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Washington, DC Event Celebrates 50 Years Of Samba And Bossa Nova

May 3, 2012

The landmark album Jazz Samba was recorded at All Souls Unitarian Church in 1962 and changed the sonic landscape forever. Fronted by guitarist Charlie Byrd and saxophonist Stan Getz, the album rose to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart where it remained for 70 weeks! The recording introduced millions of music lovers world wide to ...

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SFJAZZ Gala To Stream Performances From Ahmad Jamal, Sfjazz Collective, Maceo Parker, Friday, May 4

May 2, 2012

The 2012 SFJAZZ Gala on Friday, May 4, 2012 will be streamed on sfjazz.org live and direct from San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club, beginning at 7:00pm PST. The Gala — which celebrates the near completion of the $63 million “The World is Listening” capital campaign for the landmark SFJAZZ Center opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

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GI Blythe Launches East Coast CD Release Tour

May 2, 2012

New York, NY: In support of their highly successful CD, Lost in Space, GI Blythe will embark on a CD release tour of the East Coast beginning with a CD release party at Connolly’s Klub 45 in New York City on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 and closing the tour with a CD release concert at the ...

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Stephanie Jordan Added To International Jazz Day Sunrise Concert With Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ellis Marsalis And Others In An All-star Concert In New Orleans

April 30, 2012

NEW ORLEANS, LA: Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Jordan of New Orleans has been added to a stealer line-up of jazz greats for the kick-off of the first annual International Jazz Day with a full day of events in New Orleans, Paris and New York. Jordan has been selected as a replacement for Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves. The ...

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Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents Blazing Tongues At Lenox Lounge

April 30, 2012

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. NEW YORK, NY: The historic Lenox Lounge, a fixture in Harlem since 1939, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th and 125th streets, has been home to some of the hottest jazz in ...

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International Jazz Day Album Guide

April 30, 2012

Steve Holtje, editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide (Visible Ink), has written a 50-album guide covering the development from jazz, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Matthew Shipp, for CultureCatch.com. He writes: “Monday, April 30, is International Jazz Day, proclaimed by UNESCO goodwill ambassador Herbie Hancock. There will be streaming concerts and much more on ...

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May 1st Drum Clinic at Sam Ash in Edison (NJ) for Make-A-Wish Foundation

April 29, 2012

Drummers Mike Donahue, Mauricio Zottarelli and percussionist Marcus Santos join forces on Tuesday May 1st, 2012 for an evening of music, drumming and to raise funds to a great cause Fellow artists Mike Donahue, Mauricio Zottarelli and Marcus Santos will join forces on May 1st, 2012 in a performance/drum clinic to raise funds for the NJ ...

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Trish Richardson "The Soul of Jazz" Book Signing at Wycliffe Gordon Concert on May 2

April 25, 2012

Author Trish Richardson will be signing copies of her book, The Soul of Jazz: Stories and Inspiration from Those Who Followed the Song in Their Souls prior to Wycliffe Gordon and the Bothell High School and Mercer Island High School Jazz Bands’ performance at Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell on Wednesday, May 2nd at 7 pm. ...

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Back To The Garden: The Artistry Of Joni Mitchell, Featuring Paula Cole And Music Directed By Terri Lyne Carrington

April 25, 2012

Berklee College of Music presents Back to the Garden: The Artistry of Joni Mitchell, a play with music and dance about the life and work of the iconic artist, written and performed by Berklee students. Back to the Garden will be performed at Berklee on May 3 with featured guest, Grammy Award-winning alumna Paula Cole, and ...

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Salve Regina U/Newport Festivals Foundation Presents Master Class with Jon Faddis

April 25, 2012

Trumpeter Jon Faddis conducts master class for high school musicians at Salve Regina University on May 5 NEWPORT, R.I. – World-renowned trumpeter, composer, conductor and educator Jon Faddis—who was declared as “the best ever” by the legendary John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie—will conduct a master class and workshop for high school students on Saturday, May 5 from ...