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Meddy Gerville Live At Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
September 22, 2011

New York, New York: In support of his newest CD release, Fo Kronm La Vi, Reunion Island pianist, songwriter, composer and singer Meddy Gerville will perform live at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City, CA, on Friday, October 7, 2011 from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. Playing with Meddy will be world renowned musicians Jim Célestin on sax; bassist Michel Alibo; Emmanuel Felicite on drums; and percussionist Jérôme Calciné. At Vitello's Meddy will be performing tunes from his latest ...

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JazzBoston Music Media Meet-and-Greet Tonight at Darryl's Corner Bar, Boston

Source: Pauline Bilsky
September 22, 2011

Last call for tonight! If you live in the Greater Boston area and are engaged in or interested in communicating about music, any kind of music, this event is for you. JazzBoston invites you to a special Music Media Meet-and-Greet cocktail party with Jazz Journalists Association president Howard Mandel, WGBH Radio host Steve Schwartz, journalist and author Bob Blumenthal, and an array of other professional and aspiring members of the music media. JazzBoston and the Jazz Journalists Association are sponsoring ...

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Bass Player Live! Returns to Los Angeles for Annual Exhibition, Hands-On Clinic at SIR Studios & Exclusive Concert at Key Club Oct 22-23, 2011

Source: Kim Koury
September 20, 2011

Music Player Network Presents... BASS PLAYER LIVE! RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES FOR ANNUAL EXHIBITION, HANDS-ON CLINIC AT SIR STUDIOS AND EXCLUSIVE CONCERT AT KEY CLUB OCTOBER 22-23, 2011 FEATURING BASS PLAYER'S “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" PRESENTATION TO FUNK LEGEND LARRY GRAHAM, ROCK VISIONARY JACK CASADY AND MOTOWN MASTER JAMES JAMERSON (PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY TO JAMES JAMERSON JR) AT KEY CLUB Also Featuring Performances and Clinics by Bass Heavyweights Anthony Jackson, Rickey Minor, Hadrien Feraud, Andrew Gouche, Jonas Hellborg, Steve Bailey & Many ...

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Richard Bona Performing in The Dominican Republic

Source: John Kelman
September 18, 2011

For the first time in the Dominican Republic, Richard Bona, for one concert only! By Fernando Rodriguez Richard Bona, the well-known bassist and vocalist from Cameroon will perform a single concert on his first visit to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday October 12, 2011, at 8:00 PM at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Jaragua Hotel. Latin Jazz Kafé DD, presided by David Drumeaux, will be the producer of the encounter that Bona and his band will have for the ...

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Redwood Entertainment Presents A Triple Cd Release Night Of World Music At Drom NYC

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
September 18, 2011

New York, NY: As a follow-up to its highly successful American Roots Music Review at Drom in June of this year, Redwood Entertainment presents its second dynamic theme-night music show at Drom in NYC with a World Music Review on Thursday, October 13, 2011, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Releasing their CDs at the show will be successful Redwood recording artists NY Latin Jazz singer Ruth Aguilar, the eclectic Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège, and Reunion Island's Meddy Gerville. Ruth ...

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Birthday Memorial Celebration For Dr. Frank Foster 9/23, 6 PM, Abyssinian Church

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 16, 2011

Join Family and Friends at the BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL CELEBRATION for DR. FRANK FOSTER Friday, September 23, 6:00 pm The Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem Jimmy Heath, Carmen Bradford, Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Wess, Harold Mabern, Jr. and others to Pay Tribute to the Renowned Saxophonist/Composer/Arranger/Bandleader/Educator in Service Officiated by Dr. Calvin O. Butts NEW YORK, NY: Jazz icons, friends and dedicated fans will Frank Fostercome together to pay tribute to jazz giant Frank Foster, at a ...

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NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston And The 2009 Thelonious Monk International Bass Competition Winner Ben Williams To Perform At Annual CBCF Jazz Concert On September 22nd

Source: AAJ Staff
September 16, 2011

Washington, DC: Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, will once again serve as the Honorary Host Jazz Issue Forum and Concert that will take place during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.'s 41st Annual Legislative Conference, September 21 -24, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WCC), 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001. The Jazz Issue Forum, entitled “The Legacy of Modern Jazz Masters and ...

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Tom Hannan: Paintings and Jazz Album Covers Exhibit - September 19 through October 31

Source: Pamela Seymour Smith Sharp
September 15, 2011

"TOM HANNAN: Paintings and Jazz Album Covers," the first-ever exhibition featuring Tom Hannan's abstract canvases and graphic design work, will be on view at All Souls Church, 29 South Street in West Brattleboro, Vermont, from September 19 through the end of October. Tom Hannan (1927-2000) studied painting at The Hans Hofmann School in 1950-53. While he exhibited his paintings at the artist-run James Gallery in New York City, he became a jazz aficionado and designed album covers for the jazz ...

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