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News: Performance / Tour

Special Solo Performance: Chuchito Valdes at Creole in NYC

August 9, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Supper Club Proudly Presents The Son of Chucho Valdes and the Grandson of Bebo Valdes, Chuchito Valdes Friday August 14 & Saturday August 15 2 sets 8:00 & 10PM $15 music cover charge per set Reservation suggested Special solo piano performance! Following in the footsteps ...

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News: Award / Grant

King Sunny Ade Inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame

August 9, 2009

King Sunny Ade Inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame at Celebrate Brooklyn On July 18th King Sunny Ade, Nigeria's beloved entertainer and maestro of juju big band dance music, was inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame at Celebrate Brooklyn's African Festival on Saturday, July 18th. Afropop Producer Sean Barlow did the honors of inducting ...

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News: Recording

N.P.R. Music Offers Free Newport Jazz Sampler

August 9, 2009

We know that AllAboutJazz.com readers never stop looking for new music--specially free new music. So please check out NPR Music's Newport Jazz Festival Sampler. In the interest of feeding these insatiable beasts, NPR Music is currently offering two free 12-song music samplers for download, featuring artists performing at this year's Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals in ...

News: Festival

Jazz Festival 55 Recorded by NPR Music

August 9, 2009

One of the most diverse and intriguing lineups in recent memory comes to the annual jazz festival in Newport, R.I., celebrating its 55th year this August. NPR Music, with partners WBGO and WGBH, will present live coverage and recording archives of George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55. Download sets from Day 1, including the Vijay Iyer ...

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News: Event

Wolf Trap Presents World Premiere of Face of America: Glacier National Park

August 9, 2009

Wolf Trap's Multidisciplinary Artistic Adventure Showcases Diverse Culture, Rugged Beauty, and Fragile Environment of Glacier National Park World Premiere of Face of America: Glacier National Park on August 19, 2009 Features Wolf Trap Commission by Trey McIntyre Project and Performances by Montana Musicians Jack Gladstone, Rob Quist, and Philip Aaberg Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Foundation ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Catching up with the "Saxophone Colossus"

August 9, 2009

Today's video showcase spotlights the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who's coming to town to perform in a concert sponsored by Jazz St. Louis on Saturday, September 19 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.There's lots of Rollins video material available online, including many vintage clips as ...

News: Recording

Recent Listening: Seikaly, Broom, Glover, Davis-Rollins

August 9, 2009

As the Alps tower over Swiss villages, stacks of compact discs tower over me. Sampling, auditioning, listening at length when something grabs my ear, I make my way through the CD Alps that surround me. If I live to be 115, which is my plan, there is no possibility of my fully hearing more than a ...

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News: Radio

Claude Thornhill: Godfather of Cool

August 9, 2009

Claude Thornhill was a pianist, composer, and arranger whose 1940s big band helped shape the sound of modern jazz, with orchestral bop and ethereal ballads tinged with classical influences that set the stage for later masterpieces by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Through his unusual instrumentation and subtle sense of dynamics, Thornhill and his collaborator Evans ...

News: Performance / Tour

Red Molly Trio Plays Bluegrass Mix of American Music Throughout North East

August 9, 2009

The all female trio Red Molly can be found throughout Connecticut playing a mix of Appalachian ballads, bluegrass, gospel and Jazz that guitarist Carolann Solebello says is high in fiber and rich in diversity. “We do a nice big salad of different songs," she says. Scheduled for release soon is their forthcoming CD entitled, “Love and ...

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News: Radio

B.J. Jansen Interviewed Liz Wu on the Jazz Life

August 9, 2009

B.J. Jansen Interviewed Liz Wu on The Jazz Life. This interview is Part 12 of Jansen's Jazz Industry Talks, exploring the future of the Jazz Industry behind the music. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists ...