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Blue Engine Records Releases "The Abyssinian Mass" Double Album + Bonus Documentary DVD From The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Damien Sneed And Chorale Le Chateau
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'stache Media
Landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation and vocals marks Marsalis’s first original recorded composition in six years Raise your voices and lift your hearts as Blue Engine Records releases The Abyssinian Mass by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Damien Sneed, Chorale Le Chateau and Special Guest Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III on March 18, 2016. The Abyssinian Mass—a landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation and vocals—marks Marsalis’s first original recorded composition in six years. ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration"
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration," the extended work composed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that currently is on tour and scheduled for a St. Louis stop next Friday, October 18 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Premiered in 2008 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, “Abyssinian" incorporates a range of musical styles, from spirituals to hard bop, and has been re-staged this year as a traveling production featuring the Jazz at ...
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Birthday Memorial Celebration For Dr. Frank Foster 9/23, 6 PM, Abyssinian Church
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Join Family and Friends at the BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL CELEBRATION for DR. FRANK FOSTER Friday, September 23, 6:00 pm The Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem Jimmy Heath, Carmen Bradford, Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Wess, Harold Mabern, Jr. and others to Pay Tribute to the Renowned Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger/Bandleader/Educator in Service Officiated by Dr. Calvin O. Butts NEW YORK, NY: Jazz icons, friends and dedicated fans will Frank Fostercome together to pay tribute to jazz giant Frank Foster, at a ...
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Percy Heath memorial: the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Friday, June 10, 7-9pm
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All About Jazz
June 8, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Please join Jimmy Heath and family for a memorial tribute to his brother Percy: Friday, June 10 - 7-9pm The Abyssinian Baptist Church 132 West 138th St (btwn Adam Clayton Powell, Jr & Malcolm X Blvds) The services will be presided over by Rev Calvin O. Butts III Among the speakers and performers will be... Jimmy Heath Tootie Heath Tony Purrone Christian McBride Clark Terry Barry Harris Mtume Stanley Crouch Ira ...
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