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Celebrate the Season with Preservation Hall

November 18, 2008

CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH PRESERVATION HALL: TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION; NEW YEARS WITH GALACTIC; AND THE RETURN OF THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND Preservation Hall is proud to present a recent musical tradition like no other - the 3rd annual A Creole Christmas concert. The show will feature the ...

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Salute to A Great Day in Harlem

November 18, 2008

Anita O'Day, center with red tie, poses with other National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters for a group photo, reminiscent of Art Kane's 1958 “A Great Day in Harlem," in New York Friday Jan. 23, 2004. Included in the photo are George Russell, Dave Brubeck, Nat Hentoff, Louie Bellson, David Baker, Percy Heath, Billy Taylor, ...

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Celebrate Christmas with the Jus Blues Music Foundation

November 17, 2008

The Jus Blues Music Foundation proudly presents its inaugural Christmas Blues Gala, Friday, December 5th at 8 pm at the Holiday Inn Select Downtown Atlanta on Capital Avenue near Turner Field. Entertainment will be by international recording artist, Prince of the Blues Lucky Peterson, the 1st Lady of Soul Trudy Lynn and the debut of Blues ...

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Gigantic Musical Battle Sunday November 23rd - The Detroit Blues Challenge Finals

November 17, 2008

The five preliminary rounds are now complete for the 2008 Detroit Blues Challenge and the six finalists are prepared to do battle this Sunday, November 23, 2008. The five preliminary rounds leading up to the finals make the Detroit Blues Challenge one of the largest regional competitions of it type, anywhere. The Detroit Blues Society is ...

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Adriana Miki CD Release Parties at The Drom and Trumpets

November 17, 2008

Adriana Miki will be presenting her CD Sashimiki in the US! Adriana and band will perform two concerts: November 28th at the The Drom in NYC November 29th at Trumpets in Montclair NJ About Adriana Miki Originally from Sao Paolo, now living in Lisbon, Portugal, singer Adriana Miki, at a very young ...

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Fund-Raiser Concert Featuring Contemporary Jazz Artists N-Groove

November 17, 2008

N-Groove will be in concert on Friday November 28th as a fund-raiser for Hunter Squires Jackson American Legion Post 1218 located at 133 Dixon Avenue, Amityville, New York. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.; concert starts at 8:30. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door. There will be complimentary savories/appetizers and a cash bar. ...

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Holiday Shows - Jazz at Lincoln Center

November 15, 2008

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER Tickets starting as low as $10 in Rose Theater Red Hot Holiday Stomp, hosted by Wycliffe Gordon: Dec. 11-13 at 8 p.m. & Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in Rose Theater Kim Burrell: A Gospel Christmas: Dec. 11 & 13 at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. in The Allen ...

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Basie Theater Renovation Turns Back the Clock 82 Years

November 14, 2008

FOR years, performers like Bruce Springsteen, George Carlin and Whoopi Goldberg took the stage at the aging Count Basie Theater amid decaying plaster and leaking ceilings. Repairmen stood on call to fix any seat that suddenly gave way. We used to tell the performers that the audience here was great; the house itself, not so good, ...

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Port of Tauranga Backs Youth Jazz Competition

November 14, 2008

In what Jazz Festival Director Arne Herrmann calls “an inspired choice", Port of Tauranga today confirmed a three year sponsorship for the Jazz Festival's Youth Jazz Competition starting from the up-coming festival in 2009. The competition, embedded for 31 years in the 47 year long history of the festival, is the most prestigious New Zealand showcase ...

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Celebrating the Legacy of Clifford Brown

November 13, 2008

Though he died tragically in 1956 at the age of 25, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown left a larger than life legacy. “Brownie Speaks,” a three-day symposium at the University October 30 – November 1 brought together jazz aficionados, musicians and educators to study, explore and celebrate Brown’s life and music. The event featured jam sessions, panel ...