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Philadelphia Jazz Fair 2009 - July 12th Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2009

PHILADELPHIA JAZZ FAIR 2009 SUNDAY, JULY 12

Schedule 1:00 - Opening Remarks PJHP - Caplan Recital Hall 1:10 - The University of the Arts Student Jazz Quartet featuring Adam Siegel, AJ Luca, Ryan Kuhns, Anwar Marshall - Caplan Recital Hall 1:10 - Film Screening: Icons Among Us (106 minutes) - Connelly Auditorium* 1:30 - Film Screening: Brownie Speaks (86 minutes) - Caplan Recital Hall 3:10 - Performances - Caplan Recital Hall John Blake, Steve Beskrone, Jim ...

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Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2009

At Jackson Memorial, Music and Mourning. Jermaine Jackson tossed a rose after singing in front of his brother's casket during the memorial service on Tuesday.

Smokey Robinson read messages from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performed the song Ill Be There. And Queen Latifah read a poem from Maya Angelou.

Police officers in front of the Staples Center early Tuesday in preparation for the memorial for Michael Jackson. We had him, Ms. Latifah read. Whether ...

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July 4, 1776: Preserving the Declaration

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2009

1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed. It will take 127 years before someone gets around to saying, “Hey, maybe we should preserve this thing.”

The Declaration of Independence can be fairly said to stand alongside the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights as the most important documents in the history of democracy. Its significance was understood from the moment it was signed, so one is left to wonder why its preservation was ignored for so long.

During the Revolutionary ...

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Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival: December 7-11, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2009

Norfolk's whispering pines will echo to the brassy tones of Living National Treasure Don Burrows when the islands eighth annual Jazz in The Pines Festival takes place December 7-11 this year. Set amongst spectacular island scenery, the finger-snapping, feel-good week of swing, funk and blues will also see Melbourne group the Syncopators deliver the class that won them this years classic jazz award at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Also performing will be former Norfolk Islander Rick Robertson and the ...

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Vermont's the Manifestivus in the Groove for 7th Year July 17 – 19 (Feat. Jazz Criminals, Oumou Sangare)

Source: Shore Fire Media
June 30, 2009

Roots and World Music Festival in Cabot, VT Features Jazz Criminals, Oumou Sangare, Barrington Levy, Toubab Krewe, Midnite, and Earle “Chinna" Smith Discounted Weekend Presale Tickets Available For Just $65 through 7/6 From July 17-19, The Manifestivus (the 7th Annual Sol Harvest Festivus for the Restivus) in Cabot, Vermont will host danceable roots, world and jazz acts from all over the world. The Manifestivus is held on 93 acres of breathtaking land, 60 miles east of Burlington and three hours ...

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Neverland Sends Open Letter to Community

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2009

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the Los Angeles financier whose Century City private-equity firm, Colony Capital, owns Neverland, has written an open letter to the Santa Barbara community urging residents to “adopt an attitude of hospitality, warmth and tolerance."

Barrack has owned a home five miles from Neverland for decades, and his children used to attend field days on the property.

Colony Capital effectively bought Neverland when Jackson defaulted on a loan. The deal was structured as a joint venture, with ...

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Benefit for O.A.T.S. Therapeutic Riding Center to Feature the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Crofoot Ballroom

Source: Just Roots PR
June 30, 2009

The Fabulous Thunderbirds make a rare club appearance the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, Michigan to help raise money for the O.A.T.S. Therapeutic Riding Center on Sunday August 16, 2009. Doors open at 6 PM and the show begins at 7 PM. Tickets are $20. The Crofoot is located at 1 S. Saginaw St. in Downtown Pontiac and all proceeds go directly to the O.A.T.S. Therapeutic Riding Center.

About O.A.T.S. OATS (Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles, horseback riding for ...

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Whiskey Dicks in Columbus, Ohio Hosts Transcontinental Blues Family Reunion, July 17

Source: Just Roots PR
June 30, 2009

Special blues event features three international acts with ties to Columbus,Ohio

On Friday, July 17, Award-winning international artists “Colin John Band” and “Michael Hill” will team up with their good friends “Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings” for a special blues event at Whiskey Dick’s in Columbus, Ohio, from 9:00pm- 1am.

In addition to being heavyweight performers in their own right, all acts featured have been great friends with one another for years and so it is only natural ...

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