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Omar Kamal "The Palestinian Frank Sinatra" At The Appel Room On April 6th!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
OMAR KAMAL- One Night Only- April 6th- The Appel Room- 7pm Omar Kamal has been called the “Palestinian Frank Sinatra", and with good reason. Singer/composer Kamal comes from the city of Nablus. His multi-cultural influences have given him a rich taste in music ranging from Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson to Arabic greats such as Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Fairouz, and even modern trendsetters like The Weeknd. In concert, he has a free wheeling style that blends various eastern and western ...
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Fahir Atakoğlu: The 'Music Of Hope Tour' At Merkin Hall - March 12 - All-Star Band And String Section!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Fahir Atakoğlu: The Music of Hope Tour 2020. The Music of Hope Tour is dedicated to all of the refugees in the world. Personnel Fahir Atakoğlu: piano Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez: drums Armando Gola; bass Bob Franceschini: saxophone Letizia Gambi: vocalist Estrella Acosta: vocalist Plus a 16 Piece String Orchestra! Conductor Saadi Zain March 12. One Night Only! Merkin Hall 129 W 67th St ...
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2019 Grammy Nominee Elio Villafranca & The Jass Synopators Featuring Jeremy Pelt On February 16 - Essex Junction, Vermont And February 18-20 - Dizzy's Club
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
2019 Grammy Nominee Elio Villafranca & the Jass Synopators featuring Jeremy Pelt February 16: Essex Junction, Vermont February 18-20: Dizzy's Club NYC Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopatorsc presents Life Stories cRare Vermont Appearance The Double E: T Rex Theater 21 Essex Way Essex Junction, VT 05425 Featuring: Jeremy Pelt: trumpet Roxy Coss: tenor sax/soprano sax/flute James Burton: trombone Hamish Smith: acoustic bass Dion ...
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Letizia Gambi With Special Guests: Lenny White, Fahir Atakoglu, Dave Stryker & More At Blues Alley On January 29th
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Letizia Gambi with Special Guests: Lenny White, Fahir Atakoglu, Dave Stryker, Jisoo Ok and Ollie Bomann! Blues Alley January 29, 2020 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM One Night Only! Blues Alley 1073 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Letizia Gambi's music is a combination of her Italian-Neapolitan roots with the heritage of Black American Jazz. It is a “cultural fusion", her January 29, 2020 performance at Blues Alley will feature a ...
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New Orleans’ Next Great Big Thing! Quiana Lynell To Play Toronto's George Weston Recital Hall
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Grant Ramsay
TO Live presents “New Orleans’ next big thing”—Quiana Lynell—at the George Weston Recital Hall on February 15, 2020. Part of TO Live’s “Jazz at the George” series, all tickets are $35 and are available online at meridianartscentre.com, by calling 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754, or in person at select TO Live box offices. Winner of the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Award, the prize afforded her the opportunity to record an album for Concord Jazz. The result, 2019’s A Little ...
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Jimmy Cobb Trio 'Remembering U' CD Release Performance This Monday! Monday Nights With WBGO!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
One Night Only! November 25th at Dizzy's Club Monday Nights with WBGO Broadway at 60th St., 5th Floor New York, NY 10019 212-258-9595 Jimmy Cobb: drums Paolo Benedettini: bass Tadataka Unno: piano Legendary Drummer Jimmy Cobb Still Swinging After All These Years The CD: Remembering U features guest appearance by the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove. A consummate accompanist, unerring timekeeper, outstanding soloist and dynamic ...
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Music Icon Patricia Barber 2020 European Tour Schedule & More!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
American Composer & Jazz Icon Patricia Barber Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019. 2020 European Tour Announced! Press Praise Continues “Conspicuously literate and restlessly inventive." —The New Yorker Stereophile Editor's Pick, Downbeat, Jazziz, Chicago Tribune, London Jazz News, International Airplay! TSF France Radio Interview & Performance on November 25th! 3:30-4:30pm Paris Time (9:30-10:30am EDT U.S.) Upcoming Dates European / US Tour: 2019-2020 Nov 21: Le Colisee in Lens, France Nov 23: Teatro ...
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Vocalist / Composer / Arranger Kristen Lee Sergeant 'Smolder' Release Performance At Birdland Broadway World - Rave Review! Brand New Video!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Kristen Lee Sergeant has truly blazed her way onto the scene with her most recent live performance at Birdland, featuring the music from her DownBeat Editor's Pick release, Smolder. Stephen Mosher (BroadwayWorld.com) writes: “Oh my gosh. That was my immediate reaction to Kristen Lee Sergeant. Oh my gosh, oh my goodness, golly Moses, holy wow. OMG. Those are the thoughts that were going through my head as I watched the jazz set presented by Kristen Lee Sergeant and friends in ...
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