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The Jus' Blues Music Foundation Presents Its Inaugural Christmas Blues Gala

Source: Just Roots PR
November 6, 2008

ATLANTA, GA - 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 & Soul music phenom Tyree.

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

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Friends of Bill Koggenhop Plan Musical Tribute and Jam Session

Source: Just Roots PR
November 6, 2008

Royal Oak: Beloved local bass player Bill Koggenhop passed away last June after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Bill packed an enormous amount of music into his 55 years, and touched an extraordinary number of lives. Many of Bills friends across multiple musical genres are gathering on Tuesday November 11, 7:00 pm, at Memphis Smoke. 100 S. Main in Royal Oak, to honor his legacy with what promises to be one huge and juicy evening of Reggae, Blues, Latin ...

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Paul Miles, Detroit Music Award Winner 2008 to Host 3rd Annual Charity Event at the Memphis Smoke

Source: Just Roots PR
November 6, 2008

Paul Miles, Detroit Music Award Winner 2008 to Host 3rd Annual Charity Event at the Memphis Smoke, Sunday November 9, 2008 The “Help your Neighbor Project" will assist Paul Miles , Detroit Music Award Winner-2008 twill host his 3rd Annual Charity Event at the Memphis Smoke, Sunday November 9, 2008, 7pm-10pm.

Artists scheduled and donating their time, The Harmonica Shah Band, legendary blues artist- Lifetime Achievement Winner Detroit Blues Society, travels internationally: Luther “Badman" Keith, Detroit Music Award Winner , ...

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Phil Woods and COTA Big Band Return to the Sherman on November 10

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2008

Tickets for the second “Library Alive” concert on November 10 are available for $25, $15 and $5 (student price) at the Sherman Box Office (524 Main Street, Stroudsburg PA) by calling (570) 420-2808, or online at shermantheater.com. All proceeds from this series will benefit ESU’s Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection and the COTA Fund for Young Musicians.

 Remember that glorious sound? Sixteen virtuoso musicians making that swingin’- hard, groovin’-in-your-face Big Band jazz, the stuff that inspired generations to dance. Now ...

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Jus' Blues Music Foundation Presents Its Inaugural Christmas Blues Gala on December 5th

Source: Just Roots PR
November 2, 2008

ATLANTA, GA - The Jus' Blues Music Foundation proudly presents its inaugural Christmas Blues Gala, Friday, December 5th at 8pm 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, ...

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Campaign Seeks Musicians to Play at Polling Places on Tuesday

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 2, 2008

Political observers are expecting an extraordinarily large turnout for Tuesday's elections, and as a result, voters at some polling places may have long waits in line before they can cast their ballots. To help make the time spent in line a little more enjoyable, the St. Louis office of the Barack Obama campaign is looking for musicians who can volunteer some time on Tuesday to perform at polling places for those waiting to vote.Ted Rose, who's coordinating the ...

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November 3rd 'Freestyle Love Supreme' Has 'In the Heights' Stars/Creators

Source: Seth Cohen PR
October 29, 2008

On Monday night, November 3rd, creators and stars of the Tony Award-Winning Best Musical 'In The Heights' will join together for a stage show like no other, 'FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME'. As part of Ghostlight Records' Monday night concert series at Joe's Pub, five performers, including 2008 Tony Award-winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and orchestrator Bill Sherman, and fellow cast member Christopher Jackson, will take the crowd on a non-stop, hip-hop improv ride, spinning cues from the audience into instantaneous riffs and fully ...

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Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart: Kansas City Ragtime Revelry on November 15th

Source: All About Jazz
October 29, 2008

If the upbeat strains of “Fats" Waller, Willie “The Lion" Smith and James P. Johnson get your mojo working, check out the concert Kansas City Ragtime Revelry is presenting on Saturday, November 15th at 7:30 pm at the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St. KC MO on the Plaza. Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart are two young performers who are a couple of the finest stride pianists around today. A solo concert with either of these artists is something to ...

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