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Composer/Percussionist Lukas Ligeti Celebrates 50th Birthday With Premiere-filled Concerts June 11 + 14
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AMT Public Relations
Composer/Percussionist Lukas Ligeti Celebrates 50th Birthday With Two Premiere-Filled Concerts June 11 + 14 New York City, NY: On the occasion of his 50th birthday (June 13, 2015), the Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents an unprecedented overview of composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti's work as a composer including new pieces written specifically for the occasion. The concert series opens June 11th at the ACFNY, with performances of Lukas’ solo and small ensemble works (performers include Thomas Bergeron, Candy Chiu, Jennifer Hymer, ...
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Jazz this week: Robert Glasper Experiment with Keyon Harrold; Black Host; and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month swings on, it's a big week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with the local debuts of two significant contemporary ensembles offering two different takes on the jazz diaspora, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 22 First up is the much-talked-about Robert Glasper Experiment, with St. Louis native Mark Colenburg on drums and featuring fellow St. Louisan, trumpeter Keyon Herrold, as special guest. Although Glasper has ...
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Vibrant Multi-Lingual Jazz Vocalist Mary Panacci Launches New Recording, "Her Perfume"
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LMC Media
Talented, accomplished and vibrant multilingual jazz vocalist Mary Panacci will launch her new recording, Her Perfume at Toronto's Jazz Bistro on April 21st. Produced by Anthony Panacci and arranged by Anthony Panacci, Shelly Berger and Luis Mario Ochoa, featuring performances by over thirty-five musicians, including Mike Downes, Rob Piltch, Russ Little, John Johnson, Mike Murley, Steve McDade, Kevin Turcotte, Kevin Dempsey and Mark Kelso with Special Guests John Alcorn and Luis Mario Ochoa. On April 21st, lovers of sumptuous vocal ...
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Megan Hilty Returns To Café Carlyle, May 19-30
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Matt Gross
SINGER/ACTRESS MEGAN HILTY RETURNS TO CAFÉ CARLYLE WITH NEW SHOW, SONGS FOR MY DAUGHTER, MAY 19-30, 2015 Having garnered acclaim for performances on stage and screen, Megan Hilty makes her return to Café Carlyle in a two-week engagement, May 19-30. In Songs For My Daughter, Hilty will perform the classics that shaped her childhood and which she’ll pass on to her recently-born daughter. Of her previous engagement at the Café, Stephen Holden of The New York Times exclaimed, “Ms. Hilty ...
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A Jazz Concert Celebrating The CD Releases Of Kaylene Peoples And Bunny Brunel – A Magical, Musical Event Producing Real Results For Women Composers!
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Sean McKenzie
It was a magical, unforgettable night of fusion and acoustic jazz on April 8, 2015, at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood. Celebrating the dual CD release for Kaylene Peoples and Bunny Brunel (MY MAN and INVENT YOUR FUTURE); together the two jazz musicians put on a show to let the world know their respective albums were available—but they also did a marvelous thing for the classical music community, and specifically that community’s newest charity called Bella Composers. The ...
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Turaco Artists Appear At Derry Jazz Festival
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Ian Dale
First festival appearance for this unique project, from Tom Harrison exploring the key moments of cinema and TV through their music. Everybody loves film! And behind every definitive scene, underpinning every actor’s move is music. Whether it’s Ennio Morricone’s famous theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, or John Williams’ iconic theme from ET, incredible music gives weight to the defining moments of cinema. The Film Music Project is a celebration of the work of the great composers ...
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Jazz this week: Kurt Elling, Zappa Plays Zappa, SIUE big bands, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month 2015 reaches the halfway point, St. Louis gets a visit from one of the top male singers in jazz, a tribute to a memorable moment in 1970s jazz/fusion, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 15 Tonight, singer Kurt Elling returns to St. Louis to begin a four-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro A regular visitor here for the past decade-plus, Elling has won the DownBeat Critics Poll ...
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Dixieland jazz in top form - and with a few twists
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
How do you keep Dixieland jazz from being mere repertory music? Trombonist Herb Bruce's approach is the way to go. As presented by his Herbicide Jazz Band, the music is solid, with clever, intricate arrangements. And the band takes the stage with good humor. Lots of it. The players take the music seriously, but don't take each other too seriously. That personable approach helps draw in the audience for what's a fun ride. Such was the case, Monday, April 13, ...
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