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Experience Ayiti Gears Up For Their Second Annual Mission Trip To Haiti This December With A Special Benefit Concert In New York City On November 19th
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ARE Group
Humanitarian arts and educational organization Experience Ayiti will hold a special benefit concert on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at DROM in New York City, for the organization's second annual mission trip to Haiti. The show will present an All-Star ensemble featuring saxophonist and Experience Ayiti's founder Godwin Louis, vocalist Pauline Jean, along with Billy Buss (trumpet), Willerm Delisfort (piano), Jonathan Michel (bass), Allan Mednard (drums), and Markus Schwartz (percussion), with several surprise guests. The impetus for Experience Ayiti's annual trip ...
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Acclaimed Jazz Guitarist Nick Russo Assembles NYC All-Stars For Jalopy Theatre Concert On Sunday October 29
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1888 Media
Special Guests Include: Ari Hoenig (Drums), Miles Griffith (Voice), Greg Glassman (Trumpet) Nathan Peck (Bass), Pandit Samir Chatterjee (Tabla), Dan Aran (Drums) Opening Set by Roots, Folk, Americana, Bluegrass Collective, Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches Armed with an “impressive debut recording, broad in scope, deep in concept and eminently listenable,” guitarist/banjoist Nick Russo burst onto the scene eleven years ago with rave reviews from All About Jazz, DownBeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, EJazz News, and Hot House. For his debut Ro, ...
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Guitar Duo Bulatović-nikčević Set To Wow New York City Audience As They Return To Carnegie Hall
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
Internationally renowned guitarists from Montenegro, Srdjan Bulatović and Darko Nikčević return to New York City and Carnegie Hall on October 25 in a concert produced by LeitmotivArts. The duo has performed for both national and international audiences for more than 25 years, presenting their original pieces invoking the “languages" of classical and flamenco guitar. While varied in terms of character, style, rhythm and tempo, the original compositions from their most recent album “Balkan, Mediterranean, Orient”, which will be performed at ...
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George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue, Celebrating Ten Years Of Path Ventures On September 14 At Vibiana In Downtown Los Angeles
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Imaginary Friends
When things get tough financially, very often it is a matter of circumstance, not a matter of choice—it could be an outsourced job, or a medical emergency, or a car accident when you have insufficient insurance. Whatever it is that takes you over that edge, things can happen when there are too many bills, too many creditors calling and not enough to keep a roof over your head. This is where PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) and their housing division, ...
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Jazz Vocalist Julie Kelly Sings At D'Anbino Vineyards With The Marshall Otwell Trio Sunday Afternoon, September 17, 2017
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Mouthpiece Music
Julie Kelly, one of the most respected jazz singers on the West Coast, will be bringing her considerable talents to D'Anbino Vineyards in Paso Robles, accompanied by the Marshall Otwell Trio on Sunday, September 17th with an afternoon performance from 4pm-6:30pm. Ms. Kelly, who was recently voted in the Top 10 for “Female Vocalist” in Downbeat Magazine’s Reader’s Poll, received critical acclaim and wide national jazz radio airplay for her latest CD, Happy to Be. According to Jersey Jazz, “There ...
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Kick Back With Some Outdoor Jazz at Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy, PA
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Jeffrey Woodman
Bube's Brewery Presents Jazz Under the Stars Summer is the ultimate season for spending evenings outdoors and those dusky hours get even better when there’s live music involved. On Friday, August 25th, Bube's Brewery, is presenting a spectacular alfresco entertainment venue, Jazz Under The Stars, in its outdoor Biergarten. Jazz Under The Stars will highlight music from the “Great American Songbook”. On tap for the evening is Philadelphia’s own jazz vocalist Kevin Valentine as he brings his style to the ...
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Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Kellye Gray Performs At Houston Awareness Campaign Cancer Below The Belt, September 28, 2017
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Mouthpiece Music
HOUSTON AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CANCER BELOW THE BELT FEATURES ACCLAIMED JAZZ VOCALIST KELLYE GRAY AT FUNDRAISING EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CANCERS THAT HIT BELOW THE BELT SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 at OFF THE WALL GALLERY, HOUSTON Cancer Below The Belt is partnering with OFF THE WALL GALLERY and MEZLAN to present an intimate musical fundraiser on Thursday, September 28, 2017 featuring acclaimed jazz vocalist and former Houstonian, Kellye Gray. Gray will perform the music of her new album, Rendering, featuring her ...
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Ulysses Owens Jr. To Host Upcoming Album Release Concert In Celebration Of His Latest Recording "Falling Forward"
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ARE Group
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. will celebrate the release of his latest album, Falling Forward (Spice of Life Records), with a special performance showcasing his new ensemble at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York City. Falling Forward is Owens’ fourth recording as a leader, and features the group THREE comprising vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Reuben Rogers, with special guests, vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and pianist Stephen Feifke. The band’s first album showcases ...
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