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A Benefit for Della Griffin Friday February 11 St. Peter's Church 7 PM - 10:00 PM
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All About Jazz
A Benefit for Della Griffin: One of the first women jazz drummers & legendary Harlem singers: Together ... Let's rebuild her house. Della, now in her 80's, has not only been a great performer, but over the years, she also raised over 40 foster kids in this house and still continues to do so! Friday Night February 11 7 PM - 10:00 PM St. Peter's Church 619 Lexington Avenue NYC (Southeast corner of 54th Street & Lexington Ave.) “A Great ...
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Organist Jimmy Smith Dies at 76
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All About Jazz
Blue Note Records is saddened to announce the passing of Jimmy Smith, the man who single-handedly reinvented the Hammond B3 organ for jazz and created the model sound of the organ trio (organ-guitar-drums) in the mid-1950s. Smith died yesterday of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, AZ. He was 76 years old. Born in Norristown, PA, in 1928, Smith at first took up the piano, learning from his parents at an early age. He turned his attention to the ...
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Louis Guarino, Jr. in concert in Hamden, Connecticut - "Creative Abstractions in Music"
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All About Jazz
Hammond B-3 Legend Jimmy Smith Passes
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All About Jazz
December 8, 1925 to February 8, 2005 Jimmy Smith, the Hammond B-3 icon who creatively revolutionized the instrument in Jazz, died of apparent natural causes on Tuesday, February 8, at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending. “Jimmy was one of the greatest and most innovative musicians of our time. I love the man and I love the music. He was my idol, my mentor and my friend," fellow Hammond B-3 artist and friend, Joey Defrancesco said yesterday. ...
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Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Competition
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All About Jazz
Announcing a Sister-City Female Vocalist Jazz Contest High school, adult winners will win trip to Kobe, Japan Submission deadline March 16, 2005 The Seattle Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) is pleased to announce the very first Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Competition. SKSCA will send one high school and one adult female jazz vocalist from the greater Seattle area to Kobe, Japan to participate in a concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the “birth" of jazz ...
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Jazz Bassist Christian McBride to Appear February 28th at Bloomfield College's Westminster Arts Center
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All About Jazz
Bloomfield College Westminster Arts Center David S. Rosenak, Artistic Director a commitment to artists, a celebration of spirit! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David S. Rosenak 973 748-9000, x343 [email protected] Jazz Bassist Christian McBride to Appear February 28th at Bloomfield College’s Westminster Arts Center The Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College, Bloomfield New Jersey, announces the first evening in the premiere season of its new series, JazzTalks, intimate evenings of conversation and performance with contemporary jazz artists on their life and ...
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Jazz Pianist and Educator Enos Payne Funeral Arrangements
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All About Jazz
Jazz Pianist ENOS PAYNE, a jazz educator and pianist died. Please note that the body viewing will take place on Friday, February 11th, 2005 at the J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home located at 179-24 Linden Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11434 from 4:00P.M. until 8:00P.M. Their phone number is: (718) 526-5656. The Church services will take place at 9:30 A.M. at Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church located at 131-29 Farmers Boulevard, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434. Enos Payne was an instructor ...
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