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New Orleans Jazz Fest Presents The Stephanie Jordan Big Band In A Tribute To Lena Horne This Friday
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Sylvain Music Notes
NEW ORLEANS, LA: The Stephanie Jordan Big Band performs this Friday, April 27, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the Zatarain’s / WWOZ Jazz Tent at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell. Stephanie Jordan will fill the air with her signature Big Band sound continuing her signature trademark of singing jazz standards. The show will include tunes from her newly released self-produced CD, “Stephanie Jordan Sings a Tribute to the Fabulous Lena Horne; Yesterday When I ...
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Icons Of Philadelphia Jazz And Rising Stars Of Classical Music Featured In Spring Music Series At Woodmere Art Museum
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Canary Promotion + Design
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Woodmere Art Museum continues to attract exceptional musical talents in historic Chestnut Hill with their popular, on-going Friday Night Jazz and Classic Sundays series. Each weekend in April, May and June, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy rotating exhibitions while listening to the music of Philadelphia jazz legends and discovering the work of a new class of rising stars in the classical music scene. This season Music at Woodmere, which launched last spring, will introduce audiences to ...
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Winter Park-Fraser Valley Announces 30th Winter Park Jazz Festival
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Chris M. Slawecki
Winter Park-Fraser Valley today announced the dates for the 30th Winter Park Jazz Festival, to be held in Winter Park on July 21-22. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 9 at 10 a.m. (MT) and may be purchased by calling (888) 409-5974. General admission tickets are $40, V.I.P. cost $60 and Gold or Plaza tickets are $110. New this year - V.I.P. and Gold ticket holders will have assigned seating. “No more rushing to grab a seat!" says Winter Park-Fraser ...
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Jazz is Bustin' Out All Over the Nation's Capital
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Chris M. Slawecki
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announced its signature programs for 2012, which include: Jazz Meets the Classics at the Kennedy Center; Jazz in the 'Hoods presented by Events DC; Jazz ‘n' Families Fun Days at The Phillips Collection; Jazz at the Hamilton presented by The Washington Post; and Jazz at the Howard. The Festival will take place June 1-10. Jazz Meets the Classics, co-presented by the Kennedy Center on June 4th, will feature an all-star lineup performing unique and ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Previewing the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at the musicians who will be performing at next week's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival. The GSLJF actually will begin on Wednesday with a series of performances and adjudications of local high school jazz combos at Jazz at the Bistro. That continues on Thursday, followed by a similar program of performances and adjudications for student big bands at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday. ...
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NJPAC & WBGO Announce James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival
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Chris M. Slawecki
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and WBGO Jazz 88.3FM announced today that they will inaugurate The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, a weeklong celebration of jazz and the musical legacy of longtime Newarker and beloved jazz musician James Moody. Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride serves as Artistic Adviser to the Festival, which will take place October 15-21, 2012 at the Arts Center and various community-based venues. The first in a series of major new programming ...
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Esperanza Spalding “Radio Music Society” To Headline At Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival On Saturday June 23 Tickets On Sale Friday April 13th
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Rochester, NY: Esperanza Spalding made her debut at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in 2007 performing in the Club Pass Series at Max of Eastman Place. Five years later, the GRAMMY Award-winning Best New Artist will headline at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Saturday June 23 at 8 p.m. The young bassist/vocalist/composer was one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011not just in jazz, but in all genres of music. Her receipt of the 2010 GRAMMY for Best ...
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Atlanta Jazz Festival Celebrates 35 Years Of Southern Hospitality And World Class Jazz!
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Michael Ricci
“We are reaching an important milestone as the Atlanta Jazz Festival celebrates 35 years,” states Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “We take our stewardship of the festival seriously and salute the leaders whose vision and hard work created this preeminent cultural event, featuring well-known jazz legends and exciting new artists. For the entire month of May, through the performances in Piedmont Park over Memorial Day weekend, we’ll continue the rich tradition of ...
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