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The 5th Annual Newport Festivals Foundation Gala Celebrates George Wein’s 90th Birthday | Aug. 1st, 2015

(Cassandra Wilson)

Newport Festivals Foundation™ 5th Annual Gala Celebrates
George Wein’s 90th Birthday with Cassandra Wilson,
Michel Camilo and Jon Batiste & Stay Human

NEWPORT, RI, March 2, 2015 – Don’t miss one of Newport’s favorite social events when the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™ returns to The Breakers on Saturday, August 1, at 7:30 pm for its Gala Benefit featuring performances by Cassandra Wilson, Michel Camilo, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, to celebrate the 90th birthday of festival impresario George Wein.

Steve Harvey to Host the 13th Annual Neighborhoods Awards | Aug. 6th-9th, 2015

EMMY WINNING ENTERTAINER AND AUTHOR
STEVE HARVEY
TO HOST 13TH ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS

Tickets for the Neighborhood Awards and Neighborhood Awards Weekend
August 6th – 9th in Atlanta
On Sale February 27th

ATLANTA, GA (February 26, 2015) – Steve Harvey, EMMY winning talk show and Family Feud host and star of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, is excited to announce the 13th Annual Neighborhood Awards and Neighborhood Awards Weekend!

American Pianists Association’s Jazz Fellowship Awards | March 27th-28th, 2015

(from left to right): Christian Sands, Zach Lapidus,
Emmet Cohen, Kris Bowers, and Sullivan Fortner

American Pianists Association’s Jazz Fellowship Awards –
Semi-Finals on Friday, March 27
Finals on Saturday, March 28

Competition to be Judged by Amina Figarova,
Bill Charlap, Edward Simon, Billy Childs and Al Pryor
with Emcee Christian McBride & Guest Vocalist Dianne Reeves

NBC News Anchor Lester Holt Named Honorary Chair

On Friday, March 27, the American Pianists Association’s Jazz Fellowship Awards presented by REI Real Estate Services Semi-Finals presented by Barnes & Thornburg will take place at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, IN featuring each of the 5 Finalists over two sets. The five Finalists, in no particular order, are: Christian Sands, Zach Lapidus, Emmet Cohen, Kris Bowers, and Sullivan Fortner.

TV Gospel Special “ROCK MY SOUL” to Premiere on PBS Starting Feb. 28th

‘ROCK MY SOUL’ Premieres March 2015 on PBS

Gospel Legends and All-Star Guests Come Together in Celebration of One of
America’s Most Popular and Influential Musical Genres

Born of fevered rural tent revivals and urban clapboard churches, gospel music was made for the concert stage. Showmanship and virtuosity transformed this music of hope into one of America’s most popular and influential musical genres as gospel came of age to inform the creators of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and soul revolutions.

Bassist Marcus Miller to Release Blue Note Debut Album “Afrodeezia” on March 17th, 2015 | WATCH ALBUM TRAILER!

MARCUS MILLER MAKES HIS BLUE NOTE DEBUT
WITH MARCH RELEASE OF AFRODEEZIA

ALBUM INSPIRED BY MILLER’S ROLE AS UNESCO ARTIST FOR PEACE &
SPOKESPERSON FOR SLAVE ROUTE PROJECT

LEAD SINGLE “HYLIFE” RELEASED + ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY;
MILLER ANNOUNCES FIRST LEG OF U.S. TOUR DATES IN MARCH

Bassist/composer Marcus Miller has signed to Universal Jazz & Classics in France and will make his debut for Blue Note Records next month with the release of his new album Afrodeezia, which will be available March 16 in Europe and March 17 in the U.S.

Cunard & Blue Note Records Announce New Entertainment Partnership

Cunard and Blue Note Records Announce Musical Partnership

Cunard to host first-ever Blue Note jazz themed cruise onboard 29 October Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cunard and venerable jazz label Blue Note Records are proud to announce an exciting entertainment partnership, which will debut on Cunard’s flagship, Queen Mary 2, on October 29, 2015. Guests onboard will embark on a very special Transatlantic Crossing, featuring intimate jazz performances by the Blue Note 75th Anniversary All Star Band, Our Point of View, formed for the label’s milestone anniversary in 2014.

All Star Concert on Jan 21st to Benefit Jeff Golub’s Family Sells Out

New Yorkers come to Golub’s aid one final time

January 21 all-star concert planned to memorialize the guitarist and benefit his family sells out.

New York City (13 January 2015): When the newly blind guitarist Jeff Golub stumbled and fell onto New York City subway tracks where he was clipped and dragged by a train in 2012, New Yorkers came to his aid. When word spread throughout the New York City music community last month that Golub was on his death bed, New Yorkers bought concert tickets to the January 21 all-star benefit concert put together by Marquee Concerts and Smooth Jazz New York in order to raise money for Golub’s family.

Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY® Salute, to Air Feb. 16th, 2015

“STEVIE WONDER: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE —
AN ALL-STAR GRAMMY® SALUTE”
TO BE BROADCAST FEB. 16, 2015, ON CBS

Two-Hour Entertainment Event to Feature Some of the Biggest Names in Music Today Performing Iconic Songs by the 25-Time GRAMMY® Winner

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2014) — The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will present “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY® Salute,” a primetime entertainment special that will celebrate the iconic songbook and remarkable legacy of the 25-time GRAMMY winner. The two-hour show will tape at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, two days after the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, from 9 – 11 p.m. ET/PT.

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.

Marvin Sapp Added to the “Let The Church Say Amen” Celebration Tour | 2014

Marvin Sapp Added to Andraé Crouch and Friends Let the Church Say Amen Celebration Tour

This 10-city musical tribute to the Father of Modern Gospel will feature appearances by Gospels Top Artists, including CeCe Winans, Marvin Sapp, Marvin Winans, Israel Houghton, Rance Allen and Gerald Albright.

(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) — Gospel music icon Marvin Sapp has been added to the Andraé Crouch and Friends Let the Church Say Amen Celebration Tour hitting 10 cities this holiday season. Tickets are now on sale.

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