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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Opens 2013-14 Season With "What The World Needs Now: Bacharach, Brubeck & Beyond"

September 30, 2013

Columbus, OH: Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) continues to break new ground while honoring the rich heritage of America's classical music – jazz. The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) kicks off the 2013-14 Swingin' with the CJO season with “What the World Needs ...

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George Wein: 88 And Counting!

September 30, 2013

George Wein Celebrates 88th Birthday, October 3 Celebration Includes Performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 and 4, 7:00 pm NEW YORK, NY: Eighty-eight. It’s a number that in China conveys good fortune. For ham radio operators “88” is shorthand for hugs and kisses. Astronomers will tell you that there are eighty-eight ...

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Jazz Arts Group Announces 2013-14 PBJ & Jazz Family Concert Series

September 27, 2013

Columbus, OH: The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is pleased to return to the Lincoln Theatre for the 2013-2014 season of the Jazz Academy's PBJ & Jazz concert series presented by Bob Evans Farms. Due to popular demand, this year's season will continue to include two performance times per concert, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ...

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United Jazz Festival Livens Up Philadelphia Scene

September 26, 2013

By Victor L. Schermer The First Annual Philadelphia United Jazz Festival and Celebration was held on Septermber 21-22, 2013 at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz. Under the capable leadership of Warren Oree and Graziella Damelio of Lifeline Music Coalition, a lineup of small groups, vocalists, larger ensembles, and yes, poets and a fashion extravaganza, showed ...

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President Obama To Keynote Annual CBCF Awards Dinner With New Orleans' Stephanie Jordan As Featured Performer

September 21, 2013

President Obama will be the keynote speaker during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCF) 43rd Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in D.C. The dinner, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is the signature event of a four-day conference focusing on public policy impacting black communities in America ...

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George Wein: The Life Of A Legend - October 3 & 4, 7pm, The Allen Room

September 19, 2013

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATES GEORGE WEIN: THE LIFE OF A LEGEND George Wein and the Newport All-Stars Featuring Lew Tabackin, Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash and Host Nate Chinen Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Allen Room October 3 & 4 at 7pm New York, NY: Jazz impresario and pianist George ...

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Future of Music Coalition and Jazz Forward Coalition host informal roundtable in Washington DC on October 28th

September 18, 2013

This is a save the date to join Future of Music Coalition and Jazz Forward Coalition next month in Washington DC for an informal roundtable on the future of jazz advocacy. Hosted by FMC and facilitated by JFC, this is a brown bag lunch bringing together artists, educators, presenters, promoters, advocates, managers, funders, and policymakers to ...

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Catalina's Bar & Grill Proudly Presents Phil Ranelin's “Freddie's Groove” On Thurs. October 10, 2013

September 17, 2013

Former FREDDIE HUBBARD TROMBONIST PHIL RANELIN’s Memorial Celebration of FREDDIE HUBBARD’S 75th Birth Year! Featuring: THE PHIL RANELIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Exploring some of Freddie’s classic compositions and Ranelin’s own “Freddie’s Groove” written in honor of the legendary Trumpeter Phil Ranelin - Trombone Pablo Calogero - Reeds Jacob Scesney - Reeds ...

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Impromptu Jazz Composition at the Neighborhood House on September 27th

September 16, 2013

Friday, September 27th; 7:45pm The American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter (ACF Philadelphia) will present a site-specific musical challenge to three prominent Philadelphia jazz composer/performers in front of a live audience: to produce artistic explorations of various aspects of the Neighborhood House and Christ Church. The musical and inspirational elements for these works will be suggested on ...

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Magnus Ostrum Plays Navan & Carrick-on-shannon, Ireland

September 15, 2013

Magnus Öström (e.s.t - The Esbjorn Svensson Trio) plays two Irish dates only to celebrate the release of his new album, Searching for Jupiter (ACT Music, 2013). Magnus Öström has confidently stepped out of EST's huge shadow to assert himself as a central figure in the Scandinavian Jazz scene, with his debut album Thread of Life ...