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Tribute to Bessie Smith

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Join the tribute to Bessie Smith! One copy of a limited first edition of BackWaterBlues in search of Bessie Smith, by Prof. Sara Grimes, will be auctioned on eBay starting March 1 with proceeds to go to the Chattanooga African-American Museum/Bessie Smith Hall. The winning bid will be matched by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in celebration of its selecting Bessie Smith as the first woman to be honored in its annual American Music Master series.

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DREAMWORLD featuring CURTIS FULLER, RICHARD WYANDS, CHARLES DAVIS, VIRGIL JONES AND OTHERS IN BALTIMORE.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2001, AN ENSEMBLE CALLED DREAMWORLD WILL PERFORM AT THE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. THE GROUP FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST: CURTIS FULLER - TROMBONE, VIRGIL JONES - TRUMPET, CHARLES DAVIS - TENOR AND BARITONE SAXOPHONES AND LEROY WILLIAMS - DRUMS. THE CORE OF THE BAND IS THE LEGENDARY RICHARD WYANDS - PIANO, PAUL BROWN - BASS, ERIC KENNEDY - DRUMS AND VOCALS AND KELLY SHEPHERD - ALTO AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONES. THE CONCERT IS A BENEFIT FOR THE ...

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WORLD-RENOWNED JAZZ ENSEMBLE OREGON EMBARKS ON A 7-CITY TOUR IN MARCH

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The ASCONA NEW ORLEANS JAZZ Festival is now online

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The New Orleans Jazz Festival of Ascona, in Switzerland, is the most important European Jazz Festival dedicated to Hot Jazz with over 260 musicians, more than 250 concerts and a varied programme of Trad & Classic Jazz, Swing, Blues, Gospel and Mainstream.

The festival is now online at the usual address http://www.jazzascona.ch. Compared to the previous years, the new web site has been further developed and enriched in its contents. The user will in fact find over ...

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JOAO GILBERTO WINS BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM GRAMMY

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eJazzNews.com - Get Involved!

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eJazzNews.com - Get Involved! Feb 22nd 2001 eJazzNews.com covers all aspects of the global jazz community - from education to new CD releases, new products, commentary, jazz news, to special T.V. and radio programs and much more. How Can You Get Involved? - Let Us Know What's Happening! Reaching more than 100,000 people each month, we can help get your news out into the jazz community today. We encourage you to share your information with us as often as you ...

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