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February 2015

The 17th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival | May 29th – June 7th, 2015

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“Jazz and the Music of the Americas” Anchors 17th annual Festival
 
Eddie Palmieri, Pablo Ziegler, Luciana Souza with Romero Lubambo among international stars; Kenny Barron, Benny Green Trio and the Cookers plus others to play Healdsburg’s annual classic
 
The acclaimed Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns for its 2015 edition, beginning Friday, May 29 and ending over a week later on Sunday, June 7. Long celebrated for its rich, varied and innovative programming, Healdsburg Jazz this year presents a two-day mini-festival on its opening weekend, under the title “Jazz and the Music of the Americas.”

The 27th Annual KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival | May 24th, 2015

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Ray Parker Jr. To Make Debut Appearance at KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival & Taste of the Bash
 
Melissa Manchester, Paul Brown, Greg Adams Join over 40 More Artists, Donate Time to Appear In an All Star Jazz Jam to Help Raise Funds for Local College Radio Station
 
Mission Viejo, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2015 – Saddleback College Radio Station KSBR (88.5 FM) is proud to announce that Grammy Award winner Ray Parker Jr. will make his debut appearance at this year’s KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival. Parker will join more than 40 other distinguished musicians in this unique musical jam session, including fellow Grammy winners Melissa Manchester and Paul Brown, Greg Adams, Chieli Minucci, Brian Bromberg, Bill Cantos, Gregg Karukas, and the legendary Max Bennett who will be celebrating his 87th birthday.
 

The 10th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival | April 25th, 2015

The 10th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival
 
10TH ANNUAL VENTURA COUNTY BLUES FESTIVAL BLENDS AWARD-WINNING ACTS, POPULAR FESTIVAL PERFORMERS FROM THE PAST; SPECIAL ‘BENEFIT RIDE’ FOR MICKEY JONES; NEW “SECOND STAGE” OF CONTINUOUS LIVE MUSIC; BENEFITS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
 
Saturday, April 25, 2015 – 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
 
(MOORPARK, CALIF) – Excitement is building for Southern California’s longest-tenured Blues festival, the 10th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival, taking place Saturday, April 25 on the grounds of beautiful Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Rd. in Moorpark, California. Gates open 10 a.m.; music begins at 11 a.m.

The 5th Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival | May 4th-9th, 2015

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JAZZMOBILE CONTINUES CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY
at the Fifth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 4 – 9
Presented by the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile
 
This year the Festival will also pay tribute to the iconic Jazzmobile as a Shrine
 
HARLEM, USA, April 14, 2015 – Jazzmobile continues its 50th anniversary celebration May 4 – 9 at the Fifth Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, a week-long, multi-venue partnership with the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile,in collaboration with Colum­bia Uni­versity. The festivalrevives the spirits and sounds of Harlem’s historic jazz venues with swinging live performances, jam sessions, informative panel discussions, dance parties and more.

The 14th Annual “I Hear Music In The Air” Conference | May 15th-17th, 2015

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14th ANNUAL “I HEAR MUSIC IN THE AIR CONFERENCE” RETURNS TO CINCINNATI MAY 15TH-17TH, 2015
 
Conference Set To Kick Off With Dynamic Concert Featuring Grammy® and Stellar® Award Winners Pastor Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, and More
 
Music and Ministry Conference To Include “Must See” Workshops, Seminars, & Showcases Including Legends Ball, Bishop Hezekiah Walker’s Annual “Choir Fest,” and More
 
Cincinnati, OH (February 19, 2015) – Assembling some of the industry’s best and brightest singers, ministers, songwriters, praise & worship leaders, pastors, music industry professionals and more, “I Hear Music in the Air” ministry and music conference makes its highly anticipated return to Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 15th-17th, 2015.

Je’Caryous Johnson’s “Things Your Man Won’t Do” Play Kicks Off Feb. 27th

Things Your Man Wont Do
 
AWARD WINNING WRITER, DIRECTOR
& PRODUCER JE’CARYOUS JOHNSON
PREMIERES HIS LATEST HIT STAGEPLAY
“THINGS YOUR MAN WON’T DO”
STARRING HOLLYWOOD HITMAKERS
TICHINA ARNOLD, LEON,
WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON & BRIAN WHITE
Limited Engagement Tour Kicks Off
February 27th in Detroit, MI
 
Los Angeles, CA – February 3, 2014 -From ABC’s The Bachelor and Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker to WE TV’s Marriage Boot Camp and Bravo’s newest hit show Friends to Lovers?, men and women everywhere are looking for that one person who can supply their every need – sexually, spiritually and socially. Whether through a TV show, a movie or even Dr. Phil, men and women are seeking answers to help heal their current relationship woes. Now, the latest comedic drama to hit stages across the country gives men and women from coast to coast a look at the love they may be longing for through the lens of other people lives. JE’CARYOUS JOHNSON’S “THINGS YOUR MAN WON’T DO,” is the most recent production penned from the hands of critically acclaimed, Award-winning writer, producer and director Je’Caryous Johnson.

The Classical Side of Cuban Music Concert in L.A. | June 19th, 2015

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ACCLAIMED CUBAN PIANIST DANIEL AMAT AND TOP LATIN MUSICIANS CELEBRATE THE CLASSICAL SIDE OF CUBAN MUSIC IN LIVE CONCERT, FRIDAY JUNE 19th AT MARK TAPER FORUM
 
Celebrating the extraordinary heritage of Cuban music, acclaimed Cuban pianist Daniel Amat, accompanied by some of the most sought after Latin musicians in Los Angeles, will pay tribute to Cuba’s most prolific composers in a special concert, Friday, June 19th. The event will be held at the Mark Taper Forum in the Music Center, (located at 135 N. Grand Avenue,) in downtown Los Angeles from 8:00 p.m. to Daniel Amat at JavaJazz10:00 p.m. Showcasing the classical side of Cuban music,(reminiscent of the “Buena Vista Social Club”) from Contradanza to the Mambo, the concert will feature the music of Ignacio Cervantes,(1895-1963), Ernesto Lecuona,(1895-1963), and Israel ‘Cachao’ Lopez, (1918-2008),creator of the modern Mambo and and master of thedescarga, (improvised Cuban jam sessions).

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