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New and "Precarious" Sounds: Zeitgeist Meets Accordion
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
I think what appeals to me most about jazz, and more generally what is often dubbed “experimental music," is witnessing the act of creation on stage. That creative act might be as subtle as a minor alteration of a well-known melody such that it evokes a slightly different feeling; or it might be as dramatic as spontaneous improvisation where there was no pre- determined key, mood, harmony or communication plan, yielding one surprise after another. “Experimental music" is based on ...
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Reality: People Typically Attend One Show a Year...
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Digital Music News
It's a brutal reality, but also a major opportunity. “Most people go to one concert a year," said Ian Hogarth, cofounder and CEO of Songkick during a SF MusicTech Summit panel on Monday. “And when they find that concert they want to go to, they want to go with two or three really close friends. And they get incredibly excited about it." So, how can this industry get to 2,3, or 4 gigs a year? And,theoretically double, triple, or even ...
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Boston Pops Opening Night Features Linda Eder Singing Judy Garland, Wednesday, May 11
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops kick off the 2011 Spring Pops Season on Wednesday, May 11, with a gala Opening Night tribute to the music of Judy Garland featuring Broadway star Linda Eder. The concert, which is being repeated on May 12 and May 13, takes place at Boston Symphony Hall at 301 Massachusetts Avenue, one of the nation's great acoustic halls. Tickets to the shows range from $40—$120 and can be ordered online. The Boston Pops is celebrating ...
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Steely Dan: Beacon Theatre Run
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JamBase
SEVEN NIGHTS OF THE DAN Steely Dan have announced a special run of shows from September 14-23 at the Beacon Theatre in NYC as part of their previously announced 2011 Shuffle Diplomacy Tour. Pre-sale for these performances starts on May 15, with a general on-sale on May 20. The band will be playing special sets on each night. September 16, 19, and and 20 will feature full album performances of Gaucho, Aja and The Royal Scam respectively. The September 14 ...
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Sheldon Concert Hall to Present Benefit for Tornado Relief on Wednesday, May 18
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
A diverse lineup of local musicians will donate their time raise money for St. Louis area victims of the recent tornadoes and floods in a concert to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The event will feature performances from traditional jazz band the St. Louis Stompers, pianist Carolbeth True with harmonica player Sandy Weltman, guitarist Rick Haydon, and pianist Stephanie Trick (pictured), as well as folk musicians John Higgins and Charlie Pfeffer, Beatles ...
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Feinstein's At Loews Regency Presents The Debut Of Six-Time Grammy Nominated Jazz Vocalist Nnenna Freelon
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Miller Wright & Associates
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York" by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post will continue its Spring 2011 season with the debut of six time Grammy Award nominee NNENNA FREELON from May 10 through 14. The show “Lena: A Lovesome Thing" honors Lena Horne's legendary music career, with a specific focus on her friendship and professional association with the composer Billy Strayhorn. It will feature his compositions ...
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The Spirits Break to Freedom - Jazz Collaboration for the President's House on June 12th
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Suzanne Cloud
On Sunday, June 12th, at the Christ Church Neighborhood House at 20 N. American Street in Philadelphia, dancer/choreographer Germaine Ingram, composer/musician Bobby Zankel, and visual artist John Dowell will present the latest version of their ongoing creative collaboration commemorating the nine African Americans enslaved by President George Washington in the President's House, the first American “white house" that stood on a site just steps away from where the Liberty Bell is currently housed. Two shows: 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ...
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Ken Field's Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to NYC
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Rolling Thunder PR
Boston's Acclaimed Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Returns to New York City Bringing their Avant Second Line New Orleans Funk Back For the First Time in Two Years “The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, a writhing, horn-heavy group led by the Boston-based saxophonist and composer Ken Field, dresses in feathered masks and sequined robes and covers a broad range of funk- and New Orleans-inspired music. A seasoned collection of horn and percussion players, the group, which is closing in on two decades of music-making, ...
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