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Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman Play National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 29

May 27, 2014

Pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman will play the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, May 29. Sylvie Courvoisier is a pianist, composer, sideman and band leader. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Courvoisier moved to New York in 1998 and has lived in Brooklyn since that time. Courvoisier has led several groups over ...

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SFJAZZ Gala Honors Herbie Hancock, Raises Over $1.4 Million

May 24, 2014

The 2014 SFJAZZ Center Gala on May 16, 2014 in San Francisco awarded Herbie Hancock the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than 600 guests, the Gala raised over $1.4 million for SFJAZZ artistic and education programs. Festivities included performances by Hancock with the star-studded SFJAZZ Collective, the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Stars with Paula West ...

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Hot Guitarist Jacques Lesure Cools Outdoor Los Angeles Audience

May 22, 2014

Recently with the temperatures topping 90-100 degrees, most Angelenos were seeking some relief from the heat. That came in the form of Jazz Guitarist,Jacques Lesure and his Quartet. The former Detroit native, now L.A. based musician, cooled off the audience with a great play list of originals and standards including a very soothing ,but swinging title ...

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Jazz Art from Richard McDonnell Collection Available for Purchase on Saturday, June 14

May 16, 2014

A variety of jazz-related artwork collected by Richard “Rich" McDonnell, the late founder and owner of MAXJAZZ records, will be available for viewing and purchase in a special event from noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at the MAXJAZZ offices, 115 Lockwood Ave in Webster Groves. Jeff Appel, a photography dealer and friend of the ...

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Dimitrije Vasiljevic To Perform At The Kennedy Center As Part Of The European Month Of Culture

May 7, 2014

On the occasion of the European Month of Culture, pianist and composer Dimitrije Vasiljevic will perform in Washington, D.C. in a solo piano concert presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with the Embassy of Serbia in the United States and LeitmotivArts. Vasiljevic will perform his original compositions from his ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Ninth Season Of Jazzoo!

May 6, 2014

Columbus, OH – This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the ninth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water’s Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo providing a beautiful waterfront setting along ...

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New England Conservatory Presents Jazz Vocalist And Pianist Vanessa Morris

May 6, 2014

In Concert on Friday, May 30 at NEC’s Brown Hall Join jazz vocalist and pianist and NEC faculty member Vanessa Morris as she performs a selection of original compositions, jazz standards, and spirituals from the African-American folklore tradition on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert ...

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New England Conservatory Prep Presents The NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra Conducted By Ken Schaphorst

May 6, 2014

Tuesday, May 20 in NEC’s Jordan Hall New England Conservatory Prep presents the NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Ken Schaphorst in a concert featuring a wide selection of music by composers Randy Weston, Ken Schaphorst, Donny McCaslin, Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie and more, all performed by middle and high school students in the NEC Youth ...

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Classically Cannabis: The Colorado Symphony Demos a Future of Pot and Prosperity

May 3, 2014

It's not just Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa who could benefit from legal marijuana. Adding Willie Nelson to the list still doesn't do the topic justice. In fact, those acts are going to be at least mildly jealous when they hear about Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series. The Colorado Symphony's “Bring Your Own Cannabis" shows ...

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Tenor Legend Ernie Watts Euorpean Quartet Play Dublin's Sugar Club, May 8

May 1, 2014

The Sugar Club in Dublin braces itself for the arrival on the 8th May of one of jazz’s greatest tenor saxophonists – Ernie Watts. Leading his European quartet of fifteen years standing, Watts, pianist Christof Saenger, bassist Rudi Engel and drummer Heinrich Koebberling will be playing music from Watts’ new CD, A Simple Truth (Flying Dolphin ...