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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents the Dukes of Destiny in Cheltenham on October 5th!

Source: Suzanne Cloud
September 14, 2011

Opening up the third season of the Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA will be the Dukes of Destiny. Led by vocalist John Colgan-Davis, this seven-piece group has gained a large and loyal following over 25 years among Philadelphia listeners who know and love the blues. They've appeared at the River Blues Festivals at Penn's Landing, the YO Philadelphia Festival, and the Pocono Blues Festival. They've also opened for ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Barbara Montgomery in a New Series on October 5th (Kennett Square, PA)

Source: Suzanne Cloud
September 14, 2011

Opening the first season of a Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series on Wednesday, October 5th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA will be singer Barbara Montgomery with pianist Aaron Graves, bassist Lee Smith, and drummer Craig McIver. Barbara has been singing in the Philly area for many years, but her voice has taken her to many far flung places, playing festivals and concerts around the world. Her CDs have been critically acclaimed, e.g. Playboy's Guide to ...

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Recording

Critically Acclaimed Blues Artist Tom Casino Gives Away Free Single

Source: Lauren Rogers
September 14, 2011

Critically acclaimed bluesman Tom Casino has seen the future—and it costs nothing. After receiving substantial airplay on NPR stations and blues programs during the past year, Casino has decided to offer his witty single, “Chopstick Blues," for free. All that needs to be done is to e-mail Casino at [email protected]. Combine the bluesy swagger of Jim Morrison with the gravel-pit crooning of Tom Waits and the soulful rasp of Louis Armstrong, and you have the ingredients that form Tom Casino. ...

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Event

Listen With Your Eyes. A Celebration of Jazz in L.A.

Source: Elzo Rillo
September 14, 2011

September 17 to November 19, 2011 Presented by: Morono Kiang Gallery, KJazz 88.1 FM, Blue Whale live jazz + art space, Downtown Independent Theater, Catalina Bar & Grill, California Jazz Foundation, The World Stage, William Grant Still Arts Center, Amoeba Music. Los Angeles, CA: Listen With Your Eyes, A Celebration of Jazz in L.A. is a major partnership of a group of Los Angeles venues and organizations to present programming to celebrate Jazz in L.A. this fall. This is an ...

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Festival

Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2012 Dates for Folk & Jazz Festivals

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 13, 2011

NEWPORT, RI: George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the dates of the 2012 Folk and Jazz festivals in Newport, RI. The Newport Folk Festival will be held July 28th and the Newport Jazz Festival is set for August 3rd. Additional information will be announced in the coming months. “Following a sold-out 2011 Folk Festival and a very successful Jazz Festival, we want to make sure that music fans throughout the area and around ...

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Event

Charlie Harrington named as Invitational Judge

Source: Charlie Harrington
September 13, 2011

Award-Winning acclaimed artist, Charlie Harrington, has accepted an invitation to judge the Guitar Center's 2011 Drum Off Competition. Charlie, a child prodigy and former student and protege of jazz drumming legend Ray Bauduc, has shared the stage with such luminaries as Woody Herman, Kirk Whalum, Larry Coryell, Tony Bennett, Ira Sullivan, Ari Brown, and Richie Cole. He is well known for his dedication and commitment to education and is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team, the Percussive Arts ...

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Recording

New Marco Pignataro album a tribute to 6-year-old daughter with serious heart defect

Source: Lauren Rogers
September 13, 2011

The title of saxophonist Marco Pignataro's new album, Sofia's Heart, has a literal meaning. The record is named after Pignataro's 6-year-old daughter Sofia, who is born with a heart defect often linked to children with Down Syndrome like herself. The stress and gripping fear of seeing his young child undergo three open-heart surgeries is felt throughout the record, not only on the mood-drenched title track but on various cuts such as “Homesick," in which Pignataro's saxophone conveys a wounded ache. ...

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Performance / Tour

Live from Loews Presents an Evening with Billboard Chart-Topping R&B and Contemporary Jazz Vocalist Maysa Leak at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel as Part of Their Free Monthly Concert Series

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
September 13, 2011

LIVE FROM LOEWS, the concert series being launched at Loews destination hotels around the country, will present Billboard chart-topping R&B and contemporary jazz vocalist MAYSA LEAK for a free performance on Thursday, September 15 at the LOEWS PHILADELPHIA HOTEL. Taking place in their Solefood Restaurant, the evening starts with local music entertainment and a DJ with “Cocktails and Conversation" when the doors open at 5:30 PM. The Maysa show takes place at 7:30 PM with a VIP Meet & Greet ...

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