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Newark Arts High With Don Braden To Perform At WBGO Gala Concert
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
WBGO Provides Free Gala Concert Tickets to Students from Newark Arts High to Honor the City’s Bright Future of Music Star-studded Evening Features Performances by Inside Straight: Christian McBride, Carl Allen, Christian Sands, Jaleel Shaw & Warren Wolf Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; Michael Wolff & Mike Clark; Ray Vega; Kenny Barron & Gretchen Parlato; Melissa Aldana; Jazz House Kids; Newark Arts High Quartet with Don Braden; and Rhythm Revue Dance Party with Felix Hernandez NEWARK, NJ – WBGO’s Ninth Annual Champions ...
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Dimitrije Vasiljevic Quartet Performs At The Iconic Metropolitan Room In NYC
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
Fresh off holding a sold-out solo piano concert in October, Dimitrije Vasiljevic will again join forces with his jazz quartet for a performance at the iconic Metropolitan Room in New York City on November 11, 2013. Dimitrije Vasiljevic is a New York-based award-winning pianist and composer who has been hailed by jazz masters as one of the most promising names in the jazz world, combining the gentle flavor of European jazz with Balkan motives. Jean-Michel Pilc, an accomplished pianist and ...
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Two Free MP3s by Mauricio de Souza and Bossa Brazil at All About Jazz
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Michael Ricci
Download two free tracks courtesy of percussionist Mauricio de Souza and his band Bossa Brazil; including “La Vamos Nos" from his latest album Different Directions. La Vamos Nos (6:45) Mauricio de Souza From: Different Directions (Pulsa Music) Firm Roots (6:21) Mauricio de Souza From: Here. There... (Pulsa Music) About Mauricio de Souza Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maurício de Souza is a jazz drummer who easily performs in both ...
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"A Year Of Jubilee" : 36th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert With The New England Spiritual Ensemble And The John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble -- Nov. 23, 2013
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Mary Curtin Productions
Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert presents “A Year of Jubilee: the 36th annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert," with the New England Spiritual Ensemble and the John Coltrane Memorial Concert Ensemble; hosted by Eric Jackson. Saturday, November 23, 2013, 7:30 pm. $32, $27 students/seniors, $40 VIP. Northeastern University, Blackman Theatre, Ell Hall, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Wheelchair accessible. For tickets.neu.edu, 617-373-4700 (TTY 617-373-2184; further information on the concert can be found at friendsofjcmc.org. The John Coltrane Memorial Concert ...
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Carnegie Hall Presents A Charlie Brown Christmas in Concert with The New York Pops on December 21
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Michael Ricci
Family Concert Brings Beloved Peanuts Characters to Life On Saturday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute presents A Charlie Brown Christmas in a special holiday Family Concert with The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke. This staged concert version of Charles M. Schulz’s iconic television special brings the beloved Peanuts characters to life through special choreography performed by dancers from New York Theatre Ballet and young actors from TADA! Youth ...
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Los Angeles Club Favorites Sasha's Bloc Sign With Bridgewater Artist Management
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Muse Media
LOS ANGELES CLUB FAVORITES SASHA’S BLOC SIGN WITH BRIDGEWATER ARTIST MANAGEMENT (DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, THEO CROKER) FOR REPRESENTATION Band That Plays To Continuously Sold-out Shows Blends An Intriguing Mix Of Contemporary Jazz, Ragtime, Blues, Gypsy Jazz And Traditional Swing “Impressively swinging their way through a program of jazz standards and Great American Songbook classics.” – Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times/International Review Of Music “An ever-changing but always delightful big-band sound that mixes gypsy soul with American swing and R&B.” - ...
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Loston Harris at Birdland on November 12
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
LOSTON HARRIS * NEW CD RELEASE NOVEMBER 12 * BIRDLAND ALL-STAR QUINTET PLAYS SWINGFULLY YOURS Loston Harris celebrates the release of his new CD Swingfully Yours at Birdland, “The Jazz Corner of the World", located in the heart of New York City, on Nov 12 for two sets only. The pianist/vocalist brings with him for this special evening an all-star quintet including: Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Mark Whitfield (guitar), Gianluca Renzi (bass) and Clarence Penn (drums). Birdland ...
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Produced By Bill Laswell, Mumpbeak, Self-Titled Debut On Rarenoise Features All-Star Cast
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Antje Hübner
New York - It is safe to say that you have never before heard anything quite like Mumpbeak. Throbbing with intensity and a sense of mystery and searching on each track and imbued with undeniable virtuosity, this powerhouse outing is a significant extension of the prog-rock legacy established by the likes of King Crimson, Yes, EL&P, Gentle Giant and others. Fueled by the formidable yet flexible backbeats of Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Naked Truth) and grounded by the humungous fuzz ...
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