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CBSSports.com (blog)
Western Conference Finals preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. OKC Thunder
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Ben Golliver | NBA Blogger Previewing the Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. San Antonio Spurs: The West's No. 1 seed with a record of 50-16. Beat the Utah Jazz in 4 games in the first round.
Monson: Jazz can learn from the real NBA FinalsSalt Lake Tribune
Thunder-Spurs preview and pick: Duncan-Perkins, Leonard-Durant matchups key to ...SportingNews.com
'Deep Thoughts' and Cheap Thoughts: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City ThunderYahoo! Sports (blog)
Midwest Sports Fans -Bleacher Report -Washington Times
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New York Daily News
PASSINGS: Harold 'Hal' Jackson, Janet Carroll
Los Angeles Times
After he moved to New York in the 1950s, he hosted three different radio shows, broadcasting a mix of music and conversation that included jazz and celebrities. Jackson later co-founded Inner City, one of the first broadcasting companies wholly owned ...
NY black radio-pioneer Hal Jackson diesBusinessWeek
Hal Jackson diesExaminer.com

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Forbes
Can Digital Distribution Bring Success To New Orleans Musicians?
Forbes
The Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the city's best-known musician support organization, was founded to answer some of those hard questions about music in the Big Easy. The organization is best known for throwing Jazzfest, a two-weekend outdoor music ...


 
Charlie Christian International Music Festival kicks off Tuesday
NewsOK.com
Dubbed “the first important electric guitarist” by AllMusic.com, Christian was born July 29, 1916, in Bonham, Texas, but grew up in Oklahoma City and became immersed in the Deep Deuce neighborhood's thriving jazz scene. He actually started out playing ...

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All about jazz, uniquely American music
Washington Post
Jazz musicians, on the other hand, “swing” notes, which means they change the length of notes, holding some longer and making others shorter. Jazz and DC Washington has an important place in jazz history. In 1920, the city had the largest population of ...

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Perfect storm, in a good way, for Jacksonville hotels
Florida Times-Union
But three years ago, the city decided to move the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival to Memorial Day weekend. This year the festival is joined by the US men's soccer team game against Scotland today at EverBank Field, a national Jehovah's Witness ...

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New York Times (blog)
Paris Loves Jazz, This Time With a Festival
New York Times (blog)
By VALERIE GLADSTONE Few cities celebrate jazz quite like Paris. Having given American jazz artists a home away from home since the 1920s, the city still knows how to welcome them and their fans from all over the world.