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Jazz Bridge To Offer Free Hepatitus C Testing April 8
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Bruce Klauber
Jazz Bridge, the award-winning non-profit dedicated to helping our region’s jazz and blues musicians in need, will be providing free testing and counseling for Hepatitis C, plus information/outreach about the disease, on Wednesday, April 8 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion. The church is located on 2110 Chestnut Street and the testing is being offered from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. A light buffet will be available to everyone attending, and every person who gets tested will be ...
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Brilliant Corners Brings Four Days Of Jazz To Belfast
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Ian Patterson
Hello and welcome to the third edition of Brilliant Corners! You seem to be enjoying our little festival and we’re delighted to be back with another stellar line-up. The four-day event is better than ever, meshing local talent with international contemporaries. We’ve the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Fred Frith, Troyka, Get The Blessing, together with performances from local musicians and bands including Steve Davis’ ‘Human’, Meilana Gillard Quartet, Robocobra Quartet, Dave Stockard & Edward Lucas, and a very special ‘Guitar ...
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Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With "In The Mix"
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 34 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Tuesday, March 24 – Tuesday, April 21 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 34free 1-hour concerts, Tuesday. March 24 — Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at New England Conservatory’s Pierce Hall on the first floor of NEC’s St. Botolph Building, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston. These concerts, featuring NEC’s Jazz and Contemporary ...
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Sail with Jazz Bridge on our June Jazz River Cruise!
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Michael Ricci
Hosted by Jazz Bridge to Raise Money for Musicians in Need Saturday, June 13, 2015, From 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Be one of only 70 supporters to come aboard the Elite Yacht for a Jazz Cruise from 1:30-4:30 on June 13th! You’ll hear great Jazz with Bootsie Barnes, Larry McKenna, Tom Lawton, Mike Boone and Jim Miller. Ticket price includes automatic raffle entry for stunning prizes, a fantastic luncheon will be served, and Chris’ Jazz Cafe’ will be honored ...
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Bilal Announces Two Shows At Harlem Stage On March 27
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Matt Gross
Forever pushing boundaries with his eclectic sound, Grammy-nominated artist and transcendent live performer Bilal returns to Harlem Stage to present new music from his exciting collaboration with Adrian Younge, a producer/composer/musician, heralded as “the next generation of soul music." A classically trained vocal veteran, Bilal released his debut album, 1st Born Second, in 2001, which boasted the popular single “Soul Sista.” Although the follow-up, Love for Sale (2006), was shelved, it later leaked online, receiving praise from fans and music ...
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Tech & Jazz Communities Unite In Dallas To Help Build Technology Careers For U.S. Veterans
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Muse Media
Dallas, TX – NPower, 7-Eleven, PepsiCo and the greater North Texas tech community are proud to present multiple Grammy Award- winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard for a benefit concert at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on April 7, 2015, at 8 p.m. Tickets on sale now at TicketDFW.com or see event sponsorship opportunities at npower.org Over 30,000 new U.S. Armed Forces veterans enter the job market each year—but finding a good civilian job can be a challenge, and veteran unemployment ...
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“the Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Series At Yale” Robert Glasper Trio: Saturday, April 4, 2015
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
“The Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Series at Yale” Robert Glasper Trio: Saturday, April 4, 2015 T.S. Monk : Thursday, April 9, Friday April 10, 2015 The Robert Glasper Trio in Concert: Yale University Woolsey Hall: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 Robert Glasper is a two-time Grammy Award winning pianist, singer-songwriter, record producer, composer and arranger. Mr. Glasper was awarded a 2013 Grammy for Best R&B Album for Black Radio, with guest artists including Common, Brandy, Jill ...
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International Jazz Day - Paris, France - April 30, 2015 - Join the celebration!
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Michael Ricci
On April 30, 2015, the world will celebrate the fourth edition of International Jazz Day. In parallel with hosting UNESCO's ongoing 70th Anniversary celebration, Paris, France will serve as the International Jazz Day 2015 Global Host City. This special designation recognizes the historically significant influence that Paris, and more broadly France, has had on jazz music and culture. Major French figures in jazz include guitarist Django Reinhardt, vocalists Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker, violinists Jean-Luc Ponty and Stéphane Grappelli, and ...
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