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Tom Schuman performs live on XM Satellite Radio

Source: All About Jazz

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Celebrating the LIFE of Babatunde Olatunji (1927-2003)

Source: All About Jazz

Join us to celebrate the life of: Babatunde Olatunji 1927-2003

Sunday, April 27th 2003 2pm - 6 pm: Funeral procession in Harlem The procession will begin at 2 pm at Madison and 125th and head west, ending at Unity Funeral Home on 126th and 8th Avenue.

Monday, April 28th 2003 Riverside Church 9 am - Viewing 11 am - Funeral Service 1 pm - 6pm Reception/Celebration at Grant's Tomb (adjacent ...

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Tribeca Performing Arts Center Annual "Lost Jazz Shrines" Artist Series

Source: All About Jazz

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Tribute to Legendary Jim Chapin Event

Source: All About Jazz

On October 19th, 2002, drummers had an opportunity to pay tribute to a man who made an indelible mark in drumming: James F. Chapin. The event was organized by world drum ambassador, Dom Famularo, Frank Bellucci, Joe Cavalaro and Matt Miller, to celebrate Jim's 83rd birthday, and raise funds to assist the drumming legend with a series of personal challenges.

Musicians from as far away as Canada and Germany gathered at Famularo's home in Long Island, New York to salute ...

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The Music Of James Black: May 27 - 31

Source: All About Jazz

Featuring Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Victor Goines, Reginald Veal & Herlin Riley.

Includes a national broadcast on PBS Thursday, May 29, at 8pm on Live From Lincoln (check local listings), hosted by Beverly Sills and Ed Bradley.

For five nights, Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC) will celebrate the music of James Black (1940-1988), the trailblazing drummer and composer, whose music remains largely unknown outside of his native New Orleans. J@LC Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis and his father, pianist Ellis Marsalis; ...

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Candido Camero 82nd Birthday Celebration

Source: All About Jazz

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Columbia University to Present A Day for Dexter: Celebrating Dexter Gordon at 80

Source: All About Jazz

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William Paterson University To Present Music Revue, "Jammin' With Pops"

Source: All About Jazz

"Jammin' with Pops," a foot-stomping, hand-clapping musical celebration of the jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, will be presented at William Paterson University in Wayne on Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m. in Shea Center on campus. Tickets are $25, $23 for senior citizens and members of the William Paterson community, and $7 for William Paterson students and children under age 12.

The show, written by Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Barry Harman, takes the audience back ...

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