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Stephanie Jordan Big Band Tribute To Lena Horne At Baton Rouge Community College Black History Month Concert
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Sylvain Music Notes
NEW ORLEANS, LA: New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan will perform a tribute concert in honor of the legendary Lena Horne at the Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) Magnolia Performing Arts Theater, 201 Community College Drive (Florida Blvd.), Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 6:00 pm. Sponsored by the BRCC Student Government Association (SGA), the concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, please call (225) 216-8679. The Stephanie Jordan Big Band will engage ...
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Trumpet Icon Herb Alpert Returns To Cafe Carlyle, March 10-21
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Matt Gross
Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist; Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion empowering his every endeavor. He makes his return to Café Carlyle along with his wife, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Lani Hall, in a two-week run of shows, March 10-21. The pair arrives with the New York premiere of all-new show following the release of Herb’s latest album, In The Mood (Shout! Factory, September
2014), which premiered at #2 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz ...
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Wayne Krantz 2015 World Tour Announced!
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Abstract Logix
Known for his uncompromising musical vision, unique rhythms and deep reserves of soul, guitarist Wayne Krantz ventures beyond the guitar’s limitations to create an identifiably original style and sound. On the heels of a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s show in London, Krantz sets to embark on his Good Piranha/Bad Piranha World tour, starting on February 11th in Nashville and running through April 4th in Indianapolis. Featuring three trios across the tour, Krantz kicks off his travels in the United States with ...
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Kendrick Scott Oracle Announces March United States Tour
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K. Shackelford
Kendrick Scott is a drummer extraordinaire and rising star in the world of jazz. Known for his artistic and sonic ingenuity in his playing, he has been praised by many of this century's top jazz legends, young and old. Herbie Hancock notes that, “Kendrick is not just a timekeeper, but he is a musician with big ears and a great imagination." As a result, he has been named “5 drummers Whose Time is Now" by the New York Times. He ...
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Debbie Harry Adds Additional Shows To Sold Out Cafe Carlyle Residency
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Matt Gross
While perhaps best known for her trailblazing 40-year career with iconic Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Blondie, Debbie Harry has always staunchly resisted the option of coasting on her laurels. Instead she has followed an idiosyncratic path that has demonstrated her restless creative spirit, wide-ranging interests and diverse skills. She has performed alongside Marina Abramovic's performance art, collaborated with New York avant-garde ensemble the Jazz Passengers; sang on recordings by Nick Cave and Moby, among others; been featured ...
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The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter Hosts Grammy Nominee Celebration
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All About Jazz
By Walter Atkins The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter’s GRAMMY Nominee Celebration was held Tuesday, January 20,2015 at The Lodge at the Regency Center in downtown San Francisco. The exclusive reception was well organized and attended by Bay Area artists, city officials and key Academy members including Michael Romanowski, Larry Batiste, and John Poppo, Vice Chair of The Recording Academy. Some of the local nominees were: Ledisi, Best R&B performance, Like This. Charlie Musselwhite, Best Blues Album, Juke Joint Chapel. ...
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Bill Mays Presents "Ten Decades Of Jazz Piano" In Feb. 21 Program
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Ed Bride Associates
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. Participating in Pittsfield’s Annual 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival with One-time Performance PITTSFIELD, MA: Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced that the legendary NY-based pianist Bill Mays will perform in a special headline concert on Feb. 21 at Baba Louie’s Backroom. Part of the Pittsfield 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival, the master pianist surveys jazz' progression from raggedy honky-tonk sounds to its speakeasy era, to its heyday in the mid-20th century, to bebop, and now, to “America's Classical Music." To ...
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Ernie Watts, Chuck Rainey, Liane Carroll, Impossible Gentlemen For Sligo Jazz Project 2015
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Sligo Jazz Project
Sligo Jazz Project is now taking bookings for its 10th Anniversary summer school and festival event, 21-26 July 2015. Its stellar 2015 15-tutor faculty, which includes Grammy winning US saxophone legend Ernie Watts, award winning UK vocalist Liane Carroll, Band-in-Residence The Impossible Gentlemen and recording legend Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan/ Aretha Franklin, etc.), will preside over an intense but inspiring week of workshops, masterclasses, concerts and jam sessions. All tutors will perform concerts at Sligo's unique jazz festival. The faculty ...
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