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Baltimore Bands Go On The Road With A New Generation Of Gypsy Jazz
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Baltimore Jazz Alliance
Popular Charm City guitarist and bandleader Michael Joseph Harris is taking his role as a musical ambassador to a new level with the 2016 release of two new Gypsy Jazz albums and a summer concert tour of over two dozen American cities. The album Coquette was recorded by his group Hot Club of Baltimore, focusing on the repertoire of legendary Belgian born French guitarist Django Reinhardt. Reinhardt famously perfected a Roma swing style in the 1930s and 40s recognized to ...
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Monty Alexander's Harlem-Kingston Express This Week At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
THE LEGENDARY JAMAICAN PIANO MASTER—MONTY ALEXANDER This Week at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Through Sunday! Reserve Now! Monty Alexander returns to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center this week through Sunday, June 5 with a magnificent and expanded version of Harlem Kingston Express. Monty and HKE will play and tell stories of his own and Jamaica's music history with special guests throughout the week. Not to be missed! Musicians and guests throughout the week will ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 3-9
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Can't you just feel it? Jazz Festival season is in the air, and artists and venues seem determined to put us all in a festive mood, with the best of local and national acts scheduled this month and a great sampling this coming week. Big Gigs This Week Friday, June 3. One of our favorite voices teams up with one of the stars of contemporary jazz, adding an all-star supporting cast. From Minnesota's First Family of Music, vocalist/radio host Patty ...
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Jazz this week: Stefon Harris, Miles Davis Jazz Festival, Jeremy Davenport, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The unofficial start of summer in St. Louis this week brings with it several jazz and creative music events that local audiences have come to expect around this time of year, including the annual Miles Davis Jazz Festival in Alton; the start of the Whitaker Music Festival; benefit performances raising money for the Sheldon Concert Hall and for music scholarships awarded by Jazz St. Louis; and a gathering of ragtime musicians from all around the country. Let's go to the ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 27-June 2
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is now just four weeks away from its official opening at Mears Park, and it seems bands and performers all over the metro are warming up! The holiday weekend is generally on the slow side, but nevertheless, there's a diversity of jazz offerings from Minneapolis to St Paul and points beyond. Enjoy a family barbecue along the way! Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 27. Maud Hixsonreturns to Parma 8200 with Rick Carlson and Gordy ...
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Jazz this week: Freddy Cole & Harry Allen, Eric Marienthal, The New Mastersounds, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
There are a number of notable shows from visiting jazz and creative music performers coming up this week in St. Louis, offering something for fans of genres ranging from straight-ahead swing to fusion to experimental, free improv, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 25 Pianist and singer Freddy Cole and his band, teamed once again with tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, return to Jazz at the Bistro for the first evening of a four-night engagement continuing through Saturday. ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 20-26
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
I just returned from five days in New York, where I saw six shows at four venues. I need that overdose now and then, but I think we really have the ideal jazz scene here: lots of choices but seldom overwhelming, and the quality of the music is right up there with the Big Apple! We have some great music this week—- from former residents, a popular long-timer, an exciting solo piano CD release, and a fundraiser reunion of some ...
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Jazz this week: Peter Martin, Bobby Watson & Angela Hagenbach, Rhys Chatham, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's lineup of jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis includes a rare nightclub appearance by a favorite hometown pianist, several noteworthy touring performers, and a rather eclectic selection of tribute shows. Let's go to the highlights.... Wednesday, May 18 Pianist Peter Martin will lead his trio for the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, the first time he's played the room since it was expanded and renovated in 2014. Martin will be joined by ...
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