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Gary Burton, Fred Hersch, Vadim Neselovskyi Trio, Pletenitsa To Perform Concert For The Ukrainian People June 10 At Berklee
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Berklee Media Relations
Boston, MA. - 2015—Grammy-winning vibraphonist Gary Burton, jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch, and others will perform a concert of Ukrainian folk music as an expression of solidarity with Ukrainian refugees Wednesday, June 10, at the Berklee Performance Center. Organized by Burton’s former pianist, Odessa, Ukraine native, and Berklee faculty member Vadim Neselovskyi, Concert for the Ukrainian People will feature a program of traditional Ukrainian folk songs alongside Neselovskyi’s original compositions. Drummer Ronen Itzik, bassist Daniel Loomis, and the Berklee ...
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Music At The Farm - The Blacktails Jazz
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Nina White, Bobolink Dairy
On Sunday, May 31, from 1-4pm, join us under the tent on the lawn of the farmhouse, listening to the energetic music of The Blacktails. With musical influences drawn from American Roots Music to West Coast Swing, Gypsy Jazz, Surf Rock & Blues, The BlackTails are known for their outstanding instrumentalists and sophisticated musical arrangements. The band blends a seamless fusion of covers and original material, with high energy performances and dynamic improvisation. The farm store is open for purchase ...
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Musicians Join Together To Honor Lew Soloff
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Michael Ricci
A prestigious group of the jazz world's finest players will pay tribute to their colleague, legendary trumpet player Lew Soloff (Feb. 20, 1944-Mar 8, 2015) on Monday, June 8, 2015 at the John C. Borden Auditorium, located at the Manhattan School of Music (MSM). This event is free to the public and begins at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:15pm. MSM and the Borden Auditorium are located at 120 Claremont Avenue (entrance on West 122nd Street, just steps West of ...
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Linwood Taylor And Sol Roots Perform At Bethesda Blues And Jazz Supper Club
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9th Floor Music
Bourbon, BBQ, and Blues. World class performers Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots join forces for an incredible night of blues, southern soul, funk, rock and more at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. Come out for a Bourbon tasting, southern barbecue, and a special concert with Linwood Taylor and Sol Roots on Thursday May 28 at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club in Bethesda MD. “Linwood Taylor has one of the most highly respected names in the blues community with ...
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Tony Danza Makes Café Carlyle Debut, June 16-27
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Matt Gross
ACTOR/SINGER TONY DANZA MAKES CAFÉ CARLYLE DEBUT, JUNE 16-27, 2015 Beloved star of stage and screen, Tony Danza makes his Café Carlyle debut to close the spring season, June 16-27. The two-week engagement, entitled Tony Danza: Standards and Stories, will feature a selection of highlights from the Great American Songbook and more. Perhaps best known for starring on some of television's most cherished and long-running series, including Taxi and Who's the Boss?, Danza has also established himself as a Broadway ...
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Upcoming Free Jazz Events At Bric's Celebrate Brooklyn!
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Matt Gross
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 7:30 P.M. JASON MORAN’S FATS WALLER DANCE PARTY | BUTLER, BERNSTEIN & THE HOT 9 The astonishingly inventive pianist and composer Jason Moran unleashes his fun side in this “joyous and foolish and graceful” (The New York Times) event, a spectacle complete with dancers and costumes that takes the stride innovator Fats Waller as a jumping off point to dig into grooves that flirt with everything from Motown to house to hip-hop. For all Moran’s skill and ...
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Israel Celebrates International Jazz Day
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Michael Ricci
By Nathalie Freson Quoted as the “Ambassador of jazz in Israel" by i24 news channel, Israeli jazz pianist Gilad Chatsav was selected to organise and coordinate events throughout Israel for the International Jazz Day. In 2012, the UNESCO, in conjunction with the Thelonious Monk Institute, declared April 30 as the official day to celebrate jazz worldwide. Events are organized “to draw public attention to this art form as a vector of peace and dialogue among cultures." Although 2015 marked the ...
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NEC Announces 2015 Honorary Degree Recipients, Commencement Speaker
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Ann Braithwaite
Jazz Pianist and Leader Ahmad Jamal, Soprano Jessye Norman, Violinist Kyung-Wha Chung, and Pianist Russell Sherman to Receive Degrees Sherman, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at NEC, to Give Commencement Address Annual Exercises to be Held May 17, 2015 in NEC’s Jordan Hall New England Conservatory will bestow honorary Doctor of Music (hon. D.M.) degrees on four distinguished musicians at its 144th annual Commencement Exercises, Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall. The recipients are jazz pianist and leader Ahmad ...
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