Event News

Summer Concert Series in Coronado, CA to present Tokeli Jazz Ensemble with special guests

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

Special guests PETER SPRAGUE and GILBERT CASTELLANOS will join Tokeli's Jazz Ensemble for the Summer Concert in the Park series in Coronado on June 4, 2006. Sunday evening 6:00pm. Free admission.

Bring your picnic blanket/chairs, food, kids, and take in the delightful mixture of jazz newbies and seasoned pros at this summer concert in Coronado. Orange Avenue, between 6th and 7th, Spreckels Park, across from the public library. Tokeli will also be releasing her debut album (produced by Peter Sprague, ...

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Minton's Playhouse to Re-Open on Friday, May 19th

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

LEGENDARY HARLEM JAZZ CLUB, KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF BEBOP, SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS ON FRIDAY MAY 19TH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARLY 70'S

Leaders of Housing & Services, Inc., among the city's premier providers of supportive housing for the formerly homeless, announced today that Harlem's most famous and legendary jazz club, Minton's Playhouse, shuttered since the early 70's, will re-open on Friday May 19th.

Minton's was known as the birthplace of bebop during a legendary 32 ...

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Hollywood & Highland Summer Jazz Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

Hollywood & Highland Center Summer Wine & Jazz Series Returns

Schedule Is Jam-Packed With Big Names

(Hollywood, CA) - April 27, 2006 - Steve Huffsteter Big Band and Poncho Sanchez are just a couple of the many renowned jazz performers who will be blowing their horns and beating their drums as the Hollywood & Highland Center's Summer Wine & Jazz Concert Series sponsored by kjazz 88.1fm radio station returns in June.

(Back by overwhelming demand, this summer's jazz concert series ...

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Institute for Living Voice 8 (June 23rd - July 2nd)

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2006

At the end of June, Muziektheater Transparant organizes the 8th edition of Institute for Living Voice together with GRIM/Montvido in Marseille.

ILV is an international meeting place for everyone who is interested in voice/singing: singers and performers, actors, dancers, composers, musicians, students...Professionals as well as amateurs are free to join!

Over 10 days, renowned singers from all over the world give workshops, lectures, debates and concerts, all dedicated to the human voice.

On the program: Maria Husmann (Germany/Brecht songs), Shelley ...

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Jazz Art - The Originals by Barbara Klunder

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2006

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival, an exhibition of original artworks by Barbara Klunder will be hung in the Pages Art Window, of Pages Books & Magazines, 256 Queen Street West (416) 598-1447, from June 23 to July 2, to coincide with the annual Festival.

The 16 framed original artworks were created under commission from Toronto Downtown Jazz, beginning in 1998. Each original is of a musician, and selected images were used ...

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Victor Goines and the New Orleans Syncopated Swingers featured on All Souls at Sundown, Sunday May 7, 6pm

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2006

Victor Goines and the New Orleans Syncopated Swingers Featuring Wycliffe Gordon, trombone A celebration of five years of All Souls at Sundown proceeds to benefit New Orleans jazz musicians in need

Sunday, May 7, 2006 6:00 PM

All Souls at Sundown All Souls Unitarian Church 1157 Lexington Avenue at 80th Street, NYC (subway: 6 train to 77th Street)

Victor Goines, noted clarinetist and saxophonist, ...

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Temecula Film & Music Festival - Call for Entries

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2006

Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival Announces 2006 Dates

Call for Entries: Filmmakers and Bands

Temecula, Calif. (May 4, 2006) - Celebrating 12 years of presenting excellence in film and music, the Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival (TVIFF) announces that they are now accepting entries for the 2006 festival, slated for September 13-17 at The Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza in downtown Temecula.

Highlighting U.S. and Foreign films in five categories (Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Animation and ...

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David Ullmann Quartet featuring Bill Ware Live at Detour May 5th

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2006

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