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Education

Horns To Havana To Deliver 120 Donated Instruments To Cuban Students

Source: Jennifer Kramer
August 26, 2011

(New York, NY) HORNS TO HAVANA will take a full planeload of musical instruments and nearly another planeload of jazz musicians, luthiers and brass, percussion and woodwind repair technicians to four Cuban music academies from September 4-11. All U.S. Government licenses and approvals have been granted that will facilitate shipping and travel for Horns to Havana's lyrical cultural exchange between the American jazz community and Cuban music students, based on music with deeply shared African as well as European roots. ...

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Recording

Half Note Announces The Release Of Three New Recordings By Kenny Werner

Source: hubtone PR
August 26, 2011

With The Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Donald Harrison With Ron Carter, Billy Cobham And Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari With Special Guest Esperanza Spalding Kenny Werner & BJO, Institute of Higher Learning AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE AUGUST 26, 2011 The Brussels Jazz Orchestra (BJO), led by founder and Artistic Director Frank Vaganée, once again reinforces its reputation as one of Europe's premier big bands, a group that “manifests love," according to Grammy-winning arranger Maria Schneider. Kenny Werner and the BJO ...

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Festival

Earl Klugh's Renowned Weekend Of Jazz Returns To Kiawah Island, SC

Source: Audrey Birnbaum
August 26, 2011

Kiawah Island, SC—Since 2004, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind weekend getaways at 2 Five-Star, Five-Diamond properties; The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The 2nd annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island will be held November 10-12, 2011 and features 3 incredible nights of music from 10-Time GRAMMY®-Winner CHAKA KHAN in a Rare and Special Jazz Performance, Multi-Instrumentalist BRIAN CULBERTSON, Saxophonist, Vocalist and ...

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Recording

Michael Williams Band Release "Fire Red" – A Blues Rock Masterpiece Produced By Eddie Kramer

Source: Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
August 25, 2011

Los Angeles, CA: The Michael Williams Band is poised to make their mark with an energy filled release titled Fire Red. With legendary producer Eddie Kramer producing and behind the mixing board, Williams and his band were immediately put in the driver's seat. Kramer, of course, has produced Hendrix and countless other great musicians since the 60s. Michael Williams Band dip into the well of influences such as Hendrix on Fire Red but make no mistake, they have their own ...

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Recording

Embracing Nicole Henry

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
August 26, 2011

The song stylist sells out a pair of New York City shows on the eve of the release of her critically-acclaimed new album, Embraceable Miami Beach, FL: Glowing reviews have embraced the arrival of the fifth album from song stylist Nicole Henry, which was released Tuesday (August 23) by ArtistShare. On Monday night, Henry performed many of the songs from Embraceable at a pair of sold-out, standing room-only shows to enraptured audiences at Jazz at Lincoln Centers Dizzys Club Coca ...

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Performance / Tour

The 9th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music Celebrates Kenny Wheeler at The Jazz Standard

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 26, 2011

THE 9TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC CELEBRATES TRUMPETER/COMPOSER KENNY WHEELER AT THE JAZZ STANDARD (New York City, NY)—JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nation's premier jazz clubs, presents the 9th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) series, “Kenny Wheeler Celebration," from Thursday, October 20, through Sunday, October 23, 2011. Program schedule and artist bios are outlined below. The FONT series celebrates Kenny Wheeler, one of the most creative and iconic of progressive trumpeters. Wheeler, a Canadian residing in ...

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Education

Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Announces Semifinalists For The 2011 International Jazz Piano Competition Made Possible By Cadillac

Source: Hilary Sheinbaum
August 25, 2011

JUDGES INCLUDE HERBIE HANCOCK, ELLIS MARSALIS, JASON MORAN, DANILO PEREZ AND RENEE ROSNES Semifinalists Will Compete to Perform at the 25th Anniversary Gala and Win Scholarship Prizes and a Recording Contract with Concord Music Group Washington, D.C.—The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the world's premier nonprofit jazz education organization, announces the 12 semifinalists for its illustrious 2011 International Jazz Piano Competition. The 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition Semifinals, sponsored by Cadillac, will take place on Sunday, September 11th ...

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Performance / Tour

Thirsty Ear at The Stone (NYC) October 1st to the 15th

Source: Chris Rich
August 25, 2011

Tapping into the vast resources of Thirsty Ear's much-heralded Blue Series, President Peter Gordon will be curating two weeks at The Stone, from October 1st to October 15th. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, to some of the most innovative hip-hop and electronic music producers, to individuals whose music defies any such labeling, the artists of Blue Series have pushed the envelope of the avant-garde and their compositions have come to encompass some of the most exciting ...

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