Blue Note Records Anniversary Tour News

 
Exuberance Is Just One of His Skills
New York Times
Don Was, the Grammy Award-winning producer, has a clear recollection of his first encounter with Blue Note Records. He was a teenager, listening to the car radio in his hometown, Detroit, when he heard the title track of a 1966 album by Joe Henderson.

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Fred Hersch: 10th Anniversary at the Jazz Standard, May 22 - 27
Jazz Police (blog)
His Blue Note debut in 2011, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, was one of the most acclaimed jazz recordings of the year. May 24, with Julian Lage ($25, 7:30 & 9:30 pm); May 26 ($30, 11:30 pm). Dubbed a guitar prodigy as a pre-teen in his native San ...


 
Concert of Colors marks 20 years
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
Was, the multi-Grammy-winning super producer and president of legendary Blue Note Records, is carefully crafting the Revue lineup with a guest curator — the great Detroit jazz bassist Marion Hayden — and Concert of Colors founder Ismael Ahmed.

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Devils outlast Rangers, 5-3, take 3-2 series lead
BlueRidgeNow.com
After Kovalchuk fumbled the puck just inside the blue line, he dived to keep it from leaving the Rangers' zone. The puck eventually came to Adam Henrique at the right point for a shot that was stopped by Lundqvist. Elias got it in front and scored his ...

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Events guide: Memorial Day 2012
Las Vegas Weekly
Daughtry: Rock band Daughtry is bringing the second leg of its Break the Spell 2012 Tour to The Joint at the Hard Rock. Fronted by American Idol standout Chris Daughtry, the band has had huge hits with songs like "Life After You" and "Home.

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Diamond notes...
Tampabay.com
1966 – "In June, the St. Petersburg Cardinals play and play and play, losing to Miami in a then record 29-inning game." The idea stems from a St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce Sports Council plan to honor the St. Louis Cardinals, who ended their ...

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Pop City
Pop Filter Hot Pick: Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival heats up Downtown
Pop City
A new jazz festival organized by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is marking its second anniversary with a powerhouse lineup of indoor and outdoor concerts that will help to kick off the summer season Downtown. Dubbed the Pittsburgh JazzLive International ...