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Grammy/Latin Grammy-nominated CeU to tour U.S. this Spring
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Kelly Krueger
Brazilian phenomenon CeU is returning this Spring to the U.S. for a run of dates in Las Cruces, Miami, New York City, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles. CeU is truly radiant on stage and her live performances showcase a beautiful blend of Samba, Reggae, Electronica, Afrobeat and Jazz. She captivates her audiences with a laid-back yet mesmerizing disposition, not unlike the wonderfully light nature of her recordings reflected in the title of her album Vagarosa, which translates to “slow, ...
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Two-Fer Next Weekend? Second, Catch Lynne Arriale at Exodus to Jazz Saturday Evening...
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Jazz@Rochester
Whether or not you caught Antonio Ciacca Trio earlier in the day at Naz, pianist Lynne Arriale makes a stop on her tour promoting a new Motema disc Convergence at Exodus To Jazz, 8:00 pm on April 9th at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. She will be there with a killing group, joined by saxophonist JD Allen, Omer Avital on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums. Arriale was here last summer playing sets at the Xerox Auditorium during the ...
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The Nikka Arts Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the new music series M.A.K. (Music And Kreation)
Source:
Chris Rich
The M.A.K. new music series will showcase an all star line up, as well as local favorites. Upcoming special guests will include Shelia Jordan, Kendrick Scott and Bill Laswell, to name a few. It is our mission is to nourish the creative arts culture by presenting artists and their creations. Nikka will serve as a conduit, exposing audiences to creative options and choices, a source to investigate and experience the vast diversity in music and the visual arts. We are ...
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Stephanie Jordan serves as "Artist-in-Residence" for the 9th Annual Yazzy Youth Celebrating Jazz Concert in Shreveport
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Sylvain Music Notes
NEW ORLEANS—Jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan joins the students and faculty of Theatre of the Performing Arts of Shreveport's Yazzy program as “Artist-in-residence" for the 9th Annual Yazzy Youth Celebrating Jazz concert on Friday, April 15, 2011, 7:00 pm, at The Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport. The culminating concert will conclude a week-long series of workshops in which Jordan will provide students with professional skill development in the areas of voice, dance, and stage presence. Stephanie Jordan will also introduce students ...
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University of the Streets' Curated Concert Series
Source:
Chris Rich
Curated Concert Series Calendar For April 2011 All Concerts are performed in the Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theatre, 2nd Floor APRIL CURATOR—CHRIS STOVER. Transplanted to NYC from Seattle, Chris Stover is a trombonist and composer and Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He has performed recently with Eddie Palmieri, Pablo Menendez, Charlie Hunter, Slavic Soul Party, Bobby Sanabria, Richard Boukas, Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Tom Varner, Jovino Santos Neto, and ...
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Berklee's Jazz Revelation Records (JRR) Presents ONLY AN OCTAVE AWAY: A Sneak Preview of JRR's 8th CD April 20 at the Berklee Performance Center
Source:
Chris Rich
Boston, MA—Berklee's student-run label Jazz Revelation Records (JRR) offers a preview of its upcoming CD, Octave, with a concert Wednesday, April 20, at the Berklee Performance Center. The concert features top performers Dayramir & Habana enTRANCE, Lee Dynes and The Jazz Tellers, Concetta Donato, Zac Zinger Group, and The Felix Peikli Quartet. Called Octave because it is the label's eighth release, the CD is chock-full of great music, including fresh new talent and a returning artist, showcasing some of Berklee's ...
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Kevin Whitehead on the Instant Composers Pool
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Ars Nova Workshop
Ars Nova Workshop's Three Nights in Philadelphia with the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra began last night. Taken from the performance, the video below shows a bird-like Tristan Honsinger conducting the orchestra. It continues tonight when, at 8pm, the tentet will take the stage with guest vocalist Fay Victor. Then, on Sunday, members of the ICP Orchestra will join jazz critic and author Kevin Whitehead for a pre-concert public dicussion at 6pm. Phawker interviewed Whitehead to talk about his new book, ...
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Forgotten Series: Bennie Maupin - The Jewel in the Lotus (1974)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski Part of the genius of Miles Davis (aside from the incredible compositions, insanely great trumpet work, and spooky ability to play just the right notes) was his amazing talent for selecting band members. The list is seemingly endless and the branches extend over an impressive subsection of modern jazz: John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Tony Williams, and on it goes. When Miles headed toward the electric side of ...
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