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THIS WEEK! JON REGEN BAND Featuring Jonathan Sanborn On-Tour In Europe

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jon Regen Band To Tour Europe in April, 2005 NEW YORK, NY - Singer, Songwriter and Piano Player JON REGEN brings his 'ALMOST HOME' Tour to select European cities this April. Regen, who gained worldwide recognition accompanying Jazz Icon Jimmy Scott, and bassist Kyle Eastwood, stepped-out on his own in late 2004 with the release of 'ALMOST HOME', a 7 Song EP in the tradition of songsmiths like Billy Joel, Sting, ...

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The Kasey Goveia Jazz Quintet to appear at the Weekend of Culinary Delight 2005 Charity Benefit

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liquid Thought Music 310.226.7178 [email protected] www.audiostreet.net/kaseygoveia “Weekend of Culinary Delight" charity benefit set for April 16-17 at Art Center College of Design PASADENA, CALIF. - April 1, 2005 - LeChefNet Productions will host their inaugural “Weekend of Culinary Delight" food and wine benefit event to be held at the Art Center College of Design's South Campus Wind Tunnel, 950 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, 2005 from 11 a.m. ...

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2005-2006 Performing Arts Series Pre-Season Ticket Sale Starts at the University of Nevada, Reno

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

The 2005-2006 Performing Arts Series presented by the University of Nevada, Reno has yet another stellar season planned at a down-to-earth price. Featuring a diverse selection and the crème de la crème of performing artists from across the country, the Performing Arts Series is offering pre-season ticket discounts for its package of five performances, for savings of as much as 42 percent if purchased by Aug. 1, 2005:

• Family/$90 (includes one adult and one student under age 17)

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NEC Celebrates Ran Blake 70th Birthday

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

New England Conservatory Celebrates Ran Blake’s 70th Birthday in Special Concert, April 18 at NEC’s Jordan Hall

Friends, Special Guests Pay Tribute to “Noir" Master and Head of Contemporary Improvisation Department

“The deeper emotional and spiritual aspects of music can be absorbed by the soul of the musician if we can validate music’s chief sensory organ — the ear."— Ran Blake, The Primacy of the Ear

Friends, collaborators, students, and special guests will gather to celebrate jazz great Ran Blake’s ...

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Artists Announced for Tribute to Carlos Santana at BMI Latin Awards in Las Vegas

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

NEW YORK, Wednesday, March 28, 2005: Manas Sergio Vallin, Conjunto Primaveras Tony Melendez and the LA-based band Ozomatli are scheduled to perform in honor of Carlos Santana when the songwriter/artist is honored as an Icon by performing rights organization BMI. The presentation and performance will take place during the 12th annual BMI Latin Awards April 21 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas.

Santana will be the first songwriter designated a BMI Icon at the companys Latin Awards. The honor ...

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NEC Jazz Musicians Keep “the Joint Jumpin’” in Free April Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

Bob Brookmeyer Leads NEC Jazz Orchestra, April 21; Guides Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra, April 26

At New England Conservatory in April, “the roof is rockin’, the joint is jumpin’" as jazz musicians, from the youngest students to the venerable masters, put their performing and compositional chops on display.

Jazz legend Bob Brookmeyer leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a concert of his music, April 21 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall. Then, on April 26, he guides NEC composers ...

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Mason Gross School of the Arts presents "Storm and Stress"

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Department of Music at the Mason Gross School of the Arts will present “Storm and Stress: Dramatic Instrumental Music by Haydn and his Contemporaries" at Nicholas Music Center on Saturday, April 16 at 8pm. Music from “Storm and Stress" will also be featured in a free concert held on Friday, April 15 at noon in Kirkpatrick Chapel.

The pair of concerts marks the season finale for an exciting new initiative at the Mason Gross School ...

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"Song's Nothing Conservatory About It" Series Presents Great American Songbook: The Music of Cole Porter

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2005

Great American Songbook: The Music of Cole Porter Sunday, April 10, 2005 Proceeds to Benefit Mercy Corps Tsunami Relief Efforts BOSTON, MA — Song, Delta Air Lines' low-fare subsidiary, and Berklee College of Music are pleased to present “Song's Nothing Conservatory About It," an exciting, eight-concert series, featuring a wide variety of music styles. The next concert of the series is the Great American Songbook: The Music of Cole Porter, Sunday, April 10. The concert begins at 8:15 pm at ...

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