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Caleb Sean Trio at the Balcony Club
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Michael Ricci
By Jerry Armbrister Caleb Sean McCampbell is usually accompanying other musicians around Dallas, but he headlined his own group —the Caleb Sean Trio—at the Balcony Club on March 13th. It was a spirited event with McCampbell on keyboards, Taron Lockett on drums and Jay Mack on bass. Great variety of music: they played some standards, some classics and some contemporary hits. McCampbell, a graduate of a famous music school in Dallas (Booker T. Washington High School for the ...
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The Sinatra centennial
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
If you are going to have a vocal doppelganger, who better than Frank Sinatra? Such is the case for singer Walt Andrus, who puts his uncanny vocal similarities to the test Monday, March 16 at the Naples Jazz Orchestra's Sinatra centennial concert—and passed with flying colors. The event drew more than 3,000 people to Cambier Park in downtown Naples FL. Andrus is a veteran big band singer, whose most notable work included 15 years (from 1988-2004) with the Tommy Dorsey ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 13-26
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
No matter when I plan to be out of town, I can be sure that I will miss some great jazz. March is no exception. This weekend we have some savvy visitors and stellar locals, from Arne Fogel at Parma, and What Would Monk Do at the Black Dog to younger trailblazers at Jazz Central (Peter Vircks) and The Nicollet (Foreign Motion) as well as Doug Little's Charanga Tropicale at 2 venues, to an annual visit from Chris Botti with ...
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Jazz to hang your hat on
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Judi and Alex Glover worked the cruise ships and the casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City for more than two decades. Eighteen months ago, without any job prospects lined up here, they decided to take a gamble on Florida. They haven't looked back. For most of those years up north, Alex was in the spotlight as vocalist and leader of Alex Glover & Company, which ranged from small groups to larger ensembles and even a big band. His wife ...
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Jazz this week: Carmen Bradford, New York Voices, Ramsey Lewis, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Check out more events at Jazz Near You: St. Louis. This week's lineup of jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis includes a couple of shows by touring jazz vocalists that require a bit of a trek from the city, but should be worth the trip, plus the usual variety of musical styles closer to home. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday March 12 Tonight, Jefferson College presents their “Spring Jazz Showcase," featuring special guest vocalist Carmen Bradford, ...
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The Palladium Theatre Presents Live From New York: Jazz Vocalists Michelle Walker, Whitney James And Emily Braden
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Paula Lavitz - PR, Management & Booking
The Palladium Theatre Saturday, March 14th at 8pm The Palladium at St. Petersburg College 253 5th Ave N Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 Three adventurous new voices in jazz come together for one night in the spirit of collaboration of standards, re-imagined pop tunes and original music. Vocalists Whitney James, Emily Braden and Michelle Walker met in New York City where they became fast friends. They were drawn together by a mutual respect for each ...
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Tina Fabrique Presents Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald At Jazz At Kitano March 13
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Tina Fabrique Presents Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at Jazz at Kitano Friday, March 13, 8:00 and 10:00 pm New York, NY – It is no secret that Tina Fabrique, jazz vocalist/actress/songwriter, loves the music of Ella Fitzgerald. She has received rave reviews from her award-winning musical Ella since she created the show in 2005. Now, she brings Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald to Jazz at Kitano, 66 Park Avenue at 38th Street in Manhattan, on Friday, March 13, at 8:00 pm ...
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Nick Gianni and Arlen Hart at the Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being on March 12 and March 26
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Michael Ricci
The Shinnyo Center for Meditation and Well-being will present a unique meditation series that combines Shinnyo guided meditation with live jazz music performances. Led by Shinnyo meditation guide Eitaro Hayashi, with accompaniment by Nick Gianni on saxophone and Arlen Hart on keyboards, the session will introduce live music and the relaxation benefits of meditation. Music has often been used as a background for yoga, massage and exercise, but music can also be the focus of meditation practice. Jazz as an ...
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