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Date of Death: April 26, 1984 (79)

Birth Place: Red Bank, NJ, USA

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LA Phil Announces Additional Artists for Hollywood Bowl Summer Season, Incl. Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patti Austin & More
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2010


The following concerts have additional artists added to the already stellar line-up for the 2010 Hollywood Bowl Summer Season.

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Announces 2010-11 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 18, 2010


The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra today announced its programs for the 2010-11 season of classical, Best of ..., pops and family concerts.

Iridium Jazz Club Presents Buster Williams and the Something More Quartet 2/18-2/21
by Mary Hanrahan - Feb 18, 2010


For four nights, the Iridium Jazz Club presents Buster Williams and the Something More Quartet. Sets are at 8:30pm and 10:30pm.

BWW Reviews: 'SWING!' at Senior Center for the Arts
by Jeffrey Ellis - Feb 15, 2010


As good as Swing! is - and it is very good despite some dangerously frightening near-misses and a rather frenetic pace - one thing bothers me: Why did Adams-Johnson, borrowing a journalistic reference, bury her lead in the middle of the second act? Every journalism student learns in News Writing 101 that you never want to bury your lead; you want the most pertinent bit of information in your first paragraph. In the case of Swing!, you're offered tantalizing glimpses of the story's lead as soon as the curtain opens, but the show doesn't deliver the goods until well into the show's second hour.

Alexis Gershwin Performs 'Gershwin Sings Gershwin' At Thousand Oaks & Cerritos PAC
by BWW News Desk - Feb 14, 2010


ALEXIS GERSHWIN, the acclaimed vocalist, will pay tribute to her uncles with two very special concerts in California next month based on her CD Gershwin Sings Gershwin.

Alexis Gershwin Performs 'Gershwin Sings Gershwin' At Thousand Oaks & Cerritos PAC
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 10, 2010


ALEXIS GERSHWIN, the acclaimed vocalist, will pay tribute to her uncles with two very special concerts in California next month based on her CD Gershwin Sings Gershwin.

'An Evening with Clint Holmes' Runs Six Nights In South Florida 2/8-14
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2010


Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops welcome to their stage superstar Vegas entertainer Clint Holmes for 'An Evening with Clint Holmes,' a six-night engagement in South Florida on February 8-12 and 14, 2010. When Clint is on stage, anything can happen, and usually does!

NVOH Presents Soul Street Dance 2/6
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2010


Soul Street Dance of Houston presents their newest concert Breakin' Backwards - where bustin' moves take on decades past. Four male street dancers perform their special contemporary mix of choreography to the most popular music of the decades.

'An Evening with Clint Holmes' Runs Six Nights In South Florida 2/8-14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 4, 2010


Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops welcome to their stage superstar Vegas entertainer Clint Holmes for 'An Evening with Clint Holmes,' a six-night engagement in South Florida on February 8-12 and 14, 2010. When Clint is on stage, anything can happen, and usually does!

Paper Mill Playhouse Wins 2009 People’s Choice Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 28, 2010


From December 1, 2009 through January 19, 2010 JerseyArts.com invited the public to vote for their favorite nonprofit arts groups in its second annual People's Choice Awards.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Announces Hollywood Bowl 2010 Summer Subscription Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 28, 2010


The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association today announces the Hollywood Bowl summer 2010 subscription series for its 89th season at the historic venue.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Announces Feb 2010 Events
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 28, 2010


The National Jazz Museum in Harlem's February 2010 schedule of events are chock full of choices for all from newcomers to the music to seasoned fans of music.

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Announces Their February Schedule
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2010


The National Jazz Museum in Harlem's February 2010 schedule of events are chock full of choices for all from newcomers to the music to seasoned fans of music.

NVOH Presents Soul Street Dance 2/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 25, 2010


Soul Street Dance of Houston presents their newest concert Breakin' Backwards - where bustin' moves take on decades past. Four male street dancers perform their special contemporary mix of choreography to the most popular music of the decades.

Jack Jeffers and the New York Classics Appearing at Minton's NY 1/25
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2010


The era when Monday-night big bands were ubiquitous is well behind us, but the reason has little to do with that old saw about the difficulty of keeping a large ensemble together.

RENT Manila, the San Francisco East Bay and New Jersey Feature Filipino Actors
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 19, 2010


New productions of Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT are about to open in Manila, the San Francisco East Bay and New Jersey. And all these productions happen to feature Filipino and Filipino-American actors in their roster of young and hip cast members.

The David Berger Jazz Orchestra To Release CD Featuring Freda Payne and Denzal Sinclaire 1/19/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2010


THE DAVID BERGER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - the acclaimed band featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and PBS TV - introduces the groundbreaking new album Sing Me A Love Song: Harry Warren's Undiscovered Standards, on January 19, 2010.

Jack Jeffers and the New York Classics Appearing at Minton's NY 1/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 12, 2010


The era when Monday-night big bands were ubiquitous is well behind us, but the reason has little to do with that old saw about the difficulty of keeping a large ensemble together.

'Swing' The Dynamic Dance Musical With Big Band Flair
by Beau Higgins - Jan 6, 2010


Conceived by Paul Kelly, SWING! is a high-energy song-and-dance revue that celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s-1946) and includes well-known tunes by legendary artists, such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, William 'Count' Basie and others. Songs from the original SWING! score include: It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing), Throw That Girl Around, Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, In the Mood, Blues in the Night, Cry Me a River and All of Me.

Everything Old Is New Again Hosts Their Annual Holiday Broadcast 12/20
by BWW News Desk - Dec 20, 2009


EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN can be heard every Sunday 9-11 PM(ET) over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet at: www.wbai.org TUNE IN! Please tell your friends.

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