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New Orleans Ladies of Jazz Holiday Concert with Stephanie Jordan, Germaine Bazzle, and Leah Chase proves a hit

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
December 2, 2010

A full house at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center Recital Hall reveled in the performance of special holiday concert by the New Orleans Ladies of Jazz; Stephanie Jordan, Germaine Bazzle, and Leah Chase in collaboration with the Music Alive Ensemble String Octet and Jazz Quintet this past Sunday, November 28, 2010. Primarily sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and under the direction of violinist Rachel Jordan, as promised the concert delivered on its commitment ...

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Live Jazz Channel Launches December 2nd!

Source: Greg Thomas
December 1, 2010

Attention: Jazz Musicians and Fans From: Greg Thomas, Jazz Channel Producer, TheStage.tv Re: Thursday, Dec. 2nd Launch of the Jazz Channel of TheStage.tv You are invited to participate in the launch of the Jazz Channel this Thursday from 7-10PM (EST)! “The Jazz Channel experience gives jazz musicians a way to reach an audience of jazz fans directly, in real time, around the world," says Jazz Channel producer Greg Thomas. “And fans can enjoy jazz performances from the intimacy of their ...

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Jamaaladeen Tacuma "For The Love of Ornette" CD Release Celebration

Source: Jamaaladeen Tacuma
December 1, 2010

Jamaaladeen Tacuma would like to invite you to a intimate evening of music and art celebrating the release of his latest recording For The Love of Ornette featuring legendary Ornette Coleman and the launching of his record label Jam All Productions. The evening will include a CD listening party and live musical performance with Jamaaladeen on bass and special guests; Wadud Ahmad, Yoichi Uzeki, and Terry Adkins, also a very special live painting performance by Bariq Cobbs. CD's will be ...

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Conversations with Composers: Henry Threadgill in Conversation with Brent Hayes Edwards

Source: Yulanda Denoon
November 29, 2010

The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University presents its Conversations Series, through which Brent Hayes Edwards will engage leading composer Henry Threadgill in a reflection on the role of improvisation in his creative life. Threadgill's compositions are strikingly original, always surprising, and far-reaching. Though his ensembles—Air, the Sextett, Very Very Circus, the Society Situation Dance Band, Make a Move, and Zooid—are all very different, his compositional voice is ever present and identifiable, always fresh and challenging. Threadgill is also ...

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Todd Clouser's A Love Electric On Tour in Mexico through Dec 7

Source: Calabro Music
November 27, 2010

Berklee educated guitarist Todd Clouser and his internationally composed collective, A Love Electric, are on the road south of the border, performing in clubs throughout Mexico Nov 24 through Dec 6. Highlights include a night at Mexico's legendary Zinco Jazz Club, an evening at the Centro de Cultura in Coyoacan, and a tour closer in the open air at Guadalajara's Via Recreativa. More information and calendar at www.toddclouser.com Joining Todd are drummer Hernan Hecht (Tim Berne, Brainkiller, Sho Trio), a ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents an All-Star Jazz Jam to Raise Money for Needy Musicians and Singers

Source: Suzanne Cloud
November 27, 2010

On Sunday December 5th, drummer Rob Henderson will host an all-star jam session featuring some of the finest musicians in the Philadelphia area at the La Rose Jazz Club 5531 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. The fun starts at 6 p.m. where young musicians will meet the old heads and the audience emjoys the competition. Great food, free onsite and secure parking. Fabulous door prizes! Tickets: $15 No advance sales. For info: 215-517-8337 or [email protected]. Jazz Bridge will also be ...

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Jambalaya Brass Band Live at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
November 20, 2010

Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live in celebration of their new CD release It's a Jungle Out There on Friday, November 26, 2010 at 10:00 PM at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in New York, NY. 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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A Brubeck Birthday Concert

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 19, 2010

Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday is on December 6. Observances are beginning. This weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra under music director William Schrickel will play a celebratory concert with three pieces by Brubeck.They include one of his first extended orchestral works, Elementals, and the U.S. premiere of an adaptation for solo violin and strings of “Sleep, Holy Infant" from La Fiesta de la Posada. Three others pieces on the program are by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Darius ...

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