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International Jazz Day Album Guide

Source: Chie Ogura
April 30, 2012

Steve Holtje, editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide (Visible Ink), has written a 50-album guide covering the development from jazz, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Matthew Shipp, for CultureCatch.com. He writes: “Monday, April 30, is International Jazz Day, proclaimed by UNESCO goodwill ambassador Herbie Hancock. There will be streaming concerts and much more on jazzday.com. It seems like an apt time for a solid historical overview of jazz. Over the years, people have asked me, 'I've just started ...

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Performance / Tour

Free Concert Featuring Heath Brothers and Pianist Jeb Patton in North Salem (NY) on Sept. 17

Source: Chie Ogura
September 5, 2011

The New York chapter of the Alumni Association of Tama Art University, as part of its Opening Reception on September 17 at the Hammond Museum in North Salem, NY, will present a free performance featuring pianist Jeb Patton, vocalist Kazue, and bassist David Wong. Tama Art University is one of the top art colleges in Japan. Its New York City alumni group is having its annual Home Away From Home art exhibit, which features works by alumni based in the ...

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