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THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 50THANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 16, 17 & 18

9/26/2019

THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
CELEBRATES 50th ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 16, 17 & 18

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
JOIN LAEF TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL
LOUIS ARMSTRONG CONTINUUM SYMPOSIUM AND CONCERT

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS JAZZ MASTERS HONORED DURING THE 2019 SATCHMOTMAWARDS PRESENTATION
AT THE HISTORIC ALHAMBRA BALLROOM

NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman to receive the 2019 SatchmoTM Award
at this 10thAnnual Presentation

LAEF President and NEA Jazz Master Stanley Crouch to be honored

New York, NY, September 25, 2019 – Today the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) announced three days of celebration in honor of the organization’s 50th Anniversary, includingthe Annual Louis Armstrong Continuum Symposium and Concert and the Annual SatchmoTMAward, with a special Lifetime Achievement Award to the LAEF board president.

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE BY JOE LOVANO UNIVERSAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE, The Appel Room on October 18-19, 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

9/22/2019

Joe Lovano Universal Jazz Orchestra Makes World Premiere in Jazz at Lincoln Center's
The Appel Room

New York, NY (September, 2019)– On October 18-19 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room, Joe Lovano– tenor titan, and one of the world’s best saxophonists – will debut the Joe Lovano Universal Jazz Ensemble, an all-star octet of innovators and free thinkers who span generations and move fluidly across genres. The Appel Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, is located on Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit jazz.org.

A Celebration of the Legacy of Paul Robeson, Friday September 6, 8:00 pm, Paramount Theatre, Peekskill, NY

9/6/2019

An Evening with Friends: A Celebration of the Legacy of Paul Robeson,
Friday September 6, 8:00 pm,
Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, NY

September 3, 2019 -- Join the Paul Robeson Celebration Committee this Friday, September 6, 8:00 pm, at the Paramount Theatre, 1008 Brown Street in Peekskill, NY, to celebrate the legacy of Paul Robeson.

Don’t miss performances by Akua Dixon, Wallace Roney Quintet, Steven Herring, Antonio Ciacca, Craig Holiday Haynes, Erik Contzius and Guy Davis, along with with special guests Jeffrey Deskovic, Burt "Buddy" Glassberg and others!

The celebration marks the 70th Anniversary of Paul Robeson’s September 4, 1949, concert in Peekskill, NY. A renowned baritone, actor, activist and athlete, Robeson used his celebrity to challenge the social and economic status quo, making a fundamental, positive change on society on an international level.

Tickets are still available at
https://paramounthudsonvalley.showare.com/ordertickets.asp?p=1079&fromseatmap=1

For more information, please go to
https://www.robesoncelebration.org

IMAGINE DOCUMENTARIES ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG™ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC ON DEFINITIVE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

8/12/2019

IMAGINE DOCUMENTARIES ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG™ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC
ON DEFINITIVE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

DEAL GIVES ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF PERSONAL AUDIO RECORDINGS, FILM FOOTAGE, PHOTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL DIARIES AND LETTERS FOR EXCLUSIVE USE IN FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

New York, August 12, 2019 –Imagine Documentaries President, Justin Wilkes, announced today that the company has reached an exclusive deal with the Louis Armstrong™ Educational Foundation to produce the definitive documentary on Jazz- legend and beloved entertainer, Louis Armstrong. The deal comes with access to hundreds of hours of audio recordings, film footage, photographs, personal diaries and a life’s worth of ephemera for exclusive use in the first significant documentary dedicated entirely to his life. In addition to Louis’ prolific music and film career, Louis was an avid biographer and kept an almost daily audio diary from the early 1950’s until the day he passed in 1971, all on reel-to-reel tape recordings and all organized meticulously “for posterity” by “Pops” himself.

Jazzmobile Partners with Central Park Conservancy for Great Jazz on the Great Hill, Saturday, August 10, 4:00 pm

8/8/2019

Wycliffe Gordon, Sage, Alyson Williams
and Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
Take Over Central Park This Saturday, 4:00 pm
at Great Jazz on the Great Hill in Central Park

HARLEM, NY, August 8, 2019 – Jazzmobile once again partners with Central Park Conservancy to present GREAT JAZZ ON THE GREAT HILL (GJGH), this Saturday, August 10, 4:00 - 7:00 pm on the Great Hill, 106th Street & Central Park West. Don't miss trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, the all-female jazz and blues ensemble Sage, award-winning jazz vocalist Alyson Williams (the GJGH Mistress of Ceremony) and the dynamic Harlem Renaissance Orchestra.

Newport Jazz Festival Schedule Cubes and App Are Here!

7/26/2019

Plan Your Newport Jazz Festival Experience
with Daily Schedules

GET THE APP AND SEE THE SCHEDULE: Start mapping out this year’s musical adventure! Big thanks to our friends at Cantina for building our apps again this year and to Natixis Investment Managers for their support.

iOS: http://bit.ly/NJFiOSApp
ANDROID: http://bit.ly/NJFGoogleApp

Herbie Hancock Celebrates 80 with Residency at 2019 Newport Jazz Festival

7/26/2019

Piano Magic at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival
Conjures up the Past, Present and Future of Jazz

NEWPORT, RI, July 24, 2019 –From Duke Ellington’s rocking rhythms, Thelonious Monk’s melodious thunks to Mary Lou Williams’ spiritual swing and Michel Camilo’s island improvisations, the Newport Jazz Festival has been the premier showcase for pianists for decades. This year’s edition features a wide variety of keyboardists, shaping the state of jazz to come.

Diverse Group of Vocalists Come to Newport Jazz Festival

7/25/2019

Newport Jazz Festival Continues 65-year Tradition of Presenting Leading Vocalists

NEWPORT, RI, July 22, 2019 –From Ella Fitzgerald’s rapid fire scats, Sarah Vaughan’s divine voice, Billie Holiday’s fine and mellow artistry and Betty Carter’s bebop, the Newport Jazz Festival has been Ground Zero for jazz vocalists for six decades. And, this year’s 65thedition is no exception.

Newport Festivals Foundation Provides Financial Support to Music Departments at Newport Schools

7/10/2019

Newport Festivals Foundation Announces
Long-Term Commitment to Support
Music Programs at Newport Public Schools

NEWPORT, RI, July 10, 2019— Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), which produces the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, has announced their commitment to support the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District. NFF will provide financial support to each school with the hope of ensuring every student in the district has access to quality music education.

Jazzmobile's SUMMERFEST Is Back!

7/10/2019

SUMMERFEST, NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL, RETURNS WITH FREE CONCERTS THROUGHOUT JULY AND AUGUST

HARLEM, NY – July 8, 2019 – The 56thJazzmobile SUMMERFESTis taking over stages around New York City from July – September with concerts featuring a diverse roster of jazz icons and emerging artists. The new season promises to be another outstanding year of high-quality performances that will fill New York’s landscape with jazz in all of its formats, including straight-ahead, swing, blues, Latin, Afro-Cuban and more.

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Joe Lovano Universal Jazz Orchestra Makes World Premiere in Jazz at Lincoln Center's ​The Appel Room

An Evening with Friends: A Celebration of the Legacy of Paul Robeson, ​Friday September 6, 8:00 pm, Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, NY

Wycliffe Gordon, Sage, Alyson Williamsand Harlem Renaissance OrchestraTake Over Central Park This Saturday, 4:00 pm at Great Jazz on the Great Hill in Central Park

Plan Your Newport Jazz Festival Experiencewith Daily Schedules

Piano Magic at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival Conjures up the Past, Present and Future of Jazz

Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Long-Term Commitment to Support Music Programs at Newport Public Schools