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The Music of Memorial Day
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today is Memorial Day in the U.S., a day when Americans celebrate the start of summer and honor the soldiers who died while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces (and our allies worldwide). The holiday's origins can be tracked to 1861, when the graves of fallen soldiers began to be decorated in the U.S. The music of wars has an interesting history. Over the past 244 years, songs have captured the spirit of courage, the frustration over bad ...
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Memorial Day 2018
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
It is Memorial Day in the United States, a time for parades, picnics and family gatherings across the land. This is the perfect occasion on which to honor the US armed services by acknowledging and displaying the accomplishments of their bands dedicated to the music that is the primary stock in trade of Rifftides. We begin with the Airmen of Note, the jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. The arrangement of “Cherokee” is by Alan Baylock. The US ...
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Chet Baker: The Final Days
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In keeping with tradition, I'm ending the week with a video—a Dutch documentary on Chet Baker's final days in Amsterdam directed by Willem Ouwerkerk. While the film doesn't have the drama or humidity of Bruce Weber's Let's Get Lost (1988), it's a fascinating and highly informative companion piece that is rich in poetry and blues. Baker died in May 1988 after falling from his Amsterdam hotel room. Here's Chet Baker: The Final Days (1990), which aired in the Netherlands in ...
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Jazz And R&B Stars Set To Groove Memorial Day Weekend In San Diego
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Maxwell, Brian Culbertson, Charlie Wilson, Ledisi, Mint Condition, Robert Glasper, Anthony Hamilton and Boney James among the performers at the Payne Pest Management San Diego Jazz Festival taking place May 23-25, 2014. Phoenix, Arizona (28 February 2014): With much of the nation presently suffering through the worst winter in decades, perhaps planning to party in luxury Memorial Day Weekend with a stellar slate of jazz and R&B favorites will help make the snow, ice and frigid temperatures a bit more ...
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Atlanta Jazz Festival Gearing Up For Major Concerts On Memorial Day Weekend
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Karen Hatchett
Atlanta, GA: “Music lovers are in for some incredible performances at the Atlanta Jazz Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, says Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “We will kick off the weekend with an evening under the stars at Chastain Park Amphitheatre featuring BWB and special guest Chrisette Michele on May 24. We’re hosting a Late Night Jazz Concert with Dionne Farris & Russell Gunn on May 26. And from May 25-27 we’re ...
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Expanded 40th Street Summer Series Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend
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All About Jazz
UCD, The Rotunda and Penn to present five free extraordinary outdoor concerts: Man Man side project Spaceship Aloha, big band performances featuring the music of Sly & The Family Stone and Pakistani Legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the whimsical Philadelphia Ukulele Orchestra, and much more. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, University City District (UCD), and The Rotunda are pleased to announce the 2013 (and newly-expanded!) concert calendar for the annual 40th Street Summer Series, the free outdoor performance series in ...
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Thomas Chapin: New Jazz Film Goes to Kickstarter.com for Global Fundraising Campaign - Final Days!
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All About Jazz
FINAL DAYS OF KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN New jazz film is using kickstarter.com to raise money to shoot a music biography/ documentary in the NYC area, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Europe EMMY-winning filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo is running a 45-day global fundraising campaign at kickstarter.com to raise $50,000 to begin shooting her feature-length documentary film, NIGHT BIRD SONG: THE THOMAS CHAPIN STORY this summer. The shoot locations will include the New York City area, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Europe. The ...
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From The Magical Days With Ray Charles, To The Unfolding Of Gentle Music For Healing – Enchanting Collaborations By David Hoffman And Paul Adams
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Asheville, NC: David Hoffman spent 13 years touring the world as Ray Charles trumpet soloist and arranger. From his dizzying experiences performing for the most prestigious a audiences in the world, he has toned the music down a bit for those looking for a place of peace. Paul Adams has made a career building instruments for some very well known musicians, he's composed 7 critically acclaimed albums, he's a writer and poet, and plays a vast array of exotic instruments. ...
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Final Day to Crowdfund Onyx Ashanti's Amazing Beatjazz Cyborg
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HypeBot
Onyx Ashanti, an artist and inventor based in Berlin, is in the final days of a crowdfunding campaign for the second phase of development for Beatjazz, his “quest to build the most amazing live music performance system ever." It's quite an interesting project that is hitting the end of its IndieGoGo funding window soon, possibly today. If you feel the time has come for improvisational music cyborgs that dance, this is a project you should probably be supporting. Beatjazz System ...
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International Day of Hand Percussion in Philadelphia
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Michael Ricci
FIRST TIME EVER IN PHILADELPHIA: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAND PERCUSSION Artists and students celebrate rhythmic traditions from all over the world Presented by the University of the Arts in conjunction with faculty member and Master Percussionist Arturo Stable, on Saturday May 7th, Philadelphia celebrates the first day of Hand Percussion in the history of the city. The event will take place at the Caplan Recital Hall, located on the 17th floor of the Terra building, 211 S. Broad Street. Doors ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Iron Tango
From: Falling to EarthBy Al Day
