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Performance / Tour

Battle of the Bands PBC Semi Finals

Source: Mikki Royce
February 23, 2012

Battle Of The Bands Palm Beach County Semi-Finals Takes Place Tomorrow Only the best (rated Superior) Middle and High School Jazz Bands, will compete in the semi-finals of the Battle of the Bands Palm Beach County. Four winning schools receive $1,000 each and go on to the finals. The event is sponsored by the Swing and Jazz Preservation Society (JSPS) in cooperation with District 14 of the Florida Bandmaster's Association. Awards will be presented by Palm Beach County School Board ...

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Recording

The Toure-Raichel Collective Debut Forthcoming March 27

Source: Press Junkie PR
February 23, 2012

Touré-Raichel Collective, a collaboration between global superstars Vieux Farka Touré of Mali and Idan Raichel from Israel, was forged from a chance encounter at a German airport. Their growing friendship led to a performance at the Tel Aviv Opera House in November 2010. After that remarkable concert, Vieux and Idan, joined by Israeli bassist Yossi Fine and Malian calabash player Souleymane Kane, spent an afternoon jamming in a small intimate studio in Tel Aviv. The resulting recording—acoustic, spontaneous, entirely improvised, ...

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Festival

Waukesha BluesFest Offers Commemorative Poster Design Contest

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 23, 2012

Waukesha BluesFest, presented by the Waukesha Rotary Club is entering its 6th year of presenting an exciting line-up of national and area musicians along with a high class art show, delicious food and a wide selection of beverages, all held at Naga-Waukee Park on Highway 83 just north of I94 in Delafield. The event subtitled as “An American Music & Art Festival," takes place the second weekend of August, being held this year Friday and Saturday, August 10 & 11, ...

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Book / Magazine

Backbeat Books Publishes "Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente" by Joe Conzo with David A. Perez

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 23, 2012

Tito Puente was more than a flamboyant percussionist; he was a multi-instrumentalist, a gifted composer and arranger, and one of the finest bandleaders of the last century. Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente (Backbeat Books, $29.99) by Joe Conzo with David A. Pérez chronicles the remarkable life of the popular and combative King of Latin Music, who climbed from the barrio to international fame and recognition, influencing multiple generations of jazz and Latin artists from Dizzy Gillespie to Carlos ...

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Performance / Tour

George Barron @ Cheltenham Center for the Arts on March 7th

Source: Jim Miller
February 23, 2012

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA on March 7th 2012 will be saxophonist George Barron and his band, featuring pianist Farid Barron, bassist Tyrone Brown, and drummer Alan Nelson. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337. This Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert Series is sponsored by Jazz Bridge, a 501C3 nonprofit that assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. The Cheltenham Neighborhood Concert series is ...

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Performance / Tour

John Malino Sings Late Night Jazz at Feinstein's Loews Regency, March 14

Source: Cohn Dutcher Associates
February 23, 2012

NEW YORK, NY: On Wednesday, March 14, at 10:30 pm at famed cabaret club Feinstein's at Loews Regency, highly acclaimed and multi-talented jazz and cabaret singer-guitarist-bandleader John Malino will wow you with his velvety voice and mischievous style while swinging with the very best jazz musicians in the business. John Malino will perform a medley of Jazz and Cabaret standards for an intimate evening beginning at 10:30 pm His band includes John Malino on vocals and guitar, Jim West, piano, ...

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Website

All About Jazz's New Calendar Widget for Venues

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2012

Event

First Annual "Women in Jazz" Events Scheduled in March at the Jazzschool, Berkeley

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
February 22, 2012

The Jazzschool will kick off two annual events next month—a festival and a jazz and blues camp—highlighting the accomplishments and aspirations of women in jazz. “Our goal is to provide visibility for the large community of wonderful women jazz instrumentalists in the Bay Area," says trumpeter Ellen Seeling, who is co-producing both events with saxophonist Jean Fineberg. “The festival dates coincide with International Women's Day on 3/8—a reminder of the tradition of women's solidarity in working toward full equality and ...

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