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Tierney Sutton Band Performing at Harvard on Thursday, February 10

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 10, 2011

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton and her band are giving a master class at the New College Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke Street in Cambridge on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. The band is celebrating its third consecutive Grammy Nomination for “Best Vocal Jazz Album." Members of the band are Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker. The event is presented by Learning From Performers at the Office for the Arts at Harvard, a visiting artist program that ...

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Jazz Around Town

Source: Jazz@Rochester
February 10, 2011

The envelope from AARP arrived in the mail last week with the customary offer of membership and a temporary card upon one's hitting the big 5-0 next Wednesday. Yes, one-half a century. Geez!! Well, moving on, there's a lot going over the coming 7 days, hope you can get out to hear some! I just don't feel up to hearing the strains of Happy Birthday to You ... unless perhaps done in the bossa nova style? Thursday, February 10, 2011 ...

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Leila Adu leaves the assembly line for The "Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker" CD Release Tour

Source: 4961 Polemics
February 10, 2011

London, United Kingdom—Winter is arching towards Spring with singer/keyboardist/composer Leila Adu touring the US and UK/Europe in support of her critically acclaimed new album “Ode to the Unknown Factory Worker." Released January 18th on Italy's Rai Trade/Tracce label, Leila's work on the album has been sited as “a revelation" (by legendary Soft Machine founder Robert Wyatt), “Alternative-Alternative" and “Joni Mitchell brimming with melanin." Leila Adu is ready to bring all those declarations home. Born in London of Ghanaian and New ...

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Vocalist Michelle Walker performs A Special Valentine's Jazz Concert

Source: Michelle Walker
February 10, 2011

A VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT You are cordially invited to come spend your romantic Valentine's dinner listening to the sounds of soft jazz in an elegant atmosphere. I will be doing a special concert at a lovely bistro in the city. If you are looking for that perfect date night out you just found it! Check out the details below: MICHELLE WALKER | LIVE IN CONCERT @ MADISON & VINE MONDAY FEBRUARY 14TH Madison & Vine 299 Madison Avenue ...

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Jazz Arts Group Welcomes Blues Guitarist/Composer/Actor Chris Thomas King

Source: Michael Ricci
February 9, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series welcomes Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist, composer and actor Chris Thomas King to the Lincoln Theatre stage Saturday, March 5 along with special guests The Floorwalkers. Chris Thomas King came into his own while expanding on traditional musical horizons that were inherited from his father, Tabby Thomas. Born and bred in the Delta tradition, King's success as a bluesman was virtually guaranteed while he grew up among the finest blues musicians in the genre ...

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Bobby McFerrin Performs Improvisational Concert with Berklee Students

Source: Berklee Public Relations
February 9, 2011

Berklee's Africana Studies Concert Series presents Sing Song with Bobby McFerrin on Thursday, February 24, at the Berklee Performance Center. For this concert, McFerrin performs an improvisational program with Berklee student vocalists in the 24-member Singing Tribe Ensemble, conducted by Associate Voice Professor Joey Blake. The ensemble was chosen through auditions, callbacks, and essays submission detailing what the students hoped to gain from the experience. The concert is the culmination of McFerrin's weeklong residency, his second visit as Africana Studies ...

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Charles Lloyd Quartet Take Jazz Eastward at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
February 9, 2011

Charles Lloyd first arrived on the scene back in the '50s and soon made a name for himself on the West Coast (and well beyond) playing saxophone in a Coltrane-influenced vein that made him something of a crossover success. In the late '60s and early '70s, he was one of the biggest names in jazz, leading a band that at one point included Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette. His music, then and now, is an open mix of styles that ...

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