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Bluegrass Ambassadors And ReString Appalachia Launch Fundraiser/ Raffle For Béla Fleck Prototype Banjo For Texas Flood Victims
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1888 Media
Chicago-based non-profit, Bluegrass Ambassadors, founded by critically-acclaimed bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers, have, once again, partnered with Tennessee's ReString Appalachia, a non-profit initiated by the music history podcast American Songcatcher, to raise funds to provide musical instruments to individuals affected by the devastating flooding in Texas. The organizations collaborated earlier this year raffling off a custom handmade Tyler White Mandolin with $21,500 raised for North Carolina Arts Disaster Relief to those affected by Hurricane Helene. ReString has given 800+ instruments to ...
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The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors Perform At The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater On April 24
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music presents the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, in a program featuring the members’ original compositions, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on April 24. The quintet is composed of students attending the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI). The concert is part of the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project, a showcase for outstanding students from America’s finest music colleges and conservatories. The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors’ free performance takes place Friday, April ...
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Student Led Berklee Rhythm Collective Teach And Perform In Colombia As Cultural Ambassadors
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music student bassist Esther Rojas, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, leads the Berklee Rhythm Collective on a two-week trip to her home country to teach and perform. The program, sponsored by the Colombo-Americano Bi-National Center (BNC) of the U.S. Embassy’s Cultural Affairs Office, is part of an initiative to promote Colombian and U.S. relations and understanding through music education. Berklee Rhythm Collective will be in Colombia through June 24. The trip originated with the BNC contacting Berklee’s ...
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U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Coming To Farmington (MN) High School Oct 29
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Connie Shaver LLC
KBEM Jazz 88 radio’s Big Band Scene will present the internationally acclaimed U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors at Farmington High School next month. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. They will perform a FREE concert on Monday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Farmington, MN High School. The Farmington High School Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Jeff Gottwig, will ...
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The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors in Twin Cities
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Connie Shaver LLC
The Big Band Scene on KBEM Jazz 88 welcomes the Army Jazz Ambassadors to the Twin Cities this fall. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. Since its formation in 1969, the 19-member ensemble has appeared all over the world. Under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer William McCullough, the Ambassadors present a diverse program of big band swing, Latin, ...
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Sister City Jazz Ambassadors Performing in Pittsfield on Thursday, January 5
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The Sister City Jazz Ambassadors perform at Paddy's Pub in Pittsfield Massachusetts on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The group is composed of musicians committed to building peace through music and people-to-people connections. They'll be performing every Thursday evening at Paddy's Pub, which is located in Park Square in downtown Pittsfield. For directions, click here. To find out more about jazz in western Massachusetts, check out BerkshiresJazz, a non-profit organization that crated the annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival each ...
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Ambassadors Traditional Jazz Band at VFW Post 386 in Cape May (NJ) on October 13
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Bob Ashman
Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents Traditional Jazz on Thursday Oct 13, 2011 @ 6:30-8:30 pm VFW Post 386 419 Congress St. Cape May, NJ 609-884-7961 Who—"The Ambassadors Traditional Jazz Band" Bill Newnam trombone, Tony DiLuca piano/bass, Marylou Newnam clarinet, Don Zimmerman trumpet, Grant MacAvoy drums, Andrea Pinckett vocals. Great Traditional Dixieland Jazz and a fun time. Ticket charge: $10 advance purchase 609-884-7961 $15 at door—everyone is welcome $10 CMTJS ...
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Berklee's Scratch Ambassadors Mix Turntables with Acoustic Music on April 21st
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Berklee Public Relations
Stephen Webber, a Music Production and Engineering professor, is bringing turntables into the spotlight with the college's first Scratch Ambassadors! concert. Following success abroad, the first Scratch Ambassadors! program on American soil will be held at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., on April 21 at 8:15 p.m. The program—a series of performances by small ensembles—will highlight Berklee's turntable students as they perform with acoustic musicians. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. The groups will present ...
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Jazz Ambassadors Connect with Youth Through Music
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Michael Ricci
By Heather Santos “Jazz speaks for life." This declaration by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival says it all. Recognizing music can be a lifeline for many, the Ambassadors Jazztet, a six-member ensemble comprised of Soldier-musicians from the Jazz Ambassadors-America's Big Band, recently performed for a group of economically disadvantaged kids during their 2009 spring tour. The students, varying in age from second-graders to high school seniors, thoroughly enjoyed the performance and question-and-answer session that ...
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Groundbreaking Exhibit Celebrates Jazz Ambassadors: Gillespie, Armstrong, Brubeck, Ellington, Goodman at Jazz Heritage Center
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Maven Communications
Jazz Heritage Center to Unveil Groundbreaking Exhibit Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace The World Only West Coast Stop Performances by the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet and a special celebration kick off exhibit on May 17 The Jazz Heritage Center today announced the unveiling of a groundbreaking new exhibit that chronicles a time when the U.S. government used American jazz musicians as front-line cultural diplomats instead of traditional symphony orchestras and ballet companies. Titled Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace ...
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