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Clark Terry enters hospice care
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Via Clark Terry's Facebook page, some sad news about the 94-year-old legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native: It is with a heavy heart we share that our beloved Clark Terry is now in hospice care. Gwen and the health care team are making sure that Clark is as comfortable as possible. During this time the family is asking for your prayers. If you would like to share your favorite stories or music about Clark please do so here or on ...
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Spice Up Your Instagram Profile With These Tools (The Best Ones Are FREE!)
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HypeBot
By Yannick Ilunga on TheJazzSpotlight.com In episode 51 of the Jazz Spotlight Podcast I had the pleasure to welcome on the show #1 Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman aka “The Instagram Expert”. One of the world’s leading social media and internet marketers, she has been featured on some of the most important websites in the field such as Social Media Examiner and Creative Live.During our talk, she shared some incredible tips for SMART Instagram marketing. From what kind of profile picture to have, ...
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Veteran Cuban Musician Rey Cabrera Spices Up The Summer With A Brand New Album
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Los Angeles, CA - Cuban born vocalist and master of the tres, a traditional Cuban style guitar, brings his finest latin jazz music to the North American audiences this coming August 5th. The extraordinary new album, Cabrera’s third full-length as Rey Cabrera y Sus Amigos, is entitled Controversia, and will be released on both CD and digitally by Goldenlane Records, a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records, Inc. Born 1943 in the Oriente mountains that surround Santiago de Cuba, Cabrera inherited his ...
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Emil Viklicky "The Janacek Of Jazz" Plays Rare London Gig At Spice Of Life October 31
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All About Jazz
Czech jazz pianist Emil Viklicky returns to the UK to play a rare, one-off gig at the Spice of Life, in Soho, London on Thursday, October 31st. Appearing in his favorite setting of a trio, Viklicky is joined by double bassist Petre Dvorsky and drummer Tomas Hobzek. Often described as “the Janacek of jazz”, Viklicky has spent a lifetime exploring the music of Czech composer Leos Janacek (1854 to 1928), weaving his timeless Moravian folk melodies into the jazz idiom, ...
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New York-based guitarist Sakai spices bossa nova with '60s Japanese pop, blues, and folk on new CD
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Lauren Rogers
Guitarist Sakai opts for a different take on a well-worn musical genre on his recently released album, GradationBossa Nova No Kaze. Instead of offering a familiar take on Brazilian jazz, Sakai strings it with threads of '60s Japanese pop and folk. The result is a record that will rejuvenate jaded fans of bossa nova while reeling in casual listeners with its carefree, spicy hybrid of Latin American and Asian cultures.
Sakai's guitar style is light and breezy, suitable for the ...
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Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute to Benefit Hospice
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Michael Ricci
Nationally recognized jazz vocalist and Woodstock resident Terry Blaine, along with acclaimed clarinetist Allan Vache, will present in concert a tribute to Benny Goodman on Sunday, November 14 at Olin Hall Theater on the campus of Bard College in Annandale. The concert will begin at 3:00p.m., and will benefit the music therapy program at Hospice, Inc. The not-for-profit agency provides comprehensive medical and counseling services to terminally ill patients and support programs to their families throughout Dutchess and Ulster counties. ...
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George Brooks Summit Releases New CD Spirit and Spice from Earth Brother Music on July 3rd, 2010.
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Two for the Show Media
With the release of Spirit and Spice saxophonist/composer George Brooks creates a colorful tapestry, weaving together the rich traditions of jazz and Indian classical music. The confluence of these two powerful improvised forms, with liberal doses of funk, blues and contemporary minimalism have been at the core of his musical language for the past thirty years. Brooks says Bringing together accomplished jazz musicians with master classical Indian artists is one of the great pleasures and successes of my work as ...
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The George Brooks Summit at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, California - July 3rd, 2010 in Celebration of New CD "Spirit and Spice"
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Two for the Show Media
Saturday, July 3rd
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse 2020 Addison Street Berkeley CA 94704 510-644-2020 Tickets 22.50 advance/ 23.50 at the door
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George Brooks celebrates the release of Spirit and Spice", his fourth CD as a leader and the second for his Earth Brother Music label, featuring Fareed Haque, guitar; Kai Eckhardt, bass and Steve Smith on drums. Guests on the album include Zakir Hussain and Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla, Kala Ramnath ...
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Johnny Cash: The Hospice Sessions
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Michael Ricci
On 'Ain't No Grave,' it's a vulnerable Johnny Cash, accepting his physical state and making the best of it. Anyone who has lived with the decline of a loved one will feel the raw emotion.
Let me tell you a story about my dad and Johnny Cash. Many American music lovers of a certain age could spin out such a connection; Cash is primary among artists who represent the tough psyche of the post-war patriarchal male, his music exposing the ...
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Concert to Benefit Hospice Music Therapy November 23rd
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All About Jazz
WHEN: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 3 PM
WHAT: HEALING VOICES, CARING HEARTS: A Concert to Benefit Hospice Music Therapy
WHO: TOM CHAPIN AND FRIENDS FAMILY SHOW FEATURING MICHAEL MARK AND JON COBERT WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BAR SCOTT AND TERRY BLAINE Reception, Meet the Artists & CD signing immediately following performance
WHERE: OLIN HALL AT BARD COLLEGE Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
COST: Adult - $15 | ...
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