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Westchester Jazz Orchestra Performs Greatest Hits On December 1st -- Multi-grammy-winner Alan Broadbent To Guest Conduct
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Emily Tabin
Westchester, NY – The 16-piece Westchester Jazz Orchestra has risen to prominence for their “stunning performances” and “brilliant ensemble playing” (Jazz Journal) — and for the 150-plus new arrangements commissioned by the group. On Saturday, December 1, WJO will treat fans to the best of these works in “10th Season Retrospective: Our Greatest Hits.” Jazz radio personality Gary Walker will host the concert, which begins at 8pm at the Irvington Town Hall Theater, Irvington, NY. While Artistic Director Mike Holober ...
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Saxophonist Tony Williams In Cheltenham Pa On 11/7/2012!
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Jim Miller
Appearing at Jazz Bridge in Cheltenham! at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts—439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—on November 7th is alto saxophonist Tony Williams and his group. One show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 610-745-3011. Jazz Bridge, a 501C public charity that assists area jazz and blues musicians in crisis, is sponsoring this event and others in the Jazz Bridge in Cheltenham! series. Tony Williams virtually personifies ...
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Terry Klinefelter Group In Kennett Square PA 11/7/12!
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Jim Miller
Appearing at Jazz Bridge in Kennett Square! at Kennett Flash-—102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square—on November 7th is pianist/composer Terry Klinefelter and her group. One show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 610-745-3011. Jazz Bridge, a 501C public charity that assists area jazz and blues musicians in crisis, is sponsoring this event and others in the Jazz Bridge in Kennett Square!! series. Klinefelter is a world class jazz ...
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Suzanne Cloud On Jazz History @ Bucks County PA Library, 10/24/2012
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Jim Miller
The Makefield Area American Association of University Women will be hosting jazz singer and writer Suzanne Cloud at the Bucks County Free Library, 1080 Edgewood Road, Yardley, PA, on October 24, 2012 at 7 p.m. to present Commonwealth Cool, a jazz history talk sponsored the Pennsylvania Humanities Council through their Commonwealth Speakers Bureau program, which offers humanities experiences throughout the state that affect the everyday lives of people in their communities. For info: 215-949-2489. Free. Suzanne Cloud, long-time Philadelphia jazz ...
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Suzanne Cloud On Jazz History In Hershey PA, 10/29/2012
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Jim Miller
Jazz singer and writer Suzanne Cloud will at the Hershey Free Library, 701 Cocoa Avenue, in Hershey, PA, on October 29, 2012 at 6 p.m. to present Commonwealth Cool, a jazz history talk sponsored the Pennsylvania Humanities Council through their Commonwealth Speakers Bureau program, which offers humanities experiences throughout the state that affect the everyday lives of people in their communities. For info: 717-533-6555. Free. Suzanne Cloud, long-time Philadelphia jazz vocalist, received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania for ...
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Reminder: WBGO Presents Antonio Hart At Kids Concert Saturday, 10/20
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM’s Award-Winning Kids Jazz Concert Series Continues with Antonio Hart Saturday, October 20, 12:30 pm, at Newark Museum NEWARK, NJ: WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM’s award-winning, free Kids Jazz Concert Series, which brings jazz culture and dynamic performances to young people in the Spring and Fall, continues this Saturday, October 20, at 12:30 pm when Antonio Hart brings In the Mood for Moody to the Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street. The concert is part of the TD James ...
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Hammond B3 Organ Film In Post Production
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Lori Glenn
TAMPA , Fla. – A seven-year labor of love, “Killer B3” features some of the greatest Hammond organists in the U.S. Three have died since the project began, most notable among them the king of the B3, Jimmy Smith of Philadelphia, who brought the instrument from the church to the club in the 1950s. “Killer B3” captures gripping personal stories and performances on the iconic Hammond organ. Tampa filmmakers Murv Seymour and Joe Bamford documented Philadelphia great Jimmy McGriff delivering ...
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Clifford Brown "The Singers Sessions With Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan And Helen Merrill: The EmArcy Master Takes Vol. 2" On Hip-O Select / Verve
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Michael Ricci
Available exclusively at Hip-OSelect.com now and available to all retailers October 23, 2012 Legendary trumpeter Clifford Brown was not only a master bandleader, soloist and composer, he was a supremely sensitive sideman – a welcome addition to any jazz session. The newly released 3-CD set, The Singers Sessions: The EmArcy Master Takes Vol. 2, collects the EmArcy label recordings in which “Brownie” is featured behind three of the greatest singers of his era: in an ensemble behind Dinah Washington during ...
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