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PJ Photos by Timothy Frudd Pictured, left to right, are Ron McEntire and Brian Bogey, who will perform music together at Sunday's piano dedication concert at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. St. Luke's Episcopal Church is hosting a piano…

Alaska Airlines surprised a group of students from two HBCUs with a trip to the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California. The airline flew about 40 choir and jazz students from Morgan State University and Texas Southern University…

Royal Palm Beach High School was the school of honor at the Monday, September 12, meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board. The meeting featured a presentation by RPBHS Principal Michelle Fleming.!-->!-->…

CHICAGO — This weekend, the city kicks off fall with Oktoberfest celebrations, street markets, art exhibits and more.Here's a roundup of 22 things to do in Chicago this weekend:10am-5pm Saturday-Sunday1341 W. Randolph StreetChicago's…

Years ago, back when bands from Santa Fe and Albuquerque were releasing albums a little more regularly, or, perhaps, were a little more willing to submit them to SFR for review, the multi- local instrumentalist Mustafa Stefan Dill used to…

(CelebrityAccess) — Acclaimed producer, label executive and music historian Zev Feldman is launching a brand new archival label, Jazz!-->!-->…

Rich Bliesener is a man of many talents.In the spring, Bliesener can usually be found on the tennis courts at Dankwardt Park, where he was the second singles player on the Burlington High School men's tennis team.This fall, Bliesener will…

Five talented dancers from iDance studio in Newmarket will compete with Team Canada Dance on the world stage in Egypt later this fall. In late November and continuing through December, Team Canada Dance will participate in the…

Michael Harvey and Kai Starkes plan to open Mike's Jazz Cafe in early November at 2526 Floyd Ave. in the Fan. (Photo courtesy of Michael Harvey) An accountant and a caterer are behind a new restaurant that is taking shape at Fan. Michael…

Herschel walker did a smart thing last week by publicly stating "I'm not that smart" at a campaign event at Savanna Harbor.For Walker, his US Senate debate versus Senator Raphael Warnock scheduled for October 14 has the potential to be a…

Angela Lim, Life & Arts EditorSeptember 19, 2022Entertainer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey wraps his songs with experiences from all areas of his life, bringing timeless genres to life. Having grown up surrounded by musicians,…

BROOKINGS — Yankton finished fourth in the dance competition and 13th in the cheer competition at the…

• Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Paul Reiser will perform at Jay and LindaGrunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert will open the evening. Tickets cost between…

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The Passion of Charlie Parker, cover image Photo: Impulse! Folders Nick discovered jazz in 1953 - the year Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, and a year that saw ragtime, swing, bebop, cool jazz and hard bop share the…

For the past 22 years, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) has provided comprehensive dance instruction…

Born in London to Jamaican parents, Cleveland Watkiss revisits some of the music he grew up listening to on his latest album, The Great Jamaican Songbook. He is currently filming the album and will come to Cambridge later this!-->…

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"Together we can make it happen!" For James B. "Saxsmo" Gates Jr., this phrase, which originated in one of his songs, epitomizes the universality and practicality he believes are essential to jazz music. and gender communities. An…

Shreveport music fans can expect jazz and disco this weekendNews Sporting Life To Do Opinion Obituaries E-Edition Legal Mentions It's officially festival season in Shreveport and this weekend it kicks off with the Highland Blues and Jazz…

The Minot Symphony Orchestra will open its 97th season on Saturday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at MSU's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. According to the symphonic association, the…

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New York's Blue Note Jazz Club unveiled the first wave of special guests for Robert Glasper's 4th Annual Robtober Residency. Featured acts are expected to include yasiin bey, Lalah Hathway, Terrace Martin, Isaiah Sharkey,…

For the parents of 450 lucky music students in Passaic, the answer to "what happened at school today?" probably ran along the lines of "I learned that Wyclef Jean was a music nerd just like me.""I can imagine these conversations happening…

In the summer of 1961, Ron Logan traveled with the UCLA band for a tour of Europe. The principal trumpet player led a jazz band that performed for King Frederick of Denmark. Walt Disney was present as a special guest of the king.It turned…

Ramsey Lewis, a Grammy-winning pianist who had a major pop hit in the 1960s with "The 'In' Crowd" and was a central figure in combining jazz with electronic music and other styles , died Sept. 12 at his home in Chicago. . He was 87 years…

Like an ice cream parlor that offers you the choice between pistachio or strawberry and nothing else, the films that Tyler Perry has been producing for 20 years come in two flavors: comedy and soap opera. It is worth noting,…

The Utah Jazz are fielding several players who may not have a legitimate opportunity. Jazz executive Danny Ainge seems content with a complete dismantling and rebuilding of the team.Utah has had more than one roller coaster ride of an!-->…

The Sudbury Jazz Festival with even more great music from September 8 to 10. And on Saturday, the event transformed Durham Street itself into a traveling concert hall for the festival's annual Jazz Walk. The evening concerts were…

• Rutgers Master Gardeners from Monmouth County will present Birds, Bugs and Beyond,Celebrate Nature, a free outdoor festival for kids of all ages, from noon to 4 p.m. on October 8 (rain or shine) at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension…

SANDY, Utah (Saturday, September 10, 2022) – Major League Soccer Real salt lake and first partner of the Club America First Credit Union - one of RSL's oldest partners - announces that the Club's Sandy…

"No Place to Go," Ethan Lipton's irreverent musical about the entry into the void of the unemployed, knowingly laughs at the apparent absurdity of a "permanent part-time" job. But if there was ever an endorsement for such an arrangement,…

Hiromi performs at SFJazz Center's Robert N. Miner Auditorium on the new season's opening night on Thursday, September 8. Photo: Rick Swig Hiromi threw her head back as she pounded the keys of her piano, occasionally stomping the floor…

The visibility of the Ukraine-Russia war may have faded somewhat on the world stage in recent months as the conflict has settled into an attrition phase, with other news , such as a long series of weather-related disasters, attracting…

The 17th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns Saturday from 3-10 p.m., while the 30th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival returns simultaneously the same day from 1-7 p.m.…

By David Dupont BG Independent News The pandemic has given Enrique Chi and his fellow Making Movies a chance to reflect on what it means to be a band. The band couldn't play. "There was a time when we couldn't even rehearse,"…

Recently, while doing my monthly segment called "Binghamton Then" with Bob Joseph on WNBF, a listener called to discuss Gentleman Joe's. I admit that I had heard of the establishment, but that I knew little more than that. It was far from…

Organizers of the Harvest Music Festival in Fredericton will ask concertgoers to wear masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but say masking will not be mandatory."We encourage patrons, members of the public, volunteers, anyone…

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THE The first ever Pangkor Island Jazz Festival will be held at Sungai Pinang Kecil, Pangkor Island, from October 7th to 9th this year. With the theme "Jazz Meets the Island", the festival aims to provide a platform for local musical…

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When Deborah Gilmore first fell into homelessness, it was a “shock” that threw her life into uncertainty. "Have you ever been in a situation where you were traumatized by something or something that you didn't expect?" asked the…

When the world went into lockdown at the height of the pandemic, Diana Ross decided to set a new record. Yes, many musicians have done the exact same thing. But the 78-year-old icon pulled out all the stops. She hired a small army of…

Created by Dan Erickson, Breakup joins the ranks of the dystopian workplace series that gets audiences thinking about what it means to create work-life balance. The stars of the series nominated for the Emmy Awards Adam Scott as Mark…

Jon W poses"March 1, 2020 - a day I will never forget," began Instagram post of trumpeter Étienne Charles.“Creole Soul opened for Joey DeFrancesco, as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the 'We Always Swing' Jazz series at CoMo.…

September 2, 2022The Fulton Jazz Festival sponsors 'Saturday in the Park' at Fulton's Voorhees Park, 168 E. Fourth St., Fulton. The free concert will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 3. "The!-->…

Members of the Rutgers Class of 2026 have already built a resume of activism, achievement, and service before stepping into their first classroom or college lab. They lobbied for gun safety…

Community members are invited to join Michigan State University College of Music for an affordable music season filled with variety, exceptional talent, and world-class performances in state-of-the-art venues on MSU's…

The band Titans march to the beat of their own drum major Posted at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, September 2, 2022 In Memorial High School's first football game of the!-->…

The 23rd edition of the festival, which is traditionally held in September, will return after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place under the theme, Ultimate African Jazz Experienceno artist outside the African…

EASTHAMPTON — Five decades ago, when David Witthaus was 15, he was hanging out at his local record store in New York. But one Friday, the owner kicked him out of the store at 5 p.m.Witthaus was puzzled, asking why. The owner told him he…

26 Jeremy and Jazzy Songs Released TodayTORONTO, August 31, 2022 /CNW/ - Truth Movies, Jeremy Fisher Musicand Hidden Pony Discs are proud to announce Jeremy and Jazzy, a new brand of animated, music and cross-platform children's…

Roseann B. Termini, 69, of Wynnewood, a longtime food and drug law expert, professor at Widener University Delaware Law School, author, lecturer and single mother of three, died on Tuesday 9 August from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at…

Jhe musical taste of Gilles Peterson – the broadcaster of BBC Radio 6 Music and curator behind Worldwide FM and Brownswood Recordings – is simply eclectic. We Out Here, the festival he organizes on the August bank holiday weekend in leafy…

Leimert Park attended its jazz festival in full force, with hours of jazz artists performing from start to finish. The festival was held at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on the upper deck of the car park. He saw tents galore, full of art,…

It's been quite a year for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and it's only getting better now that they're the recipients of the Global Icon Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). They even took the stage for a performance at the TV…

Comment this storyCommentThe Petworth Jazz Project – returning this year after its pandemic hiatus – brings families and neighbors to the Petworth Leisure Center for a monthly summer jazz night. But with kids running around, people…

When he recently took the stage as a contestant in the Malaysian Jazz Talent Competition, Tan Jin Weng was inwardly battling stage fright. It was his first!-->…

Patrick Bartley is one of the Vail Jazz Workshop alumni performing on Labor Day weekend. Courtesy picture Editor's Note: Over the past 27 years, over 300 teenage musicians have been!-->…

Comment this storyCommentPianist Orrin Evans has just one appearance on the DC Jazz Festival's 2022 lineup schedule — but it's a big one. On September 2, his Captain Black Big Band performs at Arena Stage in the Southwest with revered jazz…

(ABC4) - The jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals where the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 88-85 is up for auction. Sotheby's, "the world's largest, most trusted and vibrant marketplace for fine art…

The Queen's Ball: A Bridgerton ExperienceImmerse yourself in a "Bridgerton" experience with live music inspired by the show, actors dressed in period costumes and more.Credit: From bridgertonexperience.comCredit: From…

Every time Donovan Mitchell has been spotted in and around New York City over the past few months, it's the basketball equivalent of the summer flame that's sure to grab your attention just long…

TIDE may not be the world's favorite streaming service, second or even fifth…but the high-fidelity music platform is still committed to providing tools and resources for the music lovers among us. Last Monday, TIDAL launched Music…

Chalk on the walkways, flyers on lampposts, booths set up all over the South Lawn – Grounds clubs and student organizations are advertising with a smile to potential new members. Walking through…

Long before Guinga made his first album as a leader, many of Brazil's most influential and beloved artists had recorded his music. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, samba stars and jazz improvisers, pop icons and choro masters found his…

Under the Stars is an almost weekly column that features new music releases, upcoming shows, opinions, and a number of other adjacent items. We continue to evolve with the changes, thinking outside the margins. We are thrilled with…

Artwork by Curt Merlo IN A SPACE once known for chicken and waffles, the future of college athletics is taking shape. On August 24, the former Metro Diner on the Butler University campus opens as Butler Esports Park, a 7,500 square foot…

Have you started carrying a diaper “just in case”? That probably means fall is fast approaching, and with it one of the first rites of the season: the Chicago Jazz Festival. This year, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events…

Grace Wood suffered second-degree burns to her hands as a child after catching a flaming baton in the wrong place. She said she was too scared to pick up batons for almost a decade after the accident.Sunday afternoon on the Anne and Bill…

Thurl Bailey graciously delivered his “rookie debut” on Sunday morning. The towering 6ft 11in former NBA player, dressed in a gray suit with a blue tie, was calm and dignified as he walked to the…

As Forth Worth-based Ginny Mac played a bluesy tune on her accordion on Saturday afternoon, Faith Davis stood in the crowd at the Cotati Accordion Festival, reminiscing on how she once hated the instrument's organy sound . Davis,…

What better way to spend a summer evening than listening to great music in the spectacular setting of Lincoln Harbor Park on the Hudson River in Weehawken? On Wednesday, August 24, the Hudson River Performing Arts Center presents an evening…

What a difference 50 years can make! Even two or three when they are “COVID years”.With a smile of triumph and gratitude, Tallahassee Ballet CEO Janet Pichard stands in the newly renovated 14,000 square foot world-class facility of…

The performance was broadcast live to crowds gathered in Times Square and also in a Harlem park. The event…

Published: 08/19/2022 10:52:38 Modified: 08/19/2022 10:49:12 SHELBURNE— apex orchards prepares to celebrate the peach harvest, the tasty local fruits and the orchard itself with its peach festival.The…

Jthere's often a whiff of incense surrounding the music of Los Angeles-based composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. In the past, she made a drone album for yoga and meditation, a new age album that was created on the Calm app, and she even wrote…

Musician Cass McCombs' new album has achieved something he seeks in his writing: growth.Since his first album in 2003, "A", he has wanted to avoid repetition. Nineteen years later, and despite being hailed by The New York Times…

Post views: 69 Todd Hildreth brings jazz music lovers together Screenwriter / Christy Heitger-EwingPhotograph provided Todd Hildreth was only 10 years old when he first became interested in…

A new art exhibit in Milwaukee, titled "Ghosts of Segregation," features photos of physical remains from the Jim Crow era. The images depict places like businesses that had separate entrances for…

Just weeks before the start of the fall semester, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut unveiled its full fall season of music, comedy and dance, with one of the attractions - the Swiss masked troupe…

The Count's has just dropped its September-November live music schedule with jazz, swing, electro, soul, funk and a touch of comedy writing on the bill. After a smashing winter series that saw revered Australian…

Jazz-focused label services and artist management team New Soil announced three new partnerships, with Mushroom Half Hour, Bridge The Gap and Women In Jazz. As part of its new partnership with South African label…

Author Nabil Ayers, left; his father, jazz musician Roy Ayers, right Courtesy of Nabil Ayers (photo by author and book cover); and Scott Dudelson/Getty Images (photo Roy Ayers)…

The 606 Club has just announced its EFG London Jazz Festival programme. LR: Anita Wardell (tribute to Betty Carter, November 13); Lew Tabackin (rare appearance in London, November 17); Jas Kayser (tribute to "Money Jungle", November…

From the moment Jazmin "Jazzy" Olivo and Courtney Isaiah Smith met, music became a cornerstone of their relationship.Now, over a year after Smith's untimely death from COVID-19, Olivo is releasing the music they made together - to keep his…

From the opening notes of "All That Jazz" to the final reprise, the Tony Award-winning musical "Chicago" has…

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Streams of people flooded Stearns Square late afternoon yesterday, just as the band Buddy McEarns kicked in and filled the space with their signature blues rock to kick off the ninth annual Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival .Organizers…

If you've ever wanted to live out your Sarah Jessica Parker fantasy in the Hamptons, now is your chance.The sex and the city star is teaming up with Booking.com for an exclusive opportunity to rent his three-bedroom vacation home in the…

Travel back in time this weekend, to the Summer of Love in San Francisco at the Jerry Day concert or to the 1940s at a WWII living history event and swing dance in San Jose. Or stay in the present with the San Jose Jazz Summerfest in San…

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Marketing, operations, and finance are three critical aspects of running a convenience store restoration program. According to Kay Heritage, founder of Big Bon Foods LLC, they're also the foundation of a three-legged stool,…

“I am human… almost entirely human… Every tendon, muscle, vessel and vein… except for parts of one leg and part of my brain…” Welcome to our project "Module 471", a new classic comedy-science-horror-jazz/opera which will be created for the…

Trombone Shorty has yet to figure out a way to take his concert audience to New Orleans, at least not literally. So he's doing what's best in bringing New Orleans to audiences nationwide. His 2022 Voodoo Threauxdown Tour, which…

Nathan Hartono, Jeremy Monteiro and Joanna Dong What happens when two of the country's biggest jazz and pop stars take the stage together? You have a party on your hands. You are also well aware of the phenomenal…

Andy's Frozen Custard, Kansas City's favorite ice cream and candy store, will delight even more KC candy lovers when it opens its latest store in Overland Park on August 10. The highly anticipated BluHawk, a multi-faceted destination…

Years after first picking up their instruments, the Goan-Christian band have their first-ever music video with 'Zindagi Ka Safar'. Let's go back to the 70s with 'Zindagi Ka Safar' presented by the In Time Band, a group of men carrying…

Posted inSponsored Photographers Antony Armstrong Jones, Milt Hinton, Chuck Stewart, Barbara Morgan and more capture an array of legendary and local musicians and performance artists. On view until…

Want to be part of "Michigan's Longest Garage Sale"?From Friday to Sunday, McCourtie Park has spots available to set up. Contact the Township of Somerset at 517-688-9223 for details. The historic Walker Tavern is hosting a free concert…

I sat in the Green Room waiting for actor and director Tyler Perry to arrive backstage at the Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center for the Colors of Conversation event during the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival.…

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell takes to the court in Game 5 of an NBA first-round basketball playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, Monday, April 25, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)By Scot Morgan | The public gallery…

Maine WF percussionist Quinn Smith has built a reputation in the music world over the past 30 years for being able to play anything. In addition to mastering just about every type of drum, he has also used old pieces of metal, pipes,…

Judith Durham, one of Australia's best-known voices, has died aged 79. An icon of the Australian music industry as the lead singer of The Seekers and a solo artist, she was an enduring female voice in an industry still dominated by…

From murder mysteries and animated musicals to dramatic stories and original dance, the Department of Theater and Dance's 2022-23 season will take audiences on a journey to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. "This season is…

Free outdoor summer concerts are scheduled for next week on the northern Olympic Peninsula. Concerts are Tuesdays in Sequim, Wednesdays in Port Angeles and Thursdays in Port Townsend. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets…

The Connecticut Siting Council will hold two hearings on the proposed Tarpon Towers/AT&T cell tower at 92 Greens Farms Road in Westport. The hearing of witnesses will take place at 2 p.m. and a public comment hearing at 6:30 p.m.…

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Banda MS at the Baja Beach Fest Puerto Rican reggaetón music superstar Daddy Yankee's farewell tour could be considered the highlight for many fans attending the 2022 Baja Beach Fest in Rosarito Beach. But the multimillion-selling…

New Vision Dance Company hosted the first NEW ALBANY DANCE FESTIVAL at the beautiful Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater in New Albany, Ohio on Saturday, July 30, 2022. This event was a collaboration of dance, music, health and…

Joshua RedmanPhoto: Wilkins ManagementEarlier this year, trombonist Vincent Gardner and his wife, singer Belinda Munro, discussed the educational and outreach organization Jazz Houston before a concert they hosted featuring the music of!-->…