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Jeremy Davenport to Perform on May 14 at Benefit for Operation Food Search

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 14, 2011

Trumpeter, singer and University City native Jeremy Davenport is coming home from New Orleans next month to perform at a benefit for Operation Food Search. The gala event, which commemorates the organization's 30th anniversary, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14 at the headquarters of the investment firm Edward Jones, 12555 Manchester Rd. in Des Peres. In addition to music from Davenport, the evening will include cocktails, dinner and dessert, a silent auction, and entertainment from Circus Harmony. ...

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Jazz Around Town: Your Live Jazz Listings for the Next 7 Days

Source: Jazz@Rochester
April 14, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011 Live Jazz Jam with ESM Students @ Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm A. Giannavola @Lemoncello, 6:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Roberts Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble @ Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 7:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm The Djangoners @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Friday, April 15, 2011 Live Jazz Jam with ESM Students @ Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 5:00 pm ...

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Armen Donelian/Marc Mommaas Duo at University of the Streets on April 13th

Source: Armen Donelian
April 13, 2011

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John Payne Quartet joined by the "Born Again" 35-member John Payne Music Center Sax Choir -- May 3, 2011

Source: Mary Curtin Productions
April 13, 2011

John Payne Quartet joined by the “Born Again" 35-member John Payne Music Center Saxophone Choir, under the direction of Duncan Martin. Tuesday, May 3rd, sets at 8 pm & 9:30 pm. Tickets: $10. Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. For advance tickets and information: 617-876-9330 For one night only, the John Payne Music Center (JPMC) Saxophone Choir will rise up and be “Born Again," participating in this year's Greater Boston's Jazz Week '11. The Sax Choir, led by arranger, ...

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Jazz Vocalist/Recording Artist Jerry Costanzo Live At Feinstein's At The Regency

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
April 13, 2011

New York, NY,—In celebration of his new CD, Can't We Be Friend's? released on Daywood Drive Records, Jerry Costanzo will be performing live at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 8:30 PM. As a follow-up to his most recent successful CD, Destination Moon, Jerry Costanzo who has coined the phrase “Bringing the American Songbook into the 21st Century," is releasing his newest CD, Can't We Be Friends? In his performance at ...

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Wally's Jazz Cafe in Boston Features Female Musicians on Wednesdays

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 13, 2011

Wally's Cafe, one of Boston's legendary jazz clubs, has a regular feature every Wednesday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. called Birth of LaFemme, celebrating the work of female musicians. This Wednesday, April 13, the night is devoted to female vocalists. Located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston's South End, Wally's has been a fixture in the city's jazz nightlife since 1947, when Joseph L. Walcott, a Barbadian immigrant, first opened Wally's Paradise across the street from the current location. ...

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Saxophonist Daniel Bennett - Performing Live on Wicn and at Liberty Hotel on Wednesday, April 13

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 13, 2011

Innovative jazz saxophonist Daniel Bennett is giving an interview and performance on WICN 90.5 FM Public Radio on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. In the evening Bennett and his group perform an acoustic jazz set at the Liberty Bar in Boston's Liberty Hotel, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston, Bennett's music was described by the Boston Globe as “a mix of jazz, folk and trance." For a complete ...

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Tower of Power to Play Saturday, May 14 at Lumiere Place

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 13, 2011

The jazz-influenced funk and soul band Tower of Power (pictured) is coming back to St. Louis for shows at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 at the Lumiere Place casino's Lumiere Theatre. TOP last performed in the St. Louis area in September 2006 at the Argosy Alton Casino. Since then, they've released several recordings, including 2008's East Bay Archives, Volume 1, a compilation of 18 TOP tunes from the 1970s; 2009's Great American Soulbook, a covers album ...

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