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1 hr ago | Business Journal

Bringing back Pennsylvania Avenue's glory

Cab Calloway's jazz tunes wafting from the Royal Theatre. Couples window shopping.

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5 hrs ago | Guitar World

All That Jazz: Hitting the Pocket - The Importance of Dynamics and Grooving When Soloing

The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World . For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store .

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9 hrs ago | All About Jazz

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp is a New York City native and alumnus of Goddard College. Archie started playing jazz in the early 60\'s and continues to dazzle audiences around the world playing tenor saxophone and piano, accompanied by his soulful voice.

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Related Topix: Archie Shepp, Goddard College

14 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

Berkeley High jazz director continues winning tradition

When Sarah Cline accepted the directorship reins to the Berkeley High School Jazz Program in 2011, she climbed on one of the wildest rides of her lifetime.

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Related Topix: Steven Bernstein, Joshua Redman, Benny Green

18 hrs ago | Sutton Guardian

Top choreographers drafted in for Epsom Playhouse show

Top West End choreographers are rehearsing students for an upcoming production being put on by Epsom's Laine Theatre Arts.

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Related Topix: Dance, Celebrities, Fred Astaire

18 hrs ago | Folio Weekly

'Jazz' Fest Kicks Off Tonight

They're usually about 1,200 words. Retweet this Wow, this house is smart! Go visit before June 2 rolls around and it's too late.

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Related Topix: Tony Bennett

Thu May 23, 2013

Pocono Record

Delaware Water Gap jazzman held on underage sex charges -

World-renowned jazz musician Jesse Green of Delaware Water Gap has been charged with having sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl since she was 12, state police said.

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Related Topix: Delaware Water Gap, PA, East Stroudsburg, PA, Cole Porter, Swiftwater, PA, Pocono Pines, PA

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Henry Grimes Trio brings jazz a

THE HENRY GRIMES TRIO from left: Henry Grimes, upright bass; Ronnie Barrage, drums and percussions; Lee Robertson, alto and soprano saxophones.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Benny Goodman, Al Jarreau, Entertainment

Patch.com

Summer Concert Series Dates Announced

The TD Bank Summer Concert Series will stop in 8 towns across the Cape during the 2013 season.

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Related Topix: Chatham, MA, The Fringe, Harwich, MA, Hyannis, MA, Barnstable, MA

Fort Morgan Times

NJC gala to feature big band-style singer

This year's NJC Foundation Gala, to benefit the HOPE Scholarship, will provide new entertainment for those who attend the June event.

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Related Topix: Dean Martin, Vocal, Tony Bennett, Laughlin, NV

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Cowichan's first lady of jazz lights up Crofton

You know her fine taste from the outstanding line of musicians she's brought to Mill Bay through the Jazz Vespers series, and Crofton through the Sunday afternoon jazz series.

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Related Topix: Rosemary Clooney, Sarah Vaughan, The Four Tops, Soul

Examiner.com

Early jazz influences: from New Orleans to American fine art

Virgil Thompson, an American composer and critic, said, " Jazz is the most astounding spontaneous musical event to take place anywhere since the Reformation." That is quite the statement: the most astounding spontaneous musical event since the Reformation.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, Benny Goodman

Bangor Daily News

freezingprocess.net : A Conversation With Jazz Trio, Acronym

Welcome to Episode # 100 of the freezingprocess.net podcast!! In this episode we sat down with the members of Portland based Jazz Trio, Acronym .

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Salisbury Journal

Wiltshire Jazz Festival

Singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert is set to headline with her new quintet, in what will be her second appearance at the annual festival, along with Martin Taylor and Alan Barnes, and The Two Minds Big Band, featuring Dave O'Higgins and Pete Wraight.

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Related Topix: Gwyneth Herbert, Martin Taylor, Dave o'higgins

Patch.com

'All That Jazz' at Centreville High School

Centreville High School will be filled with the strains of cool jazz May 31, as school's cafeteria becomes the setting for the JazzCats Cafe.

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KSLA-TV Shreveport

Using jazz to teach concepts of democracy

A Loyola University of New Orleans faculty member is among educators and musicians who teamed this week to use elements of jazz to teach the concept of democracy.

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Related Topix: New Orleans

Southwest Riverside News Network

Thornton Winery looks ahead to annual Champagne Jazz Series

On spring evenings, the Temecula air seems a just a bit more magical. The warmth of the sun is tempered by gentle breezes that carry the sounds and smells of wine country.

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Related Topix: Temecula, CA, Wine, Drink, Peter White

Wed May 22, 2013

Eugene Weekly

Jazzing the House

With music institutions - especially those in less commercial genres - struggling musicians and fans have had to get social and entrepreneurial, increasingly relying on grassroots funding and informal venues.

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Related Topix: Shedd, OR, The Jazz Station, Eugene, OR, Portland, OR, University of Oregon, Music, Entertainment

Detroit News

4,000 missing without trace in Mich.; anguished families keep searching

Randall Childs, 52, and his girlfriend, Karen Young, left their apartment on Detroit's west side one day in June 2011.

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Related Topix: Karen Young, Norton Shores, MI

Iol.co.za

'Hotstix', Blanchard on Joy of Jazz bill

Sibongile Mngoma performs at the announcement of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz line-up in Sandton yesterday.

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Related Topix: Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa, Carmen Lundy, Terence Blanchard