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Performance / Tour

'Living Legends of Rock 'N' Roll' Comes to the State Theatre in New Brunswick on 10/15

Source: Seth Cohen PR
October 7, 2011

'Living Legends of Rock 'N' Roll' comes to the State Theatre in New Brunswick on 10/15 — Four terrific bands will come together at one event, to pay tribute to some of the biggest acts in rock. 'Living Legends of Rock 'N' Roll' Multi-Band Performance Confirmed for The State Theatre in New Brunswick on October 15th Living Legends of Rock 'N' Roll Presented by Legends Entertainment Group Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM Location: State ...

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Performance / Tour

Third Annual Philadelphia Guitar Summit Features The Areas Elite Musicians

Source: Helen Haynes
October 6, 2011

Blue Bell, PA: The Third Annual Philadelphia Guitar Summit is here!!! Partnered with Montgomery County Community College, this year is spectacular with a stellar line up of jazz guitarists/educators. Pat Martino's hard hitting organ trio, the glorious solo flamenco guitarist Carlos Rubio and this year introducing the PGS Guitar Ensemble featuring Tom Gaicabetti, Monnette Sudler, Matt Davis, Charles Ellerbe, and Avi Rothbard. We will be swinging, celebrating the music of the late jazz guitarist Grant Green. October 28, 2011 (concert) ...

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Recording

Vocalist Heather Ramsey Lets the Music Flow in "Peace Like a River"

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
October 6, 2011

Do you long for holiday music that takes you to a simpler time and place? Heather Ramsey, vocalist and CEO of The Midwest School of Voice, honored to be releasing her second CD with “Peace Like a River." Her soulful vocal style and poignant interpretations of holiday classics are a reflection of her diverse influences in music. Renowned pianist, arranger, composer and author Dr. Monika Herzig adds her unique spin to these festive tunes to showcase Ramsey's ability to sing ...

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Radio

The Eccentric Genius of Jelly Roll Morton This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
October 6, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, actor Vernel Bagneris joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for “Wild Man Blues," a musical biography based on personal diaries of Jelly Roll Morton. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. One could reasonably argue that Jelly Roll Morton, born October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, was the first great composer and pianist in jazz. Morton ...

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Event

Coltrane's Ashe III: 34th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert, hosted by Eric Jackson

Source: Mary Curtin Productions
October 5, 2011

Coltrane's Ashé III: 34th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert. Honoring José Massó ("Con Salsa" on WBUR) and hosted by Eric Jackson (on WGBH). Saturday, October 22, 7:30 pm. Tickets: $25 general admission (plus $2 order fee per ticket); discounts available to groups, NU faculty & staff, WGBH Members, NU & non-NU students, and seniors. Northeastern University, Blackman Theatre, Ell Hall, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. Wheelchair accessible. For tickets, visit or call for information: 617-373-4700 (TTY 617-373-2184); hours Mon.-Fri., noon to ...

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Education

Usdan Center (Jazz Program) Holds 10/23 Open House for 2012

Source: Reva Cooper
October 5, 2011

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, whose August 3 Gala featured the World Premiere of a jazz work by Richard DeRosa, will hold its first Open House for its 2012 season on Sunday October 23. The Open House, a chance to obtain information and tour the Center's beautiful 200-acre woodland campus, will be from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Center at 185 Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights (Huntington) Long Island. .The commissioned jazz work at ...

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Recording

Announcing the debut release by the Nathan Douds Ensemble

Source: Michael Ricci
October 5, 2011

The Nathan Douds Ensemble is a group that performs original compositions that aim to combine any and all divergent musical styles into a new genre-less sound. While this is the primary goal of the group, it is easy to hear several very distinct influences including: contemporary and avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical and chamber music, rock/fusion, various world musics, and electro-acoustic music. The members of this ensemble have immensely diverse musical influences, educational backgrounds, and career paths, all of which are ...

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Music Industry

Donald Harrison's NOLA Jazz Programs First Recipient - Hailun Piano Partnerships

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 5, 2011

HAILUN PIANOS LAUNCHES ANNUAL NATIONWIDE “PIANO PARTNERSHIPS" Saxophonist Donald Harrison's jazz programs in New Orleans to be the first recipient of superbly crafted pianos on November 15, 2011 NEW ORLEANS: Basilios Strmec, CEO of Hailun USA, a piano company based in Ningbo, China, announces the launching of an annual nationwide program of Piano Partnerships with jazz musicians and significant courses of jazz studies. The Piano Partnerships begin with their presentation of Hailun's HG 178 grand piano and HU 1 P ...

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