Event News

Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes to Perform at SOPAC Benefit This Saturday 6/19

Source: AMT Public Relations
June 15, 2010

South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) proudly presents SMALL TOWN, BIG TALENT An all-day celebration of South Orange/Maplewood arts and community, todays top artists join hands to help benefit SOPAC Celebration starts June 19th @ 11:00AM with a Community Sing-Along, followed by an Afternoon of Editing Workshop & Rachel Getting Married Film Screening with award-winning editor Tim Squyres, and Class of 93 Artist Talk with Zach Braff & AJ Calloway, and ends with SOPACs Benefit Gala Hosted by NY1s Budd ...

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The Comedian as Politician, and Often Vice Versa

Source: Michael Ricci
June 12, 2010

Bob Hope Collection, Library of Congress Its great for a comedian to be honored in Washington, Bob Hope said when he was celebrated at the Kennedy Center in 1985. If there was ever a city that knew how to get laughs ... .

There are so many congressmen and senators here, he added. I don't know whether to tell a joke or pass a bill. Pause. As if there was a difference. Or on another occasion: The farmers ...

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Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards in San Diego

Source: Michael Ricci
June 10, 2010

Four Days of Sights, Sounds and Celebration The Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards, originally launched in 2000 as the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards, will be presented in March of 2011 in San Diego, CA. The overall event weekend will include concerts featuring the biggest jazz stars and up and coming artists, a reception with the artists and attendees, the Oasis Awards show and more. The three previous Oasis Awards shows were all-star concerts with The Rippingtons, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber, Richard ...

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JazzPOP Outdoor Concerts Return to the Hammer in August

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

Featuring Darren Johnston Quintet, Bennie Maupin Ensemble, Industrial Jazz Group, & Nicole Mitchell Trio Los Angeles - The Hammer Museum's free JazzPOP music series celebrates its fifth year of outdoor concerts in the Hammer courtyard. Veteran artists and bold new voices perform original, adventurous music that combines inventive composition with improvisational prowess and propulsive groove. Musician Lisa Mezzacappa, JazzPOP's curator, programs diverse artists with a special focus on musicians with west coast roots. Mezzacappa, an accomplished double bassist and composer, ...

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Wynton Marsalis' Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3) to be Premiered by the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Source: Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc.
June 9, 2010

Worldwide Live Broadcast June 10th via the Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall

Two of the world's leading musical institutions will share the stage at The Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany to premiere Wynton Marsalis' Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3). The Berliner Philharmoniker led by Sir Simon Rattle and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis join forces for the premiere on June 9 and 10, coupled with Stravinsky's Petrushka. The score will then form the basis of a new ...

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Carefusion Jazz Festival Partners with Symphony Space to Present 5 Concerts

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 9, 2010

CareFusion Jazz Festival New York Presents Five Concerts at Peter Norton Symphony Space NEW YORK, NY - CareFusion Jazz Festival New York and Peter Norton Symphony Space team up for five outstanding concerts featuring some of the best in jazz. Located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, Symphony Space presents each concert at the accessible price of just $15 per ticket. Sponsored by CareFusion, a leading global medical device company, and produced by George Wein's New ...

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Ronnie Scott's @ Birdland on June 15

Source: Outside Organisation
June 9, 2010

Ronnie Scott's @ Birdland with The James Pearson Trio, The Ronnie Scott's Allstars, Vocalists China Moses & Ian Shaw, plus special invited guests. Tuesday, June 15 @ 8:30 & 11pm In England in the 1950's it was almost impossible to hear 'real' jazz, the New York Jazz Scene was 'the' place to be. Musicians flocked from all over the world to the hub of the jazz universe. One of these musicians was from England, a superb saxophonist named Ronnie Scott. ...

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Alex Cline's Band of the Moment at the Hammer Museum on July 27th

Source: Michael Ricci
June 9, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 FREE! Led by drummer-percussionist-composer Alex Cline, Band of the Moment is a uniquely eclectic ensemble of Los Angeles creative jazz all-stars who represent a full spectrum of modern jazz music's more creative and compelling developments over the last few decades. ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required. Easy parking is available under ...

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