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Brubeck to Join Walk of Fame in Saratoga
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RJ on Jazz by R.J. DeLuke
Dave Brubeck played the Jazz Festival in Saratoga 13 different years, far more than anyone in its 35-year history The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, has hosted a world-class jazz festival since 1978. Invented by George Wein—an icon who invented the music festival, most famously the Newport Jazz Festival (though that only scratches the surface for his accomplishments)—it has had appearances by nearly every jazz legend. Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordan, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah ...
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Clark Terry to be Inducted into Jazz Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 4
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry, drummer Art Blakey and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton will be honored tomorrow with induction into Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 4 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, which is located within JALC's home, Frederick P. Rose Hall in NYC. The ceremony will be webcast at jalc.org/live. (You also can watch the webcast right here on StLJN in the ...
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Matt Glaser Wins Prestigious American String Teachers Association Award
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Berklee Media Relations
The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) awarded Berklee's Matt Glaser the prestigious Artist Teacher Award at its annual convention, held this year in Providence, RI. Glaser is the first non-classical string teacher to win the award, which is considered the ASTA's highest honor. Past recipients include Joseph Szigeti, Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Dorothy DeLay, and Ivan Galamian. “Although I certainly do not deserve this, I am very happy to accept it metonymically on behalf of this incredible community ...
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Women Jazz Ensemble Composers Wanted!
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Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra
The First Annual Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest for Women Composers is now open for submissions! This contest has been created to encourage the composition of the highest possible quality of jazz ensemble literature playable by high schools, honor bands, college bands and professional bands alike. The winning composition will be performed and recorded live by the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra with a special guest artist as part of the 2013 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. The winner of the contest ...
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Kenny Dorham Gets a Plaque
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
More than a quarter-century after his death, Kenny Dorham is a beacon of encouragement shining across the landscape populated by young jazz musicians. In a generation of imitators, a few perceptive players have discovered Dorham’s lyricism, his magic with harmony, the wistfulness of his tone, and his articulation, which is like intimate speech. Dorham’s compositions increasingly make their way into repertoires and his “Blue Bossa” has deservedly become a standard. KD’s hometown has honored its famous son with the plaque ...
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2013 British Jazz Awards Nominations Announced!
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Big Bear Music Group
The nominations are in for the 2013 British Jazz Awards. An important feature of the British Jazz Calendar, the 27th edition of the awards will as always recognise some of the best talent that the jazz scene in this country has to offer. The only national awards to be decided by public vote, this year’s nominees will be vying for a place at the Award Winner's presentation and performance as part of the kind of top draw lineup you rarely ...
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Anzic Records Artist Anat Cohen To Be Awarded The 2013 Paul Acket Award!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Anat Cohen To Be Awarded the 2013 Paul Acket Award at The North Sea Jazz Festival on July 12 Every year, the North Sea Jazz Festival hands out the Paul Acket Award to an artist deserving wider recognition for their extraordinary musicianship. The winner of the 2013 Paul Acket Award is Israeli clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen. Anat Cohen will receive The Paul Acket Award at The Port of Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival, where she will perform on Friday, July 12 ...
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Jazz Musician Wins International Religion Award
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Erin Fusco
Chicago jazz musician Karl E. H. Seigfried wins International Weblog Award for “Best Religion Weblog” Chicago writer, musician and educator Karl E. H. Seigfried was named winner “Best Religion Weblog” in the thirteenth annual international Weblog Awards (2013.bloggi.es). The awards, announced March 24, cover thirty categories. It is the second consecutive win for Seigfried’s Norse Mythology Blog (norsemyth.org), which covers Norse myth and religion and features in-depth essays on all aspects of the mythology, as well as interviews with major ...
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