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Monument Eternal: Alice Coltrane's Spiritual Aesthetics, with Franya Berkman, Lewis and Clark College
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Yulanda Denoon
Monday, March 28, 2011, 8:00 pm 622 Dodge Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus Free and open to the public. The author will sign copies of her book at the event. Alice Coltrane was a composer, improviser, guru, and widow of John Coltrane. Over the course of her musical life, she synthesized a wide range of musical genres including gospel, rhythm- and-blues, bebop, free jazz, Indian devotional song, and Western art music. Her childhood experiences ...
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Recursive Improvisations: The Art of Eric Metcalfe, With Jason Moran and Naomi Beckwith
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Yulanda Denoon
An introduction to the art of Canadian avant-garde artist Eric Metcalfe opens out into a discussion of the complex relationship among jazz, art, and contemporary global culture. Thursday, March 24, 2011, 7:30 pm 301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus Free and open to the public Vancouver-based artist Eric Metcalfe (b. 1940) epitomizes the avant-garde in Canadian art. Since the late 1960s, Metcalfe's art practice has crossed and merged disciplines: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, printmaking, performance, ...
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Improvisation Day at Kingston University, London
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Diana Salazar
The Improvised Space: Techniques, Traditions and Technologies A Research Day on Improvised Music Kingston University, London Wednesday 6th April 2011 10:30am-6:00pm, Concert 6:30pm The Department of Music at Kingston University presents a research day on improvised music, with special guests Evan Parker and Bennett Hogg. The programme includes presentations, demonstrations and workshops by researchers and practitioners in a range of fields, from jazz to free improvisation, acoustic performance to laptop music and live electronics, ...
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Topspin's Incredibly Ambitious SXSW Splash...
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Digital Music News
Topspin is aggressively going DIY, and making a very serious splash at SXSW. That basically boils down to three days of tutorials, case studies, mixers, and even a contest with a star-studded judging panel. The move is all part of an ever-crowding space of DIY-focused companies, and that's good news for artists—at least those that can make sense of it all. On the ground in Austin, artists can expect a mecca of pitches and options. Fittingly, Topspin's sessions are free, ...
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St. Louis Jazz Club to Celebrate 60th Anniversary on Saturday, May 14
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The St. Louis Jazz Club will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary on Saturday, May 14 with a pair of performances at the Concord Farmers Club. The venerable presenters of monthly concerts of traditional jazz and swing will feature Red Lehr and the St. Louis Rivermen (pictured) from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., followed that evening by a dance/concert with music from the Michael Lacey Band from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Concord Farmers Club, located at 10140 Concord School Rd ...
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Jann Klose: Two Major Announcements: Fundraising Event on 4/29 and Teaching 3/2/2012
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Anne Leighton
Jann Klose's fundraiser for his next album will be celebrating in the form of a fundraising concert at the Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, 196 Allen Street, New York, New York, at 7:30 PM, on April 29, 2011. Admission TBA, there will be very special guests. The venue phone is 212-477-4155. Unaffiliated with overpopulated crowd-funding sites, Jann is funding his new album on his own site, peoplerecordsmusic.com. Fans can choose from over 40 exclusive items, including: download of new album: ...
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Jazzahead! Europe's Most Important Jazz Convention Announces Exciting Schedule: Bremen, Germany - April 28-May 1, 2011
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hubtone PR
New York—As the globalization of jazz continues, Germanyʼs jazzahead has become the premier meeting place for members of the jazz industry. It is an international gathering that serves as a networking opportunity and European portal for jazz enterprise. It brings together media, artists, labels, agents, buyers, sellers, and important jazz gatekeepers. jazzahead announces this yearʼs schedule, reinforcing its themes of industry unity. The convention combines vital realms of the jazz industry, and offers a complete array of exhibitors and performers: ...
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L.A. Premiere of Jazz Messages: The Sheila Jordan Story
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Sound Visions Media
Legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan will present the L.A. première of Jazz Messages: The Sheila Jordan Story on Friday, March 11th. This unique performance is based on Jordan's upcoming biography, Jazz Child: The Story of Sheila Jordan, by author and vocalist, Ellen Johnson who will be reading excerpts from the forthcoming book while Ms Jordan shares her personal stories through her music. The book highlights Jordan's journey through poverty, racial and gender discrimination, and her passion for jazz and the ...
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