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Ray Barretto 74th Birthday Celebration

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2003

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Me, Myself, and God

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2003

New York Premiere and Buffet Reception........... Me, Myself,and God........

The Melody and the Message by “America's Singing Poet" Steve DePass. Inspired by and honoring Sarah McLawler. Performed by Jacqueline Kroschell with Christopher John Gillespie and special guest appearance by Les Femme Jazz Orchestra.

April 24, 2003, 7:00 pm Saint Peter's Church 54th Street and Lexington Avenuen New York, NY

For reservations and information call Cameo Productions Limited at (973) 729-55424 or Carolyn Odell (212) ...

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Exhibition: THE JAZZ LENSES: Skip Bolen and Steven Forster - Photographs of Jazz Musicians in New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2003

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - An exhibition of Skip Bolen's 20 x 24 inch silver-gelatin black & white jazz photographs and Steven Forster's 4 by 6 foot Fuji Archive color jazz photographs will be on exhibit at John Stinson Fine Arts at 900 South Peters Street, located in the historic New Orleans Arts District, from April 24, 2003 through May 31, 2003.

SKIP BOLEN: Shooting primarily in black and white, using only available light with a Leica camera system, Skip Bolen ...

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Harlem Jazz Foundation, Inc. celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month and Supports Youth Jazz Program @ Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2003

On Saturday, April 19th, 2003 at 8:00 PM, New York City's Harlem Jazz Foundation, Inc. and New Jazz Audience bring their concert series to Baltimore, Maryland, celebrating JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH, a Smithsonian National Museum of American History initiative. JAM is an annual event that pays tribute to Jazz both as an historic and a living American art form. During the month of April the museum spotlights the history and music of Jazz through concerts, programs and displays, encouraging Jazz organizations, ...

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Marian McPartland 85th Birthday Tribute @ Birdland, 3/21

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2003

Celebrating Marian McPartland: An 85th Birthday Tribute To The Grand Dame Of Jazz

WHO: The legendary pianist/composer/educator/radio host and all around jazz ambassador Marian McPartland, joined by her friends Karrin Allyson, Barbara Carroll, Regina Carter, Bill Charlap, Ravi Coltrane, Dave Douglas, Jon Faddis, Nnenna Freelon, Jim Hall, Jackie King, Jason Moran, Chris Potter, Loren Schoenberg, Curtis Stigers, Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, George Wein, Phil Woods, and more. Peter Jennings will host and comedian Alan King will also make an ...

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