Jazz News

The Apollo Theater Presents Vocal Landscapes: A Composer's Journey with Diedre Murray Thursday, June 21st & Friday June 22nd

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 20, 2007

The Apollo Theater presents The Salon Series June 2007: The Composers. The Process. The MUSIC. Witness daring works-in-development!

Vocal Landscapes: A Composer's Journey with Diedre Murray (Thursday, June 21st & Friday June 22nd)

All performances start at 7:30 ALL SEATS just $15 Q&A's follow each performance!

Vocal Landscapes: A Composer's Journey with Diedre Murray Thursday, June 21st & Friday, June 22nd

Explore award-winning composer Diedre Murray's unique odyssey ...

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Harmonica Music in the Pocono Mountains

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2007

After 15 years in the Garden State Harmonica Club (NJ) I moved to the Pocono Mountains of PA. No matter how hard I tried to convince my New Jersey people to come with me, none of them did.

As a result, I have had to organize my own club here. The POCONO MOUNTAIN HARMONICA CLUB has had its first meeting.

A wonderful collection of players, wannabes, listners showed up and exhibited much enthusiasm. My personal preference is the chromatic and ...

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Jimmy Bruno Announces His "Maplewood Avenue" CD Release Party and Performance Saturday, June 30 8PM Chris's Jazz Caf

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 20, 2007

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9/11 Kids "Feel the Music" at Benefit Concert Featuring the Arturo O'Farrill Sextet at St. Peter's Church Friday, June 29th 7:00PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 20, 2007

Children and teens affected by 9/11 will perform at St. Peter's Church with the Arturo O'Farrill Sextet and teachers from Feel the Music!

On Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 7:00pm, The World Foundation for Music and Healing will hold its second annual spring benefit concert for Feel the Music! at Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan. Performers include: The Arturo O'Farrill Sextet, Feel the Music! faculty and students from the program. Students will have the chance of a lifetime and sit ...

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Tonight! Beacons in Jazz at the New School!

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 20, 2007

20th Anniversary Grand Finale! Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30pm Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street

TONIGHT! BEACONS IN JAZZ return to The New School as part of all- star celebration concert! Reggie Workman, Jimmy Heath and Barry Harris take the stage with fellow all-stars Roy Hargrove, Charli Persip, Benny Powell, and Charles Tolliver for great musical moments at a 20th anniversary celebration concert at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. ...

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Drummer Karl Latham Releases "Resonance"

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2007

"Karl Latham leads the band through all kinds of musical terrain with a playful, musical touch, from the elaborate shading to the sparse, funky backbeats. Latham likes playing inside and out, and his band follows suit nicely." - Robin Tolleson, Modern Drummer KARL LATHAM is a NY-based and internationally recognized drummer. He is known for his exceptional ability to dig into a variety of musical styles, playing straight-ahead jazz, avant-garde, funk, rock, Latin, and more. John Lee, bassist and director ...

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Harlem Speaks Honors Frankie Manning June 29

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 20, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300

Harlem Speaks Honors Frankie Manning with a Big Band Swing Dance at the Riverside Church

Frankie Manning, Dancer/Choreographer June 29, 2007

This special Friday session of Harlem Speaks will take place at the Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue (between 120th and 122nd Streets). Legendary dancer/choreographer Frankie Manning will be interviewed along with Cynthia Millman, the co-author of his ...

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Musicians for Harmony Confirms 6th Anniversary 9/11 Benefit Concert; Exec Director Allegra Klein Heading to Iraq as Part of Landmark Summer Arts Academy

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 20, 2007

Musicians For Harmony Confirms Sixth Anniversary Benefit Concert for September 11th Executive Director Allegra Klein Heading to Northern Iraq as Part of Landmark Summer Arts Academy MFH Educational Pilot Program a Growing Success Musicians For Harmony continues to deliver on the promise of its mission to promote peace and cultural exchange through music. The organization, founded shortly after September 11, 2001, has generated growing attention for its charitable efforts in the years since. Each fall, they present a concert in ...

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