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Moogfest: Daily Lineup

Source: JamBase
September 23, 2011

SINGLE DAY TICKETS NOW ON SALE; OCTOBER 28-30 IN ASHEVILLE, NC Moogfest, the annual festival celebrating the vision of sonic pioneer Bob Moog, happening October 28-30 at multiple venues in Asheville, NC, is drawing near. This year's lineup includes The Flaming Lips, Moby, Passion Pit, STS9, Tangerine Dream, TV on the Radio, Special Disco Version featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney (DFA/LCD Soundsystem), Umphrey's McGee, Chromeo, and more. Brian Eno's video installation, 77 Million Paintings, will be exhibited for the ...

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Alan Barnes & William Ellis - Live! Scarborough Jazz Festival, September 25th

Source: Ian Patterson
September 22, 2011

William Ellis is one of the world's leading jazz photographers and also an informative and highly entertaining speaker who has given talks on his work internationally. In this show, as his photographs are screened, William gives us the story behind each shot, and saxophonist Alan Barnes leads an all-star band performing a piece by each selected musician. Saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Illinois Jaquet will be spotlighted, and the inclusion of trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Clark Terry ...

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Connection Works Launches The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 22, 2011

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 5th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Tkts are now $10 First Concert of the 2011-2012 season Double CD Release Explosion! Saturday, October 1, 2011-8:00 PM: Gentile/Romano—Rock, Paper, Scissors Michel Gentile on flute + Tony Romano on acoustic guitar plus Rob Garcia 4 Featuring ...

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Djangofest Northwest Kicks Off Today

Source: Groove Notes
September 22, 2011

Now in its 11th season, Djangofest Northwest brings a world-class musical lineup to Langley on Whidbey Island to celebrate the music and spirit of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz. Presented by the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, this unique blend of Eastern European melodies, Parisian Musette, Spanish Flamenco and American Swing was created and perfected by the genius of Django Reinhardt and his fellow Gypsy musicians in the Cafes of Paris during the thirties and forties, and is quickly ...

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Sonic Fest: Premieres by Bryce Dessner, Johnny Greenwood

Source: JamBase
September 22, 2011

A FESTIVAL OF 21ST CENTURY MUSIC BY COMPOSERS AGE 40 AND UNDER SONiC—Sounds of a New Century—a brand new festival of 21st century music by more than 100 composers age 40 and under, will take over New York from Friday, October 14 through Saturday, October 22, 2011. Events will range from a day-long marathon to an electronic music night, from a free symphony concert at the World Financial Center Winter Garden to collaborations between emerging choreographers and composers. SONiC concerts ...

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Jazz This Week: Take 6, David Torkanowsky and Peter Martin, U City Jazz Festival, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 22, 2011

As fall officially begins, it's another fairly busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, so let's go straight to the highlights: Tonight, the vocal group Take 6 will make their debut at Jazz at the Bistro, continuing with two sets a night through Saturday. Though primarily known as gospel and pop performers, Take 6 do have some jazz cred as well, both for the lush harmonies they've deployed skillfully throughout their career, and more specifically for their ...

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URB ALT Festival celebrates 6 Years in a night of experimental and hip hop fusion featuring MuthaWit with special guest Jneiro Jarel and other artists

Source: 4961 Polemics
September 20, 2011

NEW YORK, NY: URB ALT Festival, the music/visual arts/film event dedicated to presenting the cutting edge in alternative lifestyles rolls out for the sixth year in New York City. URB ALT has programmed highly eclectic bills in the past with artists such as Parliament/Funkadelic, Twin Shadow, Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, Kaki King and writer/activist Farai Chideya. 2011 is no different. The main performance bill at Rebel NYC on September 30 features the rock/soul/jazz mutants of MuthaWit collaborating ...

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The 9th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music Celebrates Kenny Wheeler at The Jazz Standard

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 19, 2011

New York City, NY: JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs, presents the 9th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) series, “Kenny Wheeler Celebration," from Thursday, October 20, through Sunday, October 23, 2011. Program schedule and artist bios are outlined below. The FONT series celebrates Kenny Wheeler, one of the most creative and iconic of progressive trumpeters. Wheeler, a Canadian residing in the UK since 1952, celebrated his 81st birthday this year. He will make a rare ...

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