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Nu Jazz Agency & IAJM Announce Two Discussions At Jazzahead In Bremen, Germany On April 22, 2016!

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
April 12, 2016

THE NUJAZZ AGENCY ANNOUNCES TWO SPECIAL DISCUSSIONS AT JAZZAHEAD IN BREMEN, GERMANY AND SPECIAL SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ MANAGERS (IAJM) TO BE LED BY JERALD MILLER Nu Jazz Agency has just announced that founder & Managing Director Jerald Miller will be leading a discussion entitled: Jazz Music in 7D on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 2:30pm-3:30pm for the Jazzahead! music conference to be held in Bremen, Germany at the Bremen Exhibition Center in Hall 6, Conference Room ...

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International Jazz Day Concert On April 30 Features Fusion Of Jazz And Jewish Music With CD Release Of Paul Green’s “music Coming Together”

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 7, 2016

Virtuoso clarinetist Paul Green melds jazz and Jewish music in his own inventive arrangements on a new CD, “Music Coming Together,” which will be formally introduced at a concert in Lee, Mass., on April 30. In celebration of International Jazz Day, Green and Two Worlds—his band of extraordinary jazz musicians—will perform selections from the CD at the launch event, starting at 7:30pm, and to be followed by a reception. Green's third and newest CD, Music Coming Together features the clarinetist's ...

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First Fridays in Philadelphia: Great Migration Series April 1, 2016 through August 5, 2016

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2016

First Friday-Rent Parties April 1, 2016 through August 5, 2016 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Celebrating the Great Migration! The Philadelphia Jazz Project and the Arch Street Meeting House present: First Friday Rent Parties! 5 fun-filled Fridays that celebrate the “rent party”, a creative response by Great Migrationeers to the financial struggles of their new lives. While providing a needed good time, these rent ...

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Jazzahead! 2016

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
March 27, 2016

"I was part of the group that decided which international bands were going to perform at jazzahead!," says Tim Jackson, the Monterey Jazz Festival Artistic Director and jazzahead! jurist. This will be his first time attending the massive event that takes place April 21-24 in Bremen, Germany. jazzahead! was founded in 2006 in this Northern German city about one hour from Hamburg. It is hosted in the Exhibition Center Bremen, easily accessible by air and train. jazzahead! is ...

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Dedication ceremony for Clark Terry mural scheduled for Saturday, April 2

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 25, 2016

A mural of the late trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry on a building in St. Louis' Carondelet neighborhood will be dedicated in an official ceremony to be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at 7714 South Broadway. That's the address of the mural, which was commissioned from St. Louis artist Ray Harvey by the Carondelet Community Betterment Association and completed last fall. Harvey will be present at the dedication ceremony, which also will feature music from the ...

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The Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra Performs New Works By NEC Jazz Composition Students - Tuesday, April 26 In Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 21, 2016

The Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra presents a concert featuring new works by NEC jazz composition students on Tuesday, April 26. Coached by renowned pianist/composer and NEC jazz faculty member Frank Carlberg, the ensemble gives its composers the opportunity to learn how to rehearse and conduct a band, as well as have their works heard. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston and is free and open to the public. For more information, ...

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New England Conservatory Presents The NEC Gospel Ensemble And The NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble In Concert On Thursday, April 7 At 8:00 P.M.

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 20, 2016

New England Conservatory showcases two of its exceptional student ensembles–The NEC Gospel Ensemble and The NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble–in concert on Thursday, April 7 at 8 p.m. at NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: necmusic.edu or call 617-585-1122. The NEC Gospel Ensemble, coached by Nedelka Prescod, explores contemporary gospel music as it is currently being created and performed. This ensemble works with repertoire composed within ...

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Discover The Musical Innovators Of Tomorrow With CI Salon Nights A Free Series Of Concerts At New England Conservatory, April 5 – 19

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 19, 2016

Discover the best improvisers of tomorrow with CI Salon Nights, ten one-hour concerts, Tuesday, April 5, Monday, April 11 and Monday-Tuesday April 18-19, 2016 at New England Conservatory in Boston. These concerts, featuring students from NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation department, take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Each ensemble meets weekly and is coached by a member of NEC's renowned faculty including Mal Barsamian, Linda Chase, Anthony Coleman, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Amir Milstein, ...

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