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Martin Luther King + Jazz
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today in the States, it's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday since 1986 but not observed by all states until 2000. I thought it would be fitting to hear seven jazz tributes to the civil rights leader and the movement. Each of the jazz pieces that follows is a heartfelt work rooted in the church and King's spirit: Here's John Coltrane playing Alabama on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual TV show in San Francisco. The song uses the cadence ...
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Dance Theatre Of Harlem To Headline NJPAC's Martin Luther King Celebration
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Christine Saunders
Join NJPAC as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with two very special events Dance Theatre of Harlem Friday, January 17th at 7:30PM At NJPAC’s Prudential Hall Performing arts workshops “Embodying the Dream” Saturday, January 18th from 10AM to 12 Noon Experience the poetry-in-motion of the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem, as they headline NJPAC’s Martin Luther King celebration on Friday, January 17th in Prudential Hall. The renowned ballet ...
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Jazz This Week: The Bad Plus, Caboladies, Brett Walberg, a Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It looks to be a full weekend of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with one of the top trios in jazz making a return visit to our fair city; an up-and-coming saxophonist making his local debut; an intriguing program of electronic music and video; a couple of local concert series presenting their first offerings of 2013; plus, as the saying goes, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, The Bad Plus return to St. Louis for their ...
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In 1968, Martin Luther King Said This About Technological and Societal Change...
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Digital Music News
Jazzwax List: Martin Luther King
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jazz in the 1960s and beyond routinely paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. On what would have been the civil rights leader's 83d birthday, here's a list of worthy jazz paens: John Coltrane—Alabama (1964). This composition was written in honor of the six black girls killed by the 16th St. BaptistChurch bombing in Birmingham, Ala., on September 15, 1963. The cadence Coltrane chose for the song recorded in November 1963 was based on on Martin Luther King's I Have ...
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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JazzStage.net
On the Importance of Jazz Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Opening Address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival, WPFW News (Washington), On the Importance of Jazz, [23 August 2002] God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that ...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Has a Dream for Jazz
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Lubricity
Today we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King displayed a deep appreciation for jazz and understood its symbolic role in the struggle for civil rights. In honor of his memory, allow me to share one of my favorite jazz-related quotes, courtesy of Dr. King: Now, jazz is exported to the world. For in the particular struggle of the Negro in America there is something akin to the universal struggle of modern man. Everybody has ...
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The Dream Concert - Jazz Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday, January 18
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Martin Luther King Day at Jazz at Lincoln Center
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All About Jazz
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Target Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With Free Events - Monday, January 21st WHO/WHAT/WHERE/WHEN: MONDAY - JANUARY 21 1:00pm & 3:00pm - No reservations, first come first served, general admission. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, Irene Diamond Education Center Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Gospel of Jazz with the Wycliffe Gordon Group The Middle School Jazz Academy (15 middle schoolers from New York City) ...
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Golden Royalties Chapter of the American Business Women's Association to 15th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Education and Scholarship Event
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All About Jazz
15th Annual, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Education and Scholarship Event, January 19, 2008
The Golden Royalties Chapter of the American Business Women's Association commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “The Man, The Preacher, and His Dream"
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable and Reverend Dr. Wallace S. Hartsfield, Sr.
January 19, 2008 6:00pm to 9:00pm Pierson Hall 5100 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110
Mistress of Ceremonies: Dr. Edith Coleman, Reflections: ...
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