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Event

All Star Tribute / Benefit for Odean Pope March 21st at Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts

Source: Graziella PR
February 28, 2011

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Sonia Sanchez; Ravi Coltrane; Kenny Barron; Pat Martino Trio; Gerald Veasley; Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble; Reggie Workman; Jamalaadeen Tacuma; Walter Blanding; Duane Eubanks; Willie Williams; Warren Smith; Tony Williams; Bobby Zankel; Justin Faulkner; Carlos Abadie; Monnette Sudler; Bootsie Barnes; George Burton and the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Ensemble. Philadelphia, PA February 27, 2011..Jazz luminaries will come together on Monday, March 21st at 7 pm at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts ...

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Recording

Opening Day Proudly Presents "Spirit Dance," The New Album Featuring David Braid and the Canadian Brass

Source: Graziella D'Amelio
October 28, 2010

ALBUM RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2010 Multi-award winning Canadian pianist David Braid is joined by the legendary Canadian Brass for Spirit Dance, a new album featuring jazz-inspired compositions for piano and brass quintet written by Braid. Inspired by everything from whirling dervishes to Frederic Chopin's Nocturnes to a walk in Beijing, Braid has created an array of new sounds that are intimate, spontaneous and warm. Spirit Dance is an exceptional fusion of jazz and classical aesthetics. This is the first ...

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Award / Grant

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program

Source: Graziella D'Amelio
October 13, 2010

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program $462,350 Awarded to Support Jazz Through the Use of Technology Baltimore, MD—Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced the second round of grants for the Jazz.NEXT program. Jazz.NEXT is a national jazz initiative focused on how innovative approaches incorporating technology can profoundly influence the operating practice of jazz artists and organizations in relation to developing audiences; communicating with the public; marketing, distributing, and selling the work of jazz artists; and ...

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