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Berkshires Jazz Announces Ambitious Spring Programming

Source: Ed Bride Associates
March 13, 2013

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Berkshires Jazz, which organizes and presents festivals, concerts, and other jazz events in Berkshire County, has announced several new events that celebrate April as Jazz Appreciation Month, a long-standing initiative of the Smithsonian Institution. The spring programming spans the timeframe from late March to early May, and includes CD release events featuring the Claire Daly Quartet and the Jeff Holmes Quartet. The two CD events are on consecutive Fridays: on March 29 baritone saxophonist Claire Daly performs music ...

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Jazz Harpist Gloria Galante In Collingswood NJ, Thurs. April 4th!

Source: Jim Miller
March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center — 30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, New Jersey on Thursday, April 4th - is harpist Gloria Galante. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. Gloria Galante has an impressive background. Beginning in 1978, she studied harp with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Edna Phillips, after earlier studies under Carol Alcorn, the acclaimed student of Curtis’ Carlos Salzedo. Galante has toured internationally as a ...

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Drummer Eddie Jones In Kennett Square PA On Wed. April 3rd!

Source: Jim Miller
March 12, 2013

Appearing at Kennett Flash — 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square, PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is drummer Eddie Jones. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. Eddie Jones has performed nationally and internationally since the late '70s with a diverse group of name artists from the fields of Jazz and rhythm & blues. Jazz-wise, he’s backed the likes of Eddie Green, Sid Simmons, Charles Fambrough, Tony Williams, ...

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Denise Montana In Cheltenham PA, on Wed. April 3rd!

Source: Jim Miller
March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts — 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is singer Denise Montana. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. There isn’t much this double platinum-selling recording artist has not done in the business. Whether singing jazz, blues, pop, rock or compositions from the great American songbook, Montana is a vibrant and charismatic performer who imbues every ...

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Todd Gordon On Tour In Israel

Source: Zzzing Agency
March 12, 2013

Todd Gordon will be touring Israel between 7-14th December 2013, 7 dates including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa. TODD GORDON: THE SINATRA SONGBOOK Line-up: Todd Gordon (vocals) plus piano, bass, drums and tenor saxophone. Not a conventional tribute show, but a sincere and sophisticated take on the music that was popularized by Sinatra when he was at his creative and artistic peak. “Doing it his way, the ghost of Sinatra lives on in the work of one of his most polished ...

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Jon Anderson Takes Solo Show To Australia And New Zealand For First Time Ever!

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
March 12, 2013

Asheville, NC - Music fans 'down under' are buzzing with excitement about the upcoming solo tour of Australia and New Zealand by legendary vocalist Jon Anderson, YES's singer/songwriter for 35 years along with his successful work with Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. This will be the very first time Jon has performed solo in either country. The tour promises to deliver an exciting mixture of material from Jon Anderson's prolific solo career, collaborations with Vangelis and classic YES songs, along ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 8-14

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
March 8, 2013

Outside of the Jazz Festival weekend in June, it is hard to imagine a more jazz-packed, star-studded weekend than March 8-11. And what is really cool about this weekend is that the jazz events are spread out all over the Metro area. Maybe not too convenient if you want to hit it all, but evidence that jazz is alive and well and not dependent on just one or two venues. The Minni-apple is growing! Within a few days, you can ...

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Living Legend, Hugh Masekela Takes the Annenberg Center Stage This April

Source: AAJ Staff
March 8, 2013

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts closes out its 12/13 African Root series with a performance by Grammy award-winning trumpeter Hugh Masekela. “One of the most thrilling live performers around” (Rolling Stone), Masekela is known for his traditional South African jazz inspired sound and his outspoken political voice. This performancewill take place on Sunday, April 14 at 7 PM. Tickets are $20-$70 (prices are subject to change). For tickets or for more information, please visit AnnenbergCenter.org or call 215.898.3900. ...

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