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Al Green to Appear on The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Dec. 30th, 2014

TUNE IN TONIGHT TO WATCH AL GREEN ON “THE 37th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS”
HOSTED BY STEPHEN COLBERT ON CBS @ 9pm EST/8pm Central

AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES AT “THE 37TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE BROADCAST TUESDAY, DEC. 30 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Singer Al Green, Actor and Filmmaker Tom Hanks, Ballerina Patricia McBride, Singer-Songwriter Sting and Comedienne Lily Tomlin are the Honorees for the 37th Anniversary of This Acclaimed Annual Special.

Legacy Recordings to Release “Freedom Highway Complete” by The Staple Singers on March 3rd, 2015

Legacy Recordings Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Montgomery-Selma Civil Rights Marches with Release of The Staple Singers’ Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, A Newly Expanded Edition of Legendary Concert Recorded April 9, 1965

Historic Soul/Gospel Concert Masterpiece Available on CD, Online and 2LP Configurations on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, a newly remixed, remastered and expanded edition of the live concert masterpiece recorded by the Staple Singers in April 1965 in support and celebration of that year’s historic civil rights marches from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama.

Bassist Christian McBride Named Keynote Speaker at Jazz Connect Conference

Christian McBride Named Keynote Speaker for Jazz Connect Conference

Bassist and bandleader recently named the host of new show from NPR
– Jazz Night in America

The organizers of the Jazz Connect Conference announced today that bassist/composer/bandleader/radio host Christian McBride will give the keynote presentation at the Conference on Thursday, January 8 at 12:15 pm. Presented by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, the Jazz Connect Conference takes place on January 8-9, 2015 at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City.

The 16th Annual Allstate Gospel Superfest | March 21st, 2015

Allstate Gospel Superfest Announces
Return to Chicago in 2015!

J. Moss, Rance Allen Group, Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Ricky Dillard, Dorinda Clark-Cole
set to headline 16th Annual Recording Session

Chicago, IL – November 21, 2014 – Unity Media Limited, the producers of the Allstate Gospel Superfest, announced today that it will return to the city of Chicago for its 16th Annual Allstate Gospel Superfest television extravaganza. The super-show will return to Chicago’s House of Hope Arena with a star-studded array of performers, hosts and presenters that resemble a made in Hollywood presentation.

Glynn Turman, Roger Guenveur Smith and Toni Braxton to be Honored at the 24th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards

Actors Glynn Turman And Roger Guenveur Smith Join Music Sensation Toni Braxton To Be Honored At the 24TH Annual NAACP Theatre Awards

On November 17th Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman, Six-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton and international writer, director and actor Roger Guenveur Smith will be honored at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills during the NAACP Theatre Awards hosted by Kym Whitley.

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 12, 2014

For 23 years the NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch has produced a star-studded gala honoring thespians for their astonishing achievement in entertainment and theatre.

The Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition & All-Star Gala | Nov. 8th-9th, 2014

2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition & All-Star Gala Concert to be Held November 8-9 in Los Angeles; President Bill Clinton to Receive Maria Fisher Founder’s Award Talent Includes Herbie Hancock, Kevin Spacey, Pharrell Williams, Queen Latifah, John Mayer, Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Taj Mahal, Dianne Reeves and Many More

Washington, D.C.— The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz today announced the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition and All-Star Gala Concert will take place Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th in Los Angeles.

Raheem DeVaughn Receives Spirit of Democracy Award

Socially Conscious Recording Artist, Raheem DeVaughn, Receives Spirit of Democracy Award for Community Service

Washington, DC – Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and founder of the LoveLife Foundation, Raheem DeVaughn, told the audience he was attempting to lead by example with his music and foundation as he accepted the Ruby Campbell Pulliam “Love You More” Servant Leadership and Community ServiceAward during the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) 17th Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Red Carpet Affair held in DC last week.

Legacy Recordings Announces Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusives For Record Store Day’s Annual Black Friday Event | Friday, Nov. 28, 2014

Legacy Recordings Announces Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusives For Record Store Day’s Annual Black Friday Event (Friday, November 28, 2014)

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the label’s line-up of collectible 12″, 10″ and 7″ vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day’s Black Friday 2014, celebrated this year at the nation’s independent record stores on Friday, November 28, 2014.

Arturo Sandoval Joins the Trumpet Players Hall of Fame Board

Arturo Sandoval, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, Grammy Winning Jazz Trumpeter and Founder of the Arturo Sandoval Institute, Joins the Trumpet Players Hall of Fame Board to Help Honor, Promote and Inspire Trumpet Players Worldwide

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) October 13, 2014

The Trumpet Players Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the great Arturo Sandoval has agreed to join the Board of Advisors, effective immediately.

French Ministry of Culture Promotes Quincy Jones To Rank Of “Commandeur” Of The Order Of Arts and Letters

Multi-Grammy Winning Producer Quincy Jones Recognized By France’s Ministry Of Culture

French Ministry of Culture Promotes the Famed Producer, Composer and Arranger To Rank Of “Commandeur” Of The Order Of Arts and Letters for His Contributions to the Enrichment of the French Cultural Inheritance

PARIS, Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Multi-Grammy winning producer, arranger and composer Quincy Jones was recognized for his musical contributions and the enrichment of France’s cultural inheritance when he was promoted to the rank of “Commandeur” of the Order of Arts & Letters by the French Ministry of Culture.

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