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Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Radio is currently web-casting for your listening pleasure its Top 10 Blues CDs for the week (Show#0836 – recorded 03/06/2010). The archived internet version of Smokestack Lightnin' is the digitally recorded version of our broadcast on WUCF 89.9FM in in its entirety from the previous Saturday night. We post the new show to our web site every Saturday Night . The URL is www.smokestacklightnin.com . The internet streaming of Smokestack Lightnin’ is on the latest version of the Windows Media Player. You will find the audio quality the finest available. You can also enjoy Smokestack Lightnin' live on WUCF each Saturday night at 8PM Eastern Standard Time (). The direct WUCF stream also utilizes Window Media Player software as well as Winamp. A link to the WUCF URL can be found on our webpage at http://www.smokestacklightnin.com along with an explanation of times you can access the show live. Please let us know what you think of Smokestack Lightnin’ by emailing your comments to blues@smokestacklightnin.com . We would like to use your comments.
PLAYLIST: Smokestack Lightnin’ on WUCF, 89.9FM, , 03/06/10, 8-11pm
Opening: Smokestack Lightnin’ by The Howlin’ Wolf
DJ: Tommy Thompson
Show #0836(SMOKE_030610)
Artist/Song/CD/Label
Smokestack Lightnin’ Top 10 Blues CDs for the Week
#10 The Holmes Brothers/I’ll Be Back/Feed My Soul/Alligator
#9 MonkeyJunk/Pay The Cost/Tiger In Your Tank/Beefy
#8 Blue Flames/Fly Like An Eagle/Deep In America/Delta Groove
#7 Guitar Shorty/Too Hard To Love You/Bare Knuckle/Alligator
#6 R.J. Mischo & Kid Anderson/Devil’s Love Sin/Knowledge You Can’t Get In College/Greaseland
#5 Moreland & Arbuckle/Legend Of John Henry/Flood/Telarc
#4 Bernard Allison Group/The Otherside/The Otherside/Jazz Haus
#3 Nick Curran/Sheena’s Back/Reform School Girl/Eclecto Groove
#2 Luther Allison/Living In The House Of The Blues/Songs from The Road/Ruf
#1 Jimmy Hendrix/Valleys of Neptune/Legacy
Hour One Bonus
Santana & Eric Clapton/The Calling/Supernatural Tenth Anniversary Legacy Edition/Arista Legacy
All New Blues This Week
Chris Canas/Trouble In /She’s Breaking Me/self
Back Alley Players/Nuttin’ But The Blues/Beyond The Blues/BAP
Robin Thrush, Jr./M.C. Jam #6/ Jam/self
Rich Harper/Train Song/single/self
Smokestack Lightnin’ Remembers Li’l Dave Thompson
Li’l Dave Thompson/I’m Having It Hard/Little Dave & Big Love/Fat Possom 1995
Li’l Dave Thompson/Got To Get Over You/Got To Get Over You/Electro Fi 2006
Li’l Dave Thompson/The Feeling Is Gone/Deep In The Night/Electro Fi 2008
Blues By Request
Plainfield Slim/59 Minutes/Another Mule In The Barn/self
Incognito/Checkin’ Up On My Baby/Blues Alive/self
Jimmy Bowskill/Rattlesnake Shake/Jimmy Bowskill Live/self
Boo Boo Davis/Dirty Dog/Name Of The Game/Black & Tan
Steve James/The Gina Reel/Boom Chang/Burnside
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation/Double Lovin’/The ....
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation/One Way
Al Pitrelli/Purple Rain/Guitar Battle/Victor[]
Al Garner/Gonna Stop My Drinkin’/Leavin’ Tennessee/Black Magic
Tino Gonzales & Amar Sundy/Cruisin’ In The Night/A World Of Blues/Dixie Frog
Takin’ A Soak In The Smokestack Lightnin’ Soul Tub
Theodis Ealey/The Old Man’s Story/single/IFGAM
Sang N Clarence/If You Like It, I Love It/single/Brittney
Charles Wilson/I Dance Better/single/Delta Ent.
Carl Sims/Just One Night/single/CDS
New Blues Last Call
Lydia Warren/Turn It Up/Turn it Up E.P./self
Diesel/It Hurts Me Too/Project Blues: Saturday Suffering Fools/Hep Fidelity
CLOSE
Canned Heat & Memphis Slim/Mr. Longfingers/Memphis Heat/Barclay
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Billy Flynn/Blues Drive/Blues Drive/Land O Blues
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
FLORIDA JAZZ EDUCATORS HONORED
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Receiving honors were: Janie Walker, Ransom Middle School; Cynthia Domulot and Tim Walker, Bailey Middle School; Roger Villines, PJC;Joe Spaniola and Steve Ferry, UWF; Fred Domulot, Northwest Florida State College; Sandy Spivey, Cokesbury School for the Arts and Northwest Florida State College; and Joe Occhipinti, private instructor.
Honored in absentia were: Dr. Kyle Marrero, UWF; Pete Krostag, Pine Forest HS; Jay Spirakis, Navarre HS; Mitzi Bumbarger, Ferry Pass MS; Doug Holsworth and David Samuel, Escambia HS; Neal McLeod, Gulf Breeze HS; Lawrence Young, Jr., Washington HS; Mke Philley Tate HS; Don Snowden, PJC. Also honored were private instructors, Al Martin, Bob Maksymkow and Bobby Van Deusen.
Crystal Joy Albert, Jazz Society chair of the event said, "We are proud of the teachers who inspire the young musicians. We plan this awards banquet as an annual event. There will be a number of high school and middle school jazz bands as well as bands from PJC, UWF and NWFLState College on our main stage at the 27th annual free Pensacola JazzFest on April 10-11. Having our youth bands along with outstanding national jazz artists will make a great mix for our free festival in Seville Square.
Local Jazz Educators Honored by Jazz Society. From left: Steve Ferry, Janie Walker, Sandy Spivey, Roger Villines; Joe Spaniola, Cynthia Domulot, Crystal Joy Albert, Tim Willis, Fred Domulot, and Joe Occhipinti.
Photo: Norman Vickers.
The Jazz Society of Pensacola honored local jazz educators for their efforts in teaching our youth America's Unique Musical Art Form-Jazz. At a dinner on March 8, 2010 the following jazz educators received certificates of appreciation from Crystal Joy Albert, spokesman for the Jazz Society.
Photo: Norman Vickers.
The Jazz Society of Pensacola honored local jazz educators for their efforts in teaching our youth America's Unique Musical Art Form-Jazz. At a dinner on March 8, 2010 the following jazz educators received certificates of appreciation from Crystal Joy Albert, spokesman for the Jazz Society.
Receiving honors were: Janie Walker, Ransom Middle School; Cynthia Domulot and Tim Walker, Bailey Middle School; Roger Villines, PJC;Joe Spaniola and Steve Ferry, UWF; Fred Domulot, Northwest Florida State College; Sandy Spivey, Cokesbury School for the Arts and Northwest Florida State College; and Joe Occhipinti, private instructor.
Honored in absentia were: Dr. Kyle Marrero, UWF; Pete Krostag, Pine Forest HS; Jay Spirakis, Navarre HS; Mitzi Bumbarger, Ferry Pass MS; Doug Holsworth and David Samuel, Escambia HS; Neal McLeod, Gulf Breeze HS; Lawrence Young, Jr., Washington HS; Mke Philley Tate HS; Don Snowden, PJC. Also honored were private instructors, Al Martin, Bob Maksymkow and Bobby Van Deusen.
Crystal Joy Albert, Jazz Society chair of the event said, "We are proud of the teachers who inspire the young musicians. We plan this awards banquet as an annual event. There will be a number of high school and middle school jazz bands as well as bands from PJC, UWF and NWFLState College on our main stage at the 27th annual free Pensacola JazzFest on April 10-11. Having our youth bands along with outstanding national jazz artists will make a great mix for our free festival in Seville Square.
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Nick Moss Opens Blues CD PRIVILEDGED Tour in Florida
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NICK MOSS HITS THE ROAD IN
SUPPORT OF PRIVILEGED!
Don’t miss this talented guitarist and his outstanding band as they tour Florida!
PRIVILEGED TOUR – MARCH 2010 DATES:
7 - Paradise Bar (Pensacola, FL)
PRIVILEGED TOUR – MARCH 2010 DATES:
7 - Paradise Bar (Pensacola, FL)
9 - BB King’s (Orlando, FL)
10 - BB King’s (West Palm Beach, FL)
11 - Back Room (Boca Raton, FL)
12 - Bonita Springs Blues Festival (Bonita Springs, FL) 7:30 PM
13 - Mojo Kitchen (Jacksonville, FL) 10pm
14 - Common Grounds (Gainesville, FL) 7pm
16 - Privileged - CD RELEASE!!!! In stores & online!
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After seven critically-acclaimed traditional blues releases (along with two Blues Blast Music Award wins and 14 Blues Music Award nominations under his band’s collective belt), Nick Moss is taking a fresh approach and heading in an exciting new direction on Privileged. As Blogcritic Josh Hathaway writes in the liner notes, “Privileged represents a change in direction but not inspiration. Before Nick met Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Dawkins and Lurrie Bell, he met their musical offspring in the form of Led Zeppelin, Free, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Cream and other legends who drew their inspiration from Mississippi’s Delta and the immortal treasures that sprang from his beloved nearby Chicago.”
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After seven critically-acclaimed traditional blues releases (along with two Blues Blast Music Award wins and 14 Blues Music Award nominations under his band’s collective belt), Nick Moss is taking a fresh approach and heading in an exciting new direction on Privileged. As Blogcritic Josh Hathaway writes in the liner notes, “Privileged represents a change in direction but not inspiration. Before Nick met Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Dawkins and Lurrie Bell, he met their musical offspring in the form of Led Zeppelin, Free, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Cream and other legends who drew their inspiration from Mississippi’s Delta and the immortal treasures that sprang from his beloved nearby Chicago.”
Moss has written some of the finest songs of his career, and by stretching beyond the traditional blues idiom, he has expanded his sound without losing his identity. That growth can be heard in the album’s first track, “Born Leader” as well as new originals “Privileged At Birth” and “Tear ’Em Down.” Those songs, combined with Moss’ stunning covers of Cream’s classic “Politician” and Stephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth,” continue the path Moss began with his award-winning song “Mistakes From The Past” (from 2007’s Play It 'Til Tomorrow) to form a narrative that looks forward and back to assess current events. Perhaps Moss’ greatest achievement on Privileged is creating a musical universe diverse enough to incorporate those topical songs with his more traditional side, represented by his cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Louise,” and his original tune, “Georgia Redsnake.” And what Moss album would be complete without the instrumental that puts Moss’ skills as one of the top guitarists of his generation center stage? The eight-minute album closer, “Bolognious Funk,” combines his incendiary lead with one of the hardest grooves he’s ever recorded.
“Nick's new CD just rocks! He balances traditional roots blues with a fresh new approach and an ‘out of the trad’ box’ sound.I applaud him. Play what's in your heart, the crowd will follow.”
– Jimmy Thackery
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Nick’s band will include Flip Top mainstays Piano Willie Oshawny and Bob Carter, but this tour will include NEW band members Nick Skilnik on bass and Travis Reed on organ… Ever see Freddie King footage from the ‘70s where he had a piano player and an organist? Yea, it’s like that… Come out and see for yourself!
** NEW CD In stores 3/16! Pre-Order on Amazon today! **Available at all LIVE shows!
Exclusive ADVANCE downloads on iTunes 3/9!
ON NEWS STANDS 3/9! NICK MOSS on the cover of Blues Revue Magazine!
Visit http://www.bluesrevue.com/for subscription info
“Nick's new CD just rocks! He balances traditional roots blues with a fresh new approach and an ‘out of the trad’ box’ sound.I applaud him. Play what's in your heart, the crowd will follow.”
– Jimmy Thackery
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Nick’s band will include Flip Top mainstays Piano Willie Oshawny and Bob Carter, but this tour will include NEW band members Nick Skilnik on bass and Travis Reed on organ… Ever see Freddie King footage from the ‘70s where he had a piano player and an organist? Yea, it’s like that… Come out and see for yourself!
** NEW CD In stores 3/16! Pre-Order on Amazon today! **Available at all LIVE shows!
Exclusive ADVANCE downloads on iTunes 3/9!
ON NEWS STANDS 3/9! NICK MOSS on the cover of Blues Revue Magazine!
Visit http://www.bluesrevue.com/for subscription info
For More Information:
- Band Site - http://www.nickmoss.com/ - ALL NEW SITE COMING SOON!
- Label - http://www.bluebellarecords.com/
- ReverbNation - http://www.reverbnation.com/nickmossthefliptops
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Kal David Brings the California Blues To Chef John's in Jupiter Florida
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287 E Indiantown Rd Ste 10, Jupiter, FL 33477
Just west of US 1 on the north side of the road in Fisherman's Wharf Plaza
(561)745-8040 http://www.chefjohns.com/ www.facebook.com/ChefJohns
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"In the 80's Kal made his true commitment to the blues idiom as a guitarist and as a singer/songwriter. In the studio or on tour, his commitment was evident in his work as a featured guitarist for Etta James, Johnny Rivers and with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, where he inherited the lead guitar chair from Mick Taylor."
March 8, 2010
Doors open @ 7pm Show starts @ 8pm
$20 Admission/person
Call (561)745-8040 for tickets.
287 E Indiantown Rd Ste 10, Jupiter, FL 33477
Just west of US 1 on the north side of the road in Fisherman's Wharf Plaza
(561)745-8040 http://www.chefjohns.com/ www.facebook.com/ChefJohns
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Jazz in the Gardens - South Florida's Jazz Festival Showcase This Weekend
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March 20th & 21st, 2010
March 20th & 21st, 2010MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Jazz legends, David Sanborn, Cassandra Wilson and Joe Sample are set to take the stage during the 5th Annual “Jazz in the Gardens” hosted by #1 rated, nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner, Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st at Sun Life Stadium (formerly Dolphin Stadium), 2269 Dan Marino Blvd, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056. Internationally-known and well-respected, these jazz musicians are at the top of the genre, oftentimes pulling in audiences of over 6,000 on their own bill.
Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Sun Life Stadium Box Office, www.jazzinthegardens.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com/. Ticket prices range anywhere from $55 for a one-day ticket to $125 for the two-day ticket; an amazing value given the fact that the concert is completely loaded with a star-studded line-up. Furthermore, the experience of the event goes beyond music, offering food, shopping and sophisticated pleasures.For more information on the highly-anticipated 5th Annual “Jazz in the Gardens” Hosted by Tom Joyner, go to www.jazzinthegardens.com or contact the City of Miami Gardens at 1-877-640-5299. All media inquiries should be directed to Circle of One Marketing at 305.576.3790.
JAZZ IN THE GARDENS 2010
Sun Life Stadium
2269 Dan Marino Boulevard
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
jazzinthegardens.com
March 20: Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, Teena Maria, Joe Sample, K'Jon;
March 21: John Legend; Boyz II Men; Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn, Melanie Fiona.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Sunfest in West Palm Beach Florida Annouces First Round of 2010 Line Up - To Include Jazz & Blues!
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OPENING NIGHT, Wed, April 28
OPENING NIGHT, Wed, April 28
- Weezer
- ZZ Top
- Flaming Lips
- Patti LaBelle
- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
- Shinedown
- The Charlie Daniels Band
- Rise Against
- Sister Hazel
- Better than Ezra
- Classic Albums Live's 40 years of Woodstock
- Ben Harper and the Relentless7
- The B -52's
- Five For Fighting
- Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley are Distant Relatives
- Flogging Molly
- Marcus Miller
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Jazz News from The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt - Another Resource Jazz & Blues Florida Relies Upon
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Dear Jazz Friends,We want to share this excellent resource with you...not only world-view jazz news, but also with a very keen sense of what IS jazz news. We enjoy the read and think you might too....
Best!
Charlie
The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt is the largest public jazz archive in Europe and a source of information for researchers from all over the world. The website of the Jazzinstitut features its "Jazz News", a daily selection of stories that made the news in daily newspapers around the world. The Jazz News can be accessed on the website of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt (http://www.jazzinstitut.de/) or received by e-mail if you subscribe to it by sending a mail to. You can receive the Jazz News both in English and German, so please specify which language you want to read it in.
If you would to read a good article about Jazzinstitut Darmstadt before signing up, here is an NPR interview:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/07/looking_at_jazz_from_across_th.html
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Best!
Charlie
The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt is the largest public jazz archive in Europe and a source of information for researchers from all over the world. The website of the Jazzinstitut features its "Jazz News", a daily selection of stories that made the news in daily newspapers around the world. The Jazz News can be accessed on the website of the Jazzinstitut Darmstadt (http://www.jazzinstitut.de/) or received by e-mail if you subscribe to it by sending a mail to
If you would to read a good article about Jazzinstitut Darmstadt before signing up, here is an NPR interview:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2009/07/looking_at_jazz_from_across_th.html
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Bonita Blues Fest - Florida's Destination for March 12 & 13, 2010
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2010 Bonita Blues Fest
Yes - We're back. We loved it last year. And yet again we will be bringing the Blues to Bonita, and in such a wonderful venue. We will proudly host our Fourth Annual Bonita Blues Festival at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs. The Bonita Blues Festival is our largest fundraising event of the year, and we hope you will join us.
The gates will open for the festival on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 3:00 P.M., the bands will start at 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., and Saturday March 13th, 2010 - the gates will open at 11:00 A.M. with the bands starting at Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Friday4:00 pm - Rex Bongo & The Cornbread Brothers
2010 Bonita Blues Fest Yes - We're back. We loved it last year. And yet again we will be bringing the Blues to Bonita, and in such a wonderful venue. We will proudly host our Fourth Annual Bonita Blues Festival at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs. The Bonita Blues Festival is our largest fundraising event of the year, and we hope you will join us.
The gates will open for the festival on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 3:00 P.M., the bands will start at 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., and Saturday March 13th, 2010 - the gates will open at 11:00 A.M. with the bands starting at Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Friday4:00 pm - Rex Bongo & The Cornbread Brothers
5:45 pm - Sean Chambers
7:30 pm - Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Saturday
Noon - The John Allender Band
Noon - The John Allender Band
1:45 pm - Greg Nagy
3:30 pm - Delta Highway
5:15 pm - Motor City Josh & the Big Three
7:00 pm - Albert Castiglia
Tickets for Friday are $10Tickets for Saturday are $15Save yourself a few bucks and buy the Two Day Pass in Advance for just $20 now!
http://www.bonitablues.com
Riverside Park
9101 Bonita Beach Rd SE (old 41)
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
(239)947-0715
Map This Location
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Riverside Park
9101 Bonita Beach Rd SE (old 41)
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
(239)947-0715
Map This Location
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Antonio Adolfo, Brazilian Jazz Pianist and Florida Educator, to be Honored in Rio de Janeiro
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Adolfo, owner of Antonio Adolfo School of Music in Hollywood, Florida, is one of the honored musicians, together with Brazilian legends such as Joao Donato, Raul De Souza, Paulo Moura, Mauricio Einhorn and Hector Costita, who will be the guest performers on this series.
Adolfo's shows will take place on Tuesaday, March 9th.
Antonio Adolfo School of Music
Next week Antonio Adolfo, Brazilian pianist, composer and educator will return to Rio de Janeiro to participate in Almanaque do Samba-Jazz (Samba-Jazz Almanac), a great project produced by Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, where a new generation of musicians pay tribute to the ones who have influenced their music and careers.
Adolfo, owner of Antonio Adolfo School of Music in Hollywood, Florida, is one of the honored musicians, together with Brazilian legends such as Joao Donato, Raul De Souza, Paulo Moura, Mauricio Einhorn and Hector Costita, who will be the guest performers on this series.
Adolfo's shows will take place on Tuesaday, March 9th.
Antonio Adolfo School of Music
2040 Sherman St.Hollywood FL 33020
(786)586-1527
Classes, Individual Instruction, Workshops and Presentations for beginners to advanced students in Brazilian music.
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JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST COMPETITION IN FT. LAUDERDALE FLORIDA
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Through a generous bequest from the estate of Jeanette M. Russell, the Gold Coast Jazz Society has awarded over $200,000 in scholarship awards in recent years to students from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities pursing studies in jazz. Affectionately known as “Lady Jazz,” Russell was a longtime supporter of jazz and of the Gold Coast Jazz Society. Originally from New York City, Russell was a fashion designer and consultant to prominent clients, one of whom was John Hammond, a jazz promoter and producer who introduced Russell to Benny Goodman. At his urging she became involved in the jazz scene in New York and became intimate friends with jazz musicians, record producers and writers. Mona Hinton, wife of famed bassist Milt Hinton, dubbed her “Lady Jazz.”
The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing the cultural art form of jazz through performances, education and outreach activities. For more information about the Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Competition or the activities of the Gold Coast Jazz Society, call 954-524-0805 or go to http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/.
LOCAL JAZZ STUDENTS COMPETE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT JEANETTE M. RUSSELL JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Fort Lauderdale, FL – On April 10, the Gold Coast Jazz Society will present the annual Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Competition for awards from the Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Fund. The competition will be held at the Dillard Center for the Arts, Dillard High School, 2501 NW 11th Street in Fort Lauderdale. Finalists are students from Florida high schools, colleges and universities who have qualified as economically disadvantaged, met other scholarship criteria and are studying jazz. The students will participate in live musical auditions for scholarship awards to attend 2010 summer music camps or for attendance to colleges or universities in the fall of 2010. The competition will begin at 9:00am and is free and open to the public to attend.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – On April 10, the Gold Coast Jazz Society will present the annual Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Competition for awards from the Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Fund. The competition will be held at the Dillard Center for the Arts, Dillard High School, 2501 NW 11th Street in Fort Lauderdale. Finalists are students from Florida high schools, colleges and universities who have qualified as economically disadvantaged, met other scholarship criteria and are studying jazz. The students will participate in live musical auditions for scholarship awards to attend 2010 summer music camps or for attendance to colleges or universities in the fall of 2010. The competition will begin at 9:00am and is free and open to the public to attend.
Through a generous bequest from the estate of Jeanette M. Russell, the Gold Coast Jazz Society has awarded over $200,000 in scholarship awards in recent years to students from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities pursing studies in jazz. Affectionately known as “Lady Jazz,” Russell was a longtime supporter of jazz and of the Gold Coast Jazz Society. Originally from New York City, Russell was a fashion designer and consultant to prominent clients, one of whom was John Hammond, a jazz promoter and producer who introduced Russell to Benny Goodman. At his urging she became involved in the jazz scene in New York and became intimate friends with jazz musicians, record producers and writers. Mona Hinton, wife of famed bassist Milt Hinton, dubbed her “Lady Jazz.”
The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing the cultural art form of jazz through performances, education and outreach activities. For more information about the Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Competition or the activities of the Gold Coast Jazz Society, call 954-524-0805 or go to http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/.
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