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Tribute To Django Reinhardt At North Carolina Symphony's "Night In Paris," July 7
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Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
The North Carolina Symphony whisks its audience away to the City of Love in a Summerfest finale to remember. Conductor Mischa Santora, vocalists Robb Asklof and Kersten Rodau, guitarist Robert Bell and accordionist Patrick Harison all join the orchestra for a colorful concert event, “A Night in Paris.” The final performance in the 2012 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series, the concert takes place at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are admitted free ...
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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 11th Edition Starts Today
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Rochester, NY: The 11th Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Presented by M&T Bank starts today! The nine-day festival has set attendance records for the past 10 years, drawing more than 182,000 in 2011. It has pioneered the introduction of international series including Made in the UK and Nordic Jazz Now. This year's festival will deliver more than 300 concerts at 18 venues including 70 free events. Three concerts will be filmed to air nationwide on PBS stations. ...
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Made In The UK Jazz Concerts Open With Get The Blessing In Rochester And Liane Carroll In Ottawa
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Jazz Services UK
2012 is the 5th year of the British jazz concert series, Made in the UK, which has brought more than 30 UK jazz groups to Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival since 2008. This year will see many of the groups performing in Canada for the first time starting tonight with the award winning singer-pianist Liane Carroll's appearance at Ottawa Jazz Festival. This evening will also see the first of nine nights of Made in the UK concerts in the Christ ...
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All About Jazz / Jazz Near You Workshop for Musicians and Presenters at the Philadelphia Clef Club on Thursday, June 21st
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All About Jazz
How to promote your live shows and your recorded music at All About Jazz and Jazz Near You - Philadelphia Area musicians and presenters welcome! RSVP: Suzanne Cloud On Thursday, June 21st, All About Jazz and Jazz Bridge will present a free workshop for professional musicians, music students (high school/college) and presenters at the Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz And Performing Arts. The one hour workshop starts at 1:00pm and is followed by a 30 minute Q&A/brainstorming session. All About ...
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Class Of 39: Lindy Hopping Down The Yellow Brick Road
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Don Mopsick
A decade after the crash that caused the Great Depression, Americans were eager to embrace a new sense of hope. In 1939, some of the best movies and pop songs of all time lightened the load for the 17.2 % of the population still without a job. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, performances by guest artists Lionel Hampton, Bob Barnard, Dick Hyman and Brian Ogilivie track the state of jazz music in 1939 with popular songs heard that year on ...
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WGBH FM Boston Cuts Prestigious Jazz Programs Featuring Eric Jackson And Steve Schwartz
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Sue Auclair Promotions
Local and National Jazz Communities Express Outrage Boston, MA: WGBH FM a long-time key provider of highly respected jazz programming in Boston, today notified jazz hosts Eric Jackson and Steve Schwartz that their shows would be discontinued as they currently exist, beginning July 1, 2012. Schwartz's Friday night show which has aired for 27 years will be cut altogether, while Eric Jackson's 30 year show which currently airs Mondays through Thursdays from 8pm to Midnight will now exist only on ...
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Earl Klugh's Renowned Weekend Of Jazz Returns To Kiawah Island, South Carolina
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Audrey Birnbaum
Earl Klugh’s 3rd Annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island Golf Resort November 15-17, 2012! Kiawah Island, SC: Since 2004, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind weekend getaways at two Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond properties; The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Klugh’s 3rd annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island will be held November 15-17, 2012 and features 3 incredible nights of entertainment ...
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Jazz programming on WGBH-FM being scaled back, a blow to local jazz fans
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Michael Ricci
To the consternation of loyal listeners, WGBH-FM (89.7) is dropping jazz programming on weeknights, moving longtime host Eric Jackson to weekend duties only, and eliminating Steve Schwartz’s Friday show. The changes, some of which take effect July 2, come amid an expansion of National Public Radio programming on WGBH, including additional broadcasts of “Marketplace” and extending “Morning Edition” to four hours per weekday. But what the station is calling “a new focus on jazz” amounts to a serious downscaling of ...
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