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TGIF: Powell to portray Billie Holiday
As a long-time jazz singer, Jessie Laine Powell said she had always admired Billie Holiday, but never really understood her. “I think Billie has an air of mystery. No one knew that much about her. I never knew why she had such a haunting sound about...
Tags: Music, Drugs and Medicines, New York City, Heroin, Substance Abuse
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GUITAR MEDLEY: Mind's melodies manifest in Medley's music
khill@amnews.comKeith Medley wants musicians to get more in touch with the melodies they hear in their minds. He plans to help them achieve this during a guitar clinic for intermediate and advanced players March 31 at Danville High School's Gravely Hall. Medley is most...Tags: Music, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, George Strait
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Stanley Jordan jazzed to bring his guitar to town
jbrummett@schurz.comStanley Jordan pauses briefly when asked to describe the Stanley Jordan Trio’s sound. “Oh boy,” he says. “Well, you know, I think it’s mostly jazz music but with a rock energy. We have a lot of fun. It’s a little bit...Tags: Music, Carlos Santana, Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Youth Salute 2011-12 students
Samantha Maines
GRC
Samantha is an active member in many organizations and in her community. She is a member of several clubs including EGO, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and Beta Club. She is also a starter on the Lady Cards...Tags: Physical Therapy, Bible, Students, Human Interest, Travel
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Ragtime pianist featured at Lunch with the Arts at Community Arts Center
For the Community Arts CenterRagtime swept the country in the early 20th century with its syncopated rhythms. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of America, such as St. Louis and New Orleans, and eventually was published as popular sheet music for piano. Dick Domek,...Tags: Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, Louis Armstrong, Arts, Washington, DC
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ˇViva Brazil! brings world music to Norton Center for the Arts at Centre College
The Luciana Souza Trio will bring an evening of traditional contemporary Brazilian songs, titled ˇViva Brazil!, Oct. 5 to the Norton Center for the Arts.
The ensemble is comprised of Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza; guitarist Romero Lubambo; and...Tags: Fine Arts, Wynton Marsalis, Arts and Culture, Bobby McFerrin, Phish (music group)
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GABBF 2011: Walnut Street Ragtime Ramblers
Dick Domek put together a group he called The Walnut Street Ragtime Ramblers for the 2006 festival, and the audience liked what it heard.The band’s members all are experienced musicians. They have opened for or backed performers such as Manhattan...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Walnuts, Linda Ronstadt
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Jessamine Journal celebrates local students' accomplishments
news@jessaminejournal.comWEST Julie Marie Hays, the daughter of Doug and Debbie Hays of Nicholasville, has a 4.3 GPA and has participated in school activities including peer mediation, yearbook (where she served as editor and student adviser), marching band (where she served...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Human Interest, L. Michael White, Colleges and Universities, High School Sports
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Singer Frank D'Rone hits a high note late in his career
As his old friend Frank Sinatra might have put it, it was a very good year for Chicago singer Frank D'Rone. In April, D'Rone turned 80, and in June he overcame a series of health challenges to play a triumphant comeback engagement at the Jazz Showcase....
Tags: Green Mill (club), Music, Frank Sinatra, Entertainment Events, Chicago Jazz Fest
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Berks Jazz Fest to feature mixed-genre shows, but headliner is hot jazz singer
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe 23rd annual Berks Jazz Fest will be all about highlighting jazz music’s effects on other styles, with programs that offer jazz mixed with programs featuring rock, funk, blues, Latin, pop and gospel. There will be salutes to artists such...... -
Cascade student to perform at Jazz Night at McDaniel College
Daegan Stine, a junior from Cascade, will perform during Jazz Night at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be Thursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., in Decker Center Forum. Directed by Bo...Tags: Music, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Education
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Exciting lineup of shows coming in the early months of 2013
The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming...
Tags: Music Industry, Alan Menken, Zac Efron, Theater, Festive Events
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Dec 27, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Jan 6, 2013
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