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UCI to Host 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference
by Michael Major - October 10, 2022 If early African American classical music composers such as Scott Joplin, who went bankrupt trying to promote his 1911 opera “Treemonisha,” had been better received by white audiences – particularly philanthropists – the history of American music might be much different than it is now.... 
Gwen Stefani to Headline the Hollywood Bowl with Los Angeles Philharmonic
by Michael Major - March 15, 2022 The 2022 season of the Hollywood Bowl launches with multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani for Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl. This special event benefits the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s learning and community programs, which serve more than 150,000 youth, families and teachers every... 
Peggy Lee's 'Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings The Great American Songbook' Out April 9
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 17, 2021 Besides her renditions of American standard classics, songwriters Hoagy Carmichael, Matt Dennis, Frank Loesser and Johnny Mercer make rare duet appearances with Lee.... 
WKCR-FM Presents THE CHARLIE PARKER CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2020 Commencing at midnight August 27th and concluding at midnight September 4th, WKCR-FM (89.9 FM, wkcr.org) will dedicate all programming to celebrations of the legacies and influences of two of jazz's central figures: Charlie Parker (b. 8/29/20, d. 3/12/55) and Lester Young (b. 8/27/09, d. 3/15/59). ... 
GRAMMY Museum Announces Peggy Lee 100th Birthday Celebration
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2020 The GRAMMY Museum® announces Peggy Lee 100th Birthday Celebration on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in honor of the centennial anniversary of one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music.... 
Little Big Town to Perform at Save the Children's Centennial Celebration in New York
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2019 Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that award winning country music group Little Big Town will be performing at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” gala in New York City on September 12. ... 
Mumford and Sons to Receive John Steinbeck Award at Bing Concert Hall
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019 Stanford Live and the Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at SJSU are excited to announce a special event honoring Mumford and Sons, the 2019 recipient of the John Steinbeck Award. The award ceremony features a conversation with the band members as well as an acoustic performance at Bing Concert Hall o... 
Harlem One Stop Announces AN AFTERNOON WITH MARY LOU WILLIAMS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 22, 2019 Harlem One Stop, a leading uptown destination marketing organization and tour operator and originator of the Harlem Renaissance 100celebration, today announced the program for An Afternoon with Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. The film screening and concert are official events of the... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Releases New Album 'Ancestral Recall'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 22, 2019 Today, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah released his new album Ancestral Recall via Ropeadope / Stretch Music. So far the album has also been praised by New York Times, Afropunk, Highsnobiety, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, HipHopDX, Cool Hunting, Brooklyn Vegan, Exclaim!, Glide, Paste, and more. Col... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Releases New Single FOREVERGIRL (ft. Chris Turner & Mike Larry Draw)
by Tori Hartshorn - March 07, 2019 Today, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah releases “Forevergirl,” the second single from his upcoming album Ancestral Recall (out March 22nd via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Featuring Chris Turner and Mike Larry Draw, the song was praised by The FADER who called it “a hypersyncopated but blissf... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Announces New Album 'Ancestral Recall'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 05, 2019 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah announces a March 22, 2019 release for his forthcoming album Ancestral Recall (via the Ropeadope / Stretch Music labels). Released today, the album's title track features poet laureate Saul Williams. Of the song, Highsnobiety proclaims that Adjuah “craft[s] rhythm-drive... 
Great Performances Presents The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2019 Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebrationcommemorates the centennial of the orchestra's founding with a gala concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Möst featuring works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions. World-renowned, Grammy-nominated... 
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Earns GRAMMY Nomination for 'The Emancipation Procrastination'
by Tori Hartshorn - December 07, 2018 Today trumpeter, composer, and producer Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah received a GRAMMY nomination for his album The Emancipation Procrastination. Released on October 20th 2017 via Ropeadope, the album was final album in Adjuah's The Centennial Trilogy: a three-album series commemorating the 100th a... 
The Smith Center Presents DRUMLINE LIVE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 To help audiences celebrate the holiday season, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will present the energizing 'DRUMLine Live Holiday Spectacular' at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 29. Created by the acclaimed musical team behind the popular “Drumline” films, this festive production f... 
Beach Boys, Wynonna & More Set for 2017 National Christmas Tree Lighting
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2017 The Beach Boys, Wynonna, and three-time Emmy Award winners, The Texas Tenors will perform at the 2017 National Christmas Tree Lighting taking place November 30 on the Ellipse at President's Park, home to the White House....
Christian Scott Premieres 'AvengHer' w/ HipHopDX, Announces New Album
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2017 Grammy nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah will release the third installment of a trio of albums commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first jazz recordings. Collectively titled The Centennial Trilogy, the final album in the series The Emancipation Procras... |
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