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Festival

George Wein Announces Lineup For 2016 Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
January 20, 2016

George Wein Announces Lineup for 2016 Newport Jazz FestivalSet for July 29- 31, Including Three Full Days of Performances by Some of the World's Greatest Established and Emerging Artists Performers Include Chick Corea, Gregory Porter, Angélique Kidjo, Robert Glasper, Charles Lloyd, Kamasi Washington, Django Festival All Stars, Galactic, John Scofield/Joe Lovano, JoséJames, Steve Coleman, Darcy James Argue, Mary Halvorson, Monty Alexander, Kneebody, Kenny Barron, The Bad Plus, Christian Scott and Many More Tickets Go On Sale Thursday, January 21, 10:00 ...

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Music Industry

Alfi Records US Label Launch: Sandoval, Turcio, Orozco, Chindamo/Black, Albare

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 17, 2015

ALFI Records Celebrates International Label with Diverse Releases Featuring Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio, César Orozco and the Company’s Own Founder, Albare ALFI Records, the new international, multicultural record label founded by virtuoso jazz guitarist Albert Dadon (aka Albare) celebrates its worldwide launch with five releases by a roster of lauded musicians, including 10-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio and César Orozco as well as the label founder himself. Committed to filling a void ...

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Performance / Tour

Luba Mason Brings MIXTURA To Dizzy's August 12, 7:30 & 9:30pm

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 15, 2015

Vocalist Luba Mason Brings MIXTURA to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 & 9:30 pm Renowned Broadway and Recording Star to Present Her Unique Blend of Jazz, Pop, Broadway, Latin and International Music The classically-trained powerhouse vocalist/pianist Luba Mason brings her trademarked MIXTURA, a genre-bending ride of different musical styles, to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 60th and Broadway, for one night only on Wednesday, August 12, at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Following a recent performance at Jazz at Lincoln ...

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Festival

George Wein Brings Storyville To Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 20, 2015

NEWPORT, RI – George Wein’s life in music took its most important turn when Newport socialite Elaine Lorillard walked into his jazz club, Storyville, with a Boston University professor in 1953. Lorillard and her husband Louis were interested in bringing some excitement to Newport and the professor thought Wein was just the person to help. From that meeting, Wein developed the idea to present a jazz festival, and now, 61 years later, Wein is bringing Storyville to the Newport Jazz ...

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Award / Grant

George Wein to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Boston University Commencement on Sunday, May 17

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 13, 2015

NEW YORK, NY: George Wein, music impresario, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award winner, will receive an Honorary Doctorate at Boston University’s (BU) 142nd Commencement on Sunday, May 17. The founder of the Newport Jazz Festival (1954), Newport Folk Festival (1959), New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (1970) and countless other events around the world, Wein forever changed how music is presented and, at 89, continues to build new audiences for emerging and established artists at the iconic Rhode Island ...

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Event

Newport Festivals Foundation And Salve Regina University To Present Performance And Jazz Combo Master Class On International Jazz Day

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 23, 2015

Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina University to Present Performance and Jazz Combo Master Class on International Jazz Day, April 30, Featuring Danilo Perez & The Berklee Global Jazz Institute International Jazz Day Celebration includes a free performance for students from Pell, Thompson and Rogers Schools and free student workshops at the Casino Theatre NEWPORT, RI – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. (NFF), in collaboration with the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Salve Regina University, will present two events ...

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Festival

Jazzmobile & 2015 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 15, 2015

JAZZMOBILE CONTINUES CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY at the Fifth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4-9 Presented by the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile This year the Festival will also pay tribute to the iconic Jazzmobile as a Shrine “Harlem is a dream-place where so much important cultural history has been enacted that as we explore the power of Harlem’s past we also feel its presence. Take the M60- bus along 125th, or emerge from the A-train at 125th ...

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Event

“the Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Series At Yale” Robert Glasper Trio: Saturday, April 4, 2015

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
March 17, 2015

“The Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Series at Yale” Robert Glasper Trio: Saturday, April 4, 2015 T.S. Monk : Thursday, April 9, Friday April 10, 2015 The Robert Glasper Trio in Concert: Yale University Woolsey Hall: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 Robert Glasper is a two-time Grammy Award winning pianist, singer-songwriter, record producer, composer and arranger. Mr. Glasper was awarded a 2013 Grammy for Best R&B Album for Black Radio, with guest artists including Common, Brandy, Jill ...

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