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Summer camp trains next generation of violin virtuosos
WHITE PLAINS - The next generation of violin virtuosos is training right here in the city.
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Mt. Kisco fair draws food and vendors
MOUNT KISCO - The annual street festival and fair of the St. Francis A.M.E. Zion Church had a bit more excitement this year than in previous years.
The Journal News |
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Religion briefs for Aug. 23
Boogie for Baesler South Canyon Lutheran Church will hold a parking lot concert and fundraiser for Larry Baesler, who has been battling cancer, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at the church, 700 44th St.
Rapid City Journal |
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Seniors in brief
The Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center will hold a fiesta luncheon from noon-1 p.m. Thursday at 1121 Alto St. Mariachi music and the Santa Fe Fiesta Council's 2008 Don Diego de Vargas and his cuadrilla, and La Reina and her princesas will be present.
Santa Fe New Mexican |
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Mountain venues make for a cool jazz festival
IDYLLWILD - People traveled from just down the road or from hundreds of miles away to enjoy the combination of unspoiled nature and grooving jazz. Dave Fridlund drove from Los Angeles to the mountain town of Idyllwild for the 15th annual Jazz in the Pines festival.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Sam Warner: Once trusted and admired, Glitter is all the more reviled
Gary Glitter arrived back in Britain on Friday after serving nearly three years in a Vietnamese jail for sexually abusing two girls, aged 11 and 12. He tried very hard not to return home, but several countries refused to admit him. Instead of continuing his music career in Thailand or Hong Kong, the singer came home to intense media interest and the prospect of ongoing monitoring and ...
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Nicholls’ duo to perform at Kennedy Center
Published: Aug 24, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. THIBODAUX — The Alexander-Soares Duo of Nicholls State University is scheduled to perform tonight at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Advocate |
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Patrons savor Greek food, culture at fest
EL PASO -- Delicious food stamped with homemade Greek goodness was cause enough for Anita Shaw to forgo worries about calories in exchange for savory bites at this weekend's 22nd annual St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival. Gallery: View more photos.
El Paso Times |
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Innovation soars at air show
Art and Air Festival brings unusual aircraft to mid-valley
Albany Democrat-Herald |
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Jazz em Agosto 2008: Days 4-6
After a break of three days, the Jazz em Agosto theme of extensions continued into the second weekend with programming that often hinged around the thematic idea of generations, featuring recent associates of Anthony Braxton in two bands—the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet and the trio Memorize the Sky—and the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, a band in which the tenor saxophonist has for a decade drawn ...
All About Jazz |
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A Radical In a Suit and Tie
Rescued from the archives, A Radical In a Suit and Tie represents the premiere recordings of Charles Ives's best-known works from the mid-20th Century; composed approximately half a century before that, this music has lost little of its singular impact, which says much about Ives' musical vocabulary.
All About Jazz |
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Trace A River
Pianist and composer Satoko Fujii returns with Mark Dresser (bass) and Jim Black (drums) on another exciting recording. Not only does Fujii go further in her explorations, she also shows a deeper sense of harmony, developed in tandem with her band.
All About Jazz |
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Suburban Jive
Much is written about Norway's incorporation of its folk tradition into jazz, not especially different than what Americans have been doing within their own borders.
All About Jazz |
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Just This Once
A blues band that enjoys celebrating every night of the week, Los Blancos shines with the grit of Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, Chicago, and everywhere else that good music puts a smile on your face.
All About Jazz |
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California kid
SHWAYZE 'Shwayze' (Wingdings 171)(Geffen) When Malibu MC Adam Smith -- known to MTV viewers as Shwayze -- hooked up with "producer" Cisco Adler, it was a hazy, lazy match made in beach bum heaven. Adler's been kicking around fantastic L.A. forever as his father's son (producer Lou Adler), a grunge-glam rocker and a boy-toy to Paris/Mischa/etc. Somebody had to give him something ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Zaebos: The Book of Angels Vol. 11
Composer John Zorn has entered what could cautiously be referred to as his mature period.
All About Jazz |
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Diamara Neil: Soulful Spirit
WHENEVER Diamara Neil sings, people sway, cellphones are stilled and heartbeats seem to slow down to her jazzy, bluesy, soulful sound. Easy on the ears but hard on the soul with raw, honest emotion, Neil knows how to seriously woo her listeners.
The Jamaica Observer |
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SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR
EVENTS 2008 Wichita Flight Festival, starts 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Col. James Jabara Airport, 3512 N. Webb Road. Includes air show, Kansas Aviation Gallery, children's activities, static aircraft displays, car show. Tickets $5, available at Select-A-Seat outlets and at the gate; children 5-under free. Free parking and shuttle from designated area at Hawker Beechcraft, Central and Webb. ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Thanks for the success of the Music Maestros
Thank you to the community for the success of the program Music Maestros, Aug. 4-7 at Dillon Community Church!
Summit Daily News |
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Madonna rocks hard and wears very little
She may have just sailed past the half-century mark, but that didn't stop Madonna from dancing hard and fast in skimpy clothes for two hours nonstop at the opening show of her Sticky and Sweet tour Saturday night.
New York Daily News |
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Green Frontier Fest -- 08/24/08 at Denver Performing Arts Complex
Green Frontier Fest -- 08/24/08 at Denver Performing Arts Complex
Rocky Mountain News |
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A playground for musical ideas
"New music," in the eyes of New College music professor Stephen Miles, is "music that takes nothing for granted with respect to tradition. It adopts a questioning approach to tradition. It's a lot about trying to investigate new possibilities."
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Dancing in the aisles
The energy in the audience matched that of the performers at Friday’s Allman Brothers Band and RatDog concert.
Canandaigua Daily Messenger |
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Masks, carvings and riding the rails: the adventures of Paul Theroux
Even seekers of the world need a return address, or two, and Paul Theroux has settled well between the Hawaii home where he raises honeybees and this scenic retreat that allows him room to grow tomatoes, swim, play boccie ball and organize his memories from across the time zones.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Packed schedule at arts center
Some of Broadway's biggest hits will share space with the stars of comedy, popular music and opera during the 2008-2009 season at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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