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CRAIG HARRIS' GOD'S TROMBONES- Presented in partnership with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project.

CRAIG HARRIS' GOD'S TROMBONES- Presented in partnership with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project.

CRAIG HARRIS' GOD'S TROMBONES- Presented in partnership with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project.

CRAIG HARRIS' GOD'S TROMBONES- Presented in partnership with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project.

CRAIG HARRIS' GOD'S TROMBONES- Presented in partnership with the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project.

Unruly Music continues its 4-year run of producing virtuoso performances of postclassical music on October 7-9 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts' Vogel Hall.

Unruly Music continues its 4-year run of producing virtuoso performances of postclassical music on October 7-9 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts' Vogel Hall.

Unruly Music continues its 4-year run of producing virtuoso performances of postclassical music on October 7-9 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts' Vogel Hall.

In May 1977 three artists--Robin Hirsch, a writer and director; Charles McKenna, an actor; and Raphaela Pivetta, a visual artist--stumbled across a tiny storefront on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village and thought it the perfect place to open a café.

Karl Berger will present a live version of his new piano solo album 'Strangely Familiar', a suite of introspective 'Miniatures for Piano solo, officially released by the Tzadik label in July 2010. Pre-release copies will most likely be available. A very special event, designed to take you out of the ordinary and into the strangely familiar world of your naturally musical mind.

Karl Berger will present a live version of his new piano solo album 'Strangely Familiar', a suite of introspective 'Miniatures for Piano solo, officially released by the Tzadik label in July 2010. Pre-release copies will most likely be available. A very special event, designed to take you out of the ordinary and into the strangely familiar world of your naturally musical mind.

The National Jazz Museum's June line-up includes discussions with musical artists Paquito D'Rivera and Craig Harris for Harlem Speaks; a talk with a living literary legend, Peter Straub, at Jazz for Curious Readers; and our adult education series, Jazz for Curious Listeners, features instrumentalists Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Orrin Evans taking the reins of discourse on jazz in the 21st century. For more information visit http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

The National Jazz Museum's June line-up includes discussions with musical artists Paquito D'Rivera and Craig Harris for Harlem Speaks; a talk with a living literary legend, Peter Straub, at Jazz for Curious Readers; and our adult education series, Jazz for Curious Listeners, features instrumentalists Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Orrin Evans taking the reins of discourse on jazz in the 21st century. For more information visit http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

The Creative Music Studio today announced that the long-awaited, first CD from the CMS Archive Project is now being offered through a pre-release Subscription/Membership program showcasing some of the greatest musician/composers of contemporary jazz and world music. This special offer includes exclusive membership benefits, and is available only through March 31st, in advance of world-wide distribution on the Planet Arts label in the Spring of 2010.

The JANE IRA BLOOM TRIO w/ Bobby Previte & Dean Johnson will perform at the Tea Lounge on Saturday, February 6.

The JANE IRA BLOOM TRIO w/ Bobby Previte & Dean Johnson will perform at the Tea Lounge on Saturday, February 6.

The JANE IRA BLOOM TRIO w/ Bobby Previte & Dean Johnson will perform at the Tea Lounge on Saturday, February 6.

Three-years in the making, Ravinia Festival's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebration culminates with the world premiere of the much-anticipated Ravinia-commissioned full-evening dance theater work by choreographer Bill T. Jones, Fondly Do We Hope . . . Fervently Do We Pray, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, with an additional show at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, closing Ravinia's 2009 summer season.

A variety of music, dance, and theatre performances, and a film series comprise the 2009 fall season for Harlem Stage, a performing arts center and one of the country's top presenters, producers, and supporters of works by artists of color.