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Dutch Jazz & World Meeting 2012 is sold out!
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Michael Ricci
Tickets to attend the DJWM12 are all sold out. There are however a limited number of tickets available for the morning and afternoon sessions in the Conservatorium of Amsterdam We can offer a limited number of passes to attend only the morning/afternoon sessions on Friday or Saturday in the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Costs: €39,- for one day: you will then have access to the program in the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (9:30-18:00): keynote lecture, panels, information market and showcases (provided there ...
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Bassist Lee Smith's CD Release Celebration @ Kennett Square Flash!
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Jim Miller
Appearing at Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square, PA, on October 3rd will be bassist Lee Smith and his group. One Show: 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available at the door only. For info: 610-745-3011. This is a very special event that celebrates the release of Lee Smith: Sittin' on a Secret, the bassist's first-as-a-leader impressive new CD, featuring six original compositions and his own arrangements. Joining Smith at Kennett Flash will be ...
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Leon Jordan's Group @ Cheltenham Center For The Arts!
Source:
Jim Miller
Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham, PA on October 3rd, will be the talented, versatile, creative, soulful, and ever-swinging jazz drummer Leon Jordan and his group, featuring his son trumpeter Leon Jordan Jr., bassist Nimrod Speaks, and pianist Luke Carlos O'Reilly. One Show: 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available at the door only. For info: 610-745-3011. Jazz Bridge, a 501C public charity that helps local jazz and blues ...
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Segerstrom Center, Orange County, Announces 2012-13 Jazz & Cabaret Series
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Larry Taylor
COSTA MESA, CA: Jane Monheit and John Pizzarelli, two of today’s most exciting vocalists, will join forces for an unforgettable evening of the Great American Songbook on Oct. 5 as part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts 2012-2013 Jazz and Cabaret. Both artists bring finesse to their interpretations of classic standards, making each fresh and deeply personal. As Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization, Segerstrom Center for the Arts owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and the 2,000-seat ...
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"Don't Wait Too Long," 3rd CD By Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Ellen Robinson, To Be Released Oct. 16
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Since her arrival from the East Coast in the late 1970s, Ellen Robinson has established herself as a protean figure on the active San Francisco Bay Area vocal scene. She’s made her mark as an educator, choral director, dynamic performer, and—over the last ten years—recording artist. Her first two albums, On My Way to You (2001) and Mercy! (2006), earned her fans beyond the Bay, including vocal master Carol Sloane who memorably wrote that “Hers is a white chocolate sound, ...
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Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Presents Annual Competition And Gala Made Possible By Cadillac
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Muse Media
Festivities Will Celebrate “Women, Music and Diplomacy” All-star talent line-up includes Herbie Hancock, Helen Mirren, Tipper Gore, Billy Dee Williams, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter, George Duke, Patti Austin, Nnenna Freelon, Geri Allen, Mark O’Connor, Gretchen Parlato, Lee Ritenour, Roberta Gambarini and many others, with special guests Aretha Franklin and Chris Botti Washington, D.C. – The 25th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and “Women, Music and Diplomacy” All-Star Gala Concert will be presented by the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of ...
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A Dominican Trifecta To Be On Stage At The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest
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Jazz en Dominicana by Fernando Rodriguez
Recently Jazz en Dominicana and Landestoy Enterprises informed that in Miami on Friday, October 19th, during the celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month, they will be presenting - The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest. A multicultural event will bring to Florida the best jazz being performed by musicians in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans living abroad. The organizing committee now informs that they have added a third band with which a - Dominican Trifecta - has been competed for this first ...
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Smooth Jazz Cruising On Both Coasts
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
The Smooth Jazz Cruise unveils a new West Coast sailing for 2013 along with the lineup and ports for the 2014 East Coast excursion St. Louis, MO: As the perennially sold-out sailings of The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest Party at Sea prepares to launch its 10th anniversary excursions in January 2013, parent company Entertainment Cruise Productions is determined to keep the party going strong by creating a West Coast outing from San Diego to exotic Mexican ports in the ...
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