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World Renowned Bassist Antone 'Chooky' Caldwell's CD Release at Historic Blues Alley - June 6, 2013
... Alley (202) 337-4141. Blues Alley, a legendary jazz hot spot, has hosted countless jazz legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Phyllis Hyman, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Ramsey Lewis and is located at 1073 Wisconsin ... Comment?
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Patti Austin teams with Cleveland Orchestra for a stunning night of Ella and Ellington
... reprised those A- and B-side days during a two-act show with the Cleveland Orchestra that featured the music Ella Fitzgerald in Act One and Duke Ellington in Act Two. Austin, who's clearly more comfortable with the Fitzgerald tunes - after all, her ... Comment?
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New review: Sing to the Moon
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... Dimension . The vocal imagery is pastoral and picturesque; the phrasing is strictly jazz, in this instance Ella Fitzgerald rather than Billie Holliday. It is reassuring to know it wasn't just Amy Winehouse who grew up listening to Ella Fitzgerald ... Comment?
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Swing kids: Montclair's Jazz House honored at Ellington competition
Coleman Hughes, 17, a trombone player from the Jazz House Big Band, won the Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award at the Essentially Ellington competition. Comment?
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Patti Austin Tributes Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington with Cleveland Orchestra Tonight
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The Cleveland Orchestra concludes its acclaimed 2012-13 Celebrity Series tonight, May 18, when Patti Austin performs with the Orchestra in a concert that pays homage to the revered jazz classics of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. Comment?
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Music Review: Denise King & Olivier Hutman - Give Me the High Sign
As the biographical sketch on Denise King's website explains, the Philadelphia-born singer has had no formal vocal training, but "it's apparent that Denise was born to sing." And although she dabbles in different genres, her real love is jazz. Comment?
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... Dimension . The vocal imagery is pastoral and picturesque; the phrasing is strictly jazz, in this instance Ella Fitzgerald rather than Billie Holliday. It is reassuring to know it wasn't just Amy Winehouse who grew up listening to Ella Fitzgerald ... Comment?
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The Wine Down at ACL Live
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... ers are a hybrid of Lindy Hop (swing music) and Viper music, a unique offshoot of swing music popularized by Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and other jazz greats of the 1930s and 40s.... Comment?
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Metropolitan Room to Offer Summer 2013 Kiddie Kabaret Series
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... Tony Jefferson and the Nu Gamma Psi Step Team introduce us to jazz scatting and movement and to jazz goddess Ella Fitzgerald (live via satellite). On Sunday June 23 at 11:30am "It's Summer!" no doubt about it, as the Metropolitan Room stages a ... Comment?
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Jack Bruce: The Man Who Turned on the "Sunshine" Turns 70
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... sounds like when not pumped through massive Marshall amplifiers. Here, it rolls rather than rocks. Ella Fitzgerald "Sunshine" quickly cast its net wide. Ella swings this 1969 performance, momentarily transforming "Sunshine" into Nat Adderley's jazz ... Comment?
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All that jazz can't save Emma
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... audition, which proved prophetic, the veteran jazz singer was every inch the polished performer singing Ella Fitzgerald's Blues Skies with as much grace and aplomb as she has approached every challenge on the Channel 9 series thus far. RICKY Martin ... Comment?
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BGT's Rosie: X Factor not for me
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... ack authentic soul voice. Amazing." Rosie said: "I aspire to be like the earlier singers like Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald because I absolutely love them. Bring back the old Motown and soul and jazz, I love all that kind of stuff." Comment?
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... 52nd Street. Back in the day, those corridors were jumping with jazz clubs where legends like John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and B.B. King hung out. I'm already fantasizing about the Fantasy Lounge, which was located across the street from the ... Comment?
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... what she isn't rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are clear influences, but she is not a jazz singer. R&B is also part of her background, but she is not ... Comment?
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Jazz Trio Playing Aliso Creek This Wednesday
... ensembles. Critics have praised her as the upright bass player and vocalist who sings in the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and plays with the swing of the great Ray Brown. Originality is what versatile drummer Jeff Hamilton brings ... Comment?
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Vocalist Carrie Jackson brings jazzin' all-stars to the Bickford Theater in Morristown
... with her dynamic music and takes them by storm with her charm and temperament." Others compare her to Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan. The veteran singer has worked with everyone of consequence in the area, giving her an impressive resume indeed. ... Comment?
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Songstress Patti Austin pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Duke...
The Cleveland Orchestra concludes its acclaimed 2012-13 Celebrity Series on May 18, when Patti Austin performs with the Orchestra in a concert that pays homage to the revered jazz classics of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. Comment?
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The Cleveland Orchestra presents Patti Austin in a tribute to Ella and Duke
The Cleveland Orchestra James Feddeck, conductor Patti Austin , vocalist A tribute to Ella and Duke Saturday, May 18 8:00 p.m. Songstress Patti Austin pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington in performance with The Cleveland Orchestra on Saturday, May 18 This season's Celebrity Series of the Cleveland Orchestra is coming to a close with ... (more) Comment?
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... Napoleon marched across Eurpoe. The premiere of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" literally resulted in a riot. Ella Fitzgerald smashed racial boundaries to become America's "Queen of Jazz." These and other revolutionary moments in music will be traced ... Comment?
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Jane Monheit On Piano Jazz
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... clarinet and music theory and participated in local theatrical and musical productions. After hearing Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan , she realized that she wanted to be a jazz musician. Monheit started working in clubs on the South Shore of Long ... Comment?
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