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News: Performance / Tour

Corky Hale to Make Kennedy Center Debut in 16th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 16th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival will present “Corky Hale And Friends," featuring Corky Hale, the critically acclaimed and renowned jazz harpist, pianist and vocalist on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Terrace Theater of The John F. Kennedy Center for ...

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News: Recording

Soulive's Al Evans Unearths "Crushed Velvet"

Royal Family Records has announced the May 24 release of the long lost 1970s' motion picture soundtrack The Big One by Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers. This never-before-issued soul music gem was recently unearthed by Soulive drummer Alan Evans when a family friend in Buffalo, NY put him in touch with the movie's director Cleo McBride. ...

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News: Radio

Mysticism to Metal: "Afropop" Goes to Egypt

Send Afropop Worldwide to Egypt! (It's Tax-deductible too!) More than a year before Egypt's inspiring revolution, Afropop began planning a research trip to the country as part of our ground breaking Hip Deep program series. The plan is to travel to Egypt in the summer of 2011 to gather material for four radio programs, and a ...

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News: Festival

First Mesquite Jazz Festival Scheduled July 15-17 About 80 miles North of Las Vegas

Another first will converge on Mesquite when the inaugural Mesquite Jazz Festival is presented on the grounds of the CasaBlanca Resort July 15-17. Scheduled to perform at the event will be four groups including Reynolds Brothers Rhythm Rascals of Santa Ana, Calif.; Titanic, a Los Angeles-based group; Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band of Seattle, Wash; and Sally's ...

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News: Radio

Cheltenham Jazz Festival’s Dedicated Radio Station: Jazz Town FM 87.7

The internationally renowned Cheltenham Jazz Festival is to host its own dedicated radio station with Jazz Town FM available at 87.7 FM and worldwide online at www.fromheretoear.com Broadcast live from an onsite radio station at The Cheltenham Town Hall, the one-week radio station provides exclusive live performances from Jazz Festival artists, festival news and interviews. The ...

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News: TV / Film

Tribeca Drive-In Tomorrow: "When the Drum is Beating"

WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING will be featured at the Tribeca Drive-In tomorrow night where a sneak preview of the film will be shown and Haiti's beloved national band the Orchestre Septentrional give a free live concert at the World Financial Center Plaza in Battery Park City. The 20-member band Septentrional has been making music for ...

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News: Festival

54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 16 - 18

The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for “World's Best Jazz Festival" takes place September 16 to September 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years. Described as “a cultural colossus" by the San Jose Mercury News and “a mecca for true jazz fans" by the ...

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News: Recording

Youssou Ndour Album Release & Tour

In Marley's Footsteps: Youssou Ndour Discovers the African Heart of Reggae on Dakar-Kingston Youssou Ndour's journey to Kingston began with the music pulsing from the Dakar market stalls of his childhood. It began during long hours of listening to reggae LPs from his uncle's record store. It continued decades later, long after Ndour became one of ...

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News: Recording

Alicia Keys to Release "Songs In A Minor" 10th Anniversary Edition

Singer, songwriter and producer, Alicia Keys will release a special 10th Anniversary Deluxe and Collector's edition on J Records / Legacy Recordings of her groundbreaking debut album songs in A minor on June 28th. The original release of songs in A minor sold more than 12 million albums worldwide and garnered Keys with her first five, ...

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News: Recording

Dean Martin Book & 2CD Anthology to be Released June 7

Dean Martin Book & 2CD Anthology to be Released June 7

Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has announced the release of a new 60+ page hardcover book and musical collection titled Cool Then, Cool Now, on June 7. Never before seen photos compiled from personal collections and family archives Cool Then, Cool Now goes behind-the-scenes to capture the spirit and life of one of the most unique, and ...


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