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Four Headliners Announced For Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 15th Edition -- Chick Corea Plus Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Grace Potter And Erykah Badu

Four Headliners Announced For Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 15th Edition --  Chick Corea Plus Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Grace Potter And Erykah Badu

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.

Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona announced four headliner shows today for the nine-day 15th edition Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) June 24 to July 2. Singer songwriter Grace Potter will perform on opening night, Friday, June 24. Grammy winner and “First Lady of Neo Soul" Erykah Badu will perform on Saturday, June 25. Twenty-two-time Grammy-winning jazz legend, pianist and composer Chick Corea “Trilogy" Trio plus special guest Joey Alexander Trio, the 12-year-old pianist who mesmerized XRIJF audiences last ...

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Music Industry

Dwayne Kerr Garners Endorsement from GUO Musical Instruments Co. on the Eve of Touring Again with Erykah Badu

Dwayne Kerr Garners Endorsement from GUO Musical Instruments Co. on the Eve of Touring Again with Erykah Badu

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions

Dwayne Kerr, flutist for Erykah Badu, recently announced his endorsement with GUO Musical Instruments Co. As a frequently touring artist, Kerr is a great match for this maker of composite flutes. “I always wanted to own a wood flute, but touring with the additional stress of changing weather and climate can make traveling with a wood flute challenging. The Grenaditte is great. It's made with a polymer composite material...no problems and no more worries," he said. Kerr is quick to ...

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Performance / Tour

Erykah Badu Offers an Unapologetic 'Window Seat' to Her Soul

Erykah Badu Offers an Unapologetic 'Window Seat' to Her Soul

Source: Michael Ricci

Since releasing her debut, Baduizm, more than 13 years ago, the Dallas native has found new, creative -- though sometimes controversial -- ways of expression.

From donning head wraps as towering as Marge Simpsons tresses to shaving all her hair completely off -- she knows how to make a bold declaration. But it was her last artistic statement that sent tongues wagging and the media afire when she premiered the video for Window Seat, the lead single from her newest ...

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Performance / Tour

Erykah Badu: Tour w/ ?uestlove N.E.R.D., Monae, Maxwell

Erykah Badu: Tour w/ ?uestlove N.E.R.D., Monae, Maxwell

Source: JamBase

“OUT MY MIND, JUST IN TIME" TOUR INCLUDES N.E.R.D., JANELLE MONAE, MAXWELL, ?UESTLOVE OF THE ROOTS

Hot on the heels of the headline-making video for “Window Seat" which resulted in a disorderly conduct charge, Erykah Badu has announced a North American summer tour in support of her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). The “Out My Mind, Just In Time" tour will feature opening acts including N.E.R.D., Janelle Monae, Maxwell and ?uestlove ...

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Video / DVD

Soul Singer Erykah Badu Strips, Gets Shot, Shocks

Soul Singer Erykah Badu Strips, Gets Shot, Shocks

Source: All About Jazz

Soul singer gets shot at site of JFK assassination in new music video. Sex and violence: In pop culture, it's the one-two punch that knocks the wind out of just about everyone. Currently basking in its power is Erykah Badu. The soul singer scored a mother lode of attention (and free publicity) this week with her new video “Window Seat," in which she strips nude and simulates getting shot in the head. A single camera follows Badu for nearly five ...

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Recording

Erykah Badu New Album Details

Erykah Badu New Album Details

Source: JamBase

ERYKAH BADU RELEASES DETAILS FOR NEW AMERYKAH PART II: RETURN OF THE ANKH

Erykah Badu Soul/R&B queen Erykah Badu has announced details for her forthcoming album New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh, the sequel to 2008's New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War.

Part II will be released March 30 via Universal Motown, with each of the 11 tracks either produced or co-produced by Badu (full production details included with the track listing below). ?uestlove makes an appearance, ...

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Festival

2007 Jazzfest West to Feature Erykah Badu & Brian McKnight: 12th Annual Event Formerly Known as "Old Pasadena Jazzfest"

2007 Jazzfest West to Feature Erykah Badu & Brian McKnight:  12th Annual Event Formerly Known as "Old Pasadena Jazzfest"

Source: All About Jazz

SAN DIMAS, CA - Omega Events is proud to announce the lineup for the 12th Annual JazzFest West, formerly the Old Pasadena JazzFest, slated for July 21 & 22. The lineup will feature three hip, urban vocalists... Erykah Badu, Brian McKnight & KEM... as well as many jazz festival favorites including Stanley Clarke, Euge Groove and The Average White Band, amongst others. The new home of the festival is Bonelli Park in San Dimas, a tree-lined venue that is adjacent ...

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Festival

Norah Jones, George Benson and Erykah Badu Among Festival Headliners for 2003 Verizon Music Festival

Norah Jones, George Benson  and Erykah Badu Among Festival Headliners for 2003 Verizon Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz

Four-City Tour Kicks off in New York in May

NEW YORK - Sporting an award-winning, diverse and totally cool lineup, the 2003 Verizon Music Festival kicks off in New York City in May.

Topping an all-star array of entertainers is Norah Jones, winner of five 2003 Grammy Awards. Jones will be part of the festival performances in Tampa.

Headlining concerts in other festival stops will be Erykah Badu, George Benson, Bo Diddley, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Dee ...

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