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Jazz Around Town: XRIJF and Local Headliners
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Jazz@Rochester
Thursday, January 26, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Bob Hanley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington, 5:30 pm Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm Michael Vidala @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Duo @ Portobello, 1369 Pittsford-Mendon Rd., 7:30 pm ...
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Tribute to Nina Simone at the Beehive on Wednesday, January 25 Features Terri Lynn Washington and Sharon Jones
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
A musical tribute to blues singer Nina Simone, featuring Terri Lynn Washington and Sharon Jones is taking place at the Beehive Jazz Club at 541 Tremont Street in Boston's South End on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. The night of great music is complimented by Beehive Chef Rebecca Newell's award-winning menu of dinner and snack options. There is no cover charge but reservations are suggested. To see a calendar of upcoming events at the Beehive, click ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, January 20-26
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Sometimes the coldest nights of the year bring out the biggest crows. Well, of course, we all know music can warm the heart and soul! There will be some warm-hearted and heat-heavy moments this weekend and should carry us into next week. Highlights This Week Tonight (Friday, 1/20), two high-energy performers join forces supported by a swinging trio at one of our newest music venues. At the Crooked Pint Alehouse, singers Katie Gearty and Nichola Miller will offer enough heat ...
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U.S. Shutters Megaupload. Founder Kim Dotcom, Others Arrested in New Zealand
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HypeBot
In what is being described at the largest such case in U.S. history, 7 individuals and 2 corporations have been charged in the United States with “running an international organized criminal enterprise" responsible for massive worldwide piracy of copyrighted works, through Megaupload.com and related sites. Founder Kim Dotcom and to other Megaupload executives have been detained in New Zealand. The sites were taken offline. The unsealed indictment alleges that the operation generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and ...
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Request for Proposals Jazz Arts Group's Jazz Audiences Initiative (JAI) Theory-to-Practice Experiment Partners
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Michael Ricci
Letter of Interest Deadline Friday, February 3, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Invited Full Proposal Deadline March 2, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. The Jazz Arts Group (JAG) in Columbus, Ohio has been awarded funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to conduct programming and marketing experiments based on results of the Jazz Audiences Initiative (JAI) study, released in October 2011. JAG is looking for three organizations to participate in theory-to-practice experiments linked to the study's key findings. ...
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Peter Smith Jazz Trio at Boston's Fairmont Hotel at Battery Wharf on January 20
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz vocalist Peter Smith and his trio perform in the Lobby Lounge at the Fairmont Hotel at Battery Wharf in downtown Boston on Friday, January 20, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Smith is joined by James Gordon on jazz guitar and David Sakurai on acoustic bass. The group specialize in the America Songbook, especially the works of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Michale Buble and others. For directions to the Fairmont Battery Wharf Boston Hotel, click here. ...
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Dr. John: Three-Weekend Residency in Brooklyn, Auerbach to Appear
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JamBase
DR. JOHN TO LEAD THREE-WEEKEND RESIDENCY AT BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Following Friday's announcement that Dr. John will release his forthcoming, Dan Auerbach-produced album, Locked Down, on Nonesuch Records on April 3, comes news that the New Orleans native, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will lead a three-weekend residency titled “Dr. John: Insides Out" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York, March 29 through April 14. The centerpiece of the residency is a three-night run of ...
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Layoffs at eMusic...
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Digital Music News
It could be another difficult year for eMusic. Over the weekend, we heard rumblings of layoffs, and just this morning, the company confirmed a dump-off of 9 employees. The pare-down happened in early January, according to eMusic Director of PR and Communications Tiffany Guarnaccia, who was eager to downplay the significance. “We made some minimal changes that affected nine members of our staff two weeks ago," Guarnaccia told Digital Music News. “The correct term is 'resource restructuring' as per HR ...
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