Jazz News

Announcing the Winners of the "Jacques Coursil - Trails of Tears" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
January 18, 2011

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Enter the "Winnie Dahlgren - Till We Meet Again" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
January 18, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Winnie Dahlgren—Till We Meet Again“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 17th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Winnie Dahlgren at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Winnie Dahlgren Winnie Dahlgren provides the listener with a distinct musical experience with delicate twists. Her classical background showcases her musical technique as a performer, but her use and ...

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Urban Funk Heroes and Legends nominated for Jazz/Recording at the 25th Annual Wammy Awards

Source: Tim Cutrona
January 18, 2011

Urban Funk's CD Heroes and Legends has been nominated for Jazz/Recording of the year from WAMA, (Washington Area Musican's Association) . The 25th Wammies are scheduled for February 20th at the historic State Theater in Falls Church Virginia. SaxMan Productions presents Urban Funk and their debut CD, Heroes and Legends. Produced by woodwind artist Wayne Sulc and percussionist Tim Cutrona. Both Sulc and Cutrona are veterans of the Washington DC music scene. Heroes and Legends, a thirteen track CD is ...

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This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe - January 18-24

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 18, 2011

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Admission: Sun-Thurs-$20 includes a drink, Fri & Sat $25 includes a drink Tuesday, January 18, 8:30 PM BLUE TUESDAYS: JALALA Janis Siegel, vocals; Lauren Kinhan, vocals; Laurel Massé, vocals; Yaron Gershovsky, piano; Steve LaSpina, bass Julie Hardy, Host Wednesday, January 19, 8:30 PM THE BRAZILIAN ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE ...

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Amy Speace's Third Album "Land Like a Bird" Chronicles a Move That Opened New Doors

Source: conqueroo
January 18, 2011

Thirty Tigers album due in stores March 29; Kim Richey contributes vocals, Neilson Hubbard produced. Also this year, Speace to be seen in Big Star documentary NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Amy Speace wrote her new album, Land Like a Bird, with her life in a state of transition. Having spent many years in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey, surrounded by concrete, taxi horns and rushing trains, Speace suddenly found herself in the South. She'd done quite well as a New Yorker: she was ...

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Idina Menzel On Stage with North Carolina Symphony, March 31; Tickets On Sale Jan. 24

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
January 18, 2011

Superstar vocalist Idina Menzel, star of Wicked, Rent and Fox's hit television show Glee, lends her powerhouse talents to the North Carolina Symphony for her first-ever Raleigh concert. Bringing a diverse repertoire of pop and musical theater favorites and songs from her solo album I Stand, she takes center stage alongside Symphony Resident Conductor William Henry Curry. The one-night-only performance will be held in Meymandi Concert Hall in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, March 31, at ...

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Jazz Arts Group of Columbus Welcomes Dave Douglas & Keystone for "Spark of Being" Multimedia Event

Source: Michael Ricci
January 18, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series welcomes two-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas and his electric sextet Keystone to the Lincoln Theatre stage Saturday, February 5 to present their latest multimedia project, Spark of Being. Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he has lived since the mid-1980s, Mr. Douglas has continued to earn lavish national and international acclaim including prizes from such organizations as the New ...

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Five Headliners Announced for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 10th Edition

Source: Jean Dalmath
January 18, 2011

Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Natalie Cole, Béla Fleck and The Fab Faux—Tickets on Sale Friday January 21! Rochester, NY—Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced five headliners for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 10th Edition, which will be held June 10-18, 2011.

Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole will perform on opening night, Friday June 10. The Fab Faux, the most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band on the scene today plays Saturday June 11. Premier banjo player Bela Fleck ...

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