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The Noah Haidu Quartet featuring Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt will Perform at Kitano Jazz, March 15, 2012
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Noah Haidu
This performance will feature Noah's most recent compositions and a top-flight band. Joining Noah for the gig will be trumpeter and jazz star Jeremy Pelt, drummer McClenty Hunter and bassist Ariel De La Portilla. This will be a preview of Noah's next CD recording, the follow-up to last years SLIPSTREAM on Posi-Tone Records. Reservations are advised for this show, please call (212)-885-7119. Kitano New York 66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street New York, NY 10016 212-885-7125 About Noah Haidu Pianist ...
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Edmar Castaneda with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Miguel Zenon CD Release Performance at the Blue Note NYC - 3/6-7/12.
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Two for the Show Media
Grammy-nominated harpist Edmar Castaneda will celebrate his sophomore release Double Portion (Arpa Y Vaz, 2012) at the Blue Note on March 6 and 7. The record's title refers to Castaneda's attempt at fusing the music of his native Columbia with the sounds of New York, as well as his use of both the Colombian folk arpa llanera and the traditional classical harp. One each of the recording's ten tracks, nine of which are original compositions, Castaneda plays in solo or ...
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George Brandon and the Blue Unity Orchestra Celebrate Black History Month at the City College of New York
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George Brandon
The Blue Unity Orchestra will stage a series of participatory events as part of The City College of New York Black Studies Program's Black History Month events. These events, which will include workshops and open rehearsals, will culminate in a Blue Unity Orchestra Legacy concert at the Aronow Theatre on CCNY's Harlem campus on February 24, 2012 at 8 pm. The Blue Unity Orchestra promotes the work of African, African-American and Afro-Diasporic composers. This year's event will feature a work ...
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Author and Trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 22 with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz trombonist Samuel Jay Keyser is signing copies of his new book, I Married a Travel Junkie, at the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra concert taking place at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, February 2012, at 8:00 p.m. Keyser is a member of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Professor Emeritus and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at MIT, and author of several books, including Mens et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows. I Married a Travel Junkie is published by GemmaMedia, a Boston-based company ...
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Santana Legend Gregg Rolie To Play Acoustic Solo Show At Famed Iridium In NYC
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Gregg Rolie, co-founder of two multi-platinum super groups, Santana and Journey, will make two unique solo appearances on March 2 & 3, 2012 at the famed Iridium in NYC. The legendary Iridium has a dual history as both a jazz institution and the home of Les Paul, who performed at the venue regularly from 1996-2009. Les Paul Mondays were always an event with such iconic guitarists as Jeff Beck, Steve Miller, Todd Rundgren and Ted Nugent sitting in with the ...
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Boston College Jazz Ensemble Performing on Campus on Monday, February 20
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Boston College's award-winning bOp! Jazz Ensemble is performing in concert on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Gasson Hall on BC's campus in Chestnut Hill. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For a map of the campus, click here. This is the band's pre-festival concert before heading off to perform at the prestigious Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho. BC bOp! Jazz Ensemble is led by Sebastian Bonaiuto, Director of Bands at ...
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J. Jody Janetta & Adelante @ the Collingswood Community Center on March 1st
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Jim Miller
Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave in Collingswood, NJ, on March 1st will be drummer J. Jody Janetta and Adelante, featuring Paul Woznicki on piano, synths, and flute and Stephen Testa on bass. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914. Jazz Bridge, a 501C3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis, is sponsoring this concert. J. Jody Janetta is the founding member of ...
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Kombu Combo at the Kennett Flash on March 7th
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Jim Miller
Appearing on Wednesday, March 7th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA will be the group Kombu Combo. Showtime: 7:30 p.m. One show. Tickets: $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. Take a fiery, intense drummer, mix with uncompromising sax, guitar, bass and vibes musicians, infuse with world music from Brazil, Latin America, Afro-Cuba and India, and allow free-flowing original composition—thats the core essence of Kombu Combo. Band leader drummer John DiGiovanni plays pop, rock, ...
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