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Cassandra Wilson, Stephanie Mills, Rahsaan Patterson, Bilal, Mark Cohn, And Yerba Buena Featuring Andre Levin Set To Join Meshell Ndegeocello For GMHC'S "You Rock My Soul", An Aids Benefit Concert

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Carnegie Hall, November 11th.

Tony Award Winner, Heather Headley, To Perform At Exclusive Post-Concert Reception At Club Guastavinos.

Critically acclaimed musician and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello will be joined on stage by Cassandra Wilson, Stephanie Mills, Rahsaan Patterson, Bilal, Mark Cohn and Yerba Buena featuring Andre Levin for You Rock My Soul, in a star-studded gala event at New York's Carnegie Hall on November 11th (7:30pm-9:30pm) benefiting Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC).

Meshell Ndegeocello, who plays double duty as musical director ...

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National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2003 American Jazz Masters Fellowship Recipients

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San Francisco, CA...The National Endowment for the Arts today announced that saxophonist Jimmy Heath, percussionist Elvin Jones, and vocalist Abbey Lincoln will receive the 2003 American Jazz Masters Fellowships. The awards recognize significant contributions to jazz, artistic excellence and impact on the music field. Every year, a panel of experts selects up to three artists from a pool of nominations submitted by the national jazz community and the public. Each artist receives a one-time fellowship of $20,000.

A.B. Spellman, a ...

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AllAboutJazz.com Update #65 - Meet Wayne Shorter!

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Jeff Shurdut with Daniel Carter + Kenny Kosek in Lenore Von Stein's 1687 LIVE!

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Original Jazz, Sweet Sounds, Great NYC Jazz Lineup Grace The Tracks Of Vibraphonist Matthias Lupri

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Blue Note Records Release Schedule Through 2003

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10/22/2002 Grant Green- Retrospective 1961- 66 (4 CD set) Wayne Shorter- Classics Blue Note Recordings (2 CD set)

11/5/2002 Mosaic Box set: The Four Freshmen- Complete Capitol Fifties Mosaic Box set: “Gene Krupa & Harry James- Complete Capitol Fifties

1/7/2003 Jane Bunnett- Cuban Odyssey Jacky Terrasson- Smile

1/28/2003 Stefano Di Battista- Round About Roma ScoLoHoFo- Oh! (Scofield, Lovano, Holland, Foster) RVG: Donald ...

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Laguardia Performing Arts Center's Fourth Annual Jazz Jam Series Kicks Off On October 11th

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Featured will be percussionist Renato Thoms

Long Island City, NY--Continuing the rich legacy of jazz in Queens, the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center will kick off the fourth season of its popular jazz jam series on October 11.

In the spirit of the improvisational jazz sessions, which took place in Queens when such jazz giants as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea performed in the borough's jazz clubs, the college will host 10 live jazz showcases and ...

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New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program presents: Jazz @ 6:30

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Monday, October 28: Kenny Werner & Andy Statman Monday, November 11: Reggie Workman & Andrew Cyrille Monday, November 25: Roy Hargrove & Raymond Angry Friday, December 13: Jane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch

Location: Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NYC

Tickets: $18 per show or $60 for the series The New School Box Office, 66 West 12th Street Tickets may be charged @ 212-229-2488

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