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Results Of The NFA Jazz Flute Soloist Competition

Source: Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute
August 14, 2012

Canadian jazz flutist, Bill McBirnie, was selected as a winner in the inaugural Jazz Flute Soloist Competition at the 40th annual National Flute Association (NFA) convention, held August 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The NFA was founded in 1972 in the USA and is international in scope. It has grown to become one of the largest instrumental organizations in the world (and certainly the largest with respect to the flute) with more than 6,000 members from more than 50 countries. ...

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Performance / Tour

This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, August 14 and 18

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 14, 2012

Recording

Clarinetist-Saxophonist Anat Cohen Plays With Light And Shade On Her New Album Of Swinging Lyricism And Irresistible Variety, "Claroscuro"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 14, 2012

Cohen's sixth solo album - to be released on September 25, 2012 by Anzic Records - sees the jazz star at home in a world of music, ranging with her ace band from New York and New Orleans to Brazil and Africa Anat Cohen Celebrates “Claroscuro" with a week at The Village Vanguard, September 18-23 Anat Cohen - celebrated the world over for her expressive virtuosity on clarinet and saxophone, not to mention the sheer joie de vivre in her ...

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Recording

Soul/Jazz Recording Artist Gina Carey Goes Virtual

Source: Lisa Falls
August 14, 2012

For the first time ever, Gico Music’s Independent soul artist Gina Carey will celebrate the release of her new CD Live Love and Laugh online. Throughout the years, many recording artist have supported their new CD releases by throwing big elaborate CD release parties. At these parties, fans, industry reps and media are invited by record executives to join their artist as they showcase their new recordings to the world. In order to keep up with the glamorous trends of ...

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Performance / Tour

Legendary Vocalist Greg Lake Extends Songs Of A Lifetime To Uk And Europe Following Successful North American Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
August 14, 2012

Legendary singer and songwriter Greg Lake tours the UK and Europe in Songs of a Lifetime, a shared musical journey and performance experience, which received rave reviews from fans and critics alike in North America. The tour begins this November 2012 in the UK. Hailed as an “artistic triumph" and “the experience of a lifetime", Songs of a Lifetime gives new insight into Greg Lake and his influences, while showcasing the influence his writing and voice have had not only ...

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Event

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 10th Anniversary At Carnegie Hall, 10/8

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 13, 2012

THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 10 YEARS, ONE NIGHT AT NEW YORK CITY’S PRESTIGIOUS CARNEGIE HALL ON OCTOBER 8, 2012, 8:00 pm This performance is part of a New Orleans concert series entitled THE NOJO 10, which celebrates the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s 10th anniversary with 10 signature Jazz events. NEW ORLEANS, LA: Grammy Award-winning Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) will perform at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on October 8, 2012. In ...

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Performance / Tour

Stix Bones Returns To Host Another Jazz Night At New York’s Legendary Metropolitan Room

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
August 13, 2012

New York, NY: The incomparable Stix Bones will be hosting another Jazz Night at the renowned Metropolitan Room in NYC on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 9:30 PM. The internationally esteemed Metropolitan Room is one of the most critically acclaimed venues in NYC and home to big name talents as well as rising stars. Jazz Night is a seventy-five minute performance highlighting music from the forefathers of Jazz such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie, and original compositions ...

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Book / Magazine

The Jazz Corner Story

Source: kelli
August 12, 2012

Jazz history, stories, photographs and recipes from The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina by Martin McFie From Lydia Inglett Publishing The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island is recognized as one of the top music venues in the world today. A new hardcover book, The Jazz Corner Story shines a spotlight on this stylish musical club and comes with two live music discs inside. It benefits future musicians, as the proceeds go to The ...

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