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Caramoor International Music Festival Presents The 2012 Jazz Festival, July 28-29 and August 4
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Michael Ricci
The last weekend in July and first Saturday of August echo with the sound of jazz. The annual Jazz Festival welcomes the industry's brightest new talents and celebrated chart-toppers, demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the state of jazz. SATURDAY, JULY 28, 3pm - 10pm THE COOKERS, GRETCHEN PARLATO, KENNY BARRON, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, ROY HAYNES FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BAND The legendary Roy Haynes has been a dominant force on the jazz scene for seven decades, playing with everyone—Bird, Diz, ...
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Keith Jarrett's "Sleeper" from Tokyo, April 16, 1979
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ECM Records
U.S. Release date: August 7, 2012 ECM is particularly pleased to present this two-disc set by one of the most outstanding groups of its era, the group often referred to as 'Belonging' or Keith Jarrett’s 'European Quartet', heard here in a previously unreleased concert recording from 1979. After more than three decades in the archive, this “sleeper”—an original analog recording, newly mixed and mastered in 96 kHz/24 bit—now awakes, sounding thoroughly alive and of the moment. Sleeper is a significant addition ...
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21st Edition Jazz In The Park 2012 Lineup
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Michael Ricci
July 07, 6 p.m., Serralves Park Tennis Court MARTY EHRLICH'S RITES QUARTET July 14, 3 p.m., Serralves Auditorium Round Table ‘BERNARDO SASSETTI’ July 14, 6 p.m., Serralves Park Tennis Court Marco BARROSO’S ORQUESTRA LUME (LISBON UNDERGROUND MUSIC ENSEMBLE) July 15, 6 p.m., Serralves Auditorium CONCERT ‘PELAS MÃOS DE BERNARDO/THROUGH BERNARDO’S HANDS’ July 21, 6 p.m., Serralves Park tennis court
BASSDRUMBONE In 2012, Jazz returns to Serralves Park on July 7, 14 ...
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The Wolff & Clark Expedition Featuring Jazz Legends Michael Wolff And Mike Clark To Play The Kitano In Nyc - July 7, 2012
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
New York, NY: Jazz legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark, the Wolff & Clark Expedition, will be performing at The Kitano in New York City on July 7, 2012, promising unforgettable evenings of hot jazz and funk. The duo will be joined by Steve Wilson on alto saxophone and Chip Jackson on acoustic bass. Hot off the heels of two very successful engagements in New Mexico, the Wolff & Clark Expedition are preparing to tear it up in New York ...
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Mike Portnoy's Prog Percussion Proves Itself Again; Wins “Best Drummer” And “Best Progressive Drummer” In The 17th Annual Drummies
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif., — Mike Portnoy proves for a second-straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won “Best Drummer and “Best Progressive Drummer with more than 9000 drummers voting in DRUM! Magazine's 17th Annual Reader Poll. The following results highlight key races and significant winners in the 17th Annual Drummies. For a complete listing of all winners in the 40+ categories that comprise the Drummies, visit our website. Portnoy Bests ...
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Concord Music Group Releases Booker T. & The MGs "Green Onions" As Part Of Stax Remasters Series
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conqueroo
Title track inducted into GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1999 and Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2012 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group will release Booker T. & the MGs’ Green Onions as part of its Stax Remasters series on July 24, 2012. Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, two live bonus tracks and newly written liner notes by Grammy Award-winning Stax historian Rob Bowman, the reissue not only spotlights one of the most entertaining and ...
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The Cornelia Street Cafe Celebrates 35 Years!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more Wednesday, July 4, 2012 The CORNELIA STREET CAFE'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY! Hot events on the street, cool drinks at the bar! Beginning around 2:00 PM ...
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Newport Festivals Foundation Offers $15 Tickets To Students At Select New England Schools
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
NEWPORT, RI: Following its mission to educate and inform young people about jazz, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is offering $15 Student Discount Tickets to encourage music students from Boston University, Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island, Berklee College of Music, and New England Conservatory to attend the Newport Jazz Festival® on Saturday and Sunday, August 4-5. “What better way to encourage young people to listen to live jazz than helping them to attend the festival at a price ...
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