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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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Oba Brasil With François De Lima & O Som Do Jazz at the Fogartyville Center in Sarasota on November 15
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David Manson
Oba Brasil with François de Lima & O Som Do Jazz! November 15 at 8 PM Fogartyville Center in Sarasota It’s a show of grooving samba, Bossa Nova, Balanço and MPB with Brazilian valve trombonist François de Lima & O Som Do Jazz! François de Lima is one of the premiere trombonists in Brazil having performed with Jorge Benjor, Ney Matogrosso, Gal Costa and Djavan, doing shows at clubs and festivals around the world. He’s also ...
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Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist Greg Dayton And Band Pre-Release CD Performance This Friday - November 8 At The Triad!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Sailing for the Sun, is the second solo album by singer/songwriter Greg Dayton, produced and mixed by Adrian Harpham, and mastered by Greg Calbi in New York City. The versatile guitarist was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame shortly after the release of his debut solo album, Lonesome Road in 2016. He began work on the new album in January of 2018, taking his time to create a full album in the old school vinyl style. While ...
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Con Alma Announces Roger Humphries’ Thursday Night Residency
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Mackenzie Horne
Con Alma is excited to announce a new Thursday night residency beginning on November 14. Pittsburgh drumming legend Roger Humphries, whom Horace Silver once described as “one of my best drummers”, will take the Con Alma stage every Thursday from 8:00PM- 11:00PM. Perhaps most famous for his contributions to Silver’s Song for My Father and Cape Verdean Blues, Dr. Humphries is also renowned for his more recent work with the late guitarist Jimmy Ponder and bassist Dwayne Dolphin. He is ...
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Interschool Orchestras Of New York And Mingus Dynasty Present: Mingus at Liu Kumble Theatre on November 17
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Karen Geer
InterSchool Orchestras of New York and Mingus Dynasty are collaborating to present MINGUS. This concert features never-before-heard full orchestra arrangements of popular Mingus tunes arranged by Earl McIntyre. It will also feature Renée Manning and solo performances by Mingus Dynasty. DATE: Sunday, November 17, 2019 TIME: 6 pm LOCATION: Long Island University Kumble Theater 1 University Plaza Brooklyn, NY InterSchool Orchestras of New York partners with Mingus Dynasty ...
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