Event News

Celebrate Christmas with the Jus Blues Music Foundation

Source: Just Roots PR
November 17, 2008

The Jus Blues Music Foundation proudly presents its inaugural Christmas Blues Gala, Friday, December 5th at 8 pm at the Holiday Inn Select Downtown Atlanta on Capital Avenue near Turner Field. Entertainment will be by international recording artist, Prince of the Blues Lucky Peterson, the 1st Lady of Soul Trudy Lynn and the debut of Blues and Soul music phenom Tyree.

Though the Blues and Soul music community is invited, a special invitation is extended to artists, managers, agents, promoters, ...

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Gigantic Musical Battle Sunday November 23rd - The Detroit Blues Challenge Finals

Source: Just Roots PR
November 17, 2008

The five preliminary rounds are now complete for the 2008 Detroit Blues Challenge and the six finalists are prepared to do battle this Sunday, November 23, 2008. The five preliminary rounds leading up to the finals make the Detroit Blues Challenge one of the largest regional competitions of it type, anywhere. The Detroit Blues Society is proud to sponsor and host this prestigious series of competitions each and every year, for the past 6 years.

WHAT: Detroit Blues ...

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Adriana Miki CD Release Parties at The Drom and Trumpets

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2008

Adriana Miki will be presenting her CD Sashimiki in the US!

Adriana and band will perform two concerts:

November 28th at the The Drom in NYC November 29th at Trumpets in Montclair NJ

About Adriana Miki Originally from Sao Paolo, now living in Lisbon, Portugal, singer Adriana Miki, at a very young age, found herself irresistibly drawn to music. “Music has been part of my soul since before I could walk, “Adriana recalls. ”As a child ...

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Fund-Raiser Concert Featuring Contemporary Jazz Artists N-Groove

Source: B. T. Entertainment
November 17, 2008

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Holiday Shows - Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
November 15, 2008

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER Tickets starting as low as $10 in Rose Theater Red Hot Holiday Stomp, hosted by Wycliffe Gordon: Dec. 11-13 at 8 p.m. & Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in Rose Theater Kim Burrell: A Gospel Christmas: Dec. 11 & 13 at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. in The Allen Room Barbara Carroll Trio with Ken Peplowski: A Holiday Celebration: December 22-28 at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. sets only all week in Dizzy's ...

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Basie Theater Renovation Turns Back the Clock 82 Years

Source: Michael Ricci
November 14, 2008

FOR years, performers like Bruce Springsteen, George Carlin and Whoopi Goldberg took the stage at the aging Count Basie Theater amid decaying plaster and leaking ceilings. Repairmen stood on call to fix any seat that suddenly gave way. We used to tell the performers that the audience here was great; the house itself, not so good, said Numa Saisselin, the chief executive of the 82-year-old theater. Now we no longer have to make excuses. For all those who kept the ...

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Port of Tauranga Backs Youth Jazz Competition

Source: All About Jazz
November 14, 2008

In what Jazz Festival Director Arne Herrmann calls “an inspired choice", Port of Tauranga today confirmed a three year sponsorship for the Jazz Festival's Youth Jazz Competition starting from the up-coming festival in 2009. The competition, embedded for 31 years in the 47 year long history of the festival, is the most prestigious New Zealand showcase for young, aspiring jazz musicians to display their talents alongside other like-minded jazz enthusiasts from around the country. Through this competition, some of the ...

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Celebrating the Legacy of Clifford Brown

Source: University of the Arts, Media Relations
November 13, 2008

Though he died tragically in 1956 at the age of 25, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown left a larger than life legacy. “Brownie Speaks,” a three-day symposium at the University October 30 – November 1 brought together jazz aficionados, musicians and educators to study, explore and celebrate Brown’s life and music. The event featured jam sessions, panel discussions and academic presentations, and performances by jazz greats Benny Golson, Lou Donaldson and Terence Blanchard. Brown’s son, Clifford Brown Jr., served as the ...

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