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Vocalist Andrea Pinkett In Media PA, Wed. Nov. 20th!
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Jim Miller
The Jazz Bridge third Wednesdays, Neighborhood Concerts Series in Media at the Unitarian Universalist Church — 145 West Rose Tree Road in Media — presents singer Andrea Pinkett on Wednesday, November 20th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. In a region dominated by superior jazz singers, Andrea Pinkett has distinguished herself as among the most talented and most versatile. Pinkett, backed on this ...
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Guitarist Larry Tamanini In Center City, Wed. Nov. 13th
Source:
Jim Miller
The Jazz Bridge second Wednesdays, Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion 2110 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia presents guitarist Larry Tamanini on Wednesday, November 13th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. The one word that has always applied to the style of guitarist Larry Tamanini is smokin', which was the title of one of his well-received CDs. ...
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Dylan Taylor CD Release Party & Jazz Bridge Award Ceremony Fri. Dec. 13th @ The Painted Bride!
Source:
Jim Miller
Master jazz bassist Dylan Taylor’s CD release party at the Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine Street, on Friday December 13th, will celebrate the release of Sweeter for the Struggle, which features guitarist Larry Coryell, a special guest at this event. Jazz Bridge, the region’s non-profit devoted to assisting area jazz and blues musicians in need, will receive 15% of every ticket sold. Tickets are $30, doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8 p.m. For advance tickets, ...
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Jazz This Week: Ann Hampton Callaway, Nevermore Jazz Ball, Trombone Shorty, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's highlights in jazz and creative music include the return to St. Louis of a singer, songwriter and pianist who's been a longtime local favorite, and a funky New Orleans trombonist who's rapidly becoming one, plus a weekend-long event that attracts swing dancers from around the country, and more. Let's go to the highlights... On Wednesday, the aforementioned singer, songwriter and pianist Ann Hampton Callaway opens a four-night engagement continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Callaway (pictured) ...
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Dimitrije Vasiljevic Quartet Performs At The Iconic Metropolitan Room In NYC
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
Fresh off holding a sold-out solo piano concert in October, Dimitrije Vasiljevic will again join forces with his jazz quartet for a performance at the iconic Metropolitan Room in New York City on November 11, 2013. Dimitrije Vasiljevic is a New York-based award-winning pianist and composer who has been hailed by jazz masters as one of the most promising names in the jazz world, combining the gentle flavor of European jazz with Balkan motives. Jean-Michel Pilc, an accomplished pianist and ...
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Carnegie Hall Presents A Charlie Brown Christmas in Concert with The New York Pops on December 21
Source:
Michael Ricci
Family Concert Brings Beloved Peanuts Characters to Life On Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute presents A Charlie Brown Christmas in a special holiday Family Concert with The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke. This staged concert version of Charles M. Schulz’s iconic television special brings the beloved Peanuts characters to life through special choreography performed by dancers from New York Theatre Ballet and young actors from TADA! Youth ...
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Loston Harris at Birdland on November 12
Source:
Scott Thompson Public Relations
LOSTON HARRIS * NEW CD RELEASE NOVEMBER 12 * BIRDLAND ALL-STAR QUINTET PLAYS SWINGFULLY YOURS Loston Harris celebrates the release of his new CD Swingfully Yours at Birdland, “The Jazz Corner of the World", located in the heart of New York City, on Nov 12 for two sets only. The pianist/vocalist brings with him for this special evening an all-star quintet including: Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Mark Whitfield (guitar), Gianluca Renzi (bass) and Clarence Penn (drums). Birdland ...
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Saxophonist/Composer Dan Blake Presents The World Premiere Of His New Work, "The Dust Moves" - For String Quartet, Saxophone & Animation
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Saxophonist and composer Dan Blake “regards tradition as a welcoming playground best approached with a sense of wonder and adventure." —Andy Gilbert, The Boston Globe “He will do justice to any musical situation." —Danilo Pérez “One of the most adventurous and diverse young players I have heard in some time" —Dave Liebman “Thank you Daniel Blake for un-packaging the avant-garde gracefully and soulfully." —Esperanza Spalding Saxophonist/Composer DAN BLAKE Presents The World Premiere of His New Work ...
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