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“the Thelonious Sphere Monk Jazz Series At Yale” Robert Glasper Trio: Saturday, April 4, 2015

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
March 17, 2015

“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!

Source: Michael Ricci
March 12, 2015

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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Capitol Blues Night 2015! Ironing Board Sam, Cool John Ferguson, Sol Roots In Washington DC

Source: 9th Floor Music
March 11, 2015

Capitol Blues Night returns Thursday March 12 2015 at Clydes of Gallery Place in Washington D.C.! It’s not often you get to see Ironing Board Sam, Cool John Ferguson, Sol Roots, all on one ticket! This fantastic show will only have 100 tickets available, so get yours now! Music Maker Relief Foundation founder Tim Duffy said, “This is a classic drink-house lineup performing in downtown Washington DC. Ironing Board Sam filled the Blues Tent to capacity at Jazzfest all by ...

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The Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration Featuring Ramsey Lewis, Kurt Elling, Sean Jones And The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra At Heinz Hall On June 16, 2015

Source: Renée J. Govanucci
March 10, 2015

Announcing The Jazz Event Of The Year! Pittsburgh, PA: Announcing an exciting and ground-breaking partnership between MCG Jazz, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in collaboration with the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival and WQED. On Tuesday, June 16, at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, these partners will come together to present The Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration, an evening of music with the Pittsburgh Symphony and featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis, vocalist Kurt Elling and trumpeter Sean Jones, among other ...

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Bria Skonberg: Rising Star On Hot Jazz Scene

Source: Bill Johnson
March 10, 2015

"If Louis Armstrong and Doris Day could somehow be the same person, they'd be Bria Skonberg." —Wall Street Journal Jazz lovers in Oakland and Mill Valley, Calif. Are in for a real treat in late March as Bria Skonberg brings her unique talents to the San Francisco Bay area. She calls her music Hot Jazz and there is certainly no one hotter than 31-year-old Bria Skonberg on the trumpet. She moved to New York City from Canada just four years ...

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Jazz And Contemporary Improvisation Faculty Spotlight Concert Tuesday, March 24 At NEC's Jordan Hall

Source: Ann Braithwaite
March 10, 2015

Featuring Anthony Coleman, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Bert Seager, Jerry Leake, Nedelka Prescod, Mal Barsamian, Schwendener, Dave Zoffer and more Join NEC’s celebrated jazz and contemporary improvisation faculty in a showcase concert on Tuesday, March 24 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Performing are African percussionist/vocalist Jerry Leake, violinist Eden MacAdam-Somer, pianist Bert Seager, vocalist Nedelka Prescod, pianist Dave Zoffer, pianist Anthony Coleman, oudist Mal Barsamian, pianist Ben Schwendener and others. The concert is free and open to the public. ...

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Tony-Winner Lena Hall Makes Café Carlyle Debut, April 7-18

Source: Matt Gross
March 10, 2015

Coming just off her starring role as Yitzhak in the hit Tony-winning Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Tony-winner and Grammy-nominee Lena Hall makes her Café Carlyle debut to open the spring season, April 7-18. The two-week engagement titled Sin and Salvation will feature an eclectic mix of soulful rock, pop & blues. At The Carlyle, Lena Hall will be joined by her musical director and guitarist Watt White, keyboardist John Deley, bassist Lee Nadel and drummer Brian ...

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Paris Named Host City for International Jazz Day 2015

Source: Michael Ricci
March 6, 2015

Jazz musicians from around the world will gather this April in Paris for International Jazz Day, an event UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock hopes will bring an uplifting “positive message" to a city still reeling from last month's terrorist attacks. Hancock and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova announced Wednesday that Paris had been selected to be the global host city for the fourth annual International Jazz Day on April 30. Hancock said organizers initially considered Paris as the host city to ...

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