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Thelonious Monk and Pepper Adams Tribute Concerts at Smoke Jazz Club in Harlem (video)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

South Harlem’s Smoke Jazz and Supper Club-Lounge will pay homage to two of the greatest jazz musicians of all time: Saxophonist Pepper Adams and all-around jazz giant Thelonious Monk. Continue reading →

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Qoute Of The Day: “There’s another movement happening in Harlem.”

Posted on August 24, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Harlem by way of New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott has emerged as a great force in jazz. He was qouted in the Village Voice saying, “Once I got over here (in Harlem), I fell in love. There’s another movement happening in Harlem. Continue reading →

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Celebrate Black Music Month with longtime Apollo Theatre Employee Mary Flowers

Posted on June 29, 2012 by | 4 Comments

Harlem World Magazine celebrates Black Music Month with Mary Flowers, who has worked at the World Famous Apollo Theater since the mid- 1980′s. Continue reading →

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The Billie Holiday Project at the Apollo

Posted on April 19, 2012 by | 2 Comments

A blast from the past with a modern twist defines the Billie Holiday Project, featuring Queen Esther, brings together the work of two iconic women through song, spoken word, and of course, jazz. Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: Sing Me A Swing Song- Ethel Waters

Posted on March 2, 2011 by | 1 Comment

TUE, 3/8, 7:00 pm at the Mayseles Cinema

A Women’s History Month Celebration: Sing Me A Swing Song: Great Jazz Vocalists – Ethel Waters

Presented by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Hosted by Father Peter F. O’Brien Continue reading →

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Salters Scene: Summer Stage 2010- Gil Scott-Heron

Posted on July 5, 2010 by | 1 Comment

  

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Derrick Hodge and DJ Brainchild warmed up an already hot audience for the Gil Scott-Heron & Special Guests show on Sunday June 27th .  Scott-Heron smoothly walked on stage alone to a warm reception.  Before jumping into the music, Scott-Heron wanted to interact with his fans a bit.  Continue reading →

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Afro-Cuban Jazz at the Dwyer

Posted on June 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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It’s Havana in Harlem!
The Dwyer meets Cuban Jazz Club!
Come ready to do your thing on the dance floor!

Click here to purchase tickets or call (212) 222-3060

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Books: Janee’s Canon

Posted on June 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Jazz has become a part of America like apple pie and baseball, but Court Carney’s Cuttin’ Up: How Jazz Got America’s Ear shows a period in time when Jazz wasn’t accepted. Carney describes how the original people who created Jazz had to be sucked out of the art form so that it could become popular. Jazz was a highly criticized music genre, due to its elements that combine other genres of music.  Carney performs CPR onto the art form by injecting the people and the history back into the shell of what popular Jazz became. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s Family Arts Festival

Posted on June 9, 2010 by | 2 Comments

Arts

Festival Celebrates the Family through Exciting Multicultural Performances and Activities

Currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary, The Riverside Theatre is presenting its 12TH Annual New York Family Arts Festival, a festival of interactive multicultural weekend activities for families to enjoy from Friday, June 11 – Monday, June 28 at the Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights.  All Festival events are free of charge to attend, call 212-870-6784 to RSVP event attendance. Continue reading →

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Max Lucas: A Performance of a Life Time

Posted on May 20, 2010 by | 11 Comments

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Jazz Legend Max Lucas, Celebrates His 99th Birthday

By Claude Jay

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Mr. Max Lucas, Saxophonist, is a Jazz legend and American treasure. He  has worked with the greats of Jazz, the Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughn to name a few. Continue reading →

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