Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida's Cabinet members grant Jim Morrison pardon

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Morrison Pardon Doesn't Change The Doors' History

by The Associated Press

See full article at:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131375654&ps=rs


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http://www.jazzbluesflorida.com/

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Jazz great James Moody dies at 85

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The Washington Post
Posted at 11:04 AM ET, 12/10/2010

By Matt Schudel

" James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist whose stellar career lasted more than six decades, died Thursday in San Diego at age 85. "

See full article at:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2010/12/jazz-great-james-moody-dies-at.html

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http://www.jazzbluesflorida.com/
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Florida's Gold Coast Jazz Society's Jeanette M. Russell Scholarship Fund

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The Jeanette M. Russell Scholarship Fund is intended for instrument or voice students to pursue education in music with emphasis on jazz studies. It is awarded to economically disadvantaged (based on family size and median local income).


Details at: http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/gcjs_scholarships.phtml
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Guanabanas of Jupiter Florida Announces Music Schedule - Blues, Roots & More

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The Nouveaux Honkies

FRIDAY NIGHT.

Ben Prestage’s Triumphant

Return from his Euro-tour

NEXT WEEK.

Things are Good at Guanas!

Friday, 12/10  

Nouveaux Honkies 9:00pm

Friday, 12/17  

Ben Prestage 9:00pm

Eclectic music and electric people in an exotic space.

Guanabanas

997 N Highway A1A

Jupiter, FL 33477

(561) 747-8878

guanabanas.com

Directions

Exit

Turn left into Guanabanas for valet parking or proceed one more block North and turn right to park in the Guanabanas public parking lot.

Dinner Hours

5:00pm-10:00pm, Friday & Saturday until 11pm

UPCOMING SHOWS

 December  

12/10   Nouveaux Honkies 9:00pm

12/11   Dirty University 3:00pm Happy Hour & Spred The Dub 9:00pm 

12/17   Ben Prestage 9:00pm

12/18   Timothy O'Donnell Acoustic 3:00pm Happy Hour & Matt Farr 9:00pm 

January 

 1/08   JW Jones 

1/22   Spam Allstars 9:00pm

February

2/5  Albert Castiglia

16: Harper

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www.JazzBluesFlorida.com

Indiantown Road

which is Exit #87 off of I-95 or the only Jupiter exit off Florida’s Turnpike. Take

Indiantown Road East

over the Intracoastal Bridge and USI all the way to AIA. Turn left on AIA and proceed North 8/10 of a mile.

Jazz & Blues Florida WWWBTW posted

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Where we will be this week (WWWBTW)?:  
Sunday, Dec 5:

• Earl's Hideaway, Sebastian: Nico Wayne Toussaint Backed by David Shelley & Blue Stone
• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar, Jupiter: Sunday Blues Jams returns w/ Bobby Nathan at 8pm
• Mrs. Murphy’s Pub & Grubb, Fort Lauderdale: Danny Burger Jazz Band w/ Turk Mauro, & Special Guests (6-10pm)
• Blue Jean Blues, Fort Lauderdale: Barb Van & Mike Orta Jazz Jam  (4-8pm)
• Caleb Center, Miami: Sunshine Jazz Organization Presents Jazz at the Caleb, Season Finale & Membership Drive Concert w/ Bobby Ramirez & Pan Con Bistec w/ special guest Mel Dancy

Monday, Dec 6: 

• Hemisphere Lounge at Loews Hotel, Miami Beach: Oriente
• Web Listening Night: Gil Anthony's BLUES POWER, 6-11pm Central Time, at http://gilanthonyblues.com/  

Tuesday, Dec 7:

• Boston’s on the Beach, Delray Beach: Blue Tuesday w/ Famous Frank Ward  hosting Damon Fowler Group
• Sunrise Theater - Black Box, Ft. Pierce: Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Jam

Wednesday, Dec 8:

• Amaturo Theater: at Broward Center, Ft. Lauderdale: Gold Coast Jazz Presents Shelly Berg Quartet w/ Ken Peplowski - "Dynamos of Jazz"
• Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, Port St Lucie: Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Jam.
• Century Village® Theaters, Pembroke Pines: Tito Puente Jr.
• Blue Jean Blues, Ft. Lauderdale: Joe Donato w/ Danny Burger

Thursday, Dec 9:

• B-Sharp's Jazz Café:, Tallahassee: Jam Session: John Diaz Diaz Project
• Off The Trax Lounge, Fort Lauderdale: Live Jazz
• The Cove, Satellite Beach: Jam With JQB at The Tiki Bar
• Red Bar, Santa Rosa Beach: Red Bar Jazz Band
• Brandy's, St Petersburg: RandyBluesmanHock's Bluesmachine & Friends

Friday, Dec 10:

• Rosey Baby, Lauderhill: Sista Mary Beth
• Bradfordville Blues Club, Tallahassee:  Randall Bramblett Band
• Buckingham Blues Bar, Fort Myers: Harry Cassano & The Blues Majority
• Underground Bluz, Orlando: Shaun Rounds Blues Band
• Blues Jean Blues, Ft. Lauderdale: Turk Mauro Quartet 
• Calder Casino & Race Course - 4th Floor Terrace Lounge, Miami Gardens: Oriente
• Fusion Lounge Waterfront Wine Bar & Jazz Club, North Palm Beach:  Jazz Stream Trio
• Guanabanas Restaurant, Jupiter: Nouveaux Honkies

Saturday, Dec 11:

• The Orange Door, Lake Park: Terry Hanck Band (Terry's last FL show until Feb!)
• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar:  Famous Frank & The Nucklebusters
• Buckingham Blues Bar, Fort Myers: Motor City Josh
• WXEL.org, Palm Beach & Broward Counties at 90.7FM and online:  6-10pm, Stu Grant's Jazz Impressions
• Heidi’s Jazz Club, Cocoa Beach:  Allan Harris

Sunday, Dec 12:

• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar, Jupiter: Sunday Blues Jams returns w/ Bobby Nathan at 8pm
• Earl's Hideaway, Sebastian: Stacey Mitchart Band
• Lieberman Botanical Gardens, Lauderhill: Jazz Survivors.
• Cagney's Saloon, Davie: AZ Kenny Tsak & 56 Deluxe
• The Fish House, Miami: Albert Castiglia.
• Van Dyke Upstairs, Miami Beach: Oriente

Monday, Dec 13:

• Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Port St Lucie:  Jazz In the Sanctuary 2010-2011 Concerts Series: Christmas Jazz Concert w/ Maria Batalini, Mark Green and the Nativity Choir
• Hemisphere Lounge at Loews Hotel, Miami Beach: Oriente
• Web Listening Night: Gil Anthony's BLUES POWER, 6-11pm Central Time, at http://gilanthonyblues.com/

Tuesday, Dec 14:

• Boston’s on the Beach, Delray Beach: Blue Tuesday w/ Famous Frank Ward hosting David Shelley & Bluestone
• Cinema Paradis, Fort Lauderdale: "Giving Thanks" CONCERT for Kids In Distress, 7-11pm, $10 plus a minimum of one canned good to be donated to the All Saints Soup Kitchen! : Albert Castiglia

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* New Listings of the Week:  

• Celtic Ray: 145 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 celticray.net (941)916-9115 Feb 14: Harper
• Apicius Ristorante E Enoteca: 210 E. Ocean Ave Lantana FL 33462 (561)533-5998 8-11pm, Thu, Fri & Sat: Charles Geene on the Jazz Keys
• Loft Risto Bar: 5911 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 theloftristobar.com (941)312-6994 Happy Hour: 5-8p Happy Hour, Every Wed & Thur: The Katt Hefner Trio
• Blu Smoke Island Grille: 149 Avenida Messina, Sarasota, FL 34242 blusmokeislandgrill.com (941)346-0738 6-10pm Dec 10, 17: Big T & The Tornadoes; Every Fri in Jan: Big T & The Tornadoes

* Closings and Cancellations:

• Nirvana Restaurant and Martini Bar: 9101 College Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33919 Nirvana Fusion Martini Bar is closed indefinitely. All future dates are cancelled.

* New Links:

• Tampa Jazz Club
• Dick Robinson's American Standards by the Sea on WXEL 

* New Club Photos:   MySpace is still not really functional from our side, so if that doesn't work for you, please check out our Facebook albums.  This week we had another great Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach w/ Famous Frank and Shawn Starski's new group.

NEWS* News items covered in this past week's JAZZ BLUES FLORIDA BLOG:  

• Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach (JAMS) Holiday Concert
• Tommy Castro at The Orange Door in Northern Palm Beach  County
• Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach in Delray Beach
• Shelly Berg Jazz Quartet with Ken Peplowski to Perform in Ft. Lauderdale
• From the new blues music capital of the American South - Smokestack Lightnin's Top 25
• BLUES POWER Top 30 For December, 2010 

This edition of WWWBTW was brought to you by:

 

Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach (JAMS) Holiday Jazz Concert w/ Nicki Parrott Trio 12/21/10

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Celebrating 11 Years of Great Live Jazz!

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HOLIDAY SEASON CONCERT

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

THE NICKI PARROTT TRIO
with special guests
ROSSANO SPORTIELLO, piano and ED METZ, drums
www.nickiparrott.com

The Harriet Himmel Theater
700 S. Rosemary Ave., CityPlace
West Palm Beach FL 33401www.cityplace.com

Tickets: $35; call 1- 877- 722- 2820 to order tickets or visit

www.JAMSociety.org

Admission is free to JAMS members

NOTE: All concerts are held on Tuesdays EXCEPT when noted otherwise

All concerts begin at 8 pm
Theater lobby opens at 7 pm
Open seating
Tickets on sale now in advance and at the door
We accept checks, cash or major credit cards
Programs subject to change without refunds

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JAMS BIRTHDAY
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

NORMAN SIMMONS TRIO

www.normansimmons.com

featuring saxman

HOUSTON PERSON

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JAMS ANNIVERSARY

and back by popular demand

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

MARIAN PETRESCU TRIO

www.resonancerecords.org

featured pianist on

2009 Grammy award winning recording

"Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson"

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Remembering Chet Baker

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

JOHN PROULX and BOBBY SHEW

www.johnproulx.com www.bobbyshew.com

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JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Resonance Records Recording Artist
GRETA MATASSA QUARTET

www.gretamatassa.com

featuring

PATTI WICKS

on piano
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Sponsors of JAMS include:
WestPalmBeach.com
PalmBeachPost.com
Palm Beach County Cultural Council
CityPlace
The Harriett Himmel Theater
Howley's Restaurant
Best Western
Kretzer Piano

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Tommy Castro at The Orange Door in Northern Palm Beach County Jan 21, 2011 - VERY Limited Seating!

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The Orange Door

798 10th Street

Lake Park, FL 33403

(561) 373-3080

http://www.theorangedoor.com/

Jazz & Blues Florida is just tickled to death to present Tommy Castro at The Orange Door on January 21, 2011. There are only 90 seats available for this show, and tickets sales are solely online using the order form below. There are three seating options available - Front Row @ $30, Bar Seats @ $30 and General @ $25, and all are being sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. The show will start at approximately 9:30pm and there will be a minimum of two sets, each a minimum of 55 minutes long. Doors will open at 7:30. Please bring a printed copy of the payment receipt as your entry ticket. Please note that The Orange Door is a beer and wine only, non-smoking establishment. There is plenty of room outside for smokers before, between and after the sets.

This is a very special concert, and the tickets will sell out quickly, so don't lose out through indecision. With your help, this will be a most excellent evening of exceptional music that will hopefully lead to future opportunities to hear outstanding artists perform in a this really cool listening space.

Tickets are ONLY available online at the bottom of the page at:
TOMMY CASTRO TICKETS

Posted by: JazzBluesFlorida.com

http://www.jazzbluesflorida.com/

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Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach in Delray Beach - Nothing like it anywhere but here!

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Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach in to get "jiggy with it"

(according to the URBAN DICTIONARY this means: "to dance, bust a move, get your "groove" on,

shake the hoof OR putting the move on a member of the opposite sex")

…and YOU can too!

Boston’s on the Beach

40 South Ocean Blvd (A1A)

Delray Beach FL 33483

561-278-3364

http://www.BostonsontheBeach.com

Blue Tuesday

8:30-11:30pm

Dec 7: Damon Fowler Group

Dec 14: David Shelley & Bluestone

Dec 21: Nico Wayne Toussaint

Dec 28: The Nouveaux Honkies

Jan 4: Famous Frank & The Nucklebusters

Jan 11: Albert Castiglia

Jan 18: JW Jones Blues Band

Jan 25: Bryan Lee

Feb 1: Biscuit Miller & The Mix

Feb 8: Terry Hanck w/ His California Band

Feb 15: Janiva Magness

Feb 22: Insomniacs

March 1: Skyla Burrell

March 8: TBA

March 15: Victor Wainwright & The Wild Roots

March 22: Mark Hummell & The Blues Survivors

March 29: Davina & The Vagabonds

April April 5: Nicole Hart

April 12: Eric Culberson

April 26: Damon Fowler

May 10: Harper

Never a cover – always a good time.

JazzBluesFlorida.com

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Annie Moses Band to Entertain at Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale Dec 9, 2010

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Broward Center and PBS-TV Channel 2 presents

ANNIE MOSES BAND

In their South Florida Debut Performance
AT THE

Amaturo Theater in the

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

This is the first stop of a limited engagement Florida segment of their national tour.

Outstanding family entertainment for all ages and levels of music appreciation.

The Broward Center is located in the heart of the

Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District

201 SW Fifth Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

For Tickets call 954-462-0222 or visit http://www.browardcenter.org/anniemosesband

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Shelly Berg Jazz Quartet with Ken Peplowski to Perform in Ft. Lauderdale Florida December 8, 2010

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Jazz Dynamos Shelly Berg and Ken Peplowski featured in December Jazz Concert by Gold Coast Jazz

Jazz pianist Shelly Berg has been called one of the finest jazz pianists around today.  Ken Peplowski has been compared to the legendary Benny Goodman for his incomparable swinging style on the clarinet.  Both jazz dynamos will be featured in the next jazz concert presented by the Gold Coast Jazz Society on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.  The show titled, Dynamos of Jazz, features the Shelly Berg Quartet with Ken Peplowski and takes place at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.  The Amaturo Theater is located at

Dave Brubeck has raved that, “Shelly Berg is a great jazz pianist who has a total command of his instrument”.  A pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Berg brings a considerable array of talents to the jazz music scene. Versatility coupled with innate talent has shown to be the keynote of his career.  Berg is currently Dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, but makes time in his busy career to continue performing and touring. He is known for his collaborations with jazz vocalists, and he has performed, recorded, and arranged for Patti Austin, Monica Mancini, Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Dionne Warwick, Tierney Sutton, Lorraine Feather, and Carmen Bradford. He maintains a busy, worldwide schedule of jazz festival and club performances, and he has performed and/or recorded with a “Who’s Who” of jazz legends, including Ray Brown, Louie Bellson, Eddie Daniels, Peter Erskine, Woody Herman, Clark Terry, and Bill Watrous to name a few.

  

A prolific composer and orchestrator, his orchestrations have been called “magnificent. . . incredible” by Johnny Mandel.  He has orchestrated for Chicago, KISS, Carole King, Richard Marx, Joe Cocker, Elliott Smith, Lou Rawls, Steve Miller, and Ray Sings, Basie Swings (Concord Records’ Ray Charles and Count Basie collaboration). Film orchestration work includes Warner Bros. Almost Heroes and For Your Consideration, Fox’s Men of Honor, and the NBC Mini-series The 60’s.  He has also written for the Royal Philharmonic, the American Symphony, and orchestras worldwide.

According to the Jazz Journal International, "Ken Peplowski is one of those fine young Americans who are currently setting so much of the pace in all that's good in jazz.”  The late Mel Torme said “"Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.”

Peplowski has collaborated with a litany of musicians including Mel Torme, Leon Redbone, Charlie Byrd, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Madonna, Hank Jones, Dave Frishberg, Rosemary Clooney, Tom Harrell, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Houston Person, Steve Allen, Woody Allen and Erich Kunzel.  A past member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Ken joined the group under the direction of Buddy Morrow. "Buddy heard me with my quartet at a Cleveland jazz festival along with Teddy Wilson's trio and the Dorsey band, and made an offer right then,” said Ken. When the legendary Benny Goodman came out of retirement and put together a new band, he hired Ken on tenor saxophone.  Regarding his years with Goodman’s band, he says, “I think Benny was as great a figure to the clarinet as Louis Armstrong was to the trumpet. He was an extremely tough band leader, but he was as demanding on himself as he was on us.  Part of the key to unlocking the enigma of Benny was that he thought about music pretty much 24 hours a day.”  With numerous recordings to his credit, Peplowski recorded for Concert Records for over a decade.  His most recent albums have appeared on the Nagel-Heyer Records label and his 2010 CD Noir Blue is on the Capri Records label.   

Tickets are still available for the December 8 performance.  The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz music through a mainstage concert series, free community concerts, jazz education programs and other events.  Go online http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/  for more information about the Gold Coast Jazz Society or call 954-524-0805. 

Funding for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council, the Annenberg Foundation and Funding Arts Broward.  Season sponsors include DeMeo Young McGrath;  HI Foundation; Morgan Stanley SmithBarney; Broward Center; the PaperMill, WLRN FM, and South Florida Consulting.