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Singer-Songwriter Scott Miller To Honor Appalachian Literature As The Keynote Musician At The Mountain Heritage Literary Festival

Source: 1888 Media
June 2, 2011

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Scott Miller has been chosen as the keynote musician for the sixth annual Mountain Heritage Literary Festival (MHLF) taking place June 24-26 at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, TN, just southeast of Cumberland Gap, a historic Appalachian passageway used by Native Americans and later widened by a team of loggers led by Daniel Boone. Miller's appearance at the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival marks a return engagement and a seasoned pairing with MHLF Founding Director Silas House ...

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Jazz Vocalist/Recording Artist Jerry Costanzo Live At The Garage Restaurant & Cafe

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
June 2, 2011

New York, NY,—In support of his new CD release from Daywood Drive Records, Can't We Be Friend's?, Jerry Costanzo will be performing live at the renowned Jazz venue Garage Restaurant & Café in the heart of Greenwich Village on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, from 10:30 PM to 2:30 AM. As a follow-up to his previous successful CD, Destination Moon, Jerry Costanzo who has coined the phrase “Bringing the American Songbook into the 21st Century," has released his newest CD, Can't ...

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Bobby Sanabria & Friends Celebrate 100th Birthday of Mario Bauza at Apollo on June 18

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 1, 2011

The Apollo Theater Presents From Havana to Harlem: 100 Years of Mario Bauzá Featuring the Bobby Sanabria Big Band Legendary Theater Celebrates its Afro-Cuban Roots Saturday, June 18th, 8PM On the Apollo Main Stage New York NY—The Apollo Theater will present From Havana to Harlem: 100 Years of Mario Bauzá, a special tribute concert to the “Godfather" of Afro Cuban Jazz—Mario Bauzá on Saturday, June 18th as part of its ...

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June 5-6: First Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Readings presented by The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and American Composers Orchestra

Source: Jensen Artists
May 31, 2011

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University will present the first-ever Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) Readings at Columbia University's Miller Theatre (Broadway at 116th St.) on June 5 at 2pm (working rehearsal) and June 6 at 7:30pm (run-through). Both events are free and open to the public, giving audiences a chance to look behind the scenes at the process involved in bringing brand new, stylistically diverse orchestral music to life. The JCOI Readings ...

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Redwood Entertainment Presents: A Night of American Roots Music at Drom (NYC) on June 23

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
May 30, 2011

New York, NY,—Redwood Entertainment, Inc. presents the first of its dynamic theme-night music shows at Drom in NYC with an American Roots Music Review on Thursday, June 23, 2011, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Appearing at the show will be successful Redwood recording artists Back Alley Players, Jambalaya Brass Band, and Larry Baeder & The MuseGurus. Back Alley Players, recently busy contributing to the soundtrack of the soon to be released World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Studios' film Inside Out, will ...

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NYC Drummer Meet-Up, June 12th

Source: MusicianWages.com
May 28, 2011

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Dimitri Vassilakis At The ZInc Bar "Across The Universe" Album Launch Monday June 6th at the Zinc Bar

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 25, 2011

Monday June 6th 9-11pm The Zinc Bar 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village 212-477-ZINC (9462) Also Appearing Thursday June 2nd 7-9pm Onassis Cultural Centre Atrium 645 5th Ave New York, 10019 (212) 486-4448 Dimitri Vassilakis—saxophones/vocals Jack Walrath—trumpet Theo Hill—piano Essiet Essiet—bass Sylvia Cuenca—drums Dimitri Vassilakis Across The Universe ...

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East St. Louis to Celebrate Miles Davis' Birthday This Thursday, May 26

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 25, 2011

The city of East St. Louis will celebrate what would have been the 85th birthday of its most famous native son, trumpeter Miles Davis, at 12:00 p.m. this Thursday, May 26 in the council chambers of the East St. Louis Municipal Bldg, 301 River Park Drive. According to a news release, “the free family event will include a “likeness"-adorned cake; jazz by Reginald Thomas and the 85th Birthday Jazz Ensemble; “Milestone: The Birth of an Ancestor," a poetic elegy/multimodal exhibit ...

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