Event News

Cherry Lane Publishing 50th Anniversary Event

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2010

Cherry Lane Music Publishing celebrates 50th Anniversary with year long celebration, kicks off with star studded event in May.

Cherry Lane Music Publishing, the top indie music publisher in the US, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a party, May 19, at trend-setting Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The event will include performances by many of the company's current roster, which include, John Legend, Delta Spirit, Madi, Antigone Rising, Dilana, Moe as well as the first-signed writer to Cherry Lane, folk ...

Continue Reading...

Help Cobi Narita Fight Parkinson's Disease

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 12, 2010

Cobi Narita Sponsors Concert to Benefit Parkinson's Unity Walk Sunday, April 18, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Saint Peter's Church, New York City NEW YORK, NY - Join producer and jazz aficionada Cobi Narita on Sunday, April 18, at 7:30 pm at Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City, for a concert to benefit the Parkinson's Unity Walk. The 16th annual Walk takes place on Saturday, April 24, from 10:00 ...

Continue Reading...

The George Kahn Quintet Returns to West Los Angeles for a Free Show on April 30

Source: Imaginary Friends
April 12, 2010

Los Angeles Jazz favorite, The George Kahn Quintet, will perform at The Radisson, Culver City, with two shows on Friday PM, April 30th. The first set begins at 7:30 and the second set will start at 9:30. Featuring George Kahn on piano, he will be accompanied by all star players including, John Fumo on Trumpet, Larry Klimas on Sax, Karl Vincent on Bass and M.B. Gordy on the drums.

George will be performing selections from his soon to be released ...

Continue Reading...

Quincy Jones to Speak at IU Bloomington Commencement

Source: Michael Ricci
April 11, 2010

Legendary musical composer and arranger, record and television producer, magazine publisher and trumpeter Quincy Jones Jr. - known to many simply as “Q" - is being presented with an honorary Doctorate of Music by Indiana University at its 2010 undergraduate commencement ceremonies, May 8, in Bloomington, Ind. The ceremonies will be conducted in two sessions, one at 10 a.m. and one at 3 p.m., in Assembly Hall The all-time most nominated Grammy artist, Jones will address graduates along with IU ...

Continue Reading...

Legendary Jazz Icon David Sanborn is Paid Tribute by Sax Great Alfonzo Blackwell and Many Other Music Stars for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards Show in 2010

Source: One Creative Publicist & Management
April 10, 2010

New York, NY (USA) Well, it's still awards season and the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards is coming up later this month on Friday, April 23 at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards is an annual awards event that is one of the hottest tickets in Canada. 2010 marks its sixth year in production. This year's recipient of the awards show's top honor, the George Benson Lifetime Achieve Award will be presented to legendary jazz ...

Continue Reading...

Jazzbridge.org "First Thrsdays" 2009-2010 Series Final Concert!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 10, 2010

The final concert in JazzBridge.org's “First Thursdays" 2009-2010 concert series will be held Thursday, May 6th at the Collingswood Community Center at 30 Collings Ave. in Collingswood, NJ.

Featured artist will be the band MONKadelphia, featuring Tony Miceli, vibes; Tom Lawton, piano; Chris Farr, tenor sax; Micah Jones, bass; and Jim Miller, drums. In addition to being the last presentation of the season, the concert will be an extra-special CD release party event, as MONKadelphia has just released its first ...

Continue Reading...

New Earth Day Fest: 4/22-24 Cornmeal, Bridge, Lipp in Athens

Source: JamBase
April 9, 2010

THE NEW EARTH DAY FESTIVAL IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22-24 IN ATHENS, GA

The New Earth Day Festival is scheduled for April 22, 23, 24 at New Earth Music Hall in downtown Athens, GA with 20+ musical acts.

3 day ($40) and single day ($15) passes on sale now at newearthmusichall.com

The festival features a diverse lineup of bands/DJs and will feature co-headliners Thursday and Friday night with Pigs on the Wing (Pink Floyd Tribute supergroup) rounding out the festival ...

Continue Reading...

Vlaa Presenting Music Publishing Seminar Next Tuesday, April 13 at Rac

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 9, 2010

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA) will present a seminar on music publishing at 7:00 p.m. next Tuesday, April 13 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd (across from The Pageant).The seminar is titled “Music and Money: The Invisible World of Music Publishing" and will be conducted by Shawn Murphy, who worked for 12 years for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Composers (ASCAP) and is a former board member of the ...

Continue Reading...