Event News

Joe Chambers: A Tribute to Max Roach

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2008

Iridium Jazz Club, located at 1650 Broadway (at 51st Street) is proud to present its' tribute to the legendary Percussionist, Drummer and Composer, Max Roach; from Thursday June 5th through Sunday June 8th 2008, with two shows nightly at 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Saturday night features a dynamic Percussionist who had a special relationship with Max Roach; being a charter member of Max's all percussion Ensemble “M'Boom Re-Percussion", formed in 1970, this Percussionist contributed many seminal Compositions and Arrangements ...

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Brownie Speaks: A Symposium Celebrating and Documenting the Life, Music, and Legacy of Clifford Brown

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2008

Symposium Dates

October 30, 31, and November 1, 2008 Sponsored by: The Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts. Featuring: Performances by Terence Blanchard, Benny Golson, Lou Donaldson, Marcus Belgrave, The UArts Jazz Ensembles, and many others, and a new John Fedchock composition dedicted to Clifford Brown and performed by the Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra. Special Master of Ceremonies: Clifford ...

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The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Presents the 2008 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 9, 2008

THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE PRESENTS THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG LEGACY PROGRAM AND CELEBRATION MAY 20, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, AT THE CONCERT HALL OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO MUSIC CENTER Nine Chicago Area Public Schools Participated in Program CHICAGO, May 8, 2008 - The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), with a grant and support from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and the Polk Bros. Foundation, presents the 2008 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration (LALPC), which ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola June 2008 Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2008

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola June 2008 Lineup WHO/WHAT: Monday, June 2 UPSTARTS! - Special Monday Presentation - Qubec Jazz Series Rmi Bolduc Quintet with Ralph Bowen Featuring Rmi Bolduc (alto saxophone), Paul Shrofel (piano), Morgan Moore (bass), Nate Smith (drums). Tuesday-Sunday, June 3-8 (7:30pm & 9:30pm sets only) $35 cover charge Friday and Saturday Frank Wess Celebration Nonet Featuring Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Ted Nash ...

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New Orlean's Ponderosa Stomp is a Rockin' Alternative

Source: Michael Ricci
May 9, 2008

GIRL-GROUP GODDESS: Onetime Ronettes queen Ronnie Spector turns back the clock for some classic “Wall of Sound" hits

The Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans is a rockin' alternative to the city's better-known Jazz & Heritage fest.

The Stomp started as a backyard party held by friends increasingly concerned that these “forgotten" acts were being squeezed out by JazzFest's turn to big-draw headliners. Now it's a name brand itself, a nonprofit enterprise with a foundation to help artists and music education, ...

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A Great Night in Harlem: Thursday, May 29th at the Apollo Theater to Benefit the Jazz Foundation of America's Musicians' Emergency Fund

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2008

SAVE THE MUSICIANS. SAVE THE MUSIC. The Jazz Foundation of America's “A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM" Thursday May 29th at the Apollo Theater to benefit the Jazz Foundation of America's Musicians' Emergency Fund Bill Cosby, Danny Glover, Chevy Chase HANK JONES, DAVE BRUBECK, NORAH JONES WHEN: Thursday, May 29, 8 PM WHERE: Apollo Theater, New York City “A Great Night in Harlem" will commemorate the Jazz ...

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Music Under New York

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2008

Under Ground Buskers

Every spring, dozens of New York's elite street performers gather in Grand Central Terminal to compete for the right to play to one of the world's toughest and most diverse audiences -- the 1.5 billion riders who travel New York's subways each year.

More than 50 musicians and musical acts gathered on the northeast balcony of Grand Central Terminal to audition for spots in NYC Transit's Music Under New York program. MUNY grants buskers spots in subway ...

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The Robert Glasper Trio and the Bird and the Bee to Perform Benefit Concert for the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2008

The Robert Glasper Trio and the bird and the bee will be performing at “New Horizon," a benefit concert for The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, on Monday, June 2, at 7:30 pm in The New School's historic Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th St, New York. Acclaimed jazz pianist Robert Glasper and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin of the pop- psychedelic band, the bird and the bee, are alumni of the school. The concert will be the first New York ...

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