Event News

Randy Halberstadt and Susan Pascal - Hands Across the Border

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

Hands across the Border On May 24, 2008 Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay will feature Seattle's pianist Randy Halberstadt and Susan Pascal on vibraphone for the popular monthly Jazz Vespers program now in its third year. Performance time is 4:30 pm, admission by donation at the door, includes light refreshments following the program. Information 250.743-4301 or sylvanjazzvespers.com. The same evening at 8 pm the duo will perform at Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, BC, admission at the ...

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Lavay Smith & Red Hot Skillet Lickers Perform Free Concert May 4

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will perform a free concert on Sunday, May 4, in Beverly Hills, Calif., the first in a series of three community events sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival. The event also will feature Grammy-nominated Latin jazz trumpeter-band leader Bobby Rodriguez and his salsa band.

The concert, presented in cooperation with the city of Beverly Hills, will be staged from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Civic Center Plaza, 450 N. ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival's Free Concert on May 9 is Tribute to Big Bands

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

A free community concert and dance party, sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival, will pay tribute to legendary big bands and showcase the next generation of jazz musicians on May 9 in Los Angeles, Calif.

The free public event, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 9, will be performed by the Los Angeles Multi-School Jazz Band at the Bradley Senior Center, 10957 S. Central Ave. in the Watts area of Los Angeles. The band, established in 1991 for ...

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Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones and Norah Jones Perform at Jazz Foundation of America's "A Great Night in Harlem" Benefit on May 29th

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2008

Bill Cosby & Danny Glover To Host “A Great Night In Harlem" May 29th Gala @ Apollo Theater To Benefit The Jazz Foundation Of America Norah Jones & Dave Brubeck With Over 50 Legends Of Jazz And Blues

April 29, 2008 (New York, NY) - The Jazz Foundation of America presents its seventh annual gala benefit concert, “A Great Night in Harlem," on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the world famous Apollo Theater at ...

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NYC Duo Brings Ray Charles & Betty Carter's Music Back Around

Source: Mix Management, Bonnie Ahl
April 29, 2008

Soul/blues duo Dwight & Nicole (Dwight Ritcher & Nicole Nelson) have just sold out two shows at the Blue Note NYC, and two more at the Regattabar, Cambridge, MA, with their acclaimed show honoring the music of legendary duo Ray Charles & Betty Carter.

They return to the Northeast in May & June for shows at the Real Deal Jazz Club, a beautiful historic theater within the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center; Friday May 9 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm. (For tickets ...

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Grammy Winning Blue Shoe Project Hosts Free Blues Fest Featuring Grammy Winners

Source: Just Roots PR
April 29, 2008

Grammy Winning Blue Shoe Project Hosts Free Blues Fest Featuring Grammy Winners Bring the kids, Blue Shoe also hosting education event at festival

Colleyville, Texas - On Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 2 PM to 9 PM, Grammy-winning non- profit organization The Blue Shoe Project will host Colleyville's first-ever blues festival in The Village at Colleyville development, 62 Main Street, Colleyville, Texas (at the intersection of Highway 26 and Main Street in Colleyville). Headlining the event will be national recording ...

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Sligo International Jazz Summer School 2008

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2008

Sligo Jazz Project has announced the faculty for its 2008 Sligo International Jazz Summer School (SJP 2008), Ireland's biggest ever jazz summer school, which runs from August 5-10 inclusive in the beautiful surroundings of Yeats Country in Ireland's northwest. This is the third in a hugely successful series of summer schools which has already attracted international greats such as Rufus Reid (USA), Norma Winstone (UK), Sandro Gibellini (Italy), Greg Burk (USA/Italy) and Dominique DiPiazza (France). The 2008 faculty includes 4 ...

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Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th

Source: Just Roots PR
April 28, 2008

Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical programming to the masses. The aforementioned programming is entirely based around Blues Education and encompasses live performances, teaching, history, and the promotion of this uniquely ...

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