos added to the FIVE PLAY playlist

The Stanley Kay Series

Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra present The Stanley Kay Series: three of DIVA's most popular arrangements, now available for your ensemble to play. Visit www.divajazz.com/skseries.html for samples and ordering.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our founder, mentor, and friend Stanley Kay. Please visit Stanley's page to read about him, view pictures, sign the guestbook, and donate to a scholarship fund in his name.
 
Stanley, Sherrie, Johnny Mandel, Todd Barkan, Mat Domber, and DIVA at Dizzy's

New Releases
DIVA Johnny Mandel: The Man and His Music featuring Ann Hampton Callaway	FIVE PLAY What The World Needs Now	DIVA Jazz Trio Never Never Land