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ABC News Praises Erbil Arts Academy: A "Symphony of Hope" in Iraq

Source: Seth Cohen PR
July 30, 2007

As seen on ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT with CHARLIE GIBSON HIP-HOP MUSIC IN IRAQ -- click to watch segment. HERE IS A FOLLOW-UP ESSAY BY ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT TERRY McCARTHY: SYMPHONY OF HOPE By ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT TERRY McCARTHY July 26, 2007 We look hard for signs of hope in Iraq. And so we were pleasantly surprised when we went to a music festival in Erbil--about 300 Iraqi musicians and dancers had been flown in to ...

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Live Jazz at Tuscana West Restaurant in Washington DC

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2007

Join us on a High Summer (Meta Estate) LIVE Jazz, Dinner & Dance Party! DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND--WE LISTENED! We are very excited to bring for you an unbelievably talented Jazz Trio & Singer group to entertain on Friday, August 3 Music Begins at 9pm We are also excited to offer a tantalizing 4-Course Italian Summer menu --with late summer hours as well--this menu will be available until 11 pm for your ...

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The Vault VIP Lounge Welcomes the Return of Vibraphonist Alex Burke on Friday, August 3

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2007

The Vault VIP, http://www.myspace.com/thevaultvip, located inside the OC Pavilion, is pleased to welcome the return of Alex Burke on August 3 starting at 8 PM. Once a basement vault for a large bank, the Vault VIP has been transformed into an intimate lounge with hightop tables, leather sofas, hand-painted jazz murals, and romantic lighting. Alex Burke's mastery of the vibraphone has featured him at popular jazz venues around Southern California. He has performed with jazz greats Chuck Hedges, Joe LaBarbra, ...

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Kansas City Plans "21-Sax Salute" for Charlie Parker

Source: ASR Records - Publicity Division
July 23, 2007

Kansas City -- 'ASR Records Artist Alaadeen will again lead participating musicians in the annual “21-Sax Salute" in honor of Charlie Parker on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 12:30 pm. Musicians from as far away as Austin, Texas are coming to Kansas City to honor Bird, and publications like the Wall Street Journal will be covering the event this year.

“This is mostly for sax players but not exclusively so. The Wall Street Journal will be running a story in ...

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The Vault VIP Lounge Welcomes Jazz Vocalist Jeri Brown on Friday, July 27

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2007

The Vault VIP Lounge, located inside the OC Pavilion, is pleased to welcome award winning jazz vocalist Jeri Brown on Friday, June 27, 2007 at 8 PM. Once a basement vault for a large bank, the Vault VIP Lounge has been transformed into an intimate jazz nightclub with hightop tables, leather sofas, and romantic lighting. Jeri Brown has earned a reputation as one of jazz' most outstanding “artistic" vocalists including the distinction from the French publication Jazz Hot of being ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September - Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 17, 2007

Calling all jazz lovers! Diet Coke, the world's leading diet soft drink, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, the not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to inspiring a growing awareness of jazz, announced the 3rd annual Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, a celebration of the great contributions women performers have made to jazz music.

In association with NYC & Company, New York City's tourism marketing organization, the festival will feature nightly performances by some of the most influential ...

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Henry Grimes Quartet at the "Let Your Motto Be Resistance" Photo Exhibit, Icp, Midtown, July 17th!

Source: Margaret Davis Grimes
July 17, 2007

Brookfield Properties and The International Center of Photography proudly present “Summer on the Plaza" with the Henry Grimes Quartet featuring J.D. Allen, James Zollar, and Newman Taylor Baker in a musical salute to African-American heroes and heroines portrayed in the International Center of Photography exhibit “Let Your Motto Be Resistance," including Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Nat “King" Cole, Coleman Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Paul Robeson, Sarah Vaughan, and many more (www.icp.org).

This concert takes place Tuesday, July 17th, 2OO7 ...

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Berklee College of Music Brings a Free Evening of Cool Jazz to Roxbury's Higland Park with Annual Jazz at the Fort, Aug. 5

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2007

BOSTON, MA -- Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present an evening of jazz in Roxbury's historic Fort Hill neighborhood with Gabrielle Goodman and opener the Curtis Warren Quintet on Sunday, August 5, starting at 5:00 p.m. The annual Jazz at the Fort concert is free and will be held weather permitting at the four-acre Highland Park on Fort Avenue. Folding chairs and blankets are recommended. Jazz at the Fort is a short walk from the Orange Line Roxbury Crossing ...

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