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Event

Wycliffe Gordon's Jazz á La Carte May 12, 3:00 & 8:00pm Harlem Jazz Shrines Fest

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 24, 2012

2012 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents Wycliffe Gordon’s Jazz á la Carte Saturday, May 12, 3:00 and 8:00 pm Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Runs May 7-13, 2012 All Tickets Just $10 or Free! The prestige of the past. The pulse of the present. HARLEM, NY: For eight decades, the world-famous Apollo Theater has been the premiere showcase for African-American music: from vaudeville, blues, jazz, R&B, soul, mambo and hip-hop. One of its most popular long-running shows was the Jazz á ...

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Festival

NGAM & Newport Jazz Festival Kick Off 2012 with 3-year Sponsorship & Scholarship

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 24, 2012

Natixis Global Asset Management and Newport Jazz Festival Kick Off 2012 Performance with Three-Year Sponsorship and Scholarship Program Focus Spotlights Young Artists; Student Performer to Receive NGAM Scholarship Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced a new three-year sponsorship agreement that highlights aspiring young jazz performers. In addition to this year’s line-up of world-class artists, the 2012 Jazz Festival will feature The Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA) Jazz Band, an all-star, all-state band of ...

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Performance / Tour

Third World Love CD Release Celebrations This Week!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 24, 2012

Third World Love - CD Release Celebrations: This Thursday, April 26 @ 8PM - The Checkout Live at 92Y Tribeca, NYC, on a double bill with Jason Lindner's Now Vs. Now Saturday, April 28 @ 8PM - SF Jazz Spring Season - Israeli Jazz Fest, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. Third World Love Returns To Its Jazz Roots With Stellar New Album, Songs and Portraits OUT TODAY on Anzic Records, April 24, 2012 Third World Love is Avishai Cohen ...

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Event

Barcelonans Black Gandhi Live At Renowned Webster Hall In NYC

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
April 24, 2012

New York, NY: Using Reggae as a launching point, in large part due to its uplifting message and infectious rhythms, Black Gandhi is a Barcelona, Spain based group of philosophically like-minded musical stylists who play a contemporary and joyous blend of Reggae, Ska, Soul, Rock, Folk and Blues for the 21st century. In support of their latest CD, Into Light, Black Gandhi will be performing live, in English, at the venerable Webster Hall in the East Village, NYC, at 7:00 ...

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Recording

Saxophonist Corinthia Cromwell Unifies Gospel And Jazz On New CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
April 24, 2012

From the beginning, Corinthia Cromwell’s career has been blessed. In the early ‘90s, Cromwell received parts in major motion pictures like Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Reginald Hudlin’s Boomerang. In 2007, Cromwell opened up for and performed onstage with Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum. Now with her group the Evolution Band, Cromwell has released Peace of Mind Outside the Lines, an album that seamlessly marries her twin affections for Gospel and jazz. The record is actually separated into two sides – ...

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Festival

New Orleans Jazz Fest Presents The Stephanie Jordan Big Band In A Tribute To Lena Horne This Friday

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
April 24, 2012

NEW ORLEANS, LA: The Stephanie Jordan Big Band performs this Friday, April 27, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the Zatarain’s / WWOZ Jazz Tent at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell. Stephanie Jordan will fill the air with her signature Big Band sound continuing her signature trademark of singing jazz standards. The show will include tunes from her newly released self-produced CD, “Stephanie Jordan Sings a Tribute to the Fabulous Lena Horne; Yesterday When I ...

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Event

Chris Hazelton Trio New Release On Artists Recording Collective Label

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
April 23, 2012

The first time Chris ever saw a real Hammond B-3 organ was in a dark club in Kansas City, MO called Bobby’s Hangout. After taking an interest in the sound of the instrument on some recordings, Jim Mair (his college professor) recommended he go to see the man at the helm, renowned organist Everette DeVan. Chris knew instantly that night that the B-3 was the instrument he was destined to tackle. After several weeks of going to Bobby’s and some ...

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Event

Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Tour Closes Gem Theater Season May 19

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
April 23, 2012

The Sun Goddess Tour featuring Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band will close out the 2011-2012 Jammin' at the Gem concert series with a performance in the historic Gem Theater in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8:00 PM. With the release of “Ramsey, Taking Another Look" Ramsey started touring last summer with a 5 piece electric band including Henry Johnson, Tim Gant, Joshua Ramos and Charles Heath. Received with wide spread enthusiasm and sold out shows ...

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