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Video / DVD

Mycah Chevalier Has Us "In A Sentimental Mood"!

Source: Mycah Chevalier
January 7, 2012

Dynamic and Sulty Vocalist Mycah Chevalier releases New single and video for her rendition of Duke Ellington's “In A Sentimental Mood." Old Man Winter has the East coast in his clutches right now with cold temps, dreary days, and the ever-present threat of nasty weather. Tis the season to stay in the house, and what better to keep you company than some relaxing new music whether you have a winter boo or not. Bounce-Worthy songstress Mycah Chevalier has just what ...

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Obituary

New Orleans drumming innovator Reed Vaughan, 75, dies

Source: Charles Suhor
January 7, 2012

Drummer Reed Vaughan, 75, died in New Orleans on December 29, 2011. Vaughan attended Holy Cross High School and played during his early teens in a Dixieland group with trumpeter Murphy Campo and clarinetist Pee Wee Spitilera. At age 16 he studied with drummer Lou Dillon, the versatile leader of the pit band at the Sho-Bar on Bourbon Street, and gained skills in reading and coordinated hand/foot independence. He rapidly became a premier modern jazz artist, jamming frequently with young ...

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Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: Building Cultural Jazz Communities through Programming and Education @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 8

Source: Michael Ricci
January 7, 2012

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic Building Thriving Cultural Communities through Programming and Education: Pathways to Jazz Where Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Empire Ballroom West, 2nd floor New York, NY 212-581-1000 When Sun, January 8, 2012 8-10 AM Admission Free About the event Looking for new ...

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Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: Crowdfunding for Jazz Projects @ Hilton New York: January 7

Source: Michael Ricci
January 6, 2012

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic Crowdfunding for Jazz Projects Where Hilton New York Concourse E New York, NY 212-586-7000 When Sat, January 7, 2012 3-4:30 PM Admission Free About the event Fan-funding platforms such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are gaining traction as more jazz artists and organizations ...

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Contest

Enter the "Christian McBride - The Good Feeling" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2012

Event

Westchester Jazz Orchestra To Perform Bossa! Tango! Flamenco! On January 28 In Irvington

Source: Emily Tabin
January 6, 2012

Music of South America and Spain showcased by world-class group Westchester, NY—The Westchester Jazz Orchestra—"the best we've had since those wonderful aggregations headed by Duke Ellington, Count Basie" (JazzScan.com)—will perform Bossa! Tango! Flamenco! on Saturday, January 28 at 8 PM at the Irvington Town Hall Theater, 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY. WBGO's Gary Walker is set to host the concert. “Two years ago, WJO performed a program of South American music. The band played to a packed house and standing ...

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Event

Jazz Poetry Pioneers at Jammin' at the Gem in February

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
January 6, 2012

The next concert in the Jammin' at the Gem series features Valentine and Black History Month and a Salute to Jazz Poetry. The Jazz Poetry Jams program at the American Jazz Museum is in its 9th year. The combining of jazz music performance and jazz poetry on the Gem Theater stage in concert is scheduled for Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8:00 pm with the legendary Roy Ayers performing with jazz poetry pioneers: Louis Reyes Rivera and Jessica Care Moore. ...

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Music Industry

American Jazz Museum's Blue Room Named Among Down Beat's Top International Jazz Venues

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
January 6, 2012

The American Jazz Museum's Blue Room jazz club is the first among two Kansas City venues to be named to Down Beat Magazine's “212 Great Jazz Rooms—An International Listing of the Best Places to See and Hear Live Jazz." The Blue Room was also distinguished by a gold highlighted listing. “We are pleased, humbled and grateful at receiving this type of unsolicited recognition because it validates our constant quest to present high quality music that perpetuates the art form and ...

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