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Thursday May 16 | The Morning Call

One on one with Chick Corea: The legendary pianist performs solo at Musikfest Cafe.

Chick Corea is a celebrated fusion pianist, keyboardist and composer whose work has molded modern jazz for more than five decades.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Black Entertainment, Return to Forever, Roy Haynes, Music, Entertainment

Thursday May 16 | Financial Times

International Jazz Day, Istanbul

Herbie Hancock, for decades a part of the firmament of jazz, marvelled at the 1,700-year-old church in which he would soon perform.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Jazz, Dianne Reeves, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, Thelonious Monk, Hugh Masekela

Tue May 14, 2013

Great Bend Tribune

Spring and music in the air

The Panther Jazz Band pumped up the audience at the GBHS Panther Bands Spring Contest Concert Monday night with their opening rendition of Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Jazz

Thu May 09, 2013

WebWire

Blue Note Records To Partner With Artistshare To Create Blue...

The legendary jazz label Blue Note Records, historic home to such greats as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock, and current home to artists such as Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Jose James and Norah Jones, has joined forces with the pioneer of crowdfunding, ArtistShare, to create ... (more)

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Related Topix: Blue Note Records, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey

Wed May 08, 2013

St. Louis Jazz Notes

Jazz this week: Lionel Loueke, Snarky Puppy, Trinity Piano Trio, Denise Thimes, and more

From Africa to outer space to New Orleans, NYC and beyond, this week's jazz and creative music performance in St.

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Related Topix: Lionel Loueke, New Orleans, Jazz, Black Entertainment

Mon May 06, 2013

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Jazzin' it up at the Avalanche

After last week's terrific performance by Georgia Strait Big Band, and the memorable Sunday night concert by the Canadian/American lineup, Tunnel Six, it's time for one of the exciting recent incarnations in the local jazz scene.

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Related Topix: The Big Band, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Horace Silver

Sun May 05, 2013

Green Bay Press-Gazette

LU's Jazz Series wraps Friday with Gretchen Parlato

Hailed as "a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music" by jazz legend Herbie Hancock, Parlato has been attracting fans and critics alike since winning the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition.

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Related Topix: Gretchen Parlato, Lawrence University, Black Entertainment, Jazz, Thelonious Monk, Appleton, WI

Thu May 02, 2013

CBC News

Saskatoon's Jazz Festival releases full lineup

Artists like reggae royalty Ziggy Marley, jazz innovator Herbie Hancock and blues star Jimmie Vaughan willl take the stage at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.

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Related Topix: Ziggy Marley, Reggae, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Blues, Jimmie Vaughan

Global Giants

International Jazz Day 2013: Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Istanbul, Turkey

Photo: A concert on the theme, "Jazz: A Language for Peace", featuring the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, was held at UN Headquarters in connection with the International Jazz Day .

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Jazz, Thelonious Monk, Black Entertainment, George Duke, Al Jarreau

Wed May 01, 2013

Examiner.com

World-class musicians honor Turkey's long relationship with jazz

"In times of change and uncertainty, we need the power of jazz more than ever before." -- Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova The International Jazz Day Global Concert, which lasted just over two hours, broadcast Tuesday at 9 p.m. Istanbul time and 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Ramsey Lewis, Keiko Matsui, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Al Jarreau

Seattle Times

Seattle jazz musicians honored by Jazz Journalists Association

Two Seattle jazz musicians were honored today with awards from the Jazz Journalists Association, based in New York.

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Related Topix: Bill Frisell, Jazz, Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Black Entertainment, Max Roach

Nippertown!

LIVE: The Lionel Loueke Trio @ Williams College's Chapin Hall, 4/26/13

If you need a reason to check Nippertown's event calendar "Today's Tips" every day, here's one: No matter how well you think you've done your homework, you never know what you might have missed.

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Related Topix: Williams College, Terence Blanchard, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Blue Note

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Groong

Armenia Joins The World To Celebrate International Jazz Day

ARMENIA JOINS THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/30/armenia-joins-the-world-to-celebrate-international-jazz-day/ 12:51 30.04.2013 April 30 is celebrated is International Jazz Day.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Jazz

National Public Radio

Meet The Man Who Assembles The World's Biggest Jazz Concert

The pianist and composer John Beasley has one of the most formidable tasks of anyone associated with today's International Jazz Day , the celebration produced by UNESCO and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

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Related Topix: Thelonious Monk, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Wayne Shorter, Religion, Orthodox Church, Louisiana

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Lenny White Dips into Archives for "Lenny White Live"

Grammy Award-winning artist Lenny White, an influential drummer and longtime member of the fusion supergroup Return To Forever as well as a prolific producer, has delved deep into his own past and come up with another gem in Lenny White Live .

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Related Topix: Lenny White, Jazz, Return to Forever, Black Entertainment, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Patrice Rushen

Mon Apr 29, 2013

All About Jazz

EVENT: Vocalist Gretchen Parlato Closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series on May 3

Innovative vocalist Gretchen Parlato closes Lawrence University 2012-13 Jazz Series Friday, May 10 with an 8 p.m. performance in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

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Related Topix: Gretchen Parlato, Lawrence University, Black Entertainment, Jazz, Thelonious Monk

Holtville Tribune

International Jazz Day

April 30, 2013 marks the second annual International Jazz Day. This year's commemoration will feature a daylong series of jazz events and a major evening performance in Istanbul, Turkey, this year's host city.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Wayne Shorter, Abdullah Ibrahim, George Duke, Keiko Matsui

PRLog US Entertainment

Wayne Shorter Celebrates 80th Birthday in Newport at Festival & Gala

Apr. 29, 2013 - NEWPORT, R.I. -- NEWPORT, RI - Legendary tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter will celebrate his 80th birthday year at the annual Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.a fundraising benefit, which will be held at Rosecliff, one of Newport's historic mansions, on Saturday, August 3, at 7:30 pm.

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Related Topix: Newport, RI, Wayne Shorter, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Miles Davis, Esperanza Spalding, New Orleans

All About Jazz

TV/FILM: Call for Support: Help Fund Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, a Documentary

WAYNE SHORTER: ZERO GRAVITY A DOCUMENTARY ON ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVING JAZZ LEGENDS IS TO BE RELEASED IN 2014 The inception of ZERO GRAVITY began in 2006 and principal photography is now in progress.

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Related Topix: Wayne Shorter, Jazz, Black Entertainment

Sat Apr 27, 2013

Examiner.com

Herbie Hancock tops Stanford Jazz Fest lineup

The Stanford Jazz Festival has put together an ambitious and intriguing lineup for this year's event, topped by a June 22 solo performance by iconic pianist Herbie Hancock .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Stanford, CA, Jazz, Startups, Stanford University, San Francisco, CA