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Fred Frith & Friends Play Gravity
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Dominique Leone
FRED FRITH & Friends play GRAVITY Saturday, Aug. 25 @ SLIM'S 333 11th St, San Francisco, CA (415) 255-0333 Doors 8:00 pm, Music 9:00 pm PRICE: $20 (Dinner and admission: $44.95) Imagine a world where dance, rock, punk and DIY music, experimental classical, prog and free improvisation mix like rogue strains of cultural DNA. Think of an environment where anything is game for musical consumption, and musicians and listeners cross paths in ...
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Jambalaya Brass Band To Perform Live At D.B.A. New Orleans
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY: In support of their highly successful CD release, It’s a Jungle Out There, Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing two live sets at D.B.A. in New Orleans on Thursday, August 2, 2012, starting at 10:00 PM. At D.B.A., along with tunes from their popular CD, Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing other original and traditional favorites. The band at D.B.A., native New Orleans players that also appear on It’s a Jungle Out There, will feature the foundation ...
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American Jazz Foundation: New York City, NY, April, 2012
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All About Jazz
By Cynthia Karena American Jazz Foundation Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York City April 2012 On a sunny day in New York, I'm listening to a talented saxophonist belting out incredible jazz standards in Central Park. I hang around for an hour, leave five dollars in his case and go for a walk. But should I have left more? Tonight I'll be paying $25 (plus a one drink minimum) to hear more jazz at ...
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Dates for Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013 Announced
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All About Jazz
Jazz confab to be held on January 10-11, 2013, immediately preceding APAP|NYC 2013 On January 10-11, 2013 in New York City, the Jazz Connect conference will bring together a broad range of elements and constituencies of the jazz community in a series of workshops, panels, plenaries and special events, all dedicated to expanding the worldwide audience for jazz. Organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition (a consortium of industry leaders from the following organizations: All About Jazz, Thirsty Ear ...
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Enter Music Publishing Continues Its Commitment To Education With Drum! Night Benefit For Lincoln High School
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif. – For a third consecutive year, the editorial staff of Enter Music Publishing, publishers of DRUM! Magazine, has joined a host of high-profile cosponsors to present DRUM! Night!. The biggest drumming event in Northern California, DRUM! Night is a benefit with two goals: raise money for Lincoln High School and to create greater awareness for the cause of music education in schools. DRUM! Night 2012 will transform the San Jose Repertory Theatre into a drummer’s playground on ...
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Jon Anderson To Play Special Concert In London At Sadler's Well On August 8, 2012
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Asheville, NC - Music legend and original YES vocalist and songwriter Jon Anderson will be playing special one-off concert on August 8th at the Sadler's Wells Theater in London. This will be the first time Jon has performed in the UK since his successful tour with Rick Wakeman in 2010. “The concert in London is with the Slovakian Chamber Orchestra with the help of my good friend composer Peter Machajdik plus a semi acoustic group I performed with a couple ...
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Jazz Returns To Baba Louie's Backroom On Aug. 3, As Pittsfield Program Features Gary Smulyan, Noah Baerman
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Ed Bride Associates
Berkshires Jazz Culminates First Fridays Artswalk With Two Extraordinary Guest Artists As part of its year-round commitment to ‘live’ jazz, Berkshires Jazz has scheduled a double bill on Aug. 3, featuring baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan and pianist Noah Baerman. It will take place in the intimate setting of the backroom at Baba Louie’s Sourdough Pizza, where Berkshires Jazz has instituted a jazz series to follow Pittsfield's monthly “First Fridays Artswalks". The guest artists will be backed by the Berkshires Jazz ...
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Advance Look at the Upcoming Bandwidth Conference
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HypeBot
Next month in Portland, Oregon, the Bandwidth music and technology conference kicks off for its annual event discussing the evolving music space, bringing in top minds in the field from Sony Network Entertainment, Beatport, Warner Music Group, YouTube, and more. Closed discussion sessions revolve around how people discover, purchase, interact with, and are exposed to new music - with a focus on marketing, fan behavior, current trends, and future forecasts. Attendees must apply to be invited, and the event is ...
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