Event News

Listen With Your Eyes. A Celebration of Jazz in L.A.

Source: Elzo Rillo
September 14, 2011

September 17 to November 19, 2011 Presented by: Morono Kiang Gallery, KJazz 88.1 FM, Blue Whale live jazz + art space, Downtown Independent Theater, Catalina Bar & Grill, California Jazz Foundation, The World Stage, William Grant Still Arts Center, Amoeba Music. Los Angeles, CA: Listen With Your Eyes, A Celebration of Jazz in L.A. is a major partnership of a group of Los Angeles venues and organizations to present programming to celebrate Jazz in L.A. this fall. This is an ...

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Charlie Harrington named as Invitational Judge

Source: Charlie Harrington
September 13, 2011

Award-Winning acclaimed artist, Charlie Harrington, has accepted an invitation to judge the Guitar Center's 2011 Drum Off Competition. Charlie, a child prodigy and former student and protege of jazz drumming legend Ray Bauduc, has shared the stage with such luminaries as Woody Herman, Kirk Whalum, Larry Coryell, Tony Bennett, Ira Sullivan, Ari Brown, and Richie Cole. He is well known for his dedication and commitment to education and is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team, the Percussive Arts ...

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Manhattan Transfer to Headline Benefit Concert for Berkeley's Jazzschool, 10/1

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 9, 2011

The Jazzschool's annual fundraiser will be held Saturday, October 1 at Coventry Grove in Kensington, headlined by the fabulous Manhattan Transfer. The Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop I opens the show, which will be emceed by radio host Clifford Brown Jr. “We are thrilled to present the Manhattan Transfer in this benefit concert supporting the Jazzschool's wide-ranging education programs," says Susan Muscarella, the school's Founder and Executive Director. “Proceeds from this event will be used to expand our community ...

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Roulette, Brooklyn - Grand Opening Events

Source: Michael Ricci
September 9, 2011

ROULETTE BROOKLYN GRAND OPENING EVENTS September 15-18, 2011 A Four Night Grand Opening Celebration Roulette—one of New York City's premiere venues for experimental music for over 33 years—reopens bigger and better than ever. Located in a newly renovated 1920s Art Deco concert hall in Downtown Brooklyn, the new Roulette features two levels of seating for up to 400 people (600 standing), an expanded multi-channel sound system, projection screen for film and multi-media events, state-of-the-art lighting system, modular stage, ...

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2011 Bridge School Benefit: Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Santana

Source: JamBase
September 7, 2011

STAR-STUDDED LINEUP FOR TWO DAYS AT SHORELINE The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi Young. Proceeds benefit The Bridge School. The first concert was in October 1986, and, with the exception of 1987, the concert has been held every year since. As a practice, but not a rule, the performers use acoustic instruments. ...

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Wynton Marsalis And Eric Clapton Play The Blues Erupts Onto The Big Screen Featuring Sold-Out Performance From Jazz At Lincoln Center

Source: 1888 Media
September 7, 2011

One-Night Concert In-Theater Event Presented by NCM Fathom and Reprise Records in Nearly 550 Select Theaters Nationwide on September 7 Centennial, CO—Grammy Award® winning artists Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton will offer fans a spellbinding evening of blues and jazz in Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues, a one-night in-theater concert event broadcast to nearly 550 movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:30 p.m. local time. The concert also includes a special appearance by blues musician ...

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Jazz Great Barbara Morrison To Be Honored in "A Benefit Evening of Jazz Legends For Barbara Morrison" at Local 47 Musicians Union in Hollywood, CA on September 11th

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 5, 2011

Music producers Stuart Elster and Richard Simon will present A Benefit Evening of Jazz Legends for Barbara Morrison, co-hosted by Helen Borgers, on-air talent for KJAZZ 88.1 FM and James Janisse, on-air talent for KCRW 89.9 FM for One Night Only on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Local 47 Musicians Union; 817 Vine Street; Hollywood, CA 90038 from 7:00㬆:00 p.m.

Richard Simon, one of the producers of the event, said: “Singer Barbara Morrison is a nationally treasured jazz artist. Barbara ...

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PDX Jazz Presents Ramsey Embick Trio @ Mission Theater - "In a Silent Way: The Music of Joe Zawinul"

Source: DL Media
September 3, 2011

Thursday, September 29th @ 8pm Consumer Friendly Pricing, All Seats $15 Limited Reserved Seats for PDX Jazz Members PDX Jazz, the presenting organization of the Portland Jazz Festival in partnership with the Mission Theater, along with The Crystal Hotel and our media sponsor KMHD Radio, is set to continue the PDX Jazz @ The Mission Theater series with the Ramsey Embick Trio and special guest Devin Phillips on Thursday, September 29th at 8pm. Doors open at ...

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