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New England Conservatory Presents György Kurtág Signs, Games & Messages On Monday, April 28 In NEC’s Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
April 4, 2014

Join NEC Contemporary Improvisation students and faculty, led by composer/pianist Anthony Coleman in György Kurtág Signs, Games & Messages, a concert featuring performances and riffs on renowned Romanian-born composer Kurtág's music, sources, and notions. The concert takes place on Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 617-585-1122. György Kurtág is a composer to whom thoughts and words are important: ...

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The Holmes Brothers With Sol Roots In Washington DC

Source: 9th Floor Music
April 4, 2014

The Holmes Brothers with Sol Roots perform Friday April 11, 2014 at Gypsy Sally's in Washington DC.  “Great songs, whether we write them or not, bring great things,” says guitarist/pianist/vocalist/songwriter Wendell Holmes. “And we are all about striving to write, find and perform great songs.” The Holmes Brothers—Wendell, bassist/songwriter/vocalist Sherman Holmes and drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon—are true treasures of American roots music. For 35 years, The Holmes Brothers’ joyous and moving blend of blues, gospel, soul, R&B, rock ‘n’ ...

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New England Conservatory Presents The NEC Gospel Ensemble And NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble On Thursday, April 10 At Brown Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
April 4, 2014

Join two exceptional NEC student ensembles – the NEC Gospel Ensemble and the NEC Jazz Composer’s Ensemble – as they perform contemporary gospel music and student compositions, plus works by Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter on Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information call 617-585-1122. Directed by faculty member Nedelka Prescod, the NEC Gospel Ensemble explores contemporary gospel music with ...

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Inspired By The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War, Concert And Exhibition At The Rosenbach Feature Original Work By Renowned Pianist & Composer Dave Burrell

Source: The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia
April 1, 2014

World-renowned jazz pianist Dave Burrell will once again debut original work at The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia in exclusive concert performances on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 pm and Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 pm. The fourth in a five-year series of concerts commemorating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War, Burrell’s work for 2014 explores fascinating new territory. Entitled Listening to Lincoln, the piece is inspired by both the massacre of black Union soldiers at the ...

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All Hail Jazz!

Source: Christine Saunders
March 31, 2014

“I’ll remember April, and I’ll smile,” sang Frank Sinatra, who would have made a great pitchman for New Jersey’s role in Jazz Appreciation Month. April brings good reason to smile in the State’s jazz circles, but the proud epicenter is Newark, which practically claims parental rights to many jazz royals. Jazz’s triple crown in the downtown are the expansive archives of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM – the country’s leading jazz station – and NJPAC, ...

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New England Conservatory Presents Student Honors Ensembles Great On Paper And Choro Bastardo

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 29, 2014

Tuesday, April 1 at Jordan Hall Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the New England Conservatory Honors Ensemble Program. Two of these ensembles — Great on Paper and Choro Bastardo perform on Tuesday, April 1 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. It is free and open to the public. For more information call 617-585-1122. Great on Paper is the jazz honors ensemble coached by ...

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NJPAC Celebrates Governor Brendan T. Byrne’s 90th Birthday With A Celebrity Comedy Roast Benefit Featuring Roastmaster Governor Chris Christie, Five Additional Former NJ Governors And Special Guest Comedians

Source: Christine Saunders
March 25, 2014

NEWARK, NJ – NJPAC will celebrate Governor Brendan T. Byrne’s 90th birthday on Tuesday, April 1 at 5:30pm with a Roast and toast of the former Governor by his predecessors in the New Jersey governor’s office, celebrity comedians and other New Jersey politicians. Held in NJPAC’s intimate Chase Room and benefiting the Arts Center’s education initiatives, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will act as Roastmaster and lead Tom Kean, James Florio, Donald DiFrancesco, Jim McGreevey, and Richard Codey, as well ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Blows The Roof Off In Trumpet Summit Featuring Sean Jones - April 10-13

Source: Scott Vezdos
March 25, 2014

Columbus, OH – In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre on April 10-13 for a special fanfare to the trumpet titled “Trumpet Summit,” featuring guest artist Sean Jones. The bright vivacious sound of the trumpet has long been featured in the art of jazz. From Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie to Herb Alpert, our very own trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling will lead the Columbus Jazz Orchestra in an ...

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