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'Catch a Rising Star' Series Presented by Jazz in Arizona Features Youth & Pro Bands

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

Teen-age musicians from across the Phoenix metropolitan area are being featured with local pros for the annual “Catch A Rising Star" summer concert series presented by Jazz in Arizona.

The series pairs up-and-comers with established Valley jazz artists performing at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480-596-2660. The concerts are co-presented by Jazz in AZ and Kerr with support from the Scottsdale Arts Council.

The series includes: June 11, Danielle Cooke Trio, Mike ...

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"This is Our Music IV" Presents Bobby Previte, Michael Blake and Knucklebean in Brooklyn on June 11!

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

Friends of SOUND! Please join us at “This Is Our Music IV" on June 11 in Brooklyn, when we present the Bobby Previte/Briggan Krauss Duo, Michael Blake Trio featuring Ben Allison and Michael Sarin and, of course, Knucklebean! Come be a part of this special night! Know what's below, yo... WHO: Bobby Previte/Briggan Krauss Duo + Michael Blake Trio with Ben Allison and Michael Sarin + Knucklebean WHAT: “This Is Our Music IV" - Curated by Brad Farberman WHEN: Wednesday, ...

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Exalt Entertainment Group Now Accepting Contestants Via Igenjazz

Source: Mosnar Communications, Inc
June 4, 2008

Exalt Entertainment Group premiering jazz and spoken word artists nationally. Today announced open enrollment for an online dance contest to which they are revealing is the ultimate dance contest for iGeneration contestants. The dance contest is available via YouTube and is targeted for contestants 9 - 25 years of age. The contest rules and regulations are available on the website. Contestants will compete by performing dance moves to the Winard Harper Sextet's original composition, The Children's Song. Winners will be ...

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Suezenne Fordham Chamber Jazz LA Completes Recording of New Album

Source: All About Jazz
June 4, 2008

Suezenne Fordham Chamber Jazz LA recently completed their second album. At the invitation of Fields Pianos, they were alloted two hours of recording time, using the touring piano of the late concert artist Vladimir Horowitz. The Horowitz piano was on a good will tour of larger cities in the United States, and when it arrived at Fields Pianos in West LA, it was at the invitation of the Steinway Artist's Rep David Ida, that SFCJLA was invited to record. SFCJLA ...

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JazzWeek Summit 2008 Set for June 19-21 in Rochester

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Join us at the JazzWeek Summit 2008! Who should attend the Summit? Radio station program and music directors, representatives of major and independent music labels -- promotion, marketing, artist relations -- jazz artists, and journalists. One of JazzWeek's missions is to provide a conduit for radio, retail, and the rest of the industry to work together. The JazzWeek Summit gets jazz radio, labels, management and musicians together. As with our past summits, we promise not to rehash the same old ...

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World Record-Breaking Jazz Marathon at Minton's Playhouse, July 4-July 6, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse, in support of its education-focused Minton's Mentors Foundation, hosts a world record-breaking jazz event by programming 48 consecutive hours of jazz performances from Friday, July 4 at 12 noon until Sunday, July 6 at 12 midnight. Featured artists who have pledged support include Cyrus Chestnut, Grady Tate, Melba Moore, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Geri Allen, Mala Waldron, Cal Payne Project, George Gray, Patience Higgins, Kiane Zawadi, Eli Fountain, Jack Jeffers, Marvel Allen, Tom Zlabinger and the ...

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200 Guitartists Sought for Lincoln Center Performance

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2008

200 Skilled volunteer musicians to perform with Rhys Chatham in his A Crimson Grail (Outdoor Version) 2008

Performance is part of Wordless Music: 800 Years of Minimalism, a FREE concert on August 15 at 7 p.m. in Damrosch Park which also features Manuel Gttsching in his pioneering electronic composition E2-E4 and early-music group Beata Viscera

On Friday, August 15, Lincoln Center joins forces with New York's Wordless Music Series to present an extraordinary evening of premieres and debuts in Wordless ...

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Jazz on Jackson Place - Music and Merriment in the Decatur House Courtyard

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2008

FEATURED IN JUNE - JENNIFER KRUPA & LEIGH PILZER QUINTET JAZZ ON JACKSON PLACE, D.C.'S POPULAR SERIES OF MUSIC AND MERRIMENT WASHINGTON, DC - The best kept secret in D.C. - summer nights on Lafayette Square. The June installment of this monthly series featuring music and merriment in a festive, casual atmosphere features the music of Jennifer Krupa & Leigh Pilzer Quintet presented by Burnett Thompson Music on Thursday, June 5th. Highlighting the music of acclaimed local ensembles, ...

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