Event News

Stephanie Jordan at Southern University College of Business Gala on the Bluff

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
October 13, 2009

New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan is the featured performer for Southern University College of Business Gala on the Bluff. The Annual Fundraiser is one of the premier events of the Universitys homecoming celebration. This years Gala brings an impressive blend of jazz, funk, and rhythm and blues to the Sheraton Baton Rouge Convention Center Hotel, Friday, October 16, 7:30 p.m. In addition to Jordan, performers include Gina Brown and Anutha Level, Mel Waiters, and Michael Ward. Doors open at ...

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Mama Africa:celebrating Miriam Makeba

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2009

Saturday 21 November 7.30pm Mama Africa: Celebrating Miriam Makeba Curated and presented by Angelique Kidjo Featuring special guests Baaba Maal, Asa, Vusi Mahlasela, Sayon Bamba, Dobet Gnahore & South African chorus

Produced by the Barbican; part of London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3, Commissioned by Festival d'Ile de France

I just told the world the truth, and if the truth then becomes political, I can't do anything about that Miriam Makeba, ...

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Boston Mayor Menino Proclaims Hot and Cool: 40 Years of Jazz at NEC Week

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 11, 2009

The proclamation honors the 40th Anniversary of New England Conservatory's first-in-the-nation Jazz Studies program, founded by visionary Conservatory President Gunther Schuller in 1969.

The Mayor lauds the Conservatory: The world-class faculty of New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Program has been recognized with 5 MacArthur Genius Grant awards and has included 4 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters. recognizing the many contributions the New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Program has made over four decades to support, nurture and ...

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Calling All Drummers! Woodstick 2009

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
October 11, 2009

Our 7th annual Woodstick Big Beat Drum Event will be held on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at the Juanita Field House in Kirkland WA. Hundreds of Northwest drummers will join drummers in 11 cities across North America for the largest gathering of drummers ever assembled.

Register online at www.bennettdrums.com or at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue. The first 200 registrants will receive a “goodie bag” with over $50 in drum prizes.

Watch www.bennettdrums.com for complete information as it develops. ...

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Betty Bryant's Birthday Bash at Catalina's Jazz Club

Source: Michael Ricci
October 10, 2009

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Gary Giddins, Jazz Critic to Speak at SCCC on October 22, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
October 8, 2009

Gary Giddins, leading jazz critic and bestselling biographer of legendary musicians, will speak about his newly published history of jazz on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carl B. Taylor Auditorium of Schenectady Community College, 78 Washington Ave., Schenectady. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by SCCC's Community and Cultural Events Committee and the New York State Writers Institute. Gary Giddins, acclaimed music critic and biographer, earned the National Book Critics ...

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Cynthia Basinet Petitions the United Nations

Source: Michael Ricci
October 7, 2009

New York - Actress and singer, Cynthia Basinet petitions the United Nations Sixty-fourth General Assembly Fourth Committee on behalf of issues facing the Western Sahara. From the UN official site: CYNTHIA BASINET, singer and actress, said she was “but a small piece” of the larger delegation returning year after year to plead the case that the Saharawi people were not only self-determined, but were also self-reliant in supporting freedom. Once again, the international community must be reminded of the reality ...

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The Farm Aid 2009 Music Concert Event of the Year

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2009

The Farm Aid 2009 music concert event of the year, presented by Horizon Organic, will be October 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, Missouri.

Farm Aid is the longest running benefit concert series in America, inspiring millions of Americans to support American farmers.

Musicians already confirmed for the Farm Aid 2009 music concert are Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Wilco, Jamey Johnson, and Phosphorescent. Farm Aid organizers will be updated the official ...

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