PHOTO:  Usdan 2010 Gala Concert — Leandra McNair and the Usdan Jazz Ensemble performing onstage.  Photo by Pedro Sousa   Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the renowned not-for-profit summer arts day camp whose Jazz Department was founded in 1986 by legendary jazz artist/educator Dr. Billy Taylor, …

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While the weather forecast looks like it could offer more than enough water for most folks this week, the city has begun opening its summer aquatic centers. Monday, Mayor Greg Ballard and other officials unveiled the newest addition to the more than 30 outdoor facilities: a guitar-shaped spray pad that …

JAZZ LEGACY PRODUCTIONS, A NEW JAZZ LABEL FOUNDED BY BASSIST JOHN LEE AND DISTRIBUTED BY ALLEGRO, LAUNCHES WITH FOUR NEW RELEASES FEATURING VETERANS CYRUS CHESTNUT, HEATH BROTHERS AND STEVE DAVIS, AND THE DEBUT OF SAXOPHONIST SHAREL CASSITY JLP’S MISSION IS TO FILL A JAZZ VOID BY RECORDING THE UNDERDOCUMENTED AND …