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Playboy Jazz Festival Presents 1+One, Featuring Patrice Rushen And Ndugu Chancler With Special Guest Paul Jackson Jr. In Free Baldwin Hills Concert Sunday, June 2nd

May 17, 2013

Let the good times roll... and head over to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw for a summer afternoon of jazz and entertainment when the Playboy Jazz Festival presents a free community concert on Sunday, June 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. The illustrious group, 1+One, featuring Grammy-nominated artists Patrice Rushen and Ndugu Chancler with ...

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Woodmere Art Museum Caps Season of Music with Poignant Tribute to Jazz Icon Dexter Gordon on June 21

May 8, 2013

Woodmere Art Museum Caps Season of Music with Poignant Tribute to Jazz Icon Dexter Gordon on June 21

PHILADELPHIA, PA – After an exciting month of concerts inspired by the music of 1947, Woodmere Art Museum continues bringing audiences to their feet with sounds that reflect the global journey of jazz. Taking concertgoers through the months of May and June, Friday Night Jazz pays homage to the Great American Songbook, gypsy jazz, Stevie Wonder ...

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New Music Seminar Announces 2013 Conference, First Round of Speakers

May 8, 2013

The New Music Seminar is back in New York City this June 9-11 with a new format and venue. During the 3 day conference, 150+ leaders in music and entertainment convene to discuss and shape the future of  the new music industry.  The new format is designed to enhance industry player's and creator's knowledge of new ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival Presents The New Jump Blues Band, Featuring Antonio Fargas, In Free Community Concert Sunday, May 5th, At Beverly Hills Civic Center

May 2, 2013

Jump, Jive and Swing... PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE NEW JUMP BLUES BAND, FEATURING ANTONIO FARGAS, IN FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 5TH, AT BEVERLY HILLS CIVIC CENTER. Beverly Hills High School Jazz Band To Open Show Get ready to jump, jive and swing… when the New Jump Blues Band, one of the most exuberant foot-stomping ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation / Salve Regina Present Pathways To Jazz / Anat Cohen

April 30, 2013

Newport Festivals Foundation / Salve Regina Present Pathways To Jazz / Anat Cohen

Clarinetist/Saxophonist Anat Cohen conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 4 Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina Present Free Student Program for Second Year NEWPORT, RI: Stellar clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen will conduct a master class and workshop for high school students on Saturday, May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 ...

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Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series on May 3

April 29, 2013

Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series on May 3

Innovative vocalist Gretchen Parlato closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series Friday, May 10 with an 8 p.m. performance in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. Hailed by jazz legend Herbie Hancock as “a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music” Parlato has been attracting fans and critics alike since winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International ...

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Poncho Sanchez And His Latin Jazz Band In San Diego on May 31st

April 29, 2013

Poncho Sanchez And His Latin Jazz Band In San Diego on May 31st

Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band will appear live on Friday, May 31st at the Bob Guess Theater for Performing Arts. This is a one night only performance brouht to you by the Grossmont Union High School District Band Directors and the Parent Music Advocacy Group. The theater is located on the West Hills High ...

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Jeremy Pelt Added To Trumpet Fanfare For New York City International Jazz Day Event Tomorrow April 30

April 29, 2013

Jeremy Pelt Added To Trumpet Fanfare For New York City International Jazz Day Event Tomorrow April 30

At 2PM on Tuesday, April 30—International Jazz Day—the Jazz Journalists Association of New York City will showcase a fanfare by New York City trumpet stars including trumpeter Jeremy Pelt who was just added. Trumpeter/composer/performance artist Stephanie Richards has composed an original fanfare dedicated to Armstrong and International Jazz Day, which she will perform at the event ...

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The Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Eighth Season Of JazZoo!

April 29, 2013

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Eighth Season Of JazZoo!

Columbus, OH – This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the eighth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water's Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo providing a beautiful waterfront setting along ...

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Royal Hartigan Honors Ancestors In Free Concert, May 5 In Pittsfield

April 26, 2013

Royal Hartigan Honors Ancestors In Free Concert, May 5 In Pittsfield

Percussionist, author, activist, and Pittsfield (Mass.) native Royal Hartigan brings the Blood Drum Spirit ensemble to his home town, to honor his (and our) ancestors on Sunday, May 5, at 3 pm. The concert will take place at the Zion Lutheran Church at 74 First Street, Pittsfield. A free will offering is suggested and all proceeds ...

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Williams College Jazz Combo To Appear In Free Concert May 3 In Pittsfield

April 25, 2013

Berkshires Jazz continues its First Friday offerings with a free performance on May 3 by the Williams College Jazz Group, an ensemble comprising talented students and headed by Andy Jaffe. The 7:30pm concert will take place at Baba Louie’s Backroom (new location), beginning as the First Friday Artswalk concludes. The student members come from around the ...

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Prime Example Jazz Club And WWOZ Present Stephanie Jordan After Jazz Fest

April 23, 2013

Prime Example Jazz Club And WWOZ Present Stephanie Jordan After Jazz Fest

NEW ORLEANS, LA: WWOZ and Prime Example Jazz Club present the Stephanie Jordan Jazz Ensemble for two dinner shows on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 9:00 and 11:00 PM in one of New Orleans’ most intimate lounge settings. Prime Example Jazz Club is located at 1909 North Broad Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Songstress Stephanie Jordan ...

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Nicole Mitchell, Jason Hwang And Kamala Sankaram Premiere New Music With Tri-Centric Orchestra

April 18, 2013

Nicole Mitchell, Jason Hwang And Kamala Sankaram Premiere New Music With Tri-Centric Orchestra

TRI-CENTRIC ORCHESTRA TO PREMIERE COMMISSIONS BY NICOLE MITCHELL, JASON KAO HWANG, AND KAMALA SANKARAM 8pm, April 21, 2013 at Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY Brooklyn, NY - On April 21st at Roulette, the Tri-Centric Orchestra, the resident ensemble of Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (TCF), will premiere three compositions for a 16- piece ensemble ...

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Vicki Burns Quartet Performs A Tribute To Anita O'Day At The Metropolitan Room On April 23rd At 7:00pm!

April 16, 2013

Vicki Burns Quartet Performs A Tribute To Anita O'Day At The Metropolitan Room On April 23rd At 7:00pm!

Vicki Burns will bring her stellar quartet to The Metropolitan Room in New York City on April 23rd, 2013 at 7:00pm. They will perform a Tribute to jazz singer Anita O'Day and feature ingenious arrangements by guitarist Ed MacEachen who is also performing with the Quartet. Also featured are Leonard Thompson on piano, Tom Hubbard on ...

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