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Camden County Board of Freeholders & Verizon Present … Camden Backyard BBQ--a Day Promoting Health and Wellness

Source: Just Roots PR
August 13, 2009

BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION with Special Guest Tasha Taylor 61 NORTH and D-FOR Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009 – FREE! – 2-10 p.m. THE RIVERSTAGE AT WIGGINS WATERFRONT PARK Mickle Boulevard at the Waterfront, Camden, NJ Concert Hotline (856) 216-2170 www.CamdenCounty.com The Camden County Board of Freeholders, whose longstanding reputation for presenting a bounty of great music throughout the county year-round is unmatched in the tri-state-area, is building a new concert tradition on Labor Day Weekend by presenting the CAMDEN BACKYARD ...

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Will Designate Austin City Limits an Historic Rock and Roll Landmark

Source: Just Roots PR
August 13, 2009

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum today announced that Austin City Limits will be officially designated an historic rock and roll site as a part of the Museum’s Landmark Series this coming October. Terry Stewart, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and Terry Lickona, Executive Producer of Austin City Limits, made the announcement at the KLRU-TV studio, home of the groundbreaking Austin City Limits series now in its 35th season. ...

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Rock Hall Will Honor Janis Joplin for 2009 American Music Masters Series

Source: Just Roots PR
August 13, 2009

Kozmic Blues: The Life and Music of Janis Joplin will take place in November The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University will celebrate Janis Joplin, one of rock and roll’s most passionate and influential artists during the 14th annual American Music Masters® series this November. For one week we will tell the story of this unforgettable artist during a program titled Kozmic Blues: The Life and Music of Janis Joplin. In her work ...

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Mark Murphy to be Celebrated at October 20 Concert, Yoshi's Oakland

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
August 10, 2009

As one of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to perform over the last 50 years, six-time Grammy Award nominee Mark Murphy has inspired generations of up-and-coming jazz singers. On Tuesday, October 20, at 8:00 pm, an eclectic coterie of renowned vocalists who “grew up” under the wing of Murphy’s mentorship will come together at Yoshi’s Oakland to celebrate his influence through songs, stories, and the establishment of the Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship for Berkeley’s Jazzschool. More ...

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Wolf Trap Presents World Premiere of Face of America: Glacier National Park

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2009

Wolf Trap's Multidisciplinary Artistic Adventure Showcases Diverse Culture, Rugged Beauty, and Fragile Environment of Glacier National Park

World Premiere of Face of America: Glacier National Park on August 19, 2009 Features Wolf Trap Commission by Trey McIntyre Project and Performances by Montana Musicians Jack Gladstone, Rob Quist, and Philip Aaberg

Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a leader in commissioning new work and preserving cultural heritage through the performing arts, is proud to announce the world ...

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Gallagher's Steak House (NYC) Adds Jazz to Menu

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

LIVE JAZZ ON THE MENU AT GALLAGHER’S STEAK HOUSE EVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS (BEGINS THURSDAY, AUGUST 13); GRADUATES OF EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM New York, NY--Gallagher’s Steak House, the New York City theater-district institution since 1927, has a new menu item: LIVE JAZZ featuring performances by graduates of the Empire State Youth Orchestra every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights beginning Thursday, August 13, 2009. A jazz quartet comprised of ESYO-schooled musicians will provide the musical entertainment ...

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Berklee Music Fest Builds to Grand Finale

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

Twenty-six high school musicians have to wait until Tuesday night to find out which of them will win full scholarships to Berklee College of Music. But they wont be spending the weekend worrying. The students - from Boston and cities across the United States - will be busy playing at the first City Music Festival, which starts tomorrow and runs through Monday. The main goal is to really highlight the students who are hardworking, dedicated and who may not otherwise ...

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The Few, the Proud, the Jazz Harmonicists

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2009

In the harmonica world, musicians are represented by two separate but equally important groups: the blues players who dominate the limelight and the jazz players who settle for what they can get. This is the jazz players' story. “I really just wanted to be a great saxophone player. So I practiced all the time on the harmonica, and, I think, instead I just became a really good harmonica player," says Damien Masterson, one of eight performers slated to blow his ...

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