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Education

Jazz From J-Z: American Voices Jazz Program In Kuwait

Source: Paul Rockower
April 5, 2012

American Voices and the U.S. Embassy to Kuwait are partnering to conduct a series of jazz concerts and educational programs in Kuwait as part of Jazz Appreciation Month. To promote cultural engagement, the Jazz From J-Z program will feature jazz musicians CoCo York and Mike del Ferro conducting a series of workshops and performances in Kuwait City. On Monday April 9, 2012, CoCo York and Mike del Ferro will hold jazz workshops with music students at Kuwaiti universities including GUST ...

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Interview

Getting Surreal, One On One With Bluey Maunick Of Incognito

Source: 1888 Media
April 5, 2012

A SURREAL INTRODUCTION By Bluey of Incognito Say the word “surreal" and various things come to mind - dreamlike, unreal, fantastic, odd, bizarre or even weird. For me the experiences leading to the final outcome of Incognito’s fifteenth studio album have been an amalgamation of all these synonyms and expressions! We have our own sound and we have a fan base worldwide, but this was not the time to sit on our laurels or cut corners to compete ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Vocalist/Broadway Actress Luba Mason To Perform “Mixtura” At Iridium In NYC May 15th

Source: Muse Media
April 5, 2012

Jazz vocalist, Broadway actress and wife of Latin superstar Ruben Blades, Luba Mason is “a powerfully emotional song interpreter” (All Music Guide) who is blessed with “a celestial voice” (Los Angeles Times). A classically trained singer and pianist, Mason – who these days likes to be referred to as just “Luba” - will be teaming up with pianist/composer Vadim Neselovskyi, Grand Prize Winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Competition, for a show at Iridium on May 15th. The ...

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Obituary

Jazz Pianist Carol Whitney Britto Dead At 76

Source: Karen Carter
April 5, 2012

By Chantaie Allick Jazz pianist Carol Whitney Britto has died. She was 76. Britto died March 16 in New York City. She had her first gig at age 16 in Cleveland, Ohio, and began to make a name for herself in Toronto and New York. She studied with legendary pianist, Oscar Peterson and her style of forceful, energetic playing was often compared to his. She was “Mother Jazz,” according to violinist Joe Venuti. Britto played with some of legendary jazz ...

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Radio

Topsy Chapman Sings Bessie Smith This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
April 5, 2012

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, it’s the story of Bessie Smith, dubbed “Empress of the Blues." Contemporary New Orleans vocalist Topsy Chapman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to re-interpret classics of early jazz and blues first recorded by Bessie in the 1920s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. “Bessie was a queen,” said Ruby Walker, her niece by marriage. “I ...

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Event

Bruce Springsteen Philadelphia Memories Roadshow on April 21

Source: Rob Lowson
April 5, 2012

Backstreets and Lawrence Kirsch are pleased to present a celebration evening of longtime Philadelphia favorite, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen. Fans from Philadelphia and elsewhere are invited to attend the first-ever Philadelphia Springsteen Memories Roadshow. With the ongoing display of the Hall of Fame’s Springsteen exhibit at the National Constitution Center, we invite all Springsteen fans, old and new, to visit the exhibit during the day and then come and party with us on the evening of ...

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Performance / Tour

Jessy J And Cindy Bradley To Appear At Music Venue Near O'Hare

Source: Jody Grimaldi
April 4, 2012

At the heart of the stylish InterContinental Chicago O’Hare is an intimate live music venue that’s been touted by press and fans alike as one of the best in Chicagoland. The Montrose Room is where music lovers unite every weekend for the popular ‘Up Close’ series, a showcase of everything from Grammy winners to cutting-edge local bands, as well as the monthly jazz series. Boasting a state-of-the-art acoustic design and ringside cabaret seating, the Montrose Room delivers an authentic Chicago ...

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Recording

Cory Wong Releases "Quartet/Quintet" On April 23, Showcasing His Jazz Diversity

Source: Connie Shaver LLC
April 4, 2012

It’s been said, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” That just changed with the double disc set by Twin Cities jazz guitarist Cory Wong, scheduled for release on April 23, 2012. The name of the disc itself encourages a curiosity: Quartet/Quintet. Can’t decide on listening to a quartet or a quintet? This two-disc compilation will give you the option. Want straight ahead jazz or rock infused jazz? You have that option too—so go ahead and dig in! ...

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