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The Rides Performing At NYCB Theatre At Westbury On September 8, 2013
Source:
Mike Perciaccante
The Rides is a new all-star blues-rock trio formed by legendary singer-songwriter and Buffalo Springfield/CSN/CSN&Y principal Stephen Stills, fellow guitar slinger Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and venerable Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg. The group will tour throughout September in support of its debut album, Can't Get Enough (429 Records, 2013). The band will also appear at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston (9/7), Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, WI (9/13), ACL Live at the Moody Theatre in Austin, TX (9/21), and The Fillmore ...
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2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and All-Star Gala Concert to Take Place September 15-16 in Washington, DC
Source:
Muse Media
Wayne Shorter to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Special Tribute to George Duke Washington, D.C.: The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz today announced the 2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition and All-Star Gala Concert will take place at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 16. The 2013 Competition and Gala is made possible through generous support from Cadillac, the presenting sponsor for the weekend. This year’s Competition will feature 14 of the world’s most outstanding ...
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New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall
Source:
Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Costello to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from NEC New England Conservatory welcomes legendary songwriter Elvis Costello to campus on Friday, October 25, 2013. After a morning of working in the classroom with songwriters enrolled in NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation program, Costello talks about his genre-spanning career in a public forum at 2 p.m. in Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA. The talk is free and open to the public. Call (617) 585-1122 or log on to necmusic.edu for ...
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Kenny Burrell Big Band Tribute Concert Benefits The World Stage, South LA's Home For Jazz And Their Education Programs
Source:
Chuck Koton
Los Angeles, CA: The big band tribute concert honoring guitar legend Kenny Burrell at the Ford Amphitheatre on August 18 will benefit The World Stage Performance Gallery, South LA’s home for jazz, and their incredible jazz education programs. With music direction by John Beasley, the benefit will be an evening of contemporary large ensemble sounds from Burrell’s Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra Unlimited and Beasley’s MONK’estra. Legendary guitarist Lee Ritenour and singers Gretchen Parlato, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dwight Trible are ...
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Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger To Receive First Phoebe Jacobs Award Of Distinction At The Louis Armstrong Center’s What A Wonderful World Event On September 23
Source:
Carol Rubiano
Pete Seeger, a master of vocals, banjo, and guitar and well known for influencing the development of folk music and for his continued commitment to social justice, peace and environmental issues, is the recipient of the first Phoebe Jacobs Award of Distinction which will be presented by Beth Israel Medical Center’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at its 8th Annual What A Wonderful World event on Monday, September 23rd. Also being honored are Fran Silverman, ACSW, LCSW-R, Director ...
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Jazz Arts Group Of Columbus Welcomes Snarky Puppy - Fri. Sept. 6
Source:
Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series opens its 2013-14 season on Friday, September 6 at the historic Lincoln Theatre with the avant-garde funk jazz of the Dallas/New York City musician collective Snarky Puppy. With the release of their live, 2-disc album/DVD Tell Your Friends (Ropeadope Records), Snarky Puppy has gone from an underground secret to one of the most internationally respected names in instrumental music. The 3-time Dallas Observer Music Award-winning group ("Best Jazz Act" 2008, ...
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George Duke Memorial Event at BB King Blues Club & Grill on August 10th
Source:
Michael Ricci
To Music Fans Everywhere, It is with deep regret that we learned of the passing of our dear friend and brother, George Duke. George was a Grammy winning musician who knew no musical boundaries, whose style and talent continually redefined jazz, funk, pop and music in general. He was also one of music's great storytellers and never missed a chance to give an inside look to his music or life to anyone who would listen. Throughout his life and career, ...
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You're Not In Kansas Anymore Making Movies
Source:
C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
Making movies has the secret recipe to success in the music industry today, never stop learning, let it consume you, stick to your roots, and most importantly make it your own. To put this band into a specific industry created genre, is next to impossible, because they have created something all their own. Once you watch one of their music videos, or listen to Cuna De Vida, you’ll be left wanting more. In a time where inspiration turns into imitation, ...
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