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Allen Toussaint Quartet at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

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Tarbaby at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

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Miguel Zenon Quintet; Byron Vannoy’S Meridian at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

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Garfield High School Jazz Band with Special Guest Miguel Zenon at the Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

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Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery Walking Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

This Sunday, September 27, join the Friends of Woodlawn for a walking tour of the final resting places of the Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Among the notable musicians buried at the historic cemetery are: Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Bricktop, William Sonny Greer, W.C. Handy, Charles “Cootie" Williams, King Oliver, Arthur Whetsol, Sandy Williams, Milt Jackson, Illinois Jacquet and many, many others.

Tours take place at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Both begin from ...

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Kenny G: An Evening of Rhythm and Romance

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
September 23, 2009

Grammy-Award Winning Saxophonist’s First Ever Blu-ray Release On DVD and Blu-ray October 6 New York, NY: An Evening Of Rhythm & Romance, a DVD and Blu-ray from Grammy-Award winning saxophonist Kenny G will be simultaneously released on October 6 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. [MSRP $14.98 for DVD, $24.98 for Blu-ray]. With global album sales in excess of 50 million copies, this is a new milestone for the accomplished artist, as this is his first ever performance released in the Blu-ray ...

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Stanford Jazz Workshop Video Clips

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

LEADING JAZZ EDUCATOR STANFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP DEBUTS WORKSHOP VIDEO CLIPS STANFORD, CA: Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW), the jazz education non-profit founded in 1972 at Stanford University, has produced six educational video clips which have just gone live on its website, StanfordJazz.org. These videos, which were filmed at the Workshop’s flagship Jazz Camp & Jazz Residency summer programs, represent the organization’s first foray into video content for the web, and were facilitated in part by an “Arts Enhance” grant awarded by ...

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New Zealand Queenstown Jazz Festival Strikes New Chord

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

Queenstown swings into spring this October with some exciting changes to its 31st annual jazz festival.

A carnival atmosphere will take over the town as the ASB Queenstown JazzFest brings music to the masses in a 10-day live music celebration from 17 to 26 October.

A sensational line-up of more than 50 bands and 200 Kiwi and international performers form a four pronged programme of free gigs, ticketed headline concerts, musical development and youth competition designed to involve, encourage, entertain ...

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