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Atlantic City Jazz Band Sunday 7/11 2-4 PM at VFW Cape May, NJ

Source: Michael Ricci
June 21, 2010

Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents Dixieland Jazz Sunday July 11, 2010 from 2 to 4 pm

VFW Post 386 419 Congress St. Cape May, NJ 609-884-7961 Who Atlantic City Jazz Band Herb Roselle trombone, Franny Smith banjo, Bob Rawlins clarinet, Bob Ferguson trumpet, John McCleman tuba, Chuck Harms drums, Nancy Rawlins keyboard playing great Traditional Dixieland Jazz and a fun time. Ticket charge - $10 advance purchase ...

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Jimmy Buffett Plans Free Concert on Alabama Beach

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2010

Jimmy Buffett and a few of his friends plan to give a free concert on the Alabama coast to show support for the Gulf region. Alabama tourism director Lee Sentell says show will be July 1 on the beach at Gulf Shores.

Buffett's website says the concert is meant to demonstrate support for the people, businesses and culture of the Gulf Coast. It will be broadcast live on CMT. Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band will be joined in ...

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John Fowler Photo Exhibit to Celebrate the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival's 30th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2010

arts&architecture is pleased to present a collection of black and white portraits by Ottawa photographer, John Fowler, taken during the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival, spanning the years 1991 - 2009.

Visit the gallery to see portraits of renowned jazz musicians including Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, and many others who have graced the stages of the OIJF, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010.

Join us for the Vernissage on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010, from 5-8 pm for snacks, ...

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Lennon Lyrics Fetch $1.2m at NYC Auction

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2010

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the final song on the classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were purchased by an American collector on Friday for $1.2 million.

The winning bid for “A Day in the Life" was placed by phone at Sotheby's auction house, which declined to identify the collector further. The price exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $500,000 and $800,000. The double-sided sheet of paper features Lennon's edits and corrections in his own hand -- ...

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Tunesmiths Celebrate Their Craft

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2010

Starry, starry night: The honorees at this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Gala Thursday night at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel included noted tunesmiths/performers ranging from veterans Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Earth Wind & Fire to 20-year-old Taylor Swift.

Inspired: On the red carpet, Judy Collins recalled that she wasn't yet writing songs when she met inductee Cohen (elegant in black tie and a fedora), “and he asked me why. I started writing as a ...

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Queen of Soul Brings Down the House

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2010

Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson honored at Apollo. Franklin and Tucker share a laugh at Harlem's Apollo Theater spring benefit. Emcee Jaime Foxx urges everyone to cut loose at the famous theater.

The Queen of Soul had the joint jumping. Leslie Uggams channeled Lena Horne to deliver a rousing “Stormy Weather." And emcee Jamie Foxx never stopped urging everyone to “Let it go" and get excited. Harlem's Apollo Theater spring benefit inducted Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson (posthumously) as Hall ...

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St. Charles Big Band Honors Arranger Richard Wargin, SR.

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 16, 2010

The St. Charles Big Band honored its longtime arranger and trumpet player, the late Richard Wargin Sr., with a concert of Wargin's arrangements this past Sunday at Frontier Park in St. Charles. The Suburban Journals' Steve Pokin wrote a feature story here about the band and Wargin, who passed away at age 80 in February from complications of pneumonia. The St. Charles Big Band, an offshoot of the St. Charles Municipal Band, has three more Sunday night concerts ...

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Wavy Gravy's All Star Jam | 6.13.10 | SF

Source: JamBase
June 16, 2010

YOU'VE GOT GRAVY IN YOUR EAR!

On Sunday, June 13th, various All-Star musicians converged on stage at The Great American Music Hall to benefit the Seva Foundation. The cast of characters included Steve Kimock, Mark Karan, Billy Kreutzmann, Melvin Seals, Papa Mali, Lebo, Dave Brogan, Bo Carper, Reed Mathis, Matt Hubbard, special guest Bobby Vega and Wavy Gravy himself.

The evening started off with a set by Lebo, Carper and Brogan performing “Spike Driver's Blues", “Pallet on your Floor" and ...

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