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The Digital Guy Foundation Presents a Very Special Appearance at the Oasis Jazz Awards

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
March 3, 2011

Three of the hottest contemporary jazz artists around! Las Vegas, Nev.—The Digital Guy Foundation is proud to announce the release of their first CD compilation—"The Digital Guy's Outstanding Tracks of 2010." In celebration of this monumental event, the foundation will be hosting a concert starring three of the album's featured artists. From noon until 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011, attendees will enjoy great music by Vincent Ingala, Greg Manning and Jaared at Bianca's. Bianca's is located in the ...

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Return Engagement: Jazz Vocalist Linda Baker Live At The Polo Grill And Bar

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
March 3, 2011

New York, NY—Following her recent successful shows at the Polo Grill and Bar during the months of January and February, Linda Baker will again be performing live at the Polo Grill and Bar in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, on Saturday, March 19, 2011, from 7:00-10:00 PM. “Linda Baker has done herself proud . . . [she] very much has a sound of her own . . ."—Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz At Polo Grill and Bar Ms. Baker will again be performing ...

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Women of Song Benefit Concert

Source: Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
March 3, 2011

On March 18th, the women of Be a Dear and Donate a Brassiere, an organization dedicated to collecting undergarments for disadvantaged women, will be celebrating International Women's Month (IWM) with a benefit concert at Red Rock in Mountain View at 8PM. The concert features The Women of Song, a group of four very talented Bay Area singer/songwriters. The ladies—Cathi Walkup, Jennifer Lee, Leanne Weatherly and Melissa Dinwiddie—will take the stage for an evening of original music ranging from comical swing ...

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Lawrence University Gives British Rockers Radiohead a Jazz Makeover

Source: Rick Peterson
February 28, 2011

APPLETON, WIS.—The music of the inventive and popular English alternative rock band Radiohead gets a major makeover in Lawrence University's ambitious Radiohead Jazz Project. A dozen Radiohead songs, rearranged for large jazz ensemble format by an international array of composers, make their world premiere March 8-9 in a pair of performances by the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble and the Lawrence University Jazz Band. The concerts, at 8 p.m. both nights in Stansbury Theatre of the Music-Drama Center, are free and ...

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All Star Tribute / Benefit for Odean Pope March 21st at Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts

Source: Graziella PR
February 28, 2011

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Sonia Sanchez; Ravi Coltrane; Kenny Barron; Pat Martino Trio; Gerald Veasley; Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble; Reggie Workman; Jamalaadeen Tacuma; Walter Blanding; Duane Eubanks; Willie Williams; Warren Smith; Tony Williams; Bobby Zankel; Justin Faulkner; Carlos Abadie; Monnette Sudler; Bootsie Barnes; George Burton and the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Ensemble. Philadelphia, PA February 27, 2011..Jazz luminaries will come together on Monday, March 21st at 7 pm at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Honors Three BS of Jazz with "Basie, Buddy & Benny" Featuring Butch Miles & Ken Peplowski

Source: Michael Ricci
February 26, 2011

Jazz royalty takes center stage as the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) celebrates Count Basie, Buddy Rich and the “King of Swing," Benny Goodman, March 16-20 at the historic Southern Theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra honors the three Bs of jazz with “Basie, Buddy & Benny" featuring drummer Butch Miles and clarinetist Ken Peplowski. Playing with such luminaries as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dave Brubeck, Mel Torme, Lena ...

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Jambalaya Brass Band Celebrates Mardi Gras At Bar None

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
February 25, 2011

New York, NY, February 25, 2011—Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live at a Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at Bar None in New York City. The Jambalaya Brass Band is a group of seasoned musical pros from a variety of impressive previous musical settings as diverse as the Duke Ellington Orchestra to the Lounge Lizards, yet they have a knack for integrating these disparate musical experiences into one dynamic setting. They ...

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Jazz's "First Lady of Song" Comes to Life in Ella, a Highly-Acclaimed Musical Starring Tina Fabrique

Source: AAJ Staff
February 24, 2011

Show features two dozen of the famed songstresses' greatest hits

(Philadelphia, PA)—Celebrate the “First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald when ELLA, the highly-acclaimed musical about legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald, comes to Philadelphia for a limited engagement, March 22-27, 2011, at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring more than two-dozen hit songs, ELLA combines myth, memory and music into a stylish and sophisticated journey through the life of one of the greatest jazz singers of the 20th century. Broadway ...

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