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Classically Cannabis: The Colorado Symphony Demos a Future of Pot and Prosperity
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HypeBot
It's not just Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa who could benefit from legal marijuana. Adding Willie Nelson to the list still doesn't do the topic justice. In fact, those acts are going to be at least mildly jealous when they hear about Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series. The Colorado Symphony's “Bring Your Own Cannabis" shows are yet another example of what haters of freedom have been denying us: pot and prosperity. Want to save the music industry? Legalize marijuana! ...
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United Nations Celebrated The International Jazz Day With Rhythms Of Balkans, Samba And Bossa Nova
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
The annual International Jazz Day was celebrated at the United Nations Headquarters in New York with a concert of Dimitrije Vasiljević, award-winning jazz pianist and composer from Serbia. April 30th was first introduced in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on the initiative of one the jazz greats, pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, and has become a global tradition ever since. Vasiljević enthusiastically accepted the invitation from the United Nations and in the best way ...
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Tenor Legend Ernie Watts Euorpean Quartet Play Dublin's Sugar Club, May 8
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All About Jazz
The Sugar Club in Dublin braces itself for the arrival on the 8th May of one of jazz’s greatest tenor saxophonists – Ernie Watts. Leading his European quartet of fifteen years standing, Watts, pianist Christof Saenger, bassist Rudi Engel and drummer Heinrich Koebberling will be playing music from Watts’ new CD, A Simple Truth (Flying Dolphin Records - a vibrant blend of bebop, modal jazz and blues. Watts’ legend began in drummer Buddy Rich’s orchestra in 1966, and over the ...
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Record Store Day Fallout: Even Its UK Coordinator is Questioning the Event
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HypeBot
If you're interested in limited-edition vinyl released on Record Store Day eBay has a nice dedicated section that includes RSD by year. Such resales shouldn't surprise anyone but multiple musicians are expressing dismay at how quickly such items appear on eBay. In particular, Paul Weller discovered his release appearing the day before Record Store Day on an account associated with one of the participating record shops. Unfortunately, given the absence of other remedies, Weller and others will not be participating ...
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Jazz Nominee, Mwalim To Perform At 2014 New England Urban Music Awards
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Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
ROXBURY - Things are revving up for the 2014 New England Urban Music Awards, complete with a kick-off mixer that was held on April 21 at Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen in Boston. This year, the award ceremony will feature a performance by Mwalim *7) -DaPhunkee Professor, a winner of the 'Best Male Jazz' category in 2010 and 2012, and his latest album “Awakened By A Noon Day Sun" has him as a nominee for the 2014 award as well. ...
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7th Annual Zannie-Do Fest Fri. May 2nd @ The Mermaid Inn!
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Jim Miller
The Seventh Annual Zannie-Do Fest is happening on Friday, May 2nd at the Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, with some fabulous blues groups giving their time and talent to raise money for Jazz Bridge in memory of the late Philadelphia blues/jazz singer Zan Gardner. Gardner, a founding member of the nonprofit Jazz Bridge, tragically died in a car accident seven years ago. Appearing at this year's fest are Georgie The Blacksmith Bonds, John Colgan-Davis and Richard Adler of ...
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The Kennedy Center Announces The Full Schedule For Blue Note At 75
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Josh Johnson
A Celebration with performances by Fabian Almazan, Brian Blade, Terence Blanchard, Lou Donaldson, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge, Bobby Hutcherson, Norah Jones, Lionel Loueke, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, Dianne Reeves, Kendrick Scott, Marlena Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, McCoy Tyner, and others Celebration to include an art challenge for young people led by ARTSEDGE and the Digital Youth Network WASHINGTON, D.C.—From May 3 to May 11, 2014, the Kennedy Center presents Blue Note at 75, marking ...
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Jazz Arts Group Presents Brass & Grass Feat. New Basics Brass Band & The Relentless Mules - Sat. Apr. 26
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s 2013-14 Inside Track season finale heats up the Lincoln Theatre stage with an ear-bending collaboration of funky New Orleans jazz and bluegrass when local favorites New Basics Brass Band and The Relentless Mules join forces on stage for “Brass & Grass” on Saturday, April 26. Taste how the common ingredients of gospel, blues, swing, and improvisation stir together into this tasty, toe-tapping gumbo! Whether reinterpreting others (James Brown, Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair) or ...
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