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Jazz Impresario George Wein to appear on the JaRon Eames Show
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All About Jazz
This Wednesday night, May 11th at 1am on Channel 34 in Manhattan, The JaRon Eames Show will air part 1, “A Conversation with George Wein" founder of Newport Jazz-JVC music festivals. His autobiography My Self Among Others (Da Capo - foreword by Bill Cosby) is in book stores now.
This is a 4-part segment airing each week same time. It will be followed in late June by a conversation with the one and only Dr. Billy Taylor, and in July ...
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Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration - PBS Television Special
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All About Jazz
WHO: Dave Brubeck Harry Connick, Jr. Jamie Cullum Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Branford Marsalis Herbie Hancock And many more jazz all-stars! WHAT: The illustrious Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration - PBS Television Special WHERE: On local PBS stations across the country! WHEN: March 22 – 10:00pm Los Angeles KVCR April 2 – 8:00pm Denver KRMA April 4 – 10:00pm NJ/Philadelphia WNJN April 17 – 7:00pm Tampa WUSF May 1 – 4:00pm New York WLIW If you couldn’t make it ...
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BET, BET Jazz Networks Set Compelling Black History Month Programming
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All About Jazz
"Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton" Airing on PBS in April
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All About Jazz
Les Paul Feature on the Today Show Thursday, October 21 in the 8:30 AM
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All About Jazz
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com SHOW TIMES NIGHTLY AT 8:00, 10: 00 IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB CELEBRATING 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 1994-2004 10 Years Presenting the Finest in Jazz! Save This Date! Thursday, October 21, 2004 (in the 8:30 AM 1/2 hour) Les Paul Feature on the Today Show The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to announce that guitar legend Les Paul will ...
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Richie Hart Trio at McKeown's Wednesday's in November 7:30-10PM
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All About Jazz
October 10, 2004 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Richie Hart Trio at McKeown's Wednesday's in November 7:30-10PM The Richie Hart Trio Featuring Richie Hart-guitar, Rick Petrone-bass, Joe Corsello drums at McKeown's 1303 3rd Avenue (btw E. 74th & 75th Sts.) Manhattan NY 10021-3367 (212) 452-2011 www.mckeownsnyc.com/ Celebrating the release of their new CD Blues in the Alley Zoho Music (Street Date Nov. 2, 2004) You can always tell when a guitarist has spent any ...
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The Case of Charlie Parker's Saxophone
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All About Jazz
This is one of the coolest shows on TV... check out the episode on Charlie Parker's Saxophone
The Place: Oakland, California
The Case: A woman owns a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father and according to family legend was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie “Bird" Parker. Her late father, a white musician, told her that when they lived in Portland, Oregon, Charlie Parker came to a practice session without his ...
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