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Event

Cold War Jazz At The Coral Springs Museum Of Art, FL

Source: Les Blachut
January 3, 2013

Cold War Jazz is a music project sponsored by the Coral Springs Museum of Art and a grant from the Chautauqua Institution. On January 5, 2013, at 3PM the Coral Springs Museum of Art csmart.org will host the International Jazz Ensemble to play music, discuss the issues and display artwork of Cold War era by jazz musicians from Poland and Hungary. The jazz movement in Eastern Europe is believed to have contributed to the fall of Communism and the increased ...

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Radio

Dancehalls, Dives And Bordellos: Early New Orleans Jazz Scenes This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
January 3, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, New Orleans natives Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to bring to life in narrative and music the atmosphere of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, where strains of early jazz were heard. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive ...

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Performance / Tour

The Page Series Presents The Hornheads With John Paulson Big Band Opening, Feb. 14.

Source: Patrick Grace
January 2, 2013

The Page Series is pleased to present a full evening of jazz and more jazz on Thursday, February 14, starting at 7:30pm in the Page Theatre at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota. The Hornheads, an extraordinarily talented group of horn players, has been gathering international acclaim from artists and critics alike, since 1991. On tour with Prince and the New Power Generation from 1991-1994, the Hornheads performed for over 2 million concert goers in twenty countries. Q Magazine, ...

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Event

David S. Ware Memorial Service At Saint Peter's Church

Source: Chris Rich
January 2, 2013

The friends and family of the late David S. Ware will gather at Saint Peter's Church at 619 Lexington Avenue where it meets 54th Street on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:30pm The musical portions of the service will be presented by Cooper–Moore: solo harp William Parker: special presentation Muhammad Ali and Darius Jones: in duo Joe Morris (guitar) and Warren Smith: in duo Andrew Cyrille, Daniel Carter, Joe Morris (bass): in ...

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Education

Trumpeter Art Davis, Drummer Tim Davis Join Merit School Of Music Tuition-free Conservatory

Source: Melissa Connolly
January 2, 2013

Well-known performing Chicago jazz artists are now sharing their musical experience and passion with a new generation at Merit School of Music in Chicago's West Loop. Newly-hired trumpeter Art Davis and drummer Tim Davis join a list of established jazz performers on faculty at Merit’s Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory, which offers college preparatory instruction free of charge to those students who pass audition. Both Davises, along with Merit’s other jazz faculty members, are mainstays in the Chicago music scene, ...

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Recording

Christina Britton - Debut Album

Source: Ruine
January 1, 2012

Scottish jazz singer, Christina Britton, is gearing up for the release of her debut album “Oh, Charlie” in the spring of 2013. The album gets it name, from you guessed it, Charlie Chaplin. With Christina’s love for the old movies, she couldn’t resist adding a touch of the silver-screen to her newest album. Christina has been working diligently over the last few years with band members scattered in various countries, believe it or not. The album composers are Ray deMeriden ...

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Recording

Xenat-Ra Releases Debut Studio Album, Science For The Soundman

Source: Dave Trenkel
January 1, 2013

Jazz/hip-hop/progressive rock collective Xenat-Ra are pleased to announce the release of their debut studio album Science for the Soundman. While many bands claim to be eclectic, Xenat-Ra truly lives it. Based in Corvallis, OR, Xenat-Ra is the result of years of shared musical experiences and a rich sonic vocabulary. Xenat-Ra owes allegiance to no particular genre, borrowing sounds from the fringes of hip hop, jazz, progressive rock, dub, metal and any other style that crosses their path. The sound can ...

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Recording

Lo Castro, Defade, Depaolis Release New Album - While We Hope And Dream

Source: Francesco Lo Castro
January 1, 2013

While We Hope and Dream is the stunning new release from Francesco Lo Castro , Tony Depaolis and Eric DeFade. This inviting collection of lyrically thoughtful compositions offers a crystalline acoustic quality that transports the listener. From romantic and reflective to spirited and inventive, 'While We Hope and Dream' is an emotional and provocative musical escape. While We Hope and Dream is the result of a collaborative effort by the accomplished trio of Lo Castro, Depaolis, and DeFade. The fluidly ...

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