Event News

Coventry Lions of Pennsylvania to Host the Chester County Blues Barbeque, June 5

Source: Just Roots PR
May 3, 2010

Coventry, PA - The Coventry Lions Club will host the inaugural Chester County Blues Barbeque on June 5, 2 to 7 p.m. at Wyndsor Farm in Elverson to support its scholarship and outreach programs. The family-oriented event will feature three notable blues bands from the area in a spacious and scenic setting, with food and drinks available for purchase throughout the afternoon. The Barbecue will be held rain or shine as Wyndsor Farm has a large indoor arena that will ...

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BT3 Returns with Hard Jazz/Funk Grooves & Guitar Pyrotechnics to Fat Baby -- Wednesday, May 19th @ 8PM

Source: Michael Ricci
May 3, 2010

From a lifetime of breaking boundaries, leading an award-winning, DC-based hip-hop/fusion band, Miscellaneous Flux, and collaborating with numerous musical pioneers (Vernon Reid, Burnt Sugar: The Arkestra Chamber, and DJ Logic), guitarist Ben Tyree, pushes forward with his own ground-breaking, improvisational, sci-fi/jazz/funk trio project, BT3. On Wednesday, May 19th at 8pm, Tyree will present BT3 at Fat Baby (Frnt 1, 112 Rivington Street - New York, NY). Incorporating Coltrane-esque melodic sheets of sound, funk-derived and classical finger-style rhythm playing as well ...

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Handwritten Lennon Lyrics to be Auctioned

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

One side of a handwritten, autographed manuscript by the late John Lennon is shown. The document, with the lyrics to “A Day in the Life," will be offered at auction by Sotheby's in New York on Friday, June 18. For the right price, some lucky Beatlemaniac will be able to own the lyrics to the final song on the classic Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the Beatles classic “A Day in the ...

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Dave Allen Trio and Quartet - May 4th and 11th in NYC

Source: Michael Ricci
April 30, 2010

Dave Allen Trio with Matt Clohesy - bass Tom Rainey - drums Tuesday, May 4th At Korzo in Brooklyn One set at 9:30pm 667 5th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 285-9425 Dave Allen Quartet John O'Gallagher - sax Matt Clohesy - bass Tom Rainey - drums Tuesday, May 11th At Cornelia St Cafe Two sets starting ...

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The Rosenberg Trio, Back in Canada After 20 Years to Celebrate Django Reinhardt's 100 !

Source: Michael Ricci
May 2, 2010

20 years after their triumph at the Festival international de Jazz de Montreal with Stphane Grappelli, The Rosenberg Trio are finally back in Canada in the same swinging spirit, as this time it's going to be a Django Reinhardt celebration.

First stop for the Trio is the Festival des Guitares Du Monde en Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Rouyn-noranda, where they will perform together with the trio of Django's Grandson David Reinhardt, possibly the finest melodic talent of the young generation of players ...

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Ottawa Jazzworksgala Feature Performances by Top Canadian Jazz Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

JazzWorks will hold its second annual fundraiser, JazzWorksGala Thursday, May 6 at Arts Court 7:00 pm to midnight. The fundraiser features Montreal-based saxophonist Rmi Bolduc, Toronto jazz vocalist Julie Michels, and versatile Toronto jazz guitarist Kevin Barrett - all members of the JazzWorks faculty - plus a stellar list of JazzWorks jazz camp alumni for an evening of music, food and festivity. One of the greatest alto sax players in Canada, Rmi Bolduc also teaches at McGill and Concordia universities. ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival Free Community Concert

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2010

Playboy Jazz Festival Community Concert

The run-up to the annual summer jazz party starts in earnest with this free concert with Grammy-winning pianist Bil Cunliffe and his septet paired with the traditional sounds of vocalist Johnny Crawford and his Orchestra.

May 2nd : 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Beverly Hills Civic Center Plaza Beverly Hills, CA http://www.playboyjazz.com Price: Free

Playboy Jazz Festival

The 32nd annual summer music party at the bowl returns, ...

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The New Music Seminar Expands to a Multi-Day Conference

Source: Michael Ricci
April 29, 2010

FEATURING INTENSIVE PANELS, PRESENTATIONS, MENTORING SESSIONS, LIVE MUSIC, NETWORKING OPPS AND MORE NEW YORK CITY JULY 19th - JULY 21st New York, NY - The original New Music Seminar (NMS) newmusicseminar.com, announces that it is expanding into a multi-day conference and event from July 19th to July 21st at The NMS Revolution Hall @ M2 Ultra Lounge. The two day, three night conference will include a symphony of five “movements" (focused discussions) over the course of two days, 8 TED-style ...

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