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Americas off Broadway Celebrates Jazz Legend Artie Shaw with the Anderson Twins, Daryl Sherman

Source: Michael Ricci
April 27, 2010

Americas Off Broadway Celebrates the Artie Shaw Centennial with a special two week engagement of The Anderson Twins with THE ANDERSON TWINS - BENNY GOODMAN MEETS ARTIE SHAW: WHO WAS KING? (May 18 - 23) and THE ANDERSON TWINS CELEBRATE ARTIE SHAW AT 100 WITH DARYL SHERMAN (May 25 - May 30) New York, New York April 27, 2010--59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to celebrate Artie Shaw's Centennial at AMERICAS OFF BROADWAY when ...

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Keep New Orleans Jazz Alive! 10th Annual Ladies in Red Gala

Source: Michael Ricci
April 27, 2010

Help keep New Orleans jazz history alive! The Preservation Resource Center (PRC), a New Orleans non-profit, is hosting the 10th Annual Ladies in Red Gala to raise funds to continue their already successful efforts to preserve jazz landmarks throughout the city of New Orleans. The event promises to be an exciting evening for any jazz lover, with live music by Some Like it Hot! and the Batiste Brothers with Topsy Chapman and Solid Harmony, and traditional Creole cuisine by some ...

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Funkasaurus Rex & Kelly Mittleman Play the Palace Theatre, Danbury, CT!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 26, 2010

Funkasaurus Rex features a dynamic 5-piece horn section sound along with a versatile rhythm section groove to create Jazz with power, precision and originality. The musical direction of the band brings great R & B / Funk songs from the past into a new era with a jazz perspective and inventive, fresh arrangements. Plus, their original material also comes out of that lineage and maintains the artistic integrity that their audience has come to expect--quality is the key. Whether it's ...

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Hearts of Gold Announces Grand Opening of "The Thrifty Hog" Chic New Shop to Benefit NYC's Homeless Mothers & Children; Grand Opening Benefit, "Great Performances to Raise the Roof -- An Evening of Jazz," to be Held May 5, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 26, 2010

NEW YORK, NY -- Hearts of Gold (HoG), a not-for-profit organization that fosters sustainable change in lifestyle and levels of self- sufficiency for homeless mothers and their children in New York City, today announced the grand opening of the organization's new upscale resale and consignment shop, The Thrifty HoG. The shop, located at 11 West 25th Street (between Broadway and Sixth Avenue), will open at the end of May, and will offer a selection of chic new and very gently ...

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Download the NPR Music Jazz Fest Podcast

Source: Michael Ricci
April 25, 2010

NPR Music's A Blog Supreme is in New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival. WBGO's Josh Jackson will be there too: together, they are photographing, interviewing, seafood-eating and blogging their way through the first weekend of festivities. Check A Blog Supreme for reviews, photos and podcasts of everything you missed, including coverage of My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jesse McBride And The Next Generation, June Gardner, The Monk Institute Combo, Davell Crawford, Treme Brass Band, The ...

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Tickets Now on Sale for JEN Conference Concerts

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 26, 2010

Single tickets are now on sale for the three evening concerts that will be presented as part of the first-ever Jazz Education Network Conference, which takes place Thursday, May 20 through Saturday, May 22 in St. Louis.All three concerts, as well various other conference events, will be presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show on the evening of Thursday, May 20 will feature the Brubeck Institute Quintet; the Caswell Sisters; the JEN All-Stars, hosted by bassist ...

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The Art is Instrumental

Source: Michael Ricci
April 26, 2010

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Ottawa Jazzworksgala May 6th, Features Top Canadian Jazz Faculty and Jazzworks Participants from 16 to 82

Source: All About Jazz
April 26, 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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