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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 11-17
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Have we really seen the last of winter? Maybe, but the nonstop jazz fest of winter 2016 keeps on rolling as we “spring" ahead this weekend, as young lions and inventive veterans fill club schedules, and we welcome visits from two of the finest vocalists in jazz. Friday, March 11. The monthly JazzINK Youth Showcase, on the Friday Night Jazz at Reverie schedule, features a young group from the MacPhail Center for Music (MacPhail Student Jazz Combo), led by renowned ...
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Don't Expect To Hear Your Music Played In China
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HypeBot
Although China's sizeable music-listening population would seem to make it a profitable country in which to distribute your music, an increase in government restrictions on foreign media means outside artists will have a tough time getting airplay in the People's Republic. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 China is one of the most populated countries in the world with over 1.3 billion people, 75% of which listen to music regularly. That said, the revenue generated by music is ...
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Jazz this week: Cory Henry, The Bosman Twins, Doc Severinsen, Fred Wesley, Linda Presgrave, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with several headliners of interest passing through the metro area for performances that, alas, may be a bit off the beaten track- unless you know just where to look. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 9 The Lindenwood University Jazz Band performs at Jazz at the Bistro, and multi-intrumentalist Chris Smentkowski and friends play at the Tavern of Fine Arts. Thursday, March 10 Keyboardist Cory Henry of ...
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Elio Villafranca at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on April 16-17 & More!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
ELIO VILLAFRANCA UPCOMING PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Cuban Pianist Presents Cinqué-Suite of the Caribbean April 16 & April 17 (LIVE WEBCAST) Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Cinqué-Suite of the Caribbean debuted in The Appel Room in 2015 and was one of the top concerts of the 2014-15 season. Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca now brings this incredible project to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Villafranca is known for ambitious projects that fuses the jazz idiom with extensive knowledge of ...
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International Gypsy Guitar Master Decends On Le Quecumbar In March
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Maroto Lounge
The International Gypsy guitar master from Holland, Lollo Meier, finally returns to the UK with two new line ups including clarinet, and for the first time accordion. He'll be performing on Sunday 13th and Monday 14th March at Le QuecumBar, London. The quartet will transport you back to prewar Paris and the nostalgia and melody of the day in Django style and tradition- the greatest Gypsy Swing guitarist of all time, two special nights of lyrical, swinging and melodic seduction. ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 4-10
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
A week of interesting jazz awaits us! We can hear Larry McDonough channel Chet Baker, the X-Tet in a concert setting, a rare gig from Sidewalk Café, some of the area's most serious improvisers at the Icehouse (Vector Families) and Khyber Pass (Le Percheron), Twenty Steps From Stardom star Lisa Fischer, trad piano wizard Butch Thompson at two different venues, and the owner of that Bösendorfer (Steven Anderson) performing on his own instrument in the Dunsmore Room. And there's a ...
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Jazz "Guitar Hero" B.D. Lenz Celebrates 20 Years With "Manifesto" CD Release Party
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DeBlaze & Associates
B.D. Lenz 's Manifesto CD Release Party Set for Friday, March 25, 2016 from 9pm-1am at the The Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ $10 in advance or $15 at the door (18 or older to enter and 21 to drink). $5 CD sale for this special evening. With thousands of live gigs performed internationally, 8 highly-acclaimed albums and hundreds of his songs featured in TV shows globally over the past 20 years, B.D. Lenz is celebrating his 20th anniversary with ...
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Jazz this week: James Carter Organ Trio, Gary Peacock, Spektral Quartet, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As March comes into St. Louis in mostly lamb-like fashion, the first week of the new month offers several intriguing jazz and creative music headliners on local stages, plus an assortment of performances from local musicians in a variety of styles, and a rare chance to see a film scored by Miles Davis on the big screen. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 2 Saxophonist James Carter returns with his organ trio for the first of four nights at ...
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