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Jazz Dancer Pam Heatherington Performs Wed. Nov. 6th In Cheltenham PA!
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Jim Miller
The Jazz Bridge first Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham, PA, presents dancer Pamela Hetherington on Wednesday, November 6th. Show time 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. Pamela Hetherington, accompanied on this performance by pianist/vocalist Dena Underwood, bassist Nicholas Krolak and saxophonist Johnathan Katz, has updated and reinvented what legends like Baby Laurence and ...
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Italian Jazz Days - Oct 12-22 - New York City To Washington D.C.
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
ITALIAN JAZZ DAYS OCT 12-22, 2013 New York City To Washington DC TwinsMusic Enterprises is proud to announce the annual cultural celebration - Italian Jazz Days 2013 - October 12-22, 2013. Thanks to the involvement of Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Italian nonprofit organization, C-Jam Music, this year the festival takes place in four New York City venues: Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the Jazz Standard and Smalls Jazz Club; ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 11-24
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The jazz community is reeling from the announcement that the Artists Quarter will close at the end of the year, rent increases far outpacing revenue in a market that, if anything, suffers from too much music relative to the number of listeners on any given night. Still I hear people complain that they just don't know what's out there. If you know someone interested in jazz but more inclined to stay home listening to their record collection or i-Pods, give ...
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Jazz This Week: Lou Donaldson, Alarm Will Sound, Three Tenors of St. Louis, David Grisman, ST. Louis Stompers, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though Cardinal baseball may be preoccupying large segments of the populace in St. Louis, the fall jazz and creative music presenting season nevertheless continues this week with a full slate of performances in a wide variety of styles. Music fans who care to venture forth into clubs and concert halls over the next few days will find everything from traditional New Orleans jazz to bluesy, bop-inflected saxophone from an old-school jazz master to top touring groups showcasing recombinant genres rooted ...
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From the Streets of Paris to Philadelphia Madeleine Peyroux Performs Works From New Album The Blue Room at the Merriam Theater, Oct. 25
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Michael Ricci
After a successful debut performance at the Kimmel Center ‘s Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts 2013 XPN Welcomes singer- songwriter event, Madeleine Peyroux returns to make her debut at the Merriam Theater performing new works from recent album release, The Blue Room, on Friday, October 25 at 8 p.m. The Blue Room remained No. 1 on Itunes for over a month, and features the hit single, “Changing All Those Changes,” with the genre-bending singer reimagining classic hits, in a ...
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Grammy-nominated Jazz Great Joe Chambers To Appear At The NCCU Jazz Festival On November 17, 2013
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Larry Reni Thomas
By Larry Reni Thomas “Retire? You don't retire from jazz. Some cats have died on the bandstand," said drummer and educator Joe Chambers, during a phone interview from his home in Wilmington, North Carolina. “By the same token. I don't have the desire to play the drums behind anybody that's living today, with the possible exception of McCoy Tyner. All the cats I would want to play behind are all dead. I am tired of playing drums. I am writing ...
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Jazz Pianist George Kahn Performing At Santa Monica College October 18th
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Imaginary Friends
JAZZ PIANIST GEORGE KAHN BRING HIS “SECRETS" TO THE WEST SIDE PERFORMING AT SANTA MONICA COLLEGE OCTOBER 18TH Los Angeles Favorite, Jazz Pianist George Kahn, brings his “Secrets" Quintet to Santa Monica College for a rare Westside performance, on Friday October 18. It will feature an incredible International Band of All-Stars: The lineup is George on piano, Justo Almario on Sax, Bobby Rodriguez on Trumpet, Lyman Medeiros on Bass and Euro Zambrano on Drums. SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST will be Professor ...
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SFJAZZ Collective Releases The Music Of Chick Corea & New Compositions, Announces Fall Tour Dates
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
SFJAZZ today announced the release of the SFJAZZ Collective’s ninth limited-edition set, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Chick Corea and New Compositions, Live at SFJAZZ Center. Only 2,000 copies will be produced. Available exclusively from SFJAZZ the deluxe, hand- numbered 2-CD set is the definitive recording of this all-star jazz ensemble’s ninth year. Recorded live March 28-31, 2013 at the new SFJAZZ Center, the release features new arrangements of the classic works of Chick Corea as well as new original compositions ...
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