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Performance / Tour

Nellie McKay Returns to Feinstein's

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
March 15, 2011

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York" by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, continues its star-studded Winter 2011 season with “I Want To Live!"—an evening with NELLIE McKAY, a woman with dubious moral standards, often a guest in seedy bars... The return engagement of the critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and actress, featuring songs from her latest CD Home Sweet Mobile Home, will run from March 22 to ...

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Education

Piano on Sandbar Inspires New Age Pianist

Source: Edward Weiss
March 14, 2011

Mystery solved ... we now know that teenagers placed a baby grand piano on a Florida Keys sandbar. Case closed. But not for New Age pianist and composer Edward Weiss. Mr. Weiss, is the creator of an online piano course Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music that teaches adults how to play New Age piano. He's been teaching online for over 10 years so when he saw all the coverage this piano 'stunt' was generating he got inspired. Here's what Mr. ...

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Advocacy

Jazz Singer Undaunted by House Fire

Source: Suzanne Cloud
March 14, 2011

By Suzanne Cloud, Executive Director of Jazz Bridge When Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit public charity that aids Philly area jazz and blues musicians, got the call on January 3rd from Sun Ra trumpeter Michael Ray that a local singer and her two children, Ian and Asia, had totally been burned out of their rented house on New Year's Eve and were living at a Red Cross shelter at 40th and Powelton Avenue, I thought to myself, “If this isn't a ...

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Interview

Gilad Atzmon interview - "Free as Bird"

Source: underyourskin
March 13, 2011

Website

Become an All About Jazz Musician Page Editor

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2011

All About Jazz is looking to create and maintain musician pages from legendary artists like Miles Davis to working musicians from your hometown. If you have been looking for an opportunity to contribute to AAJ, but don't have a lot of time to spare, then please consider a page editor position. You have the flexibility to add information and develop pages on your own schedule. Ideally, the site would like to build a directory of complete profiles for musicians past ...

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Interview

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Interviewed at All About Jazz....And More!

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2011

Wadada Leo Smith's career as a creative musician spans more than forty years. The trumpeter/composer's myriad accomplishments have been well-documented, particularly recently, as his recoding and performance career have undergone a marked renaissance, the success of which has shown a spotlight not only on his recent undertakings, but also inspired a reexamination of his past works. At age 70, Smith is as busy as he has ever been performing more regularly now than in his youth, composing, leading multiple ensembles, ...

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Festival

34th Paradise Valley Jazz Party, April 16-17

Source: Patricia Myers
March 13, 2011

The 34th annual Paradise Valley Jazz Party, one of the longest running jazz events in the world, again will bring top-level musicians to Arizona from across the nation on April 16-17. The weekend party was first staged in 1978 by Don Z. Miller and his late wife, Sue. During the past 33 years, the events have featured the most legendary jazz artists in the world. “Although there are tweaks to this exciting format from year to year, it is always ...

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Performance / Tour

Bay Area Jazz Summit Concert at Congregation Netivot Shalom on March 17

Source: Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
March 14, 2011

The Jazz Summit Concert brings together three Bay Area jazz ensembles for an evening of big band jazz. The Netivot Shalom Jazz/Klez band is 10 piece ensemble under the direction of clarinetist, Rabbi Stuart Kelman. The Albany Jazz Big Band is a 25 piece big band from the Albany Unified School District Adult School. Under the direction of Bob Levenson, the band features many fine instrumental and vocal soloists. Under the direction of renowned saxophonist and band leader Dave Le ...

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