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Explore.org and Ground Zero Blues Club Presents America's Delta Blues: The Blessissippi Crossroads Concert
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Michael Ricci
Saturday, April 28, 2012 Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS This April, dozens of Delta Blues greats from Mississippi and beyond will converge in Clarksdale, MS to play their hearts out to blues fans around the world. The event, America's Delta Blues: The Blessissippi Crossroads Concert, is an effort by philanthropic media organization explore.org and the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale to raise attention around the value of music and music technology education in the Mississippi Delta ...
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Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfege’s Animated Film "Love Rain Down" Selected For Screening At Prestigious Palm Beach International Film Festival
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY: 2012—Ghana-born Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège’s new animated short film for their song “Love Rain Down,” featuring one of the most popular cuts from their latest successful CD release AFropolitan, has been competitively selected for screening at the renowned Palm Beach International Film Festival for 2012. The film will be screened on Sunday, April 15th at 8:00 PM, at the Debilzan Gallery, 389 Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, Florida 33444 (561-266-2090). Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège are a ...
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Bruce Springsteen Philadelphia Memories Roadshow on April 21
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Rob Lowson
Backstreets and Lawrence Kirsch are pleased to present a celebration evening of longtime Philadelphia favorite, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen. Fans from Philadelphia and elsewhere are invited to attend the first-ever Philadelphia Springsteen Memories Roadshow. With the ongoing display of the Hall of Fame’s Springsteen exhibit at the National Constitution Center, we invite all Springsteen fans, old and new, to visit the exhibit during the day and then come and party with us on the evening of ...
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Smithsonian’s American history museum marks 11th jazz appreciation month with program series
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Michael Ricci
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in April with a series of performances, talks, tours and events around Washington. The museum’s Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present small group performances throughout the month. The museum will also host three programs for families at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Fort Dupont and Anacostia Park. The American history museum is home to an extensive jazz collection. It includes 100,000 pages of Duke Ellington’s unpublished ...
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Jamaican Jazz Legend Monty Alexander's Birthday Bash Benefit Concert Held In Merkin Concert Hall At Kaufman Center In New York City On June 6
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Press Dept
The legendary pianist Monty Alexander, a true son of Jamaica, and his friends Dean Fraser and Tarrus Riley, will perform at a benefit concert on his birthday, June 6, 2012, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York City. This Birthday Bash will also commemorate Monty’s 50 years in music and the 50th anniversary of the independence of Jamaica from Great Britain. Monty Alexander’s legacy of musical excellence bridges the worlds of Jazz and Jamaican music with over 70 ...
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Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival presents a month of top artists all over the borough
Source:
Michael Ricci
This year's highlights includes performances by Arturo O'Farrill, Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers and more New York City is rightfully known as the jazz capital. From the days of stride piano in the ’20s, and swing bands in the ’30s, to bebop in the ’40s, 52nd St. in the ’50s, free jazz in the ’60s, and loft jazz in the ’70s, the identity of jazz has been closely tied to Manhattan. However — as quiet as it’s kept — ...
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Starbucks 17th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz Concert Set for Paramount Stage
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Michael Ricci
The stage is set for Starbucks 17th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz toplay a special show at the Paramount Theatre. Proceeds from the night's performances benefit the music programs of the participating schools which this year includes: Garfield, Edmonds-Woodway, Mountlake Terrace, Roosevelt and Ballard. The show will be held on Friday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. Since its inception in 1995, Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz has raised more than $250,000 for participating schools' music programs. “Hot Java Cool Jazz ...
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Berkshires Jazz schedules special concert featuring Elli Fordyce, with the Jazz Tuber Trio
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Ed Bride Associates
PITTSFIELD, MA: As part of its year-round commitment to live jazz, BerkshiresJazz.org has scheduled a special event on May 4. The double bill features NY-based vocalist Elli Fordyce, plus the Boston-based Jazz Tuber Trio. It will take place in the intimate setting of the backroom at Baba Louie's Sourdough Pizza, where Berkshires Jazz presented Armen Donelian in October, 2011, in one of the most memorable concerts ever presented by the non-profit organization. Elli Fordyce is a highly accomplished vocalist and ...
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