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Jimmy Heath Opens The TD James Moody Democracy Of Jazz Festival
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Christine Saunders
Jazz commands a certain amount of reverence for the God-given talents of its best practitioners, so a house of worship is where NJPAC’s TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival each year unfolds its first concert like an opening prayer. And it might go something like this: For what we are about to receive—a fine headful of jazz—we are truly thankful. The second annual festival kicked off on a crisp November night at Newark’s Bethany Baptist Church, where the Jimmy ...
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Vocalist Andrea Pinkett In Media PA, Wed. Nov. 20th!
Source:
Jim Miller
The Jazz Bridge third Wednesdays, Neighborhood Concerts Series in Media at the Unitarian Universalist Church — 145 West Rose Tree Road in Media — presents singer Andrea Pinkett on Wednesday, November 20th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. In a region dominated by superior jazz singers, Andrea Pinkett has distinguished herself as among the most talented and most versatile. Pinkett, backed on this ...
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Guitarist Larry Tamanini In Center City, Wed. Nov. 13th
Source:
Jim Miller
The Jazz Bridge second Wednesdays, Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion 2110 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia presents guitarist Larry Tamanini on Wednesday, November 13th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. The one word that has always applied to the style of guitarist Larry Tamanini is smokin', which was the title of one of his well-received CDs. ...
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Dylan Taylor CD Release Party & Jazz Bridge Award Ceremony Fri. Dec. 13th @ The Painted Bride!
Source:
Jim Miller
Master jazz bassist Dylan Taylor’s CD release party at the Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine Street, on Friday December 13th, will celebrate the release of Sweeter for the Struggle, which features guitarist Larry Coryell, a special guest at this event. Jazz Bridge, the region’s non-profit devoted to assisting area jazz and blues musicians in need, will receive 15% of every ticket sold. Tickets are $30, doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8 p.m. For advance tickets, ...
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Saxophonist Theresa Grayson Captures Hearts With The Newly Released "Live2love"
Source:
Great Scott P.R.oductions
Houston, Texas: Soul-jazz saxtress Theresa Grayson has the power to grab attention with both her sound and looks, but she will hold your attention with her talent and the dozen songs that comprise “Live2Love,” her sophomore album that was released Tuesday (November 5) on her L2L Records label. Captivating listeners, radio programmers and reviewers with her souled out mix of improvisational contemporary jazz, classic pop tunes and R&B grooves, the Houston, Texas resident’s self-penned originals along with a varied assortment ...
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Pianist Peter Zak To Perform Solo Concert At Piedmont Piano Company, Oakland, Jan. 4
Source:
Terri Hinte Publicity
New York-based jazz pianist Peter Zak returns to his East Bay roots with a solo concert at Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, on Saturday, January 4. Coming on the heels of the release of his newest CD release, a trio session for SteepleChase Records titled The Eternal Triangle, the show marks his first headlining appearance in the region in a year and a half, and his second Bay Area solo performance to date. His previous solo recital took place at ...
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Join the Healdsburg Jazz & Wine Club. Drink Wine! Support Jazz!
Source:
Michael Ricci
Healdsburg Jazz proudly introduces the Healdsburg Jazz & Wine Club, an exciting new club that will get your tastebuds swinging to the coolest wines and the hottest jazz. After 15 years of bringing high quality jazz to wine country, Healdsburg Jazz is now bringing high quality wines to jazz lovers! The Healdsburg Jazz & Wine Club features the best of wine country's extraordinary, world-class, world-renowned wines paired with great jazz CDs that feature rising stars to jazz masters and all ...
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Father John D'Amico, jazz piano player, composer and teacher
Source:
Michael Ricci
If his smile was like a warm hug, as a fan put it, his piano playing was like a mellow caress. Father John D'Amico was not only an outstanding jazz pianist who gathered fans wherever he played throughout the city, but he was also a warm and fuzzy friend and a man devoted to social causes. When he died Thursday in Lankenau Hospital, doctors and nurses wept. “They really loved him," said his wife, Kathleen. “He was the kind of ...
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