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Marian McPartland's 85th Birthday Bash Brought Out The Stars To Birdland On March 21st

Source: All About Jazz

Norah Jones and Tony Bennett were just two of the music industry luminaries to grace the stage at New York City's venerable Birdland jazz club on Friday, March 21st to pay tribute to the legendary pianist Marian McPartland. Celebrating her 85th birthday, the indefatigable McPartland was onstage for the majority of the evening performing in duo, quartets and larger ensembles with many of her special guests.

With an opening tribute from South Carolina Educational Radio's Moss Bresnahan (SCETV has been ...

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Award-Winning Pianist/Composer Michel Camilo Appointed Herb Alpert Visiting Professor At Berklee College Of Music

Source: All About Jazz

Camilo Performs in Concert 4/10 at the Berklee Performance Center

BOSTON -- Next week, piano virtuoso and composer Michel Camilo will begin his appointment as a Herb Alpert Visiting Professor at Berklee College of Music. Hailed by jazz and classical connoisseurs alike, Camilo is also one of today's most prominent figures in Latin jazz. During the week he will present master classes for piano faculty and students as well as clinics for all Berklee students. On Thursday, April 10th, Camilo ...

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Two Classic Posters Added to AAJ e-Store

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AAJ RADIO: Jazz Excursion Playlist New Adds for Week of March 31, 2003

Source: All About Jazz

The Jazz Excursion with host John Sutton www.jazzexcursion.com [email protected]

Clare Fischer/Clarinet Choir On A Turquoise Cloud (CFP) Jay Lou Spellings (Mvet) Tony Marino Broad Street (TMP) Will Sellenraad Trio Streams (WS) Will Sellenraad & Root Down Star Hustler (Tintop) Eric Bolvin Quorum (EB Jazz) Mongo Santamaria Montreux Heat! (Pablo) Bob McHugh Another Sunrise (Outstanding) Eric T. Johnson Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 (Summit) Jim Snidero Strings (Milestone) Tolvan Big Band A Walk In The Centerpoint (Prophone) ...

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Terry Gibbs Tribute To Lionel Hampton At The Iridium Jazz Club, April 1-6

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American Jazz Hall of Fame

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New Jersey Jazz Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University Announce American Jazz Hall of Fame Recipients

The New Jersey Jazz Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the election of Terry Gibbs, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith, Claude “Fiddler" Williams, Gene Ammons, Bill Harris, Joe Mooney and Mel Torme to the American Jazz Hall of Fame. The AJHOF was established in 1982 to recognize individuals who have earned a special ...

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Charlie Mariano Releases Album of Rarely Recorded Standards

Source: All About Jazz

Latest Project an Ongoing and Ambitious Justin Time/Enja Partnership

Charlie Mariano best known through his world fusion ensembles that are engagingly East Indian, is first and foremost a balladeer as exemplified on his latest album Deep In A Dream, a program of rarely performed standards selected and arranged by the saxophonist and pianist Bob Degen. Eight of the 10 tracks are tunes penned by some of the leading songsmiths of Hollywood and musical theatre, and, while ideally suited to jazz ...

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Superstars Tony Bennett, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Dave Brubeck, Spyro Gyra headline 2003 Rochester International Jazz Festival

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