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3 hrs ago | WMFD-TV Mansfield

Director of OSU Marching Band Comes To Mansfield

The director of the Ohio State University Marching Band, Dr. John Wood, made a special stop in Mansfield Thursday.

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Related Topix: Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, The Ohio State University Marching Band

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Palladium Theater - Helios Jazz Orchestra plays July 12

The Helios Jazz Orchestra performs Sunday, July 12, 3 p.m., at the Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave.

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Related Topix: The Orchestra, St. Petersburg, FL, Kevin Mahogany, Jazz, Opinion

Mon Jul 06, 2009

All About Jazz

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band: Mosaic Select

Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band: Mosaic Select Mosaic Records 2008 Jazz was never more schizophrenic than in the 1970s.

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Related Topix: Lew Tabackin, Jazz, Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band, The Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Journal News

Big band plays music of an era

The Norm Hathaway Big Band was formed to play the music of an era in an authentic style that would appeal to audiences young and old.

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Related Topix: Jimmy Dorsey

Sat Jul 04, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Another round of orchestra training

The Plymouth Community Youth Orchestra will have its second summer camp session next week in the Riverside Intermediate School band room.

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Related Topix: The Orchestra, Plymouth, IN, Symphony, Arts, Marshall County, IN, Donaldson, IN, Winona Lake, IN

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Boston Globe

a How the Beatles Destroyed Rock a na Rolla looks beyond the pop charts

Elijah Wald is a sharp, fair critic eager to right the record on popular music and the idolatry that often shields it from clear analysis.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Rhapsody in Blue, Paul Whiteman, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, Jazz, Harry Belafonte, Folk, Black Entertainment

The Tribune-Democrat

Independence Day extravaganza

BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM A celebration of liberty and the recognition of members of the armed services are the pivotal elements for Johnstown's annual Independence Day celebration Saturday at Point Stadium.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Johnstown, PA, Johnstown Metro, Symphony, Arts, The Orchestra

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Scotsman.com Living

Gig review: Ryan Quigley Big Band with Justin Currie

TRUMPETER Ryan Quigley is on a roll right now, following recent wins at the Scottish Jazz Awards and the Parliamentary Jazz Awards with this debut as leader of his own big band, a considerable undertaking these days.

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Related Topix: The Big Band, Jazz, The Orchestra

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Providence Phoenix

Gershwin done right

Crazy for You, the 1992 homage to the Gershwin brothers' 1930 musical Girl Crazy , is rockin' the rafters at Theatre By the Sea .

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, George & Ira Gershwin

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Independent

Jazz players offer taste of 'true American music'

Music lovers heard a page from the American songbook on the stage at the Paramount Arts Center Friday evening as six musicians joined for the first time for the first of three concerts in the Jazz Alley series.

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Related Topix: The Orchestra, Kansas

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Macleans

Iggy and the big band

Michael Ignatieff held his first media garden party at Stornoway since becoming Liberal leader.

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Related Topix: The Orchestra

Sutton Guardian

Hundreds enjoy big band concert at Nonsuch Mansion

Hundreds of jazz lovers revelled in the summer sunshine at a special outdoor music concert.

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Related Topix: The Orchestra, The Big Band, Jazz

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Brass boss, Paley & pals get the joint jumpin' at WAG show

ROB McConnell knows how to get an audience to its feet at the end of a concert. He performs a jazzy version of O Canada as an encore.

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Related Topix: Brass., Jazz, The Big Band, Travel

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Concerts in the Garden brings back the Big Band era

By CHRIS SHULL FORT WORTH - It's hard to be sad when listening to big band music.

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Related Topix: The Big Band, Jazz, The Orchestra, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Valhalla Arts and Music Festival kicks off this weekend

Located on the shores of Lake Tahoe at the historic Tallac Site, the Valhalla Arts and Music Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary festival season beginning this weekend with a summer-long entertainment series.

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Related Topix: Celtic, The Orchestra, Theater, Arts

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Chronicle-Telegram

Oberlin & Wellington notebook: June 17, 2009

Oberlin summer concertsE.T. King kicked off Oberlin's 17th Annual Summer Concert Series last Friday.

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Related Topix: Oberlin, OH, Wellington, OH, The Orchestra

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Central Jersey

2 free outdoor concerts planned in Plainfield's Plainwood Square Park

In an effort to energize one of the city's most vibrant commercial corridors, the Plainwood Square Merchants' Association on Thursday evening will host the first of two free outdoor concerts in Plainwood Square Park on South Avenue.

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Related Topix: Freehold, NJ, Ray, Goodman & Brown

Mon Jun 15, 2009

All About Jazz

EDUCATION: Trumpet and Trombone Auditions for York College Summer...

Trumpet and Trombone Auditions for York College Summer Jazz Program This Friday, 6/12 @ 3-6 P.M. Calling all NYC public high school trumpet and trombone players! The York College Summer Jazz Program still needs brass!!! If you are a NYC public high schooler who plays trumpet or trombone, consider earning 5-college credits this summer studying jazz ...

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Related Topix: York College, Brass., The Blue Notes, A-Cappella, Jamaica, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Vancouver Television

How high is too high when it comes to SPF?

Summertime, and the living is easy, George and Ira Gershwin tell us. But tell that to someone trying to decide on which sunscreen to purchase.

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Related Topix: George & Ira Gershwin, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Medication, Dermatology

Forward

Anything You Can Do

In jazz terminology, it's known as "call and response": The trumpet section plays a few notes, which are answered immediately by the saxophones.

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Related Topix: Classical, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, The Orchestra, Swing, Fletcher Henderson, Jazz, Hollywood Hotel, Musical Movies, Benny Goodman

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