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MIT Jazz Program Celebrates 50 Years With A Corea Premiere
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Clarise Snyder
MIT Music and Theater Arts is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its jazz program. From the 1920s up until 1963, student-led jazz groups and student-produced concerts abounded on the MIT Campus. Over the years, the jazz groups included the MIT Dance Orchestra, the MIT Techtonians, and the MIT Jazz Society. On campus performances were presented by MIT student ensembles as well as by professional artists such as Stan Getz and John Coltrane. The one thing these efforts lacked was the ...
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Live Jazz at Sammy B's in The Old Mill in Lebanon (TN)
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Music Book World
My two favorite pastimes are drinking wine and playing the bass. But most of my friends would rather hear me drink wine!" —Adapted from quote by Mark Twain The former Bull & Whistle in the Mill at Lebanon has been transformed into Sammy B's at The Mill, and live jazz is again part of the scene. On Wednesday, February 6th from 7:00pm until 9:00pm the Glenn Martin Quartet will return to play jazz standards from such composers as Gershwin, Rodgers ...
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Bilal "A Love Surreal" CD Release, Tuesday, February 12 At Highline Ballroom
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
BILAL “A Love Surreal" CD Release Produced By Jill Newman Productions Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Highline Ballroom, 431 W.16 Street, NYC, (212) 414-5994 Showtime @ 9:00 PM, Doors open @ 7:00 PM Tickets $25 in advance, $30 day of show BIO Bilal Oliver was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Coming from what he describes as a “regular kind of neighborhood”, Bilal was first introduced to music when he attended a small local church. The congregation, made up of mostly ...
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Performs Side By Side Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra In Ragtime, Blues & Beyond Featuring Tia Fuller & Lewis Nash
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to showcase over 100 years of toe-tapping jazz in “Ragtime, Blues & Beyond: A Short History of Jazz,” February 7 – 10. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will perform side by side the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra in this tribute to the most beloved jazz masters including Scott Joplin, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and more! The incredible talent of accomplished ...
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Armen Donelian To Appear In Pittsfield, Mass. Feb. 15 For 10x10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival
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Ed Bride Associates
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced its participation in Pittsfield's second annual 10x10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival, with a special concert by the remarkable pianist and composer Armen Donelian. For the Feb. 15 concert at Baba Louie's Backroom, the Armen Donelian Trio explores the music of 10 American composers whose inspiring work spanned jazz' first century. From Jelly Roll Morton to Chick Corea, Art Tatum to Duke Ellington and others, the virtuoso pianist adds his unique interpretation to ...
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Jazz Master Benny Golson And Double Grammy Nominated Bobby Sanabria Kick Off New Series In Harlem
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Greg Thomas
NEW YORK, NY: During Black History Month, the sister venue of Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster restaurant—Ginny’s Supper Club (310 Lenox Avenue, between 125th and 126th)—premieres two jazz series that evoke Harlem’s storied past and reflects its diverse present. From February 21-23, the internationally renowned jazz composer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson returns to Harlem with his quartet for “The Jazz Masters Series.” Latin Jazz percussionist and multi- Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria leads Quarteto Aché for the “JazzPlus” series on Feb. ...
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Jazzahead! Conference in Bremen Germany: April 25-28, 2013
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All About Jazz
jazzahead! program – a round-the-world trip in music 2013, jazzahead! welcomes bands from 19 different countries to Bremen. Increased interest in participation in the German Jazz Expo. Again, it was a tough choice: Four different juries faced a selection of 267 applications for the coveted live program that is part of the showcase festival. As with every past edition of jazzahead!, there will be one day dedicated to live performances of German bands, for the second time under the label ...
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Midem Announces Visionary Monday
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HypeBot
A major credit card company, a Chinese cultural icon, a car manufacturer and a consumer electronics giant will on be on hand to participate in Midem's plenary conference programme, Visionary Monday on January 28. Sponsored by Accenture and Nokia, Visionary Monday is devoted to the theme “Disruptive Creativity: Illuminate Your Business in a Competitive Marketplace." Chinese pianist Lang Lang will deliver a keynote address, talking about how technology helped him to reach a broader audience and break through barriers in ...
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