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Julliard Offers Summer Jazz Residency & Workshops

To learn more about Julliard’s Summer Jazz Residency in Altanta and Jazz Workshop at Snow College, click here.

Passing of Louie Bellson

We regret to announce the unexpected passing of Louie Bellson on Feb 14, 2009. Tentative plans are for an Los Angeles area funeral,…

David “Fathead” Newman, Jazz Saxophonist/Flutist, Dies at 75

David “Fathead” Newman succumbed to pancreatic cancer. It is with great sadness that I let you all know that David Newman succumbed to…

NEA Jazz Masters Moments Highlight the Jazz Greats Honored Through the NEA Jazz Masters

NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the…

A Heavenly Collaboration: Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Jazz

By NAT HENTOFF In 1993, my friend Dizzy Gillespie invited me to join him on one of the jazz cruises where musicians perform…

2009 AAJC/HBCU Student All-star Big Band

The African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library,…

Freddie Hubbard, Energetic Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 70

By Peter Keepnews Freddie Hubbard, a jazz trumpeter who dazzled audiences and critics alike with his virtuosity, his melodicism and his infectious energy,…

G.M. Pulls Out of Jazz Festival

The New York Times My Alerts: NY Times Jazz December 19, 2008 1:43 AM —————————— Arts: G.M. Pulls Out of Jazz Festival By…

Live at the Village Vanguard

One of the world’s preeminent jazz venues, the Village Vanguard has presented nearly all of the greatest musicians in jazz since 1957. Renowned…

WNCU 90.7 FM Hosts Holiday Sweets and Jazz Treats

DURHAM, N.C – WNCU 90.7 FM will sponsor a two hour radio program on the campus of North Carolina Central University in the…

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