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Lawrence FREEDMAN Obituary (2022) – Buffalo, NY
FREEDMAN – Lawrence David “Larry”Larry was born on June 30, 1936 in Buffalo, New York. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of ... -
Be There: Concerts, a reopening and jazz for a cause | Arts & Theater
This week’s Be There deals offer ways to get a good laugh, catch local stars on the rise, welcome back a popular listening room after a ... -
Popular Current DJ Sean McPherson Takes New Position as Music Director and Host at Jazz88 – Twin Cities
Sean McPherson did not envision a career in radio. “No, I didn’t,” McPherson said. “I was a pure and simple musician, aspiring to do this.” While ... -
Local life: Newberry College Jazz Festival, battle at the Bull Street Fan Fest this weekend and more!
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Newberry College is hosting its 64th annual Jazz Festival this weekend. This Friday and Saturday there will be concerts with two all-state ... -
Muskogee’s Okie: A lifetime of music brought Hannah home | Lifestyles
Jack Hannah’s life has been filled with change, though his music has remained constant. Hannah remembers playing drums at age 2 and playing piano until sixth ... -
“It would have been a dream come true in duet with MAX ROACH”
Recently we caught up with one of the best drummers of the modern jazz era, Tomas Fujiwaraa man who, along with a few precious others, brings ... -
Battle Ground High School Jazz Bands Take First and Second Place at West Salem Festival
Sebastien Rubino / [email protected] Battle Ground High School’s Advanced Jazz Band won first place and Intermediate Jazz Band won second place at the West Salem Jazz ... -
Spencer Schillerstrom – DePauw University
Spencer Schillerstrom began his musical journey learning to play many instruments, including the piano, cello and flute, before falling in love with the tenor saxophone at ... -
Arts calendar published on February 16, 2022
Feb. 17—Willmar, Feb. 17, 6 p.m., Whitney Music/Jazz N Java; Great Times Band and Great American Sing-Along; free hat basket for musicians. New London, Feb. 18, ... -
Join the Cochrane Music Society for music, community and fun
If you’ve dreamed of playing in a concert or jazz band or singing in a choir, the Cochrane Music Society wants to hear from you. Whether ... -
The jazz group SOS starts its competition season | News
PAULLINA—The South O’Brien Junior High/High School Jazz Ensemble recently got into their competitive groove. The 21-member musical group held their first festival of the season on ... -
THE FAMOUS PIANIST’S PERFORMANCE GIVES THE CROWD A CHANCE TO SEE THE KEYBOARD FROM THE SEATS
The Florida Keys Concert Association held its second concert, featuring pianist Frederic Moyer, on January 25 at the Performing Arts Center at Coral Shores High School. ... -
Judah talks about his music and his life behind the scenes | The Guardian Nigeria News
When Judah was in 4th grade, he fell in love with music after attending a concert by a jazz band. He saw how the horns came ... -
Examiner Area Events Calendar
Until February 27 This winter, discover new ways to see form, light and shadow with the immersive art experience: mosaic of light by the collective of ... -
“He was looking for beauty”: Roy DeCarava’s widow remembers a master photographer | Photography
OSince then, when asked why his prints were so dark, Roy DeCarava replied, “I think photography is not black and white; it is gray. At London’s ... -
Some of my favorites! | January 28, 2022
allan henry – ahenry.com / Rich has been around music his whole life. Her father had a swing band in the 1940s and played saxophone and ... -
Teaching jazz to future musicians | Arts & Culture
Jazz, one of the first forms of music popularized in America, has become an established genre with decades of history. His improvisation techniques are second to ... -
‘Encore Cabaret’ mixes Broadway, jazz and more at Appleton PAC
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Hybrid vigor is on display in “Encore Cabaret,” a show with roots in Broadway musicals and branches everywhere. In the branches are ... -
As Eloise & Co., accordionist Rachel Bell and violinist Becky Tracy kick off the TapRoot Sessions 2022 concerts | Berkshire landscapes
Balfolk features French music and social dance moves, often with broader European influences. If you are going to Which: Eloise & Co., Becky Tracy and Rachel ... -
“A little bright spot in a very dark time”: Music at Mill River
Editor’s Note: The Underground Workshop is a collaborative network of student journalists from across Vermont. Registrations are now open for our big project this spring: “A ... -
Bring peace on social media by asking, “What would Jesus tweet?” “
These are excerpts from the Salt Lake Tribune’s free Mormon Land newsletter, a weekly summary of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of ... -
The San Jose Jazz Winter Fest returns February 11-27, 2022
Famous Northern California nonprofit arts institution San Jose Jazz welcomes 2022 with the return of its beloved 10th edition San José Winter Jazz Festival 2022 with ... -
The 12 Days of Christmas – Day 5
According to Texas A&M University, young people who participate in extracurricular activities at school tend to do better in reading and math for higher test scores. ... -
Maplewood high school jazzman and alumnus dies at 94
MILLBURN, NJ – Stephen N. Maskaleris – a prominent lawyer, World War II veteran and musician who performed with the Air Force Replacement Band after the ... -
Obituary of William L. Henderson, Cortland, Ohio
CORTLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – William L. Henderson, Jr., 73, of 3194 Deer Trail, Cortland, Ohio, left this life on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ... -
Thundercat enters the spotlight: How the backstage jazz virtuoso became a pop star
In the somewhat obscure world of jazz-fusion music, Thundercat is a towering figure. LA-based singer-songwriter and bass virtuoso – known for his dazzling solos and incredibly ... -
This week in Sarasota: December 2-8 | Arts and entertainment
Thursday Darryl lenox 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy, 1923 Ringling Blvd. 25 $ Visit McCurdysComedy.com. From Conan O’Brien to Comedy Central, Darryl Lenox has worked his ... -
Stars and Behind the Scenes Trace Rise of ‘Rock Concert’ in New Oral History
Like rock music itself, the rock concert has very humble and local origins. It all started in the late 1940s and early 1950s when radio DJs ... -
Rising star Kazemde George returns to Bay Area for 9 shows
Between the emphatic title of his debut album, “I Insist”, and the supple and velvety tone of his tenor saxophone, Kazemde George has established himself as ... -
Jim Kilburn, jazz musician, has passed away
Jim Kilburn arrived in Steveston in 1930 with his mother’s family, the Spargos, who settled here and still have roots in the community. A well-respected Canadian ... -
Rally of SBU workers’ wages + Sea Wolves Victory + Jazz concerts
Hello, neighbors! Debora Whitehead here with the latest Three Village Daily. First of all, the weather forecast for the day: Sun, then clouds; hotter. Top: 53, ... -
Jazz at Lincoln Center reopens, with four young players in the spotlight
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra was amused when four trumpeters, all under the age of 30, took their places in the rehearsal hall on Tuesday ... -
Big Band Jazz Machine, led by Ira B. Liss, hopes to secure first Grammy nominations next week
Counting a song is a way of life for many musicians, but Ira B. Liss and the 16 members of her Big Band Jazz Machine have ... -
Burbank High School Jazz Band get ready to groove with Swing Night
Image courtesy of the Burbank High School Instrumental Music Association The Burbank High School Jazz Band is hosting their longtime popular event, Swing Night, which features ... -
Casper Culmination’s Jazz and Hip-Hop Combo Performs at Lyric
Reed Hilton and Mario Feraud from Culmination (Facebook) CASPER, Wyo – The Casper-based hip-hop, jazz, R&B and soul duo Culmination will perform old hits and many ... -
Shakespeare in Jazz puts the bard to music. See in Scottsdale
Laura Latzko | Special for the Republic Often times, exposure to William Shakespeare’s work comes in the form of sitting in a classroom, listening to others ... -
Ashland and Boyd rise above in the arts | New
The Ashland County and Boyd County school systems pave the way for opportunities for students in the arts, according to data from the Kentucky Department of ... -
Acclaimed bassist Victor Wooten performs with BSO
Iconic bassist Victor Wooten performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Wooten spoke with GBH All things Considered host Arun Rath. This transcript has been ... -
Zoltek celebrates 25 years with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale
Maestro John Zoltek has seen many changes and has fostered significant growth for the Glacier Symphony and Chorale over the past 25 years as Music Director. ... -
Jazz Maui to launch virtual music series | News, Sports, Jobs
The Jazz Maui virtual music series featuring professional and local musicians streams live for free on Akaku Channel 55 (https://www.akaku.org/channel-55/), JazzMaui on Facebook (facebook.com/aecgjazzmaui ) and ... -
Sullivan Family Concert Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets are available now for the Tim Sullivan Family Benefit Concert on Saturday, November 6 at 7 p.m. at the Durango Arts Center Theater featuring the ... -
Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival off and rock
The opening night of the 32nd Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival was sold out on October 14 at Cape Henlopen High School. The legendary band Blood, Sweat ... -
Oscar-winning composer Jon Batiste: “I see jazz as a superpower” | Jazz
In June 2020, composer and pianist Jon Batiste was on the move. During the week, he was composing Pixar’s Black-directed first feature, Soul, from his dressing ... -
COLUMN: Juno winner set to brighten things up in Orillia next week
Laila Biali, who has performed on major American stages and was a backing singer for Sting, will star at the upcoming Orillia Jazz Festival COVID-19 has ... -
‘Hooked’ by Armstrong and Lunceford Records
NEW | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS By Sanford Josephson originally published: 10/01/2021 Reprinted with permission from the New Jersey Jazz Society In December 2013, as ... -
Jazz-loving “Juggernaut” finds new opportunities with the Vikings
Pierce has been a bit reserved in his exploration of the landmarks of Twin Cities because of the pandemic. The architecture of the Guthrie Theater caught ... -
Robert Moses, civil rights activist, recalled at ceremony in Cambridge, jazz parade
Moses is legendary for his work in the nation’s civil rights movement, and during Saturday’s service at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, stories about it ... -
2021-2022 Curtains Up Concert Series Performers Announced | Local News
The popular Curtains Up series may have missed a year due to the pandemic, but it certainly hasn’t skipped a beat. On Friday, Connect2Culture officials announced ... -
United Arts announces September project grant winners
United Arts of Central Florida just released the names of the organizations that received its September project grant cycle. Seventeen organizations received grants during this cycle, ... -
Annette Smason, Concert Promoter and Influential Record Store Owner, Dies at 89 | New
Annette Smith Smason, who turned her lifelong love of music into a career as a concert promoter and knowledgeable owner of Smith’s Record Center, died Sunday ... -
Artforum International
Jemeel Moondoc at the Sons d’Hiver Festival in Arcueil, France, 2016. Photo: Paul Charbit / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. “EVERYTHING IN THIS MUSIC”, observed saxophonist Jemeel ... -
New venue, festival revives jazz in Houston this weekend
Mike Moreno poses for a portrait at luthier Stephen Marchione’s store on Thursday, February 11, 2016, in Houston. Moreno is an alumnus of the Performing and ... -
Donna Davis: ECU graduate continues musical journey with new recording | Featured Columnist
This is the latest installment in an ongoing series featuring local musicians. Chris Puckett’s EP Bass Olympics 2020 puts low notes high on the podium. While ... -
Limp Bizkit cancels WNY concert “out of caution”; Lynyrd Skynyrd member has Covid-19
As Covid-19 cases increase in the United States, could concert cancellations return? Bizkit box announced over the weekend that all dates for the August tour were ... -
Jazz, Art Fair on Square and music festival among 20 things to do this weekend
Friday August 6, 2021 4:00 a.m. The Times photo by Betsy Reason. The Hamilton County Artists’ Association sponsors its annual Square Art Fair, 9 a.m. to ... -
La Jolla News Nuggets: AI institute, Girl Scout Gold Awards, new jazz venture, fundraisers, more
UC San Diego-led AI institute secures $ 20 million grant A new UC San Diego-led research institute has received $ 20 million from the National Science ... -
This Brooklyn neighborhood’s music scene is here to stay
One Sunday in July, just off Newkirk Plaza in Brooklyn – between the yellow facade of a laundromat and the red awning of a bodega – ... -
‘Jazz in July’ returns with Gabriel Espinosa Band
Gabriel Espinosa’s story begins in Mexico, but ends when he plays and teaches music in central Iowa. DES MOINES, Iowa – Jazz in July restarts Tuesday ... -
Former Students Raise Thousands of Dollars to Fulfill a Retired Teacher’s Dream
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WANE) – A retired group principal with Fort Wayne Community Schools will be making the trip of a lifetime next year thanks to ... -
Famous Filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS Team Up for Four-Part Documentary Series “Muhammad Ali” in September
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns My Guest gave us an emotional, informative, educational and entertaining journey into history and provided us with a mirror and window to ... -
Four-day community workshop with the co-sponsors of the multicultural center, shows
Everyone is invited to attend a four-day community experience culminating in two live performances of the Suite without tears in Fayetteville, AR and Tulsa, Oklahoma, September ... -
WTJU combining education with all that jazz | Local News
WTJU personalities Dave Rogers, left, and Rus Perry discuss programming for the University of Virginia-owned radio station. Perry’s two-year, 100-hour Jazz at 100 series is the ... -
Governor Mike DeWine veto 14 sections of the Ohio budget: The Wake Up for Friday, July 2, 2021
Subscribe to the alarm clock, cleveland.comfree morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox on weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Cooler temperatures are forecast today, although there is a ... -
Edmonds Art Beat: All about (live) music!
From left to right: Amy Crow, Harumi Makiyama and Pamela Liu. (Photos courtesy of the Cascadia Art Museum) Live chamber music returns to the Cascadia Art ... -
July 4th in the Muncie area with fireworks, live music and more
Whether you’re looking to catch a late night fireworks display, take part in a patriotic run, or eat lots of barbecue, East Central Indiana hosts plenty ... -
From busking to the big stage, a teenage jazz band ready to take on the world
ROSA WOODS / Stuff High school students Nico Buhne, Max Ware, Miro Holland, Jack Harris, Louis Holland, Harry Lentell and Theo Thompson compose Mel Stevenson Is ... -
From jazz to Mozart, the young Indonesian breathes new life into a century-old string instrument
JAKARTA: With great precision and agility, Seto Noviantoro’s fingers slid over the strings of an Indonesian musical instrument, while his right arm moved the bow back ... -
Pentucket Regional School District shines a spotlight on music teachers
As the school year draws to a close, the Pentucket Regional School District wishes to recognize and recognize the musical staff for their dedication and exemplary ... -
The Nimbus Arts Festival presents Jazz In The City on July 10
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) – The Nimbus Arts Festival presents Jazz in the City, an outdoor in-person performance, on Saturday July 10 at 7:00 p.m. The night ... -
Istanbul Music Festival to brighten up the city with outdoor concerts
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the 49th Istanbul Music Festival will ... -
Famous Kiwi jazz drummer Frank Gibson Jr is still keeping the beat after nearly 70 years
Kiwi drum legend Frank Gibson Jr has been wowing crowds for nearly 70 years. He’s played with the best in the business, and there’s not much ... -
Nanaimo Music Teacher Receives National “Outstanding Jazz Director” Award – Nanaimo News Bulletin
The music students from Wellington High School in Nanaimo performed well at MusicFest Canada and this year the school’s conductor was recognized for her role in ... -
Artistic registrations for the Wellington region from June 7 to 10
The Kia Mau festival continues in Wellington this week with theater and dance performances. Today you can head to Wrights Hill Fortress to explore the holidays, ... -
cape cod cultural center south yarmouth june 2021 concerts
SOUTH YARMOUTH — The Cape Cod Cultural Center in South Yarmouth has announced both the resumption of in-house concerts and three additional efforts to support musicians ... -
Parc du Bicentenaire welcomes everyone with the 47th “Concerts on the Hill” | Weekly time
The Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park welcomes everyone again with the 47th “Concerts on the Hill†starting June 3rd! The free summer concerts will return to downtown ... -
SEASON 13 Snyder Funeral Home Richardson Davis Chapel Music in the Park
Through Crawford Now County Employee May 28, 2021 1:03 p.m. GALION – Thirteen will turn out to be a lucky number in 2021! Snyder Funeral Home ... -
The high school trombonist is chosen for the jazz residency of the National Youth Orchestra
A rising high school student from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) School of Music has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Hall ... -
Wagner star Jordan Clarkson makes Utah Jazz history
May 25, 2021Updated: May 25, 2021 4:09 p.m. The NBA named Jordan Clarkson, Utah jazz player and high school star Wagner, the league’s sixth man of ... -
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Presents the World Premiere of Matthew Neenan’s Re-entry: May 27
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Presents the World Premiere of Matthew Neenan’s Re-entry: May 27 The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents its ... -
Ariel Bart – ‘In Between’ – News, reviews, articles and commentaries from the London jazz scene and beyond
Ariel bart – Between (Ropeadope Records. Album review by Jane Mann) 22 years old Ariel bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In ... -
East Village musician makes perfect sense as a jazz singer
Subscribe to our NY Politics Newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York “In ... -
The bassist plays classical and jazz music and studies the brain
Isaac Mingus originally wanted to follow his father and study the clarinet as a child. But his director of the Pine View Orchestra told him that ... -
DeRidder’s Resident Jazz Band “Southwest Jazz” Begins Eighth Concert Season
If you know your DeRidder story well, you know the city has a musical past. The first sawmill towns in our area had their own bands ... -
ECSU professor Douglas Jackson launches global music project “In Style”
“In Style” is a global music project starring trumpeter Douglas A. Jackson. The project was funded in part by an Artist Support Grant from the North ... -
Local focus: Jazz for peace
Education May 3, 2021 6:00 p.m.3 minutes to read International Jazz Day shows cooperation through music. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Friday marked the ... -
Meet your local musicians: bassist Willie Samuelson
Steamboat Springs bassist Willie Samuelson performs at the 2019 Steamboat Christian Center Christmas Eve event (courtesy)at-SCC-Christmas-Eve-2019 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – At the base of every great song ... -
Jazz inspires confidence in Steamboat students, Moffat at Strings School Days
Josh Rzepka of the Josh Rzepka Quartet performs with members of the Steamboat Springs High School jazz band at the Strings Music Pavilion on Wednesday, March ... -
David’s Harp hits a note with at-risk teens
Brandon Steppe’s life took a turning point in 2006 when a 16-year-old neighborhood boy named RayVaughn showed up to his garage music studio and asked to ... -
Sounds Against Slavery Interview – Julia Joyce
Impact Magazine and the Anti-Slavery Society collaborate on the second edition of Sounds against slavery Thursday 15e March. Impact caught up with one of the artists, ...
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