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Detroit & Philadelphia: A Brotherhood of Bassists
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All About Jazz
What do many of the best in jazz history have in common? Ties to Detroit and Philadelphia If it weren't for Detroit and Philadelphia, the history of modern jazz would be a lot shorter and a lot less hip. These two meccas are so similar in substance, style and the sheer number of musicians that rose from their streets to prominence that they could be twins separated at birth. But when you narrow the focus specifically to bass players, the ...
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Venerable Chicago Jazz Fest at Crossroads
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All About Jazz
On paper, at least, it looks spectacular: Seven nights of top-notch jazz--mostly for free--with giants such as Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Dee Dee Bridgewater performing for thousands in front of Chicago's glittering skyline. But as the Chicago Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, the event stands at a turning point. As the oldest of the city-sponsored downtown music festivals (the gospel, blues and country events all followed), the jazz soiree for years has struggled to break out ...
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Aretha Franklin Heads Liberty R&B and Jazz Festival
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Mensch & Company, Inc.
3rd ANNUAL LIBERTY R&B and JAZZ FESTIVAL GETS SOME R-E-S-P-E-C-T ARETHA FRANKLIN HEADS WORLD-CLASS LINEUP SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2008 JERSEY CITY, NJ --- While the Liberty R&B and Jazz Festival has been a success from its inception two years ago, there is no doubt this year's event has gained respect. That's R-E-S-P-E-C-T as in the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who will be headlining the two-day music festival along with Erykah Badu September 13-14, 2008 in Liberty State Park in Jersey ...
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17th Annual Jazzfeast at Palmer Square in Princeton, NJ
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All About Jazz
PALMER SQUARE CELEBRATES 17TH ANNUAL JAZZFEAST Signature Event Draws Thousands to Downtown Princeton for Top-Notch Music and Food Princeton, NJ - On Saturday, September 20, 2007, Palmer Square will host their 17th annual Jazzfeast. The open-air jazz festival features performances by some of the industry's best jazz musicians and showcases cuisine from a selection of the area's finest restaurants. The incredible musical line-up this year includes Alan Dale & the New Legacy Jazz Band, Daryl Sherman Group, Harry ...
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Warming up for the Detroit International Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
With the Detroit International Jazz Festival now just eight days away, you can practically sense the scene mentally and physically turning a corner, gathering its collective strength for the coming four-day explosion. The pre-festival series of gigs -- which jazz fest leaders have been using to showcase local talent and raise awareness of the Labor Day weekend event -- reaches its apex with two events this weekend. The young guitarist Randy Napoleon, who grew up in Ann Arbor and studied ...
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Jazz Fest '08 Dedicated to Howard Hedges
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All About Jazz
Second-annual music festival honors local musician posthumously Much can be said about jazz. It's been called everything from music to revolt to “the sound of God laughing." For the late Howard Hedges, it was a way of communicating. “It's a kind of music where the soul of a person comes out," said Hedges' widow Kathy. “Because it was free-form a lot of times, it was about the performer and meeting people where they were. Howard would listen and feel like ...
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Ravinia Festival Celebrates All Things Lincoln
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All About Jazz
One of the Ravinia Festival's most well-received recent innovations is its free “family fun day," and this summer's all-day event, set for Sept. 7, will offer a glimpse into Ravinia's full-scale 2009 celebration of the Lincoln bicenntennial. The Sunday event will offer a “Lawn of Lincoln" display, with a wide range of music and family activities throughout the park, with young people offered a variety of “fun" things such as face painting, moon jumps, balloon artists and crafts. Other Lincoln-themed ...
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KMOX Jazz and Wine Festival 2008
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
St. Louis singers Jeanne Trevor (pictured), Kim Massie and Anita Rosamond will be among the featured entertainers for the third annual KMOX Jazz and Wine Festival to be held from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at Faust Park, 15185 Olive St. Rd. in Chesterfield. The event also will offer the opportunity to sample and purchase wine from eight Missouri wineries, as well as a food court featuring cuisine from local restaurants such as Villa Farotto, Dierdorf & ...
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