Event News

The Complete Retrospective of Terry Cryer

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2002

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Living Legend, Rodney Richardson-Bassist, To Re-Unite With Basie Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2002

Monday, June 17, 2002, at the Modesto Junior College Auditorium, 435 College Avenue, Modesto, CA, 95350.

RODNEY RICHARDSON-Bassist Former member of the Count Basie Orchestra, 84-year-old Living Legend Rodney Richardson spent several years with the Count. Basie and Biggun successfully recruited him as a uniform wearing member .. lured away from Art Tatum .. out-bid “Pops" for the privilege of employment ..

Rodney is one of the last of the great craftsmen/artisans/originators of this art form known as ...

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Jazz-Klezmer Weekend at Bard College on April 13 and 14

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2002

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.?The Jazz at Bard series presents a jazz and klezmer weekend featuring concerts by Naftule's Dream, a jazz-klezmer band, and the band's traditional klezmer incarnation, Shirim, on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, at Bard College. Admission to each concert is $15, or $10 for Bard faculty and staff, as well as non-Bard students and senior citizens. Bard students will be admitted free. The weekend also offers a free screening of the documentary The New Klezmorim: Voices Inside ...

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Remembering Slugs' "in the far east"

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2002

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Jazz Returns To Clinton Square in Syracuse, NY

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2002

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9th Annual Hawaii International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2002

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The Criterions Reunite for a Cool Jazz Concert

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July 6, 2010

Alumni from West Chester University's premier musical ensemble, the Criterions, take the stage for their free annual concert of jazz, swing and big band music on Thursday, July 15.

This is the group's 25th reunion year and Lee Southall (West Chester '64), who founded the alumni ensemble and plays trombone, hasn't missed a reunion yet, although this year, he'll hand the director's baton to Bob Curnow (West Chester '63 and ex-trombonist and arranger for Stan Kenton).

The Criterions student band ...

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'Living Legends and More Jazz Panel Discussion and Jam Session' April 22

Source: CHC Network
April 17, 2010

Time: April 22, 2010 from 6pm to 11pm Location: Regency West Supper Club Organized By: Linda Morgan Ms SmoothAhead Jazz Event Description: Jammin Foundation and Linda Morgan, Ms. SmoothAhead Jazz

Presents

Living Legends & More Jazz Panel Discussion & Jam Session

As we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month

Moderated by Bubba Jackson

Honoring, Multi-Instrumentalist, Buddy Collette, & Violinist, Michael White

Jammin Jazz ...

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