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Jazz at Princeton University Announces Broad and Dynamic 2017-2018 Season October 14, 2017 – May 12, 2018

Guest artists include pianist Gerald Clayton and his trio, vocalist Theo Bleckmann, saxophonist Archie Shepp with Amina Claudine Myers, and pianist Danilo Perez Faculty leading groups include Darcy James Argue, Jazz at Princeton head  Rudresh Mahanthappa, Trineice Robinson-Martin and Jay Clayton Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh …

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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present 100+ Performances and Events for 150th Season

2017-2018 Season highlights include: • World premieres of new works by Darcy James Argue and Anthony Coleman • Monk’s Dream: Thelonious Monk at 100 with T.S. Monk • Manteca: Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Latin Jazz celebrating Gillespie’s centennial • Residency featuring Matana Roberts • Music of Jerry Bergonzi …

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THE AUTHOR OF THE LADY WHO SHOT LEE MORGAN ON UHURU RADIO’S DIASPORIC MUSIC WITH TORONTO-BASED NORMAN RICHMOND 9/4/16

Larry Reni Thomas, the author of “The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan” (KHA Books) will be interviewed, Sunday, September 4, 2016, at 3:30 pm by Toronto, Canada-based Norman Richmond on Uhuru Radio’s Diasporic Music (http://www.theburningspear.com/uhuru-radio ). Thomas will talk about his book “The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan,” his experience …

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Grammy-Winner Antonio Sánchez and Migration to Perform at Xavier University in Cincinnati, March 13

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) – Multiple award-winning jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez  has a busy weekend planned in Cincinnati, March 12-14. On Saturday, March 12, Sánchez  will introduce a screening of “Birdman” at The Esquire  Theatre. The composer recently won a Grammy for his riveting score for the Academy Award-winning motion picture starring …

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