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UCLA Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
September 26, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis UCLA Live at Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Westwood, CA 90095 Friday, October 2, 8pm Tickets: $38-$85. ($15 UCLA Students) Phone: 310-825-2101 Fax: 310-206-7540 In Person: UCLA Central Ticket Office at the James West Alumni Center. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, composed of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players, is the resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Under Music Director ...

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Legendary Golden Bear to Roar Again

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2009

This weekend, benefit shows at the Legendary Golden Bear will celebrate the long-defunct Huntington Beach music club, which once hosted Bob Dylan and the Byrds, among others.

For three decades, the club was Orange County's answer to such L.A.-area folk and rock institutions as the Troubadour, the Ash Grove and McCabe's, hosting scores of local and touring performers not the least of which were Janis Joplin, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, the Doors, B.B. King, Steve ...

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2009

A book signing, conversation, and music performance with Robin D.G. Kelley (University of Southern California) and composer/pianist Randy Weston.

Prize-winning historian Robin Kelley will discuss his most recent book, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Simon and Schuster, 2009), the first book on the pianist and composer based on exclusive access to the Monk family papers and private recordings. In addition, Professor Kelley will explore Monk's music and legacy in words and sounds with pianist and ...

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"In the Best Possible Light": The Classic Jazz Photography of Herman Leonard

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009, 7:30 pm: A discussion of “In The Best Possible Light: Herman Leonard's Jazz," an exhibition of Leonard's work at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

With Herman Leonard, photographer; Kellie Jones, Professor of Art History, Columbia University; and Leonard exhibition co-curators C. Daniel Dawson, Diedra Harris-Kelley and Garnette Cadogan.

Introduced and Moderated by Robert G. O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Founder, The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University

The jazz photographs ...

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Ron Carter Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday September 25th

Source: Michael Ricci
September 24, 2009

Join us this Friday, September 25th for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview and performance session with legendary bassist Ron Carter with special guest Russell Malone. Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028

About Dave Schroeder

As a performer, Dave Schroeder’s main musical focus has been leading the eclectic New York City-based ensemble, Combo Nuvo, where he displays his skills on multiple woodwinds and composition. In addition to ...

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New Orleans Jazz Musicians Perform at G-20 to Highlight Climate Change in Pittsburgh

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSICIANS PLAY BEFORE G-20, DRAW ATTENTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Tonight, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:00 PM to 12 Midnight

The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh 117 Sandusky St. Pittsburgh, PA PITTSBURGH, PA -- The music and culture of New Orleans took center stage at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh today ahead of the G-20 summit. In a gala event organized by the U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN) and hosted by ...

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Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery Walking Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

This Sunday, September 27, join the Friends of Woodlawn for a walking tour of the final resting places of the Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Among the notable musicians buried at the historic cemetery are: Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Bricktop, William Sonny Greer, W.C. Handy, Charles “Cootie" Williams, King Oliver, Arthur Whetsol, Sandy Williams, Milt Jackson, Illinois Jacquet and many, many others.

Tours take place at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Both begin from ...

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New Music Seminar Comes to Chicago Oct. 6th

Source: HypeBot
September 23, 2009

After a successful re-launch in NYC earlier this year, the New Music Seminar is going on the road with a stop on Chicago on October 6th. And for those struggling to find their place in the new music industry paradigm the roadshow couldn't be better timed.

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