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UCLA Celebrate the Lengendary Music of Duke Ellington with Performances by UCLA's Jazz Orchestra and Latin Jazz Ensemble.
Two days of music events at UCLA are lined up to celebrate the jazz great's 110th birthday. When it comes to describing Duke Ellington, it's easy to run out of superlatives. One of the defining figures of American music? Sure, with a 50-year career that includes standards such as “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It ...
Yoshi's San Francisco: Four Great Singers...One Hot Band!
The Bay Area is a treasure trove of gifted, professional singers and instrumentalists. Oftentimes, these artists do not get the recognition their years of hard work and talent deserve. Lucia/Kosut Productions was recently formed to showcase exceptional local talent at an affordable price. This collaboration is the result of a vision both Lucia and Kosut had ...
April is Jazz Appreciation Month
As we always like to remind folks around this time of year, April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an annual event created by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History “to draw greater public attention to the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz and its importance as an American cultural heritage."In addition, JAM is ...
Music Greats Gather to Celebrate Latin Jazz Legend Ray Santo's 80th Birthday
New York, NY -- Candido Camero, Alfredo “Chocolate" Armenteros and Jimmy Bosch will gather with the Latin Jazz All Stars for a special 80th birthday celebration for legendary Latin jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist Ray Santos on Monday, May 18th at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The ensemble group will perform sizzling Santos ...
Leroy Jones Reassembles the Fairview Brass Band for a Special Concert at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2009
This historic event, taking place at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, will reunite one of the most important brass bands in New Orleans' brass band history. The Fairview Baptist Church Christian Marching Band was founded in 1970, and was the brainchild of reverend Andrew Darby, pastor of the Fairview Baptist Church. Reverend Darby ...
Tonight: Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman in Conversation at USC
One of the coolest things about L.A.'s pop life is the presence of everyday demigods, everywhere. So many key contributors to contemporary music's canon hang out at the local Coffee Bean or have their kids in your preschool. Count Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman among my favorites -- goddesses with no pretense and unflagging energy. Best ...
Woodlawn Cemetery Honors Jazz Appreciation with Concert
A free concert celebrating the jazz greats memorialized at Woodlawn, hosted by saxophonist Victor Goines. In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month (April), The Woodlawn Cemetery is hosting weekend concerts and tours to celebrate in style and pay tribute to some of history's great American jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Max ...
The Dead: Charity Ticket Auction / Letterman Appearance
From PawtucketTimes.com. The Dead Auctions Front-row Tickets for Charity By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer The Dead It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of ticket scalpers. So he and his bandmates announced Tuesday they have held back some of ...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Celebrate the Music & Legacy of Cab Calloway
HOW BIG CAN YOU GET 100 Years of Cab Calloway featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Celebrate the music & legacy of Cab Calloway Cab Calloway was a legendary fireball of talent, whose infectious hi-de-his, ho-dehos, scattin and jivin, in a baritone singing voice rich and vibrant, became the spirited cry ...
Tutuma Social Club Presenting Afro-Peruvian Jazz in NYC
The New York metropolitan area’s cultural and culinary offerings will be enhanced by the opening on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 of Tutuma Social Club. The new venue, at 164 East 56th St. (at Third Ave.), will be the only locale in the region showcasing both Afro- Peruvian jazz and refined Afro-Peruvian cuisine on a daily basis. ...
