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Branford Marsalis to be Artist-in-Residence
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All About Jazz
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2000 -- Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Branford Marsalis has been named as an artist-in-residence in the Music Department at San Francisco State University, beginning in the Fall 2000 semester. In his new position, Marsalis will work with SFSU students for extended periods several times during each semester. Saxophonist and music educator Andrew Speight, the present director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, has also joined the faculty in the SFSU Department of Music.
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The Berkeley Item - #86
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All About Jazz
"One has to do so many kinds of things in show business," observes singer JIMMY SCOTT, “that quite a few times you get stuck doing something that isn't your idea at all. It makes for a really enjoyable session when you've got a producer you feel compatible with and the musicians are picked well. That's why I love this album--it's like a gift to me." http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/scott9305.html
The “gift" Scott is speaking of is “Mood Indigo," his brand-new Milestone debut; its ...
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BIRMINGHAM JAZZES IT UP
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All About Jazz
The city of Birmingham will once again play host to the intoxicating sounds of jazz al fresco this summer when the 16th HMV Birmingham International Jazz Festival hits the streets from Friday 7th to Sunday 16th July.
Once a year jazz fans from throughout Europe flock to Birmingham for the annual jazz party. With more jazz per square metre than New Orleans Birmingham becomes a Mecca for jazz lovers world-wide.
However, the real stars of the show are the people ...
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