Event News

Diana Krall to Enthrall Jakarta

Source: All About Jazz
August 12, 2008

From June to the end of year 2008, Diana Krall is scheduled to perform in a number of festivals including Jazz a Vienne in France, Jordan Festival, Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium, North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Jazz Open in Germany, Live at Sunset in Switzerland and Outdoor Festival in Norway. The singer, whose popularity escalated due to song “The Look of Love", will also be performing in the format of private concerts, one of which will take ...

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"This is Our Music" Returns to Brooklyn! With Knucklebean, Mario Pavone and More!

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

THIS IS OUR MUSIC would love to see your beautiful faces at the next event! Please plan on being there. THIS IS OUR MUSIC VI - curated by Brad Farberman Wednesday, August 13, 8PM, $5 Club Europa, 98 Meserole Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn G train to Nassau Avenue 8PM - MARIO PAVONE QUINTET: Mario Pavone (bass), Tony Malaby (saxophones), Dave Ballou (trumpet), Michael Musillami (guitar), George Schuller (drums) 9PM - KNUCKLEBEAN: Ben Syversen (trumpet), Kevin Moehringer (trombone), ...

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Jazz Swings into Beijing

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2008

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

As host of the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing is rapidly becoming one of the world's 'must- see' destinations. Beijing intends to set an example for how the Olympic agenda in the 21st century can be implemented and the Games have given China the greatest opportunity to showcase itself to the rest of the world. This festival of sport showcases the greatest, fastest and strongest competitors in the world. China is striving to create the most memorable ...

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Sarah Brightman Introduces Olympic Theme Song

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2008

Beijing Ceremony Introduces Olympic Theme Song

U.K. soprano vocalist Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan unveiled the official 2008 Beijing Olympics theme song “You And Me" at the National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest) during the opening ceremony in front of a crowd of 91,000. The global TV audience is expected to be over one billion. The performance, which came an hour into the Aug. 8 opening ceremony (at 9pm Beijing time), was the climax of the artistic portion ...

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The American Bar Association Mock Hearing of Mozart's "Don Giovanni"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 10, 2008

He Broke My Heart; I'll Sing (and Sue) Now on the docket: Donna Anna, Zerlina and 2,065 Jane Does v. the Estate of Don Giovanni.

The Don, summoned from the underworld, faced his accusers in a Hilton hotel ballroom-turned-courtroom on Friday afternoon.

“The wretched man is right there!" Donna Elvira cried, pointing to her seducer, who wore a sleek suit and sunglasses. Then, launching into her aria “Ah! Chi mi dice mai," she threatened revenge: “I will tear out his ...

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Newport After George Wein: One of the Stars Will Be George Wein

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2008

George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival Producer's Swan Song Center Stage

Jazz lovers and jazz musicians are converging on Newport, R.I., this weekend, as they have been doing since 1954, for what is universally recognized as the jazz festival that put jazz festivals on the map. And, as usual, George Wein, the man who produced the first Newport Jazz Festival and built on its success to create a worldwide music empire, is there.

Last year Mr. Wein (pronounced WEAN) sold his ...

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Celebrating Bird! A Tribute to Charlie "Bird" Parker

Source: ASR Records - Publicity Division
August 9, 2008

CELEBRATING BIRD! A Tribute to Charlie “Bird" Parker Family to Attend Lament and Celebration 1pm, Sunday, August 24th, at the Grave Site Afterwards at the Historic Mutual Musician's Foundation Kansas City, Missouri: August 29th is Charlie “Bird" Parker's birthday but Kansas City is celebrating it on Sunday, August 24th so more people can come. This year's annual Tribute to Charlie Bird Parker will begin at 1pm at the Lincoln Cemetery grave site nearby at ...

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Jazz in the Valley Returns for the Ninth Year

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 9, 2008

In Its Ninth Year Annual Jazz In The Valley Presents Louis Hayes' Cannonball Legacy Band Featuring Vincent Herring & Jeremy Pelt, Maurice Brown Effect, Marlena Shaw, Larry Harlow And The Latin Legends Orchestra AUGUST 17, 2008 AT HUDSON VALLEY RESORT & SPA West Park, NY - JAZZ IN THE VALLEY returns for the ninth year on Sunday, August 17, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Spa Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road in Kerhonkson, NY, with Louis Hayes' Cannonball ...

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