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The New School Coltrane Ensemble Annual Concert, Mon., May 4, 7PM @ The Performance Space

Source: The Cinarae Group
May 4, 2009

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"NIGHTtime" with Marcus Goldhaber & the Jon Davis Trio at the Night Hotel - Every Thursday: 6PM & 7:45PM

Source: AMP3 Public Relations
May 4, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – On April 30th, 2009, Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber will open “NIGHTtime” for a limited engagement at The Night Hotel. Performances will be every Thursday through July 2nd, 2009, with sets at 6pm & 7:45pm. This boutique hotel is an exercise of Modern Gothic Gotham, filled with black and white dcor and nestled secretly behind the mayhem of midtown’s Times Square, making this an ideal place to serve as the after-work ‘go to’ locale on Thursday evenings. Night ...

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Little Richard's Warner Bros. Albums Reissued on Collectors' Choice on June 23

Source: conqueroo
May 4, 2009

The Rill Thing, King of Rock and Roll and the Bumps Blackwell-produced The Second Coming were evidence of a still-vital artist who combined tradition with newer sounds.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Little Richard is well known as one of rock ’n’ roll’s great originators. His run of hits on Specialty Records between 1955-58 brought legendary hits like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Slippin’ and Slidin’,” “Rip It Up,” “Lucille,” “Jenny Jenny,” “Keep A-Knockin’,” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.” At the ...

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On This Day 1536 Where You @

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2009

May 4, 1536: C U @ the Piazza. Francesco Lapi, a Florentine merchant, uses the @ symbol while penning a letter. Its the first recorded use of the at sign outside a monastery.

Ubiquitous in today's internet culture, the at sign most likely owes its origin to a monk with writers cramp. Before Gutenberg showed up with his printing press, forever changing human communication, the Holy Scriptures were considered among the few written works worth copying for wider distribution.

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Seeger Birthday Bash Review: Review

Source: Michael Ricci
May 4, 2009

Pete Seeger celebrates 90th with musician pals Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris and more join in the festivities at Madison Square Garden.

For a 90th birthday, it felt more like a political revival, an old-fashioned revival meeting. And as he stood in the wings Sunday, watching a parade of folk and pop music royalty sing the songs that he made famous, Pete Seeger wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

On a rain-soaked night, more than 15,000 people turned ...

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More Performers Added to Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2009

Several new shows have been added to this summers line-up making the 23rd edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival a little bigger and a lot more eclectic as it takes over the city from June 26 July 5, 2009. With the addition of Room Eleven, Van der Graaf Generator, Alain Caron Band and The Bug, these groups push the boundaries of jazz with their mix of progressive rock, pop, blues and dubstep.

Room Eleven 07/01, Supermarket

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MODA Entertainment Announces Rare Fine Art Prints of Client Duke Ellington from Sony Music Entertainments Photo Archive

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2009

MODA Entertainment is proud to announce that Sony Music Entertainment has unveiled a collection of rare fine art prints of Duke Ellington in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legends birth. The Duke Ellington Estate is exclusively represented by MODA Entertainment for marketing, merchandising and licensing worldwide. In commemoration and celebration of cultural icon Duke Ellington, Sony Music Entertainments photo archive (Icon-Collectibles.com), has released a collection of fine art prints of the Jazz Legend from his tenure at ...

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Enter the Blue Note Records "Wynton Marsalis - He and She" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Blue Note Records “Wynton Marsalis - He and She“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 7th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Wynton Marsalis at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Blue Note Records

About He and She As the title to Wynton Marsalis' fifth Blue Note release indicates, He ...

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