GSN Launches Online Bible Study to Mark BIBLE CHALLENGE Season 2 Premiere
by TV News Desk - Mar 19, 2013
GSN announces the launch of 'The American Bible Challenge Bible Study' -- a 10-week Bible Study hosted by author and television producer Phil Cooke. THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE, a studio-based game show hosted by author and comedian Jeff Foxworthy in which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible, returns for a 2nd season on Thursday, March 21st at 9:00pm ET/PT on GSN. (more...)
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James Carson and Lyndon Rochelle Play Rockwood Music Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 01, 2013
Rockwood Music Hall welcomes back pianist James Carson and drummer Lyndon Rochelle (Esperanza Spalding) tonight, February 1, 2013 at 7pm. After filming the finale of Carson's documentary Cabin Music at their last outing there together this past December, the pair returns to deliver the incomparable synergy of Carson's shimmering piano effects with Rochelle's entrancing hip-hop beats. Expect incredible energy and an eclectic blend of masterly improvisation and pianistic and percussive virtuosity. (more...)
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35 Writers Head to Goodspeed Musicals' First-Ever Musical Theatre Writers Colony
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2013
A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration. (more...)
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James Carson and Lyndon Rochelle to Play Rockwood Music Hall, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2013
Rockwood Music Hall welcomes back pianist James Carson and drummer Lyndon Rochelle (Esperanza Spalding) on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7pm. After filming the finale of Carson's documentary Cabin Music at their last outing there together this past December, the pair returns to deliver the incomparable synergy of Carson's shimmering piano effects with Rochelle's entrancing hip-hop beats. Expect incredible energy and an eclectic blend of masterly improvisation and pianistic and percussive virtuosity. (more...)
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Detroit's Fox Theatre Hosts an Easter Jazz Spectacular Starring George Duke & Stanley Clark, 3/30
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2013
George Duke and Stanley Clark reunite to celebrate an "Easter Jazz Spectacular" with Boney James and Incognito featuring Maysa Leak and Najee on Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m.
Tickets ($45.50, $65.50, $75.50 and $85.50) go on sale Saturday, January 19 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611. (more...)
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35 Writers Head to Goodspeed Musicals' First-Ever Musical Theatre Writers Colony, Beg. 1/21
by BWW News Desk - Jan 14, 2013
A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration. (more...)
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Segerstrom Center Welcomes Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2013
The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration makes its way to Segerstrom Center for the Arts today, January 13 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The all- star ensemble will perform classic jazz and original compositions by critically acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning artists: bassist and musical director Christian McBride, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, saxophonist Chris Potter, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, pianist Benny Green and drummer Lewis Nash. (more...)
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4th Annual Uptown Charlotte Jazz Fest Returns to Charlotte, 6/21 & 22
by BWW News Desk - Dec 23, 2012
The 4th Annual Uptown Charlotte Jazz Fest returns to the Queen City with the sounds and rhythms of some of the world's greatest jazz performers June 21-22, 2013, at the Time Warner Cable Uptown Ampitheatre (TWCUA). Following up a nearly sold-out 3rd year with record attendance, the festival has truly become a "destination event" for true jazz enthusiasts, attracting attendees all along the Southeast including Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. (more...)
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Segerstrom Center Welcomes Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration, 1/13
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2012
The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration makes its way to Segerstrom Center for the Arts on January 13 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The all- star ensemble will perform classic jazz and original compositions by critically acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning artists: bassist and musical director Christian McBride, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, saxophonist Chris Potter, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, pianist Benny Green and drummer Lewis Nash. (more...)
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Pete Escovedo's 'Live From Stern Grove Festival' Now Available
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2012
"What's up, San Francisco? Are you ready to have a good time?" asks timbales player and band leader Pete Escovedo at the beginning of Live From Stern Grove Festival, his terrific new album that captures a live show he played earlier this year at the legendary 75-year-old San Francisco cultural venue and institution. (more...)
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Pete Escovedo's LIVE FROM STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Released Today, 9/25
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2012
"What's up, San Francisco? Are you ready to have a good time?" asks timbales player and band leader Pete Escovedo at the beginning of Live From Stern Grove Festival, his terrific new album that captures a live show he played earlier this year at the legendary 75-year-old San Francisco cultural venue and institution. Escovedo and his band then swing into a breezy rendition of the Tito Puente classic "Picadillo Jam," and from that moment it's readily apparent the band can deliver on Escovedo's promise. Live From Stern Grove Festival is set for digital release today, September 25, 2012 on Concord Picante/Stiletto Flats Inc. (There will be a physical release in 2013.)
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Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Presents Annual Competition and Gala September 22-23 in DC
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2012
The 25th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and 'Women, Music and Diplomacy' All-Star Gala Concert will be presented by the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in partnership with Cadillac, this year's Presenting Sponsor, today, September 22 and tomorrow September 23. Through the competition and its numerous educational programs, the Institute is committed to identifying and training the world's leading young jazz musicians who will preserve the traditions of jazz while expanding the music in new directions. (more...)
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Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Presents Annual Competition and Gala September 22-23 in DC
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2012
The 25th annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and 'Women, Music and Diplomacy' All-Star Gala Concert will be presented by the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in partnership with Cadillac, this year's Presenting Sponsor, on September 22-23. Through the competition and its numerous educational programs, the Institute is committed to identifying and training the world's leading young jazz musicians who will preserve the traditions of jazz while expanding the music in new directions. (more...)
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Janet McTeer Set for THE WHITE QUEEN on Starz
by TV News Desk - Sep 04, 2012
Philippa Gregory's series of three international and New York Times best selling novels, THE COUSINS WAR are the basis of the next addition to the growing lineup of STARZ Original series. Set against the backdrop of England's Wars of the Roses, 'The White Queen,' a 10-episode series, will be an adaptation of Gregory's vivid historical novels 'The White Queen,' 'The Red Queen' and 'The Kingmaker's Daughter.' (more...)
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Earl Klugh Returns to the Blue Note, 8/7-12
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 11, 2012
Earl Klugh returns to the Blue Note for a weeklong run, August 7 to 12, 2012, for the first time since 2010. His band features Nelson Rangell (saxophones and flute), David Lee Spradley (keyboards), Jeff Cox (bass), and Marcus Finnie (drums). (more...)
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Earl Klugh Returns to the Blue Note, Now thru 8/12
by BWW News Desk - Aug 07, 2012
Earl Klugh returns to the Blue Note for a weeklong run, tonight, August 7 to August 12, 2012, for the first time since 2010. His band features Nelson Rangell (saxophones and flute), David Lee Spradley (keyboards), Jeff Cox (bass), and Marcus Finnie (drums). (more...)
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