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Frank Wess Octet with Guest Pianists - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Source: Michael Ricci
December 14, 2009

Tuesday-Sunday, January 19-24 Frank Wess Octet & Special Guest pianists Mulgrew Miller, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap & Hank Jones Featuring Frank Wess, tenor saxophone; Mulgrew Miller, piano (Jan 19); Renee Rosnes, piano (Jan 20); Bill Charlap, piano (Jan 21), Hank Jones, piano (Jan 24), and other pianists tba; Scott Robinson, baritone saxophone; Luis Bonilla, trombone; Frank Green, trumpet; Terell Stafford, trumpet; Michael Weiss, piano; Peter Washington, bass; and Winard Harper, drums. After Hours: Tue-Sat, Jan 19-23 Jeb Patton ...

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Cabaret St. Louis Announces Benefit Gala, More Shows for 2010

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 12, 2009

Cabaret St. Louis has announced its schedule for the first part of 2010, and will kick off the year with a benefit gala at the Sheldon Concert Hall featuring actress and singer Sutton Foster.Foster (pictured), who has starred on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein and Shrek the Musical, will perform at the Sheldon on Thursday, February 4. VIP tickets are $200 each, and include priority seating, free parking and a post-concert ...

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Esperanza Spalding to Perform at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

Source: Michael Ricci
December 11, 2009

On December 11th, 2009, at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway, bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding is one of a number of talented musicians set to perform at a concert in honor of 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, United States' President Barack Obama. The international concert will be televised worldwide the day after the December 10th ceremony to celebrate the occasion. Hosted by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the performance will also feature Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer, ...

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Celebrate Installation of New Concert Piano at Saint Peter's Church

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
December 10, 2009

JAZZ MINISTRY OF SAINT PETERS CHURCH, NOBLE ART PIANOS and PIANOCULTURE.COM CELEBRATE INSTALLATION OF NEW PIANO at SAINT PETERS with CONCERT SERIES PIANOCULTURE AT SAINT PETERS features EDSEL GOMEZ (12/17), HAROLD ONEAL (12/18) and ELIO VILLAFRANCA (12/19) NEW YORK, NY -- The Jazz Ministry of Saint Peters Church, Noble Art Pianos and pianoculture.com proudly announce the arrival of a new Sauter Omega 220 Concert Piano at Saint Peters Church. To celebrate the arrival of the new piano, Saint Peters Church ...

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20th Tibet House Benefit Show: Patti Smith, Baaba Maal, More

Source: JamBase
December 10, 2009

TIBET HOUSE U.S. ANNOUNCES 20th ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT AT CARBEGIE HALL

Philip Glass Tibet House U.S. will hold its 20th Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 26. Philip Glass, the concert's Artistic Director, once again brings together an original lineup of contemporary artists including Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, Michael Campbell, Baaba Maal, and Pierce Turner with more performers being confirmed soon. Tickets will go on sale December 24, 2009.

For twenty years, the annual concert has assembled ...

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Jazz Collectibles Show in New York on January 9th

Source: Michael Ricci
December 9, 2009

Jazz Collectibles Show LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. Saturday, January 9th 10am to 2pm Tip Top Shoe Building 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY (near Broadway). Subway Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to 72nd Street. Bus Nos. 104, 7 or 11 to 72nd Street. Admission: FREE (212) 579-0689, weekdays [email protected] Over 10,000 items (over 3,000 Jazz). From 1800s to ...

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Brownie Speaks at the New England Conservatory: December 14, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
December 6, 2009

Brownie Speaks, a documentary about jazz legend Clifford Brown, will be screened at The New England Conservatory on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM. Location: NEC, Saint Botolph Building, 241 Saint Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115. Room 320. FREE EVENT / Wheelchair Accessible Brownie Speaks was produced and directed by Don Glanden, Division Head of Graduate Jazz Studies at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and edited by his son Brad Glanden. The event will feature a Q&A ...

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Moore, Smith, Harrison and Bernard to Play for MSFriends

Source: JamBase
December 3, 2009

ALL STAR SOUL-JAZZ LEGENDS GATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY TO BENEFIT MSFRIENDS

Stanton Moore Dr. Lonnie Smith, Will Bernard, Donald Harrison Jr., and Stanton Moore will perform at San Francisco's Boom Boom Room, December 13, for a one night event in support of MSFriends - the nation's only 24/7 peer support telephone help line for those living with Multiple Sclerosis. All proceeds from the show will go to MSFriends.

Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at ...

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