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Dave Burrell Explores 150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War January 19 & 22 at Rosenbach Museum & Library

Source: Canary Promotion + Design
December 16, 2010

The Rosenbach Museum & Library Celebrates Civil War 150: New exhibition The Civil War Begins opens December 15; Today in the Civil War blog offers daily look at the unfolding saga of the War; Jazz musician Dave Burrell to perform Portraits of Civil War Heroes, January 19 & 22 Philadelphia, PA: The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia is home to an extraordinary and unique Civil War-era collection. Beginning in November 2010, the museum will present several programs commemorating Civil ...

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Chicago Live Jazz Music (December 10 - December 17, 2010) Schedule

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
December 16, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates December 10th thru December 17th, 2010... (photo of Chicago jazz saxman Dez Desormeaux, JAZZzology editor Rick Watters and Chicago jazz pianist Jose Valdes) Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm Upcoming performances Sundays 5pm—Jordan Baskin Trio 9pm—Andy's Jam Session withJohn Bany Mondays 5pm—Chicago Jazz Orchestra 9pm—Guy ...

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Jazz This Week: Jane Monheit, Kenny G, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 16, 2010

As the winter break begins for local universities and we head toward the holidays, the amount of jazz and creative music activity here in St. Louis tends to drop rather precipitously for a couple of weeks and then pick up again in the new year. That said, there are several noteworthy events happening this week, starting with singer Jane Monheit (pictured), who this evening will open a four-night stand at Jazz at the Bistro. Monheit's got a considerable fan base ...

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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, December 16-20

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
December 16, 2010

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Admission: Cover charge varies, when known, indicated below SAM TRAPCHAK'S PUT TOGETHER FUNNY Sam Trapchak, bass; Tom Chang, guitar; Michael Attias, alto sax; Arthur Vint, drums. Bassist Sam Trapchak heads up this dynamic, newly formed quartet on the heels of recording it's first album over the summer. Although jazz is their ...

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Keith Jarrett Returns To Carnegie Hall For Solo Piano Concert

Source: ECM Records
December 15, 2010

ONLY NORTH AMERICAN SOLO APPEARANCE! KEITH JARRETT—SOLO PIANO An Evening of Piano Improvisations Sunday, January 16, 2011, 8:00 PM CARNEGIE HALL Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage One of the most influential and provocative musicians in jazz. —Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, January 2007 Jarrett is one of the world's greatest living jazz pianists. —Ollie Bivins, All About Jazz Keith Jarrett returns to New York's Carnegie Hall on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM to ...

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Two Jazz Shows at Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge on Friday, December 17

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
December 15, 2010

Jazz pianist and composer Kevin Harris and his trio—known as the Kevin Harris Project—perform at the Jazz Club of the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Harris is a gifted composer whose influences range from Thelonius Monk and Keith Jarrett to Daniel Perez and Frederic Chopin. Then jazz vocalist Valerie Stephen takes the stage at 9:00 p.m. for a Tribute to Nina Simone. Stephens captures ...

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Andrew Bird: West Coast Dates

Source: JamBase
December 15, 2010

USELESS CREATURES LP AND CD OUT NOW ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS Andrew Bird is set to play in select west coast cities this winter in addition to a rare performance at Mexico City's Teatro de la Ciudad in March. On the heels of a successful run of intimate performances that cap off with three sold-out nights at Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church, the west coast shows will all feature Andrew Bird performing solo. Please see below for a list of tour ...

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Best of 2010, Part One: The Most Innovative Music Companies, the Best Tour Tactics

Source: We All Make Music
December 14, 2010

Throughout the year, this site and others have pointed you in the direction of cool services, sites, videos, artists and companies that have made life better for independent artists. And a few weeks ago, we decided that it would make sense to pool all our colleagues' thoughts and finds into one massive end of year blog carnival. That carnival kicks off today with posts from Chris Bracco at Tightmix on the most interesting music companies of 2010, and Chris Robley ...

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