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Arts For Art Opens March With Evolving Music

Source: Chris Rich
February 20, 2013

Evolving Music in March from Arts for Art and Vision Festival opens the lion and lamb month and unfolds over the course of four days from March first to the fourth. involving Friday & Saturday nights, a Sunday afternoon family friendly adventure to let the kids do live action drawing and a concluding Monday evening Evolution. It’s all for the purpose of showcasing the best un-compromised avantjazz in NYC. Among those featured will include the Bern Nix Quartet,the Blood Trio, ...

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Wadada Leo Smith Seeks Funding To Complete & Premiere New Work To Mark 50th Anniversary Of The March On Washington

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 20, 2013

Smith’s Ten Freedom Summers Voted #3 New Release of 2012 in Rhapsody Jazz Critics Poll Trumpeter/composer/musical innovator Wadada Leo Smith is seeking $17,000 to complete and premiere a new work for his highly acclaimed civil rights opus Ten Freedom Summers. The new work, entitled The March on Washington D.C.- August 28, 1963, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. This will be the 22nd composition of ...

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Istanbul To Host The International Jazz Day

Source: IKSV Media Relations
February 20, 2013

UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL IRINA BOKOVA AND HERBIE HANCOCK, TOGETHER WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, ANNOUNCE THE SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY ON 30thAPRIL, FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CONCERT IN ISTANBUL, THE 2013 GLOBAL HOST CITY UNESCO, the Republic of Turkey, and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz join together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue Herbie Hancock, Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...

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Performance / Tour

KCC Productions Presents Lenard Rutledge At Sweet Saloon March 7, Plus Paintings And Demonstration

Source: Kimberly C Chmura
March 3, 2013

Miami-born LeNard Rutledge brings his robust vocals to Sweet Saloon, 7100 Biscayne, March 7, 9-12, in a soul-stirring evening of eclectic jazz. Often compared to legendary Lou Rawls, Rutledge’s silky voice is backed up by Miami musical heavyweights Mike Orta on keyboard, Don Wilner on bass, Abner Torres on drums, and a surprise special guest on sax. In response to the 2006 release of his first independent album, Hello World, the Miami New Times voted Rutledge Best Jazz Artist of ...

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Nu Jazz Entertainment Announces Jazz, Classical, And World Music Panel At DMW Digital Music Conference In New York City

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
February 19, 2013

New York, NY: Nu Jazz Entertainment has just announced that founder & CEO Jerald Miller will be leading and moderating a digital media panel entitled: Developing Non-Popular Music & Catalog Content For The 21st Century on February 20, 2013 for the Digital Media Wire (DMW) Music Conference to be held in New York City at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, as part of the two day Digital Music Conference held by Digital Media Wire. The panel, the among the firsts ...

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Mark Winkler and Cheryl Bentyne: West Coast Cool Coming Your Way!

Source: Rob Lowe
February 19, 2013

Limited dates and a new CD! THE WEST COAST COOL SHOW! Mark Winkler platinum award-winning jazz vocalist/lyricist meets Cheryl Bentyne, member of The Manhattan Transfer, and sparks fly. This duo is intent on proving how cool the West Coast Cool Jazz scene of the 1950s still is. Together and separately they perform songs by Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Julie London and Bobby Troup (to name a few); all the while, weaving never before heard stories of the original cast of ...

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Performance / Tour

The George Kahn Trio Performs With Guest Vocalist Gina Saputo March 6

Source: Imaginary Friends
February 19, 2013

Los Angeles favorite, Jazz Pianist George Kahn will be performing at Vitello’s in Studio City, on Wednesday, March 6th. Appearing along with George, will be Special Guest, Singer Gina Saputo. The trio will be rounded out Dan Lutz on bass and Jack LeCompte on drums. There will be one set only, starting at 8 PM. There is a $15. Cover and there are student tickets available (call the club for information). UPSTAIRS AT VITELLO’S JAZZ CLUB 4349 Tujunga ...

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Recording

Resonance Records To Release "Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic Of 2," April 9

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
February 18, 2013

Two titans of jazz piano are captured in flight on the new Resonance Records album, Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2. Scheduled for April 9 release as a CD with 24-page booklet, a digital download with digital booklet, and a deluxe limited edition 2-LP set, The Magic of 2 presents a 1980 concert recorded at San Francisco’s celebrated Keystone Korner and the second entry in Resonance’s Keystone Discoveries series. “It’s a revelation, how well they played together,” says Keystone’s ...

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