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Five incredible Latin Jazz legends will heat up the Blue Note stage at the Winter Latin Jazz Festival from January 19 to 31. The festival will start with jazz flutist Dave Valentin and conga legend Candido from Jan. 19 - 20. Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Latin jazz group will finish up the week from Jan. 21 - 24. Argentinian saxophonist Gato Barbieri will play from Jan. 25 - 27, and percussionist Poncho Sanchez will finish up the festival from Jan. 28 - 31.

Blue Note Jazz Club presents JIMMY HEATH BIG BAND from Feb. 2-7 with guest MC BILL COSBY (Feb. 2 only).

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Events January 17 - 23, 2010

Five incredible Latin Jazz legends will heat up the Blue Note stage at the Winter Latin Jazz Festival from January 19 to 31. The festival will start with jazz flutist Dave Valentin and conga legend Candido from Jan. 19 - 20. Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Latin jazz group will finish up the week from Jan. 21 - 24. Argentinian saxophonist Gato Barbieri will play from Jan. 25 - 27, and percussionist Poncho Sanchez will finish up the festival from Jan. 28 - 31.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce its presentation of Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band Jazz Brunch at the renowned Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA on Sunday, November 15, 2009 hosted by WBZ'S Jordan Rich.

Art D'Lugoff, former owner of the legendary Village Gate (now Le Poisson Rouge) and off-Broadway producer died at the Allen Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, where he had been taken on Wednesday due to shortness of breath. He was 85. The cause of death has not been determined.

Lucy Shropshire presents a new show 'All Sides Of Love' for her special performance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:30 p.m. David Shenton is the musical director / pianist for the program that features bass player David Finck. It is produced and directed by Jim Semmelman.

Lucy Shropshire 'Miracles, Imagination & Me' will have a special performance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue (at 61st Street) on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:30 p.m.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce its presentation of Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band Jazz Brunch at the renowned Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA on Sunday, November 15, 2009 hosted by WBZ'S Jordan Rich.

Lucy Shropshire presents a new show 'All Sides Of Love' for her special performance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:30 p.m. David Shenton is the musical director / pianist for the program that features bass player David Finck. It is produced and directed by Jim Semmelman.

The Metropolitan Room, deemed the best cabaret room in New York by New York Magazine, has announced its upcoming November calendar.

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.

Lucy Shropshire 'Miracles, Imagination & Me' will have a special performance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue (at 61st Street) on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:30 p.m.

San Franciscos award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 16th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. Paying homage to and exploring the rich legacy of African Americans and people of African descent, Festival events (August 1-October 15) featuring live music, visual art, and new works for the stage will take place in San Francisco at Yerba Buena Gardens, the Main San Francisco Public Library, the African American Art and Culture Complex, and the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. Most events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. For more information, the public may visit afrosolo.org or call 415-771-AFRO (2376).

San Franciscos award-winning AfroSolo Theatre Company presents the 16th annual AfroSolo Arts Festival, celebrating African American artists giving voice to the Black experience. Paying homage to and exploring the rich legacy of African Americans and people of African descent, Festival events (August 1-October 15) featuring live music, visual art, and new works for the stage will take place in San Francisco at Yerba Buena Gardens, the Main San Francisco Public Library, the African American Art and Culture Complex, and the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. Most events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. For more information, the public may visit afrosolo.org or call 415-771-AFRO (2376).

On Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra (CJO) begins its 12th Annual Subscription Series with CJO/Gospel Choir Meets Big Band & Selections from the Duke Ellington Concert of Sacred Music, at the Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 S. Michigan in Chicago.

Lucy Shropshire 'Miracles, Imagination & Me' will have two special performances at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street (Restaurant Row) on Saturday, October 10th at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 11th at 8:00 p.m.

Lucy Shropshire 'Miracles, Imagination & Me' will have two special performances at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street (Restaurant Row) on Saturday, October 10th at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 11th at 8:00 p.m.

On Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra (CJO) begins its 12th Annual Subscription Series with CJO/Gospel Choir Meets Big Band & Selections from the Duke Ellington Concert of Sacred Music, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago.