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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest - Live Concerts

Source: Valerio Pappi
November 2, 2021

7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest is pleased to announce the concerts of the winners of the 2020 Edition. The concerts will be held at the Jazz Club Ferrara and will be streamed live on Facebook. Tommaso Perazzo Quartet November 19, 2021 | 9 p.m. CEST Tommaso Perazzo Quartet (Tommaso Perazzo , piano, Ben Fitzpatrick , saxophone; Jort Terwijin double bass, Giacomo Camilletti, drum) was born in 2018 thanks to the meeting of the four musicians at the Amsterdam Conservatory. The ...

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Djerassi Films Presents: Resurrection! Airto Moreira And Preservation Hall Jazz Band At The 24th Unaff

Source: Press Junkie PR
October 16, 2021

Djerassi Films is excited to present Resurrection! Airto Moreira and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the 24th UNAFF on Saturday, Oct. 23rd. In this new documentary, producer/director Dale Djerassi brings two powerful forces in the world of jazz together and takes us behind the scenes as famed percussionist Airto Moreira joins the Preservation Hall Jazz Band during Mardi Gras in the Big Easy. Airto Moreira is a world-renowned jazz drummer and percussionist from Brazil, who exhibited great talent at ...

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Eastman School of Music Centennial Celebration Hosts Conferences, Festivals, and Artists-in-Residencies

Source: Eastman School of Music
October 13, 2021

The Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to announce three major festivals, multiple national academic conferences, and several artists-in-residencies during its three-semester-long centennial celebration. Beginning in fall 2021 and continuing throughout 2022, Eastman will feature numerous performances by world-renowned artists—including composers, vocalists, instrumentalists, and quartets—both alongside student groups and as part of residencies, masterclasses, conferences, and festivals. Residencies Composer Ben Moore Residency: September 24, 2021. Eastman’s Voice, Opera, and Vocal Coaching department continues Moore’s year-long ...

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Registration now open for jazzahead! 2022

Source: Jazzahead!
October 9, 2021

The run-up to jazzahead! 2022 has started: trade participants can register as of now for the 16th edition of the world's largest international gathering for the jazz sector at MESSE BREMEN. For participants who register before Monday 18 October 2021, early bird discounts are available. The application round has also opened for musicians/bands, who can apply now for one of the 40 slots in the jazzahead! 2022 showcases. jazzahead! 2022 will have the motto “together again", and will run from ...

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2021 Songbird Vocal Jazz Fest

Source: Terri Jo Jenkins
October 7, 2021

The SongBird Vocal Jazz Fest is an all-day event in Colorado, focusing on vocal jazz performance and jazz singing education. This event includes workshops, a showcase concert for festival participants, and both a daytime master class plus an evening concert presented by our featured jazz vocalist and clinician. The SongBird Vocal Jazz Fest workshops are designed for experienced singers age 16 & over who wish to further their knowledge in vocal jazz performance technique and communication of this art form. ...

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Dramatic film depiction of guitarist Jeff Golub’s struggle with PSP to premiere in New York October 6

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2021

CurePSP provided seed funding for debut documentary by director Kyle I. Kelley The new film Train Keeps a Rolling, which dramatically documents the musical achievements and final years of the great jazz, blues, and rock guitarist Jeff Golub when he was battling progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), will have its premiere in New York City on October 6. It will be released on major streaming platforms later this year. The event is sponsored by CurePSP, the foundation for prime of life ...

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11 Day Benefit Event Scheduled to Support 55 Bar, Running September 23rd - October 2

Source: Lydia Liebman Promotions
September 13, 2021

Adored by patrons and musicians alike, 55 Bar is utterly unique in the New York City music scene; an unfussy, inexpensive, dive bar where audiences can watch some of the world’s best jazz and blues musicians from ten feet away. It’s a club where brilliant newcomers can launch their careers and seasoned professionals can workshop new compositions before going out on the road. Regulars include Mike Stern, Leni Stern, Wayne Krantz, David Binney, Adam Rogers, Henry Hey, Keith Carlock, Tim ...

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San Antonio's Doc Watkins Plans Charity Boxing to Help Local Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2021

The idea first came to Doc Watkins back in December. The 40-year-old jazz pianist, bandleader and owner of popular San Antonio live jazz club Jazz, TX, thought it was crazy. That's why he immediately liked it. The idea: Punch back at the Covid-related shutdown that was devastating San Antonio's music community with a charity boxing show. But not with boxers; instead, musicians, bartenders and local business people would be matched up. “I was really ...

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