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The Chicago Blues: A Living History Band Headlining Day 2 Chicago Blues Fest June 12

Source: Just Roots PR
June 9, 2010

The 2010 Chicago Blues Festival will take place from June 11th to June 13th in Grant Park.

This Festival is scheduled and presented by the Mayor's Office of Special Events. What's amazing about this festival is not only the line-up, which is extraordinary, but the fact that The Chicago Blues: A Living History Band is headlining day 2 of the festival.

Chicago Blues: A LIVING HISTORY is it. They are considered by many ...

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Citibank Summer Solstice Celebration Brings All Day, All Night Musical Blowout to the Kimmel Center, June 19

Source: Michael Ricci
June 2, 2010

Tickets Now on Sale! Kicking off the summer season in high gear, the Kimmel Center's annual Citibank Summer Solstice Celebration brings an all-day, all-night musical blowout of entertainment from 3pm on Saturday, June 19 until dawn on Sunday, June 20, 2010. The annual community celebration showcases Philly-based talent, rising stars and more for a 15-hour stretch of live entertainment in every corner of the center for only $10 ($5 for children 12 and under). Audiences may enjoy family fun activities ...

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Tonight: Free Touring Seminar on Ustream by Jason Parker

Source: Michael Ricci
June 2, 2010

I will be giving a FREE touring seminar on Ustream tonight at 6:00pm Pacific Time! I just returned from a two-week West Coast tour with my band, The Jason Parker Quartet. The tour was a huge success on all fronts, and I learned a ton acting as booking agent, PR firm, marketing director, tour manager, driver, band leader and trumpet player!

Wearing all those different hats really showed me what it takes to launch a successful tour. We had a ...

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Drum Legend Peter Erskine Honored at the Drum Museum in Cegled, Hungary.

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 1, 2010

The Drum Museum in Cegled, Hungary recently unveiled a lifetime achievement exhibition honoring the work of drummer Peter Erskine, titled “40 Years at the Top." Present at the gala opening on May 14 were Peter Erskine, museum founder and curator Sndor Krmn, the Cultural Attach for the US Embassy John O. Balian, plus a crowd of 200 persons in the City Hall of Cegled which is located outside of Budapest. Cegld is often referred to as the Mecca of drummers ...

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WBGO Gallery Reception on June 3

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2010

Lyricism: The Art of Rosalind Nzinga Nichol Join WBGO for refreshments, entertainment and meet Rosalind Nzinga Nichol, at our Gallery Reception in the WBGO studio, Thursday, June 3, from 6 - 8 pm. There will also be a live performance. It's free and open to the public. You can also visit the WBGO gallery during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM. The exhibit ...

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MOCA: Dennis Hopper Double Standard

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2010

The actor's death casts a shadow over a retrospective of his work, opening July 11 at MOCA, but his close involvement with the event makes it a personal reflection of his role as an artist.

Dennis Hopper was 'closely involved' in upcoming MOCA show, says museum director Jeffrey Deitch.

There have been many tributes to renegade actor Dennis Hopper since he died Saturday at age 74 of complications from prostate cancer. But what might be the biggest tribute to the ...

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Ellis Marsalis, T. S. Monk, Kidd Jordan, and the Jordan Family of Jazz Honors Thelonious Monk on Fathers Day Weekend

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
May 31, 2010

"For the Fathers of Jazz" New Orleans jazz patriarch Kidd Jordan and the Jordan Family of Jazz; Marlon Jordan, considered one of the best trumpeters in the world; older brother Kent Jordan, a highly regarded flutist; Stephanie Jordan, whom critics have placed in the company of Nancy Wilson and Shirley Horn; and Rachel Jordan, an classical violinist and music instructor at Jackson State University performs as featured artists at the For the Fathers of Jazz concert in honor of jazz ...

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Allegra Klein Makes Baghdad Debut as Violinist in Iraqi National Symphony

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 28, 2010

Allegra Klein, first American woman ever to join Iraqi National Symphony, & first foreign member since 2003, makes Baghdad debut as violinist in the orchestra. An(other) American Musician in Baghdad This past weekend in Baghdad, an extraordinary occurrence took place. A 13-year-old American pianist named Llewellyn Kingman Sanchez Werner flew all the way from his hometown of Los Angeles to the heavily fortified “Green Zone" of Baghdad to make his debut with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra on May 22nd ...

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