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Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month includes Month-Long Celebration and Honors Benny Golson
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Canary Promotion + Design
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Mayor Michael A. Nutter will officially proclaim April 2014 Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month and launch the month-long celebration during an April 3 press conference at City Hall. The event will honor Philadelphia-born jazz legend Benny Golson and include a live performance by the Francois Zayas Trio. Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month (Philly JAM) shines a spotlight on the city’s special place in the history of jazz, and encourages people of all ages to experience, appreciate and participate in ...
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Culbertson Is Going Back To School
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Contemporary jazz star will return for “Another Long Night Out” at DePaul University School of Music 20 years after the release of the debut album that he recorded while a student of the university. Los Angeles, CA: An accomplished alum currently possessing the No. 1 Billboard contemporary jazz album and single for two weeks and counting, multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson is heading back to the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago on Saturday, April 5 to perform an intimate show ...
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The Chicken Raid, An Annual Festival Celebrating The Life Of Georgia Music Legend Frank Edwards
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9th Floor Music
The Chicken Raid is an authentic blues and soul experience at the venerable Northside Tavern in Atlanta Georgia, and features over 40 local, regional, and national artists performing over two days in celebration of the life of blues legend Mr. Frank Edwards (1909-2002). The Chicken Raid will be held on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 March, 2014. Veteran blues artists taking part include the incredible Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Albert White (Piano Red, Joe Tex, The Tams), R&B and soul artist Roy Lee ...
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Asha Puthli Now Appearing At Celebrating Ornette At The Painted Bride Art Center 3/21/2014
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Jamaaladeen is honored and humbled to announce a very special addition to the line up of Celebrating Ornette Concert happening 3/21 at The Painted Bride. The Legendary vocalist Asha Puthli will be joining him singing a song from Ornette Coleman's Seminal Album Science Fiction. (Excerpt from her Asha's Bio) Asha Puthli is one of the most successful vocalists ever to come out of India. Perhaps best known for her stirring vocals on free jazz legend Ornette Coleman’s Science Fiction album, ...
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Rock Meets Classic 2014 Blasts Off
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Phillip Woolever
The 5th edition of the “Rock Meets Classic" tour blasted off in Berlin this week for this season's extraordinary collaboration, mixing a fresh improvisational format with some of the heaviest power chords in popular music history. As usual, the tour's electric, rocking foundation comes from the Mat Sinner Band, with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague providing the strings. A series of twenty shows throughout Germany and Switzerland offers many fans of varied backgrounds a chance to experience a truly special ...
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Dimitrije Vasiljevic Solo Piano Debut Concert In Carnegie Hall
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
Dimitrije Vasiljevic masterful jazz pianist showcases engaging and meditative compositions in his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 24, 2014 at 8pm. Vasiljevic is an award-winning (Montreux Jazz Festival), New York-based jazz pianist and composer whose “iridescent and captivating music” (All About Jazz) weaves Balkan motifs into the subtle flavors of European jazz. Hailing from Serbia, this Berklee College of Music and NYU Steinhardt graduate is rapidly garnering international acclaim for his virtuosity and emotionally charged ...
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Thomas Chapin Film Project Adds Second Round Of Filming
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Stephanie Castillo
NEW YORK CITY — EMMY-winning filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo reports that it has now been two years of steady progress since she conceived the film THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG in 2012. She is now preparing for the 2nd round of shoots this April. The first round was completed in July 2013 with 20 interviews in the can. The success at the City Winery fundraising event in Manhattan on Jan. 20 gave another great boost to the project in helping ...
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Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With In The Mix
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles Music Ranges from Jazz to Middle Eastern, Jewish to American Roots, African Drumming to Electro Acoustic 35 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Thursday, March 27 – Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 35 free 1-hour concerts over 12 evenings, Thursday, March 27 — Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at New England Conservatory’s Pierce Hall ...
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