Event News

Live Jazz, Cory S. Thompson @ Bistrouge on Sunday on March 22, 8-11PM

Source: All About Jazz
March 12, 2009

Celebrate a night of Bebop and Vocalese @ Bistrouge. Just a few blocks from jazz legend Charlie Parker's home in the East Village. Come enjoy a night of jazz dedicated to the genre he helped develop. Cory S. Thompson and his trio will be playing classics from the Bebop era and the Vocalese that followed. Featuring songs by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Eddie Jefferson, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling and more. NO cover! Two drinks minimum. Party like a ...

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Jazz Benefit Concert in Annapolis March 28

Source: All About Jazz
March 12, 2009

OLEG's jazz benefit concert “Georgia On My Mind" features world-renowned pianist Hod O'Brien (www.hodobrien.com) and local pianist Luke Russell. The concert will be held on on March 28th, 2009 at 7pm in FSK Auditorium at St. John’s College. Tickets are $25 at the door and $20 pre-sale, available at jazzforgeorgia.com. The benefits of the concert go to OLEG (Organization for Liberal Education in Georgia) Inc. St. John’s College students founded OLEG to promote lasting change in the nation of Georgia ...

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Alice Tully Hall's Makeover Resounds

Source: Michael Ricci
March 11, 2009

At a time when the moneyed life in New York feels as if it is being sucked into the sewers, the reopening of Alice Tully Hall, the chamber music venue at Lincoln Center, feels like an eddy in the stream.

After the hall had been caged for almost two years by scaffolding and heavy equipment, the cranes and construction workers finally vanished last month, and a landmark was reborn.

The makeover of the concert hall and of the building ...

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Obama Leads Salute to Ted Kennedy

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

President Barack Obama led a Kennedy Center crowd in a performance of “Happy Birthday" Sunday night, capping a star-studded musical birthday tribute to ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

The Massachusetts Democrat was honored at the Kennedy Center at an event hosted by comedian Bill Cosby. Actresses Lauren Bacall and Bernadette Peters, singer James Taylor and conductor John Williams were among those who performed.

Toward the end of the gala, Cosby introduced Obama to loud applause from the performers and the ...

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Jazz @ The Center Abilene, TX

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

Jazz At the Center for Contemporary Arts - come join us in Downtown Abilene for an exciting evening of “live" Jazz music, art by the areas finest artists, a cash bar and an atmosphere thats second to none.

JAZZ @ The Center will be held on the 4th Friday of each month as part of The Centers continued efforts in providing the unique and diverse forms of contemporary art as it celebrates 20 Years of showcasing the works of local, ...

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Detroit's Favorite, Five Time Detroit Music Award Winner Paul Miles to Play Columbus, Oh, March 28

Source: Just Roots PR
March 9, 2009

Special blues event features the band and solo winners of the 2009 River City Ohio Blues Competition.

On Saturday, March 28, Detroits celebrated musician Paul Miles will team up with Award-winning Columbus act Long Tall Deb and the Drifter Kings for a special blues presentation at the Thirsty Ear Tavern in Columbus, Ohio, from 9:30pm-1am.

This will be the first in a series of shows in Detroit, Columbus, and Marietta throughout 2009 as they get ready to compete in the ...

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Ava Logan Presents "Ella Fitzgerald & Friends" at the Skokie Theatre on March 21st

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

CHICAGO, IL – Ava Logan presents “Ella Fitzgerald & Friends” Saturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave, Skokie. Ava Logan, veterinarian by day, well-regarded jazz vocalist by night, takes the audience on a musical journey through the best loved songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Nancy Wilson and others. Tickets are $20 or $25 at the door and are ...

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Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute at Small's, Friday April 24, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Juini Booth will lead a group into Small's, 183 W. 10th Street at 7th Avenue, in New York City, on Friday April 24, 2009, for a Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute from 7:30 to 10:00 pm.

Juini Booth was the bassist with Life Time in the early 70's. Juini will be joined by some members of the highly acclaimed group Forrro in the Dark: Jorge Continentino, Sax, Guilherme Monteiro, Guitar with a special guest on drums.

This will be an event ...

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