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S.O.B.'s Presents a Night of Jazz for Obama

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2008

A night of progressive soul music, world class jazz, dynamic latin & afro-latin jazz all to benefit Democratic Presidental candidate Barack Obama is set for Tuesday, October 7 at S.O.B.'s in New York. Hosted by Doctor Bob Lee of WBLS and featuring progressive soul singer Maiysha, afro-latin jazz leader Arturo O'Farrill, R&B singer Alyson Williams, latin jazz singer Claudia Acuna, jazz pianist legend Geri Allen and special guests. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at www.jazz4obamanyc.com. S.O.B.'s is at ...

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Springsteen: Super Bowl Show

Source: JamBase
September 30, 2008

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND TO PERFORM DURING BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLIII HALFTIME SHOW ON NBC

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform in the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show on NBC Sports at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday, February 1, the NFL announced today.

The Super Bowl halftime show is annually the most-watched musical performance. More than 148 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year's show. The Super ...

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Savannah Music Festival 2009 Benefit to Feature Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

On January 29, 2009, the Savannah Music Festival (SMF) brings noted bandleader, trumpeter and jazz historian Wynton Marsalis back to Savannah with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) for an intimate benefit concert at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Sponsored by Local 11 Ten, the event is the Festival’s only fundraiser for the 2009 season, replacing the black tie galas and auctions of the past. Tickets are priced between $65 and $250 and are available starting Wednesday, October ...

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Jazz Hall Will Have Busy Month

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is celebrating its birthday with two big events. Its one-year anniversary at the historic Union Depot Train Station will be marked Thursday with a Wine N' Jazz Festival, and its huge 20th anniversary with a black-tie gala on October 22. Wine N' Jazz Festival chairs are Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame founder and retired state senator Maxine Horner; Glenda Love, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House; Jazz Hall board Chairman Steve Alter, and ...

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Benny Powell: Legendary Jazz Great to be Honored in Gala Musical Tribute in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

Celebrated Jazz great, Trombonist Benny Powell will be one of two jazz legends to be honored for lifetime contributions to the music genre, as part of a prestigious annual ceremony that will feature over 150 musicians! at NYC's historic St. Peter's Church. Hailed as a Jazz Master and National Treasure, the celebrated veteran trombonist, best known for his many years as a band member of the famed Count Basie Orchestra in an illustrious decades-long career, is slated to receive lifetime ...

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McCabe's Guitar Shop Performers Play a Dedication

Source: Michael Ricci
September 27, 2008

Performers have found more than instruments and audiences over the years at McCabe's.

Most Southland music fans know McCabe's Guitar Shop for the innumerable folk, country, blues, jazz and world-music concerts presented over the decades in the tiny back stockroom that can hold about 150 folding chairs when all the instrument cases are shoved out of the way.

But in 1958, Gerald McCabe opened the doors on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica intending to focus on furniture design and restoration. ...

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One Never Knows Do One? New York Magazine's Editor Loves Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2008

Dying of cancer, New York Magazine founder, editor Clay Felker rose from his bed to pick out just the right impeccable clothes, his wife of 24 years Gail Sheehy told a throng of friends and media associates who gathered September 22, 2008 (three months after his passing) at New York's Ethical Culture Society. It was into his wheel chair and off to Dizzy's Jazz Club with that glorious view of the Manhattan skyline at Columbus Circle. As he listened to ...

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Millennium Promise Invites You to a Night of Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2008

Promises Made Album Release Party Featuring Grammy-Nominated Jazz Great Kirk Whalum & Friends

Millennium Promise, Simmons Family Foundation and Koch Records Host All-Star Benefit Event

On Monday, September 29, 2008, philanthropic organizations Millennium Promise and Simmons Family Foundation, along with entertainment powerhouse Koch Records, will join forces to host a CD release party for Promises Made, an all-star jazz album benefiting Millennium Promise. The event will be held at the famous BB King's Blues Club & Grill in the heart ...

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