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Jack Johnson | Santa Barbara | Review | Pics

Source: JamBase
October 23, 2010

Words & Images by: L. Paul Mann Jack Johnson :: 10.13.10 :: Santa Barbara Bowl :: Santa Barbara, CA Jack Johnson brought his feel good road show to the Santa Barbara Bowl for the first of two sold out nights. In fact, the shows had sold out shortly after they went on sale last April. Johnson, who has become one of the most successful pop stars in the country, has headlined nearly every major music festival in the nation. So ...

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Dennis Owsley to Teach Class on "The Great Jazz Singers" Starting Thursday, October 28

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 23, 2010

Jazz DJ, historian and photographer Dennis Owsley will teach a course called “The Great Jazz Singers" beginning at 7:00 p.m. next Thursday, October 28 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd. Owsley, who hosts “Jazz Unlimited" from 9:00 p.m. to midnight Sundays on KWMU (90.7 FM), tells StLJN that course is based on Downbeat magazine's list of the 30 greatest jazz vocal albums of all time, as selected by current vocalists and published in 2006. “It includes ...

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New World Jazz Composers Octet Perform at Arsenal Arts Center on October 25

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 22, 2010

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San Francisco Jazz Collective Starts A Stellar Season at Duke Performances

Source: Larry Reni Thomas
October 22, 2010

Duke Performances at Duke University, Durham, North Carolna, has done it again! For the past three years, since Aaron Greenwald became the director, and Ken Rumble, the marketing director, jazz lovers have been treated to first-class, top notch performances by world-class musicians. This season gets off to a fabulous start with the appearance of the touring San Francisco Jazz Collective, October 28, at 8 p.m. at Page Auditorium. This piedmont, centrally-located area is called Triangle North Carolina, and is home ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Hal Galper!

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 21, 2010

Appearing at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road in Media, PA, on November 17th, will be pianist Hal Galper and his band: Bassist Tony Marino and drummer Billy Mintz. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. $10/$5 students. Free refreshments. Galper is internationally known as an educator. His theoretical and practical articles have appeared in six Down Beat magazine editions and his scholarly article on the Psychology of Stage fright, originally published in the Jazz Educators Journal, has subsequently been ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Chelsea Baratz!

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 21, 2010

Appearing at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, 13 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave, Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday November 11th will be saxophonist Chelsea Baratz and her band. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 This concert is sponsored by Jazz Bridge, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. We also ask attendees to bring their old cell phones and ink-jet cartridges to the concert as Jazz Bridge ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Monnette Sudler!

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 21, 2010

Appearing at the Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA on November 3rd will be guitarist Monnette Sudler and her band. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 This Neighborhood Concert Series is sponsored by Jazz Bridge, a 501C3 nonprofit that assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Jazz Bridge also encourages those attending to bring their old cell hones and ink-jet cartridges, as we are partnering with Planet Green ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble!

Source: Suzanne Cloud
October 21, 2010

Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on November 4th, 2010 will be bassist Warren Oree and the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 This is our 7th season in Collingswood, and Jazz Bridge is a 501C3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Appearing with Warren Oree will be Umar Raheem on sax, drummer Greg Ju ...

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