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Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month With April Performance Series And 20th Anniversary Gala Concert & Fundraiser
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Jazz Arts Project, Inc.
Jazz Arts Project Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with April Performance Series and 20th Anniversary Gala Concert & Fundraiser Jazz Arts Project is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with a series of exciting live performances and fun community events. Each Monday evening is the Jazz Arts Jam session 6-8 PM at Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, a free “Open Mic” style event; if you play, bring your “ax”; if not, just come for the hang, have a cocktail or two, and enjoy.. Then ...
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Pittsburgh's Con Alma Hosts Gala And Asks For Help To Keep Club Active
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C. Andrew Hovan
Back in 2019, musician John Shannon envisioned establishing a premier jazz venue in Pittsburgh—a city with a deep and storied history of exceptional musicians. Partnering with executive chef Josh Ross and manager/beverage director Aimee Marshall, the trio opened Con Alma in the Shadyside neighborhood. The club quickly earned national recognition as one of the country’s top jazz venues. Its intimate, welcoming atmosphere proved ideally suited to the music, enhanced by rotating artisanal food offerings and an inventive cocktail program. The ...
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The Sound Of Connection: Made In New York Jazz Gala Begins A New Chapter
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Michael Brovkine
After years of successful performances, the Made In New York Jazz Gala returns in 2025 with a bold new chapter—taking the stage for the first time at the prestigious Neidorff-Karpati Hall at Manhattan School of Music on Friday, May 31 at 7:30 PM. This year’s Gala continues its tradition of bringing jazz legends and international rising stars together for a one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity, collaboration, and global connection. The Gala is a signature event of the Made In New York ...
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The first names for jazzahead! 2024 are announced: Maite Hontelé (and mambo!) at the Gala Concert
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Michael Ricci
Let there be joy... and energy... and mambo! The 2024 jazz trade fair and festival will take place from April 11 to 13. jazzahead! goes mambo- and presents the first names for its next edition in 2024. Dutch trumpet star Maite Hontelé and the internationally renowned Dutch youth jazz orchestra NJJO (Nationaal Jeugd Jazz Orkest) – and more guests still to be announced – are booked for the Gala Concert, which will take place on Saturday, 13 April 2024 at ...
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New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series 'Highlights In Jazz' Celebrates 50 Years With Gala Concert On February 23, 2023
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Producer Jack Kleinsinger Presents All-Star Lineup at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, guitarists Gene Bertoncini and Russell Malone, bassist Jay Leonhart and many more jazz greats to be on hand for historic concert. Highlights in Jazz returns to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for a festive 5 th anniversary concert on Feb. 23, 2023 8 PM. Jack Kleinsinger, the founder and producer of the highly regarded landmark jazz series, has put together an exciting, generation-crossing ...
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The Grammy Award-Winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Will Celebrate Its 19th Season With The Annual Big Beat Gala Fundraiser Hosted By Big Freedia On December 4th
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ARE Group
The Grammy award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra will celebrate its nineteenth season with the first annual Big Beat Gala fundraiser hosted by Big Freedia on Saturday, December 4th. The gala is co-chaired by renowned author Walter Isaacson, Laverne Toombs, Executive Director of the New Orleans Black Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Adonis Rose, Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint, was the fourth studio recording by the Orchestra and the first under new ...
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Announces 2021 Gala Concert: Innovation + Soul
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All About Jazz
April 15 at 7:30p.m. EDT and on-demand through April 25 Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate the organization’s 2021 gala, Innovation + Soul, with a virtual concert that will shine the spotlight on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the group’s innovation and soul, and its brilliant composers and arrangers. The gala event will take place online on Thursday, April 15, at 7:30p.m. ET and will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the heartbeat of the ...
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Interschool Orchestras Of New York Presents Its Gala Celebration: A Tribute To Howard Johnson on September 18th at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall
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All About Jazz
InterSchool Orchestras of New York (ISO) is proud to announce its 2019-2020 gala celebration, A Tribute to Howard Johnson, at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, September 18, 2019 at 7:30 pm. The special event will honor the musical legend, who, in his five-decade career, has played alongside luminaries in multiple genres and pioneered the voice of the tuba in jazz. The event will also feature the talents of two-time Grammy-winning musician Taj Mahal and students of ISO. All proceeds from ...
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Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz New York’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Announces Highlights in Jazz’s 46th Anniversary Gala, February 28, 2019
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Long-time Highlights In Jazz favorites Houston Person, Daryl Sherman, Warren Vaché, Norman Simmons, and many more will be on hand for the celebration. Plus, surprise special guest. Each year, savvy jazz fans look forward to the annual Highlights In Jazz series. For almost a half century, the Jack Kleinsinger-produced events have brought together a multitude of beloved jazz musicians spanning an eclectic mix of generations and styles. The 2019 season is no exception, with four stellar concerts featuring some of ...
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Esperanza Spalding and William Parker Perform At Mind-Builders 40th Anniversary Gala On November 3 At Lehman College
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Mind-Builders 40th Anniversary Gala with Esperanza Spalding on November 3 at Lehman College Lehman Stages/Lovinger Theatre 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West Bronx, NY 10468 “Magic...pure imagination and also incredibly tactile." —NPR Music Mind-Builders 40th Anniversary Gala at Lehman College celebrate the 40th anniversary of Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center at Lovinger Theater at our first ever Gala event. 5:30 PM: VIP Reception includes Meet The Artists 7:00 PM: Performances with Audience/Artist Q&A Performances by special celebrity guests/honorees ...
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