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Music Tech and Futures Summit: "How Music Will Marry Technology"
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HypeBot
The Music Tech & Futures Summit is set to take place in Nashville, December 10 and 11. The industry gathering is organized by Innovation Enterprise whose business includes creating a series of such summits in multiple industries. Speakers are expected from multiple companies including Roc Nation, Beats Music, Deezer, PonoMusic, Show Dog Records and Berklee College of Music. Innovation Enterprise describe themselves describe themselves as “an independent business-to-business multi-channel media brand focused on the information needs of Senior Big Data, ...
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Music Maker Relief Foundation 20th Anniversary Homecoming
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9th Floor Music
Once in a Lifetime concert on Saturday October 4! Music Maker Relief Foundation's Homecoming Celebration will be the largest gathering of Music Maker artists ever! There will be over 50 artists including: Big Ron Hunter, Boo Hanks, Captain Luke, Cool John Ferguson, Ironing Board Sam, John Dee Holeman, Pat Mother Blues Cohen, Pura Fé, Shelton Powe, Tim and Susan Wells, The Branchettes, Beverly Watkins, Sweet Betty, Drink Small “The Blues Doctor", Eddie Tigner, Robert Lee Coleman, Sol Roots, Dr Dixon, ...
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Dianne Reeves At Mahaiwe On October 19
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Gina Hyams
Great Barrington, MA: Four time Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will perform at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Sunday, October 19 at 7:00pm, backed by an all-star quartet of musicians, including Gerald Clayton, Romero Lubambo, James Genus, and Terreon Gully. The concert will feature selections from her new album, Beautiful Life, which showcases her sublime gifts by melding elements of R&B, Latin, and pop within the framework of 21st century jazz. “At its essence,” says Reeves, “Life is beautiful ...
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The Necks Plays Four Irish Dates
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All About Jazz
The Necks is a trio like no other and Moving On Music is proud to present this amazing improvising trio at The MAC in Belfast on Sunday 5 October. Together for over 25 years, the Australian cult trio The Necks is recognized internationally for its long-form improvisation. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is regularly described as, simply, unique. The Necks is “one of the most extraordinary groups on the planet...not so ...
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Acclaimed Vocalist Changamiré Partners With The Black Restaurant Group For Album Release Party And 33rd Annual Takoma Park Street Festival
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Changamire
Don’t miss the event celebrating the artist’s latest CD, Love.
It is free to the public and scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2014. Washington, D.C. – Since announcing the debut of her latest album, critically acclaimed D.C. artist Changamiré has created buzz by joining forces with Republic, the Black Restaurant Group’s newest offering. As a kickoff to the Takoma Park Street Festival, the two plan to offer fans an incredible Love-themed release party at Republic, with live performances, sensational food ...
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New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department Presents The Music Of Dave Holland On Thursday, October 9 At Brown Hall
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Concert Follows Holland Residency at School Join visiting artist-in-residence, renowned jazz bassist/composer and bandleader Dave Holland as he leads New England Conservatory jazz students in a performance of his music following a week-long residency. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 9 at NEC’s Brown Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, log on to: necmusic.edu/jazz or call 617-585-1122. Over the course of a nearly five-decade ...
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Renowned Composer/Pianist And NEC Faculty Member Fred Hersch Presents Master Class On Tuesday, October 7 At New England Conservatory
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
“The most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade or so.” —-Vanity Fair Magazine Jazz pianist, composer and NEC faculty member Fred Hersch presents a masterclass for NEC students on Tuesday, October 7 at 3 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place in New England Conservatory’s Pierce Hall, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA. For more information, log on to: necmusic.edu/jazz or call 617-585-1122. Proclaimed by Vanity Fair Magazine as “the most ...
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DivaNation Showcases "A Sisterhood of Singers"
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Michael Ricci
By Nathea Lee The Philadelphia Jazz Project set out to see what would happen if they brought together a diverse array of vocalists, created a nurturing environment where seasoned performers could mentor younger singers, and gave them all the opportunity to perform on one of the City's premier stages. The result is DivaNation, “a sisterhood of singers" whose jazz stylings range from feisty blues to neo-soul. The project was inspired by pianist Aaron Graves. Pianist/vocalist Dena Underwood and pianist/violinist Kendrah ...
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