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Event

George Wein To Get Star on SPAC Walk of Fame

Source: R.J. DeLuke
May 12, 2011

Saratoga Springs, NY—Jazz impresario George Wein, often referred to as the “father" of modern music festivals, will be honored by Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 25 for his role in founding SPAC's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the longest-running and most celebrated jazz events in the world. Wein will be honored at the festival with the dedication of a bronze star in SPAC's Walk of Fame. Immediately following the ceremony, Wein will perform on SPAC's stage with ...

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Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Erica von Kleist Performance & CD Release at NYC’S Jazz Gallery June 9

Source: Jennifer Kramer
May 11, 2011

Erica von Kleist & No Exceptions Performance & CD release party Thursday, June 9, 2011 2 sets: 9pm & 10:30pm Cover: $10—$20, Members $5 -10 withvalid student ID The Jazz Gallery 290 Hudson Street (btwn Spring and Dominik) New York, NY 10013 212.242.1063 Saxophonist-flautist, Erica von Kleist releases her second self-produced CD, Erica von Kleist & No Exceptions leading her band at NYC's Jazz Gallery for the official CD release ...

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Education

Berklee Team Build Homes in New Orleans Musicians' Village

Source: Berklee Public Relations
May 11, 2011

Continuing Berklee College of Music's commitment of giving back to the birthplace of jazz, the college's Gracenotes Volunteer Committee is sponsoring its fifth annual trip to New Orleans. A group of eight staff and faculty members will travel to Louisiana to work (May 10-14) in the New Orleans Musicians' Village, an ongoing Habitat for Humanity project to create new and affordable homes in the city's Upper Ninth Ward for musicians and other residents displaced by 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ...

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Event

The Coventry Lions Club To Host 2011 Chester County Blues Barbeque on June 4

Source: Just Roots PR
May 11, 2011

Coventry, PA—The Coventry Lions Club will host the 2011 Chester County Blues Barbeque on June 4, 2 to 7 p.m. at Wyndsor Farm in Elverson to support its scholarship and outreach programs. The family-oriented event will feature three notable blues bands from the area in a spacious and scenic setting, with food and drinks available for purchase throughout the afternoon. The Barbecue will be held rain or shine as Wyndsor Farm has a large indoor arena that will serve as ...

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Interview

Requiem for Zim Ngqawana (1959-2011)

Source: Chris Rich
May 11, 2011

By Thomas Rome From profoundest loss I struggle to speak of the passing of one of the jazz world's most significant personalities of his generation. South African saxophonist Zim Ngqawana, 51, left us far too early last night at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, victim of a stroke. Nowhere do the strikingly parallel cultural identities of South Africa and the United States (our parallel racial ethos, if you like) speak to us more intriguingly than through jazz. If, following the ...

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Obituary

Jazz Genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52

Source: Chris Rich
May 11, 2011

South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52. Manager Ayanda Nhlapo said Ngqawana, who played the flute and saxophone, had been rehearsing at his home in Troyeville for a show at Wits on the weekend when he had the stroke. “I think Zim was extremely insightful and he was very much aware of a lot of things that a lot of people seem not to want ...

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Event

The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble and Holland Hopson/James Keepnews to perform at Backstage Productions in Kingston, NY on Friday, June 3 at 7:30 pm.

Source: James Keepnews
May 11, 2011

An exciting night of creative electro-acoustic improvised music will be unleashed in Kingston, NY when The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble and the duo Holland Hopson/James Keepnews take the stage at Backstage Productions (BSP) on Friday June 3rd at 7:30 PM. Admission will be $15 at the door and $10 for students and seniors with valid ID. The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble is the brainchild of guitarist Johnny Asia. This freewheeling, improvisation based ensemble utilizes electric and acoustic instruments to channel “sounds of ...

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Performance / Tour

Lorin returns to the Gardenia in West Hollywood with New Show "Love Me Or Leave Me: A Tribute to Etting"

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
May 11, 2011

Martha Lorin returns to the LA club scene with “Love Me Or Leave Me: A Tribute to Ruth Etting" Saturday, May 21st, 2011 @ 9:00 p.m. Gardenia Restaurant and Nightclub 7066 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA Tickets: $20.00 RSVP @ 323-467-7444 Critically acclaimed jazz singer, Martha Lorin, returns to the LA nightclub scene after many years with a new show, “Love Me Or Leave Me: ...

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