Music Industry News

Kimmel Center, Inc. to End 2005-06 Performance Season with Operating Surplus

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2006

Numerous Artistic, Audience, Financial Achievements Highlight Successful 2006 Season

Kimmel Center Inc. today announced several important artistic, audience and financial accomplishments as it ended its fourth full year of operations and looked forward to the celebration of its Fifth Anniversary on December 17, 2006. Since the Kimmel Center opened its doors in December 2001, it has since provided a home to eight resident performing arts organizations, has become a must-play venue for many of the worlds' great performing artists on ...

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Enhanced Joblistings Resource for Musicians and Arts Administrators

Source: All About Jazz
June 28, 2006

New England Conservatory's Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection, an opportunities Database, now offers musicians same-day email notification of requested new listings

Boston, MA - The New England Conservatory's Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection, a comprehensive opportunities database, is now offering customizable search results. Subscribers can receive same-day email notification of requested new listings matching their search criteria. The opportunities database pioneered by the NEC Career Services Center provides musicians and arts administrators with extensive listings for everything from job openings to grants ...

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Professional Musicians Wanted

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2006

A new entertainment led web site has been launched in order to support children with autism. www.showbizworks.com is an online entertainment agency promoting original artists and from each booking taken via the site, a donation is made by the agency to Wishing Well House (www.wishingwellhouse.co.uk), which is aiming to provide one to one education for children with autism.

Fourteen-time Grammy-winning music producer David Foster has provided the theme tune for the web site free of charge. David has worked with ...

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Living Legend Hank Jones at Harlem Speaks at The Jazz Museum in Harlem June 29

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2006

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

Living Legend Hank Jones at Harlem Speaks

Hank Jones, Pianist June 29, 2006

One of world's greatest pianists, Hank Jones, is the special guest of Harlem Speaks on June 29, 2006. Born Henry W. Jones in 1918 in Mississippi, but raised in Pontiac, Michigan, Jones received classical piano training from Charlotte Franzell during his ...

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Gene Perla Available in Europe for Summer of 2006

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2006

Gene Perla will be in Europe during the summer of 2006.

His available dates are from 16 Jul through 10 Aug for concert and club performances, recordings, clinics, workshops, private lessons, consultations and/or other musical, recording techniques and music business collaborations.

Gene has been playing in various ensembles in many styles of music. He is an experienced educator and currently holds a position at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania teaching music business, recording techniques and private lessons on bass, keyboards, improvisation ...

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Marion Meadows In His Own Words

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2006

Saxophonist, composer, and recording artist, Marion Meadows recently participated in a ground breaking interview “Marion Meadows: In His Own Words." Published in the June 2006 edition of The Ebony Cactus magazine (www.TheEbonyCactus.com) Marion details his vision on the future of Jazz and where he is going. To quote Marion, “I don't want us to lose sight of this innovative style of expression that started out with such reckless abandon and has evolved into all of the ...

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Nashville Jazz Artist Jaimee Paul Showcases for David Foster

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2006

Nashville, TN jazz artist, Jaimee Paul, has recently showcased for David Foster with a private showcase at Ellendale's, the local restaurant that she performs at on a weekly basis. Being known for it's traditional country and gospel roots, Nashville is the home of all types of music, including jazz, and can be known to pull a rabbit or two out of it's hat at any given moment. Jaimee had been out to L.A. three separate times on suggestion of contacts ...

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Bill McBirnie - Jazz Flutist - Recent Events

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2006

Bill McBirnie - Jazz Flutist - Recent Events

Sir James Galway's Website:

Sir James Galway has incorporated me into his official web site as the resident “Jazz Flute Specialist" in order to respond to questions pertaining to jazz flute technique and improvisation. The link to Sir James's official web site is as follows: http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com/

Bob Parlocha's Top 40:

My recent release, Paco Paco (featuring Bernie Senensky, Neil Swainson and John Sumner), was nominated as Album Of The Year ...

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