Jazz Combo

Newport Festivals Foundation And Salve Regina University To Present Performance And Jazz Combo Master Class On International Jazz Day

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 23, 2015

Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina University to Present Performance and Jazz Combo Master Class on International Jazz Day, April 30, Featuring Danilo Perez & The Berklee Global Jazz Institute International Jazz Day Celebration includes a free performance for students from Pell, Thompson and Rogers Schools and free student workshops at the Casino Theatre NEWPORT, RI – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. (NFF), in collaboration with the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Salve Regina University, will present two events ...
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Williams College Jazz Combo To Appear In Free Concert May 3 In Pittsfield

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 25, 2013

Berkshires Jazz continues its First Friday offerings with a free performance on May 3 by the Williams College Jazz Group, an ensemble comprising talented students and headed by Andy Jaffe. The 7:30pm concert will take place at Baba Louie’s Backroom (new location), beginning as the First Friday Artswalk concludes. The student members come from around the country and around the world: Max Dietrich, baritone sax (Newton, Mass.); Nina Kumar, drums (Larchmont,N.Y.); Thobo Mogojwe, vocals (Botswana); Chris Janson, bass (Darien,Conn); Jack ...
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Rockwired.com Presents: The Best of Jazzed and Blue Featuring Exclusive Interviews with Jazz Legend Diane Schuur, the Intoxicating Brazilian Sounds of Mozik and the American Indian Jazz Combo Red Hot and Red

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
October 31, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features exclusive interviews with Jazz Legend Diane Schuur, the Intoxicating Brazilian Sounds of Mozik and the American Indian Jazz Combo Red Hot and Red. The Gathering was recorded almost entirely in one day in early December in Nashville, TN. The singer has always wanted to record there and work with some of the city's top musicians. Her new association with ...
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Rockwired.com's Latest Edition Of Jazzed And Blue Presents: Native American Jazz Combo Red Hot & Red And Music From Curtis Stigers, The Dangling Success And Hulon

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
August 14, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and an exclusive interview with drummer Louie Speaking Eagle of the New Mexico-based jazz combo Red Hot and Red. In this opening segment, Speaking Eagle discusses working with pianist Steve Figueroa and bassist Rob “Milo" Jaramillo of Red Hot and Red, connecting with the audience and their plans to cut an official release on their terms. The second ...
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Webster University Jazz Combo Camp Set for July 11 to July 15

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 21, 2011

Webster University will present a jazz combo camp for high school, college and adult students starting Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15 on its campus in Webster Groves, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. Campers will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a curriculum that includes master classes for specific instruments; ensemble rehearsals; classes in music theory and jazz styles; and seminars covering topics such as big band techniques, rhythm section playing, music technology, composition, music business, Latin ...
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Chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition at Artscape: Prize $1,000

Source: Michael Ricci
April 20, 2010

ARTSCAPE HONORS THE LEGACY OF CHICK WEBB WITH ANNUAL JAZZ COMPETITION CHICK WEBB JAZZ COMBO COMPETITION APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MAY 14 Calling all top bands to compete for the third annual Chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition, presented by MECU. The competition honors the legendary musical career of jazz pioneer William Henry Webb. Local and regional jazz combos can compete for a $1,000 cash prize. The submission deadline is Friday, May 14 by 5pm. The Chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition ...
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3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo Sooths Souls with Music at Cob Speicher

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

By Spc. Jessica Rohr

Melodic notes seductively filled the air as jazz music made its way through the shopping complex on the porch of the Green Beans Coffee shop at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, March 14.

Evening temperatures have warmed up and the 3rd Infantry Division Jazz Combo has returned to its bi-weekly schedule.

The twice-a-month performances provide a break from the daily grind and a boost for Soldiers' morale.

“Pleasant surprise," stated Sgt. Paul B. Kelley, ...
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University of Iowa Jazz Combo Festival

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Jazz combos from seven high schools in Eastern Iowa will be featured in a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Parish Hall of the Trinity Episcopal Church, 320 East College St. in Iowa City, the current home of the University of Iowa Jazz Studies Area. The event is part of the Jazz Combo Festival, presented by the UI School of Music and coordinated by faculty member Steve Grismore. The concert will also feature professional jazz saxophonist Mike ...
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San Francisco State University Announces Second Annual Generations Jazz Program International Competition and Fellowship for Emerging Jazz Combos

Source: Rocket Words
October 9, 2008

The International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University invites up-and-coming jazz combos in all countries to enter its second annual Generations Jazz Program International Competition and Fellowship for Emerging Young Combos. The winning combo will earn a year-long fellowship, with stipend, at San Francisco State University studying with the all-star Generations Band, including jazz masters Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight. Deadline for entry is March 23, 2009. The Generations Jazz Program represents an ...
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Finalists Announced for International Center for the Arts--San Francisco State University's Generations International Competition for Emerging Jazz Combos

Source: Rocket Words
April 6, 2008

The two bands will compete at Yoshi's San Francisco on May 15 in a concert also featuring the Generations mentor band: Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Eric Alexander, Marcus Belgrave, Ronnie Mathews and Andrew Speight Two bands from New York State have been announced as finalists for the inaugural Generations International Competition for Emerging Combos sponsored by the International Center for the Arts (ICA) at San Francisco State University. The finalists are the six-piece ensemble Meaningtone, a band that coalesced within ...
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