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Metro Arts celebrates Jazz in July at picnic
Metro Arts Alliance hosted an evening of food, music and camaraderie in the arts on July 19. The annual fundraiser picnic celebrated this season of Metro Arts Jazz in July in the serene fountain pavilion of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Well Done -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
Emily Adams of West Des Moines has been awarded a Preus Presidential Scholarship and a Weston Noble Vocal Music Scholarship from Luther College in Decorah.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Roosevelt cultural district calls festival a success
Roosevelt Cultural District Festival Week in 2008 was the most ambitious week yet in its third year of providing family-friendly arts and entertainment for local audiences.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Rigmor Gustafsson: Alone With the Music
Singer/songwriter Rigmor Gustafsson is perhaps best known for her vocal interpretations of other great singers, including Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach.
All About Jazz |
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Rocky Ridge Faculty Ensemble -- 08/06/08 at Rocky Ridge Music Center
Rocky Ridge Faculty Ensemble -- 08/06/08 at Rocky Ridge Music Center
Rocky Mountain News |
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West Lake County news in brief
MUNSTER Musicians to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary The Israeli Scouts Caravan will offer a celebration of songs in Munster in the spirit of Israel's 60th anniversary, said Michael Steinberg, of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Mike Reed: The Speed of Change & Proliferation
Chicago-based composer, bandleader and percussionist Mike Reed is one of the Windy City's most active young musicians and well-connected music presenters.
All About Jazz |
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Entertainment
Rock legend Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges have lost their gear after their rental truck was stolen after a concert in Montreal. Stooges road manager Eric Fischer said the truck that was stolen today contained the group's instruments and stage gear.
The West Australian |
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Here and Gone
Whether contributing a solo for Steely Dan or backing up Maynard Ferguson, David Sanborn quickly made a name for himself as both a sideman and a bandleader more than three decades ago. And like a true musician, he keeps going and going.
All About Jazz |
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Solace
When flautist/composer Jamie Baum releases a new album, many modern jazz aficionados take notice.
All About Jazz |
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The Growing Season
It's been four years since Rebecca Martin last led a record date. In the interim she's given birth to her son Charlie, recorded on a Paul Motian project, and founded a citizen organization dedicated to local projects and government.
All About Jazz |
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Season premiere
"Smash Lab" If you have trouble keeping your car on the road, this episode may be for you, as the inventors show ways to protect the occupants of a vehicle plummeting off a mountainside. 9 p.m., Discovery, Channel 42. Documentary "P.O.V.: Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music" This 1969 documentary features performance footage of Cash with his wife, June Carter Cash, and in a ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Double Sunrise Over Neptune
This is so much more than an expansion of multi-instrumentalist William Parker's freewheeling and indeed freer work with his quartet, although a couple of members of that band are present in the ranks of this large ensemble charged with the task of bringing the music off the page.
All About Jazz |
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Music Listings
Rusty Lemon - . Tuesdays. Blue Monkey 2012 Madison (Overton Square) 272-BLUE.
The Memphis Flyer |
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News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska
WASILLA — With the Alaska State Fair set to begin Aug. 21, organizers of the Mat-Su Boys and Girls Club hope families will get a head start on the end-of-summer celebration this weekend.
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman |
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L-S student makes it to the finals on ABC reality show
James Wolpert got one step closer to landing the top spot on ABC's newest reality show Monday night.The Lampeter-Strasburg 17-year-old made it past the first cut on "High School Musical: Get in the Picture" and is now one of the final 10 performers vying for the grand prize.
Lancaster Online |
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Chamber festival opens with intriguing mix
Playing everything from Brahms to Benny Goodman, violin, piano and clarinet combine for virtuosic performance.
Cape Cod Times |
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Valley Localities Plan Night Out Festivities
HARRISONBURG - Communities and police department across the Shenandoah Valley will come together tonight for the 25th annual National Night Out, a crime and drug prevention event held in towns across the country on the same day.
The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record |
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B.C. 150 birthday bash: Huge crowd at legislature as talented lineup serenades Victoria
B.C’s 150th anniversary bash in downtown Victoria yesterday was an unqualified hit, bringing out the expected hordes of party-goers to soak up the sunshine and revel in a star-studded musical line-up performing from a stage on the grounds of the legislature.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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Martin's message from Discover: Spend wisely
Discover Card wants you to be more responsible with your money. In an ad campaign created by The Martin Agency of Richmond, the credit-card company urges customer to watch their spending. The campaign, called "Brighter," debuted last week. In two ads, the card company urges customers to be careful with what they do with their with money. Soft guitar music plays over images of people shopping for ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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I-Rock concert will go international by 2010, says founder
One of India's oldest rock festivals, the Independence Rock (I-Rock) Concert, has finally come to Kolkata and is rocking city crowds. Its founder Farhad K. Wadia has lofty ambitions and says he hopes to wow international audiences by 2010.
Calcutta News |
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Oh Dear, Elvis Sings With Carrie
Poor Elvis. He will be turning over in his grave with news that he has recorded a song with Carrie Underwood. Carrie, who wasn`t even born when Elvis died, has recorded a duet with the dead King for an upcoming Christmas album `Elvis Presley Christmas Duets`.
Undercover |
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Massive Attack - Massive Attack And Santogold Confirmed For Becks Fusions
Massive Attack and Santogold top the bill at this year's Beck's Fusions, a free festival held in Manchester.The trip-hop pioneers will headline the second night of ...
ContactMusic |
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Spalding reinterprets jazz
According to some pundits, jazz music is in a constant state of emergency. Many of the music's legends are slowly shuffling off this mortal coil and some of the music's most vocal advocates and highest-profile players often treat jazz as a museum piece, as if nothing interesting or noteworthy happened after the hard bop of the 1960s, or when Miles Davis plugged his trumpet into a wah-wah pedal.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Music lovers and a 'Beach' brigade
Estival activity! At the first event, "Beach" was the beckoning for a social swim. The following night, a Sunday, pianism commanded the program and partying.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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