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Stephanie Jordan Performs With Chesapeake Orchestra For July 4 River Concert Series
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Sylvain Music Notes
NEW ORLEANS – Jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan is scheduled to perform with the Chesapeake Orchestra at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Leonardtown, Maryland on Friday, July 4, 2014 at 7:00 PM. Part of a concert series at the Townhouse Greens, this show; ‘A Swingin’ Fourth!’ pays tribute to the Big Bands with Stephanie Jordan and the Chesapeake Orchestra performing the music of Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and others. Also featured will be Victor Dvoskin ...
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Horace Silver Memorial Service Set For Monday, July 7, 2014 At St. Augustine Of Hippo, Episcopal Church (NYC)
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All About Jazz
Blue Note Records is deeply saddened by the passing of Horace Silver (1928-2014), the great pianist and composer whose contribution to the Blue Note legacy is immeasurable. Horace passed June 18 at 85 years of age. A pioneer of hard bop and original founder of The Jazz Messengers, Horace tempered bebop with elements of gospel, blues and R&B to create a soulful modern jazz concept that came to identify the “Blue Note Sound.” Horace recorded his first album as a ...
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Learn From The Best - Lang, Coleman, Garstka, Roddy, Borlai And Priester Featured On Drum Channel’s Exclusive, Daily, Big Drum Bonanza Live Webcasts, July 2-6, 2014
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Oxnard, CA - Six of the world’s top drummers will be featured on DrumChannel.com’s live, daily webcasts of Thomas Lang’s “Big Drum Bonanza” drum camp from July 2-6 at 5:30 PM (Pacific Time). The free, hour-long shows— which can be accessed from computers and mobile devices virtually anywhere on the planet— will include appearances by Thomas Lang (stOrk), Chris Coleman (Prince), Matt Garstka (Animals As Leaders), Aquiles Priester (Hangar), Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal) and Gergo Borlai (Tribal Tech) as well ...
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Viagogo to Provide Secondary Ticketing Services for All SFX Entertainment Events
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HypeBot
Yesterday SFX Entertainment and Viagogo announced a 5 year, $75 million agreement for Viagogo to provide exclusive and official ticketing services for all SFX Entertainment events. Described as a “sponsorship agreement," Viagogo will be able to promote themselves worldwide to the EDM demographic. The deal gives SFX one official reseller plus additional potential at scale with discussion of a loyalty program. Also, earlier this month SFX and T-Mobile extended their “marketing alignment." Having previously acquired ticketing companies Paylogic, Flavorus and ...
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Monday Night Irish Jazz/Impro Series At Whelans, Dublin
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All About Jazz
The healthy state of Irish jazz/improvised/contemporary music is celebrated in a series of upcoming Monday night concerts at Whelans in Dublin. Improvised Music Company begins its series of monthly Monday nights in Whelan’s with three vocally adventurous acts on 23rd June. Fresh from a breathtaking performance at Down With Jazz festival, Blue Eyed Hawk present melodic, spacious and richly texture material, lead by jazz improviser Lauren Kinsella, a young Dubliner now based in London and making waves in the UK ...
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Five Free Public Concerts Featuring World-Renowned Artists During New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Sunday, June 22 – Friday, June 27, 2014 Concerts by Special Guest Artist Grammy-Award Winning Bassist Dave Holland with Dominique Eade, NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra and a Jazz Lab Student Farewell Concert New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab, a one-week intensive program for students ages 14 – 18, will feature five free concerts featuring renowned artists including Grammy-award winning bassist Dave Holland and Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra and a ...
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Piano Prodigy Miro Sprague Returns To The Berkshires July 19
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Ed Bride Associates
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. announced that pianist Miro Sprague will make his Pittsfield debut in a special performance at Baba Louie’s Backroom on Saturday, July 19. Sprague, a jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, is known for his dynamic performance style and inspiring creativity. Growing up in western Massachusetts in a musical family, Sprague began playing piano at age 13. He won several awards in Downbeat Magazine's Student Music Awards, including best original composition in 2002 and 2004. He performed extensively in ...
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Caribbean Band Delivers Spiritual Jazz Melodies To Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers Community
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Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers
Brooklyn, NY: Emmanuel Baptist Church is proud to feature the internationally recognized Elan Trotman Group at its next Jazz Vespers on Sunday, June 29 from 3-5 pm, in honor of Caribbean- American Heritage Month. Rhythmic sounds of steel drums and saxophones will pour out onto the streets of the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, New York as award- winning Jazz Saxophonist and Barbados native, Elan Trotman, and his six-man band deliver two hours of melodic grooves from the Caribbean islands. ...
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