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Cécile Mclorin Salvant Performs At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Source: Meryl Cates
October 8, 2014

Jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant gives a passionate one-night-only concert of her finest hits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. On stage in The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, one of the most celebrated young jazz vocalists, Cécile McLorin Salvant, performs some of her most dynamic and theatrical songs on this unforgettable evening. Salvant is the winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Vocals Competition. Salvant’s style combines precise technique, a playful sense of ...

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John Lee Sanders, Multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist And Recording Artist, To Perform With San Jose-based Jazz Ensemble “nineteen”

Source: Eric Bolvin
October 8, 2014

2014 “Jazz Nights with Nineteen” Concert Series Features Jazz, Blues and Roots Music Artist Performing Original Compositions SARATOGA, CA – Today, the South Bay-based big band, Nineteen, directed by Eric Bolvin, announced a guest- artist concert featuring the talents of jazz, blues and roots music artist, John Lee Sanders, on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Theatre on San Pedro Square in San Jose, California, at 8:00 p.m. Multi-instrumentalist, Emmy nominated composer, and arranger, John Lee Sanders comes from deep ...

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Music Tech and Futures Summit: "How Music Will Marry Technology"

Source: HypeBot
October 8, 2014

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

Source: 9th Floor Music
October 3, 2014

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

Source: Gina Hyams
October 3, 2014

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

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2014

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

Source: Changamire
September 29, 2014

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

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 24, 2014

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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