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Singer Frank D'Rone hits a high note late in his career
As his old friend Frank Sinatra might have put it, it was a very good year for Chicago singer Frank D'Rone. In April, D'Rone turned 80, and in June he overcame a series of health challenges to play a triumphant comeback engagement at the Jazz Showcase....
Tags: Green Mill (club), Frank Sinatra, Chicago Jazz Fest, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Berks Jazz Fest to feature mixed-genre shows, but headliner is hot jazz singer
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe 23rd annual Berks Jazz Fest will be all about highlighting jazz music’s effects on other styles, with programs that offer jazz mixed with programs featuring rock, funk, blues, Latin, pop and gospel. There will be salutes to artists such...... -
Cascade student to perform at Jazz Night at McDaniel College
Daegan Stine, a junior from Cascade, will perform during Jazz Night at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be Thursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., in Decker Center Forum. Directed by Bo...Tags: Entertainment, Education, Music, Colleges and Universities
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Exciting lineup of shows coming in the early months of 2013
The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming...
Tags: Xanadu (musical), Artists, Hampton Roads, Ticketmaster, Music Theater
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It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
It's word association time. Say the first word that springs to mind: "holiday ----." Did you think "season"? "Sale"? "Hangover"? How about "music?" This year, there are plenty of new holiday albums to pick from. Cee Lo Green, English pop-rocker Tracey...
Tags: Ken Burns, Ernie Kovacs, Brooke White, Christmas, Herb Alpert
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Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master
Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...
Tags: Ravi Shankar, Popular Music (genre), Classical Music (genre), India, George Harrison
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Community notes Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
Meetings Sunday, Dec. 16 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, Dec. 17 Boyne City Rotary Club...Tags: Salads, Family, Early Learning, Plan B (drug), Spaghetti
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Roncalli students to present Christmas concerts
Roncalli primary and elementary students will perform a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. tonight. The concert is in the Aberdeen Roncalli High School gym. Each class and the fifth- and sixth-grade bands will be performing. Several instruments will be...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Religious Festivals, Holidays, High Schools, Schools
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Datebook
Sunday, Dec. 16 'Amazing Nativity' This gospel musical, based on Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," takes place at 7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 6080 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The musical is the retelling of the birth of Jesus Christ, featuring...Tags: Langston Hughes, Maryland General Assembly, Holidays, Harriet Tubman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Jackie Scott, a standout local blues singer, to kick off new live series at Hampton History Museum
Mike McGrann, formerly marketing chief at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, has changed jobs and is now working for the Hampton History Museum. Looks like he's brought his love of live music to his new post. Next month, the Hampton History Museum will...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Blues (genre), Arts, Richard Jordan
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Celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah, through jazz
For those who prefer holiday music that's performed at a high artistic level, this will be a noteworthy weekend – as well as an historic one. Specifically, a Christmas-music tradition in Chicago is coming to an end, while a Hanukkah musical...
Tags: Tom Harrell, Chicago Loop, Branford Marsalis, Cultural Development, Hyde Park
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Students' winter concerts start Monday
Laguna Beach students will celebrate the seasons with an instrumental and vocal show for the community. Laguna Beach High School and Thurston Middle School will present a Winter Instrumental Concert with performances at 6 and 8 p.m. on Monday as well...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Entertainment, High Schools, Students
Dec 27, 2012
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Dec 16, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
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Dec 13, 2012
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Dec 12, 2012
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