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MODA Entertainment Announces Ellington on Ellington At Borders Honoring Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday

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All About Jazz
Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center) in association with Legacy Recordings, ICON Collectibles and MODA Entertainment, is proud to present Ellington on Ellington on April 29th at 7PM in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday.
Ellington's grandchildren Paul and Mercedes Ellington will speak and host a Q & A about the legendary musician and cultural icon's career, life and music. Following there will be tribute performances of Duke Ellington music by special guests and members of the Duke ...
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Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club to Meet Tuesday, May 12

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of its CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 12 at Borders bookstore, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.For the club's May meeting, Dr. Gerald Early of Washington University and Jazz St. Louis executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford will lead a discussion of Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue. (Early, who is the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters at Wash U, writes frequently about jazz and was a contributor to ...
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Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting to be Held Tuesday, April 14

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will have its next meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14 at the Brentwood branch of Borders bookstore, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.Singer Jeanne Trevor, a longtime favorite of St. Louis audiences for her work in jazz clubs, concerts and musical theater, will be on hand to discuss the CD The Audience with Betty Carter (a fine live recording that, in addition to containing some great Carter vocals, also features St. ...
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Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting Set for Tuesday, March 10

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The next meeting of the Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at Borders, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd. in Brentwood.The March meeting will feature Shawn Weil, violinist for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, discussing the CD Charlie Parker with Strings with Jazz St. Louis executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford, who will serve as moderator.The event is free and open to the public, but because space is limited, ...
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Jazz St. Louis Schedules Next Meeting of CD Listening Club for Wednesday, January 14

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The next meeting of the Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will take place at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14 at the Borders store in Brentwood, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd. The event will be hosted by KMOV (Channel 4) reporter and anchor Russell Kinsaul, who will discuss Dave Brubeck's best-selling album Time Out with the club and JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford, who will serve as moderator. The event is free and open to the public, but ...
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