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*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “You may encounter many defeats, but you must [...]
*Jacques Lesure is a man who always has jazz on his mind. The prolific guitarist hails from Detroit, Michigan and has performed with greats such as Kenny Burrell, Oscar Brown Jr., Stanley Turrentine, Wynton Marsalis, George Benson, Les McCann, Carmen Lundy, Oliver Lake and many others. Jacques Lesure offers musical entertainment, enrichment and education through live performances, individual and group lessons, lectures and music clinics. Jacques Lesure is [...]
*Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock’s first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held annually on April 30, which coincides with the last day of what has been celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the U.S. This year’s inaugural event — organized by the [...]
*Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis will join CBS as a cultural correspondent to provide coverage of cultural and educational topics, CBS announced Thursday. Marsalis, 50, a nine-time Grammy award winner, will provide insight on a range of issues for CBS’ weekday morning news show and the network’s “Sunday Morning” segment reports the AP. His first appearance [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE A dream is your creative vision for your [...]
*America’s first family of jazz — patriarch Ellis Marsalis Jr. and four of his sons — were presented the nation’s highest jazz honor Tuesday night at the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony, reports the Associated Press. It marked the first time the NEA had ever presented a group award since [...]
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ————– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Everyone who has achieved financial independence will [...]
*New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and its bandleader Wynton Marsalis will travel to Cuba next month for a series of concerts in Cuba. The trip will be the first for the jazz band, who are scheduled to perform several concerts in Havana from Oct. 5 to 9. Later in the month Jazz [...]
*Jazz music’s Marsalis family, including trumpeter Wynton and saxophonist Branford, are among the recipients of a 2011 Jazz Masters Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Marsalis family also includes patriarch Ellis, a pianist and educator, and his other two sons: trombonist Delfeayo, and percussionist Jason. It’s the first time in the program’s [...]
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