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Jazzmobile, Inc. Celebrates 2014 Harlem Shrines Jazz Festival

4/25/2014

 

Jazzmobile, Inc. Celebrates 
2014 Harlem Shrines Jazz Festival 
with a Series of Concerts Saluting Minton’s Playhouse, Savoy Ballroom and the King of the Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning

Jazzmobile Continues Annual Partnership with Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Columbia University to Bring Emerging and Established Artists to Venues All Over Harlem


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Harlem, NY, April 24, 2014 – Jazzmobile, the oldest, not-for-profit jazz arts and education organization famous for its iconic New Orleans-inspired bandstand/floats which bring live jazz to generations of people throughout New York City and beyond, is presenting some of today’s hottest jazz artists at the fourth annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival (HJSF), May 4 – 10, with a series of swinging events at the newly-renovated Minton’s, Ginny’s Supper Club, The Riverside Theatre and MIST Harlem. 

Jazzmobile’s HJSF events include a salute to the Savoy Ballroom with a tribute  to Lindy Hop dancer extraordinaire Frankie Manning featuring The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra plus lecture/dance demonstrations with the Cecil Bridgewater Big Band; a discussion on Charlie Parker with authors Stanley Crouch and Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin; the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition Kick-Off; and Minton’s Playhouse: New Legends on the Bandstand, honoring the legendary birthplace of bebop with alto saxophonists Antonio Hart and T.K. Blue, pianist Christian Sands, singer Charenee Wade and a live recording session featuring drummer T.S. Monk and his Sextet. 



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Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina University Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival

4/8/2014

 

Newport Festivals Foundation™ and 
Salve Regina University
Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of 

Newport Jazz Festival®
on International Jazz Day, April 30, 

with Workshops and a Concert 
Featuring Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Celebration Includes Middle and 

High School Workshops 
Plus Concert at 7:30 pm at the Casino Theatre

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NEWPORT, RI, APRIL 8, 2014 – Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival ® on International Jazz Day, Wednesday, April 30, at the historic Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody Street in Newport, with a concert by Jon Batiste and Stay Human. Presented by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ and the Salve Regina University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, the 7:30 pm concert follows two educational workshops for Newport students.  

Batiste and Stay Human kick off  International Jazz Day with a morning performance for students from the Pell School and Thompson Middle School. In the afternoon, the band will present a workshop for jazz combos from Rhode Island high schools.  The morning and afternoon sessions are being facilitated in collaboration with Alan Bernstein, Supervisor of the Arts for the Newport Public Schools. 


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The Jazz Journalists Association Presents Grassroots JazzApril Initiative

4/7/2014

 
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The Jazz Journalists Association Presents Grassroots JazzApril Initiative 

"Jazz Heroes" To Be Honored in 22 Cities


NEW YORK, NY - The Jazz Journalists Association presents its third annual JazzApril campaign, concurrent with the Smithsonian's Jazz  Appreciation Month culminating in UNESCO's International Jazz Day (April 30). JazzApril supports JAM and Jazz Day by working with grassroots jazz activists to celebrate their local jazz scenes through imaginative use of media and strengthened collaborative networking. 

In 21 U.S. cities and Toronto, Canada, jazz community activists  will honor local "Jazz Heroes," people of extraordinary devotion and service described by the JJA as "activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz." 


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Roger Williams University to Host Free Concert with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl

4/2/2014

 

Roger Williams University to Host Free Concert
with Jazz Musician Aaron Diehl on April 16


Members of the public welcome to attend intimate Live at RWU performance
featuring up-and-coming pianist Aaron Diehl


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Aaron Diehl (Photo credit: John Abbott)
BRISTOL, R.I., March 25, 2014 – At just 29 years old, Aaron Diehl – a “smart young pianist with a fastidious grasp of jazz traditions,” according to the New York Times – has set the music world ablaze with three critically acclaimed records in just five years.

Hot off the heels of his most recent release, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative (2013), Diehl and his trio are set to take the stage on Wednesday, April 16, for an intimate performance that will appeal to lifelong jazz enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Part of the emerging Live at RWU series at Roger Williams University – which hosted jazz legend Freddy Cole and virtuoso saxophonist Harry Allen last November – the free, open-to-the-public concert is offered in association with the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management.


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