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Diva JC

To all snowbirds from Diva JC

POWER-LESS

“Big bad man, where can you be?”
“I’m locked inside. It snowed, you see.
“I’ve no machine to stop the snow,
“So, when it falls, inside I go.”

“Inside? You mean you run away?
“From little flakes, you ran, today?”

“Oh, yes, I’m strong, all winter long
“Until the chill turns into snow.
“Then, with a flash, I dive inside.
“Imagine how it hurts my pride.
“The Stock Exchange can’t see me, now.
“Dow Jones would think I am a cow.”

“But what about the little men
“You push all year? What of… Continue

Posted by Diva JC on February 7, 2010 at 4:18pm

Brenda

Fundraising for the Afro American Music Institute and Partners

Our group has started an Internet fund raising campaign to benefit the Afro-American Music Institute. We will donate $10 and ask each of you to donate $10 as well. Dr.Nelson Harrison has agreed to receive the funds. He has provided a P.O.Box and will make the donation in memory of Kenny-Klook- Clarke(1914-1985). Checks... can be made out to AAMI, Inc. and mailed to:Dr. Nelson HarrisonPO Box 552 Pgh,PA 15230.

Posted by Brenda on February 7, 2010 at 2:06pm

Valeria Bella

Jazz musician Sir John Dankworth dies at 82

Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82.

Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine — who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band — announced her husband's death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together.

Monica Ferguson, the theater's chief executive officer, said Sunday that Laine believed Dankworth would have wanted the evening to go ahead.

Ferguson said… Continue

Posted by Valeria Bella on February 7, 2010 at 12:51pm

Kevin Amos

Super Bowl Party at Malika's is cancelled due to bad weather expected this weekend

I hate to do this but what can you do?

Posted by Kevin Amos on February 5, 2010 at 10:03pm

Dave Yoho

The BLUES ORPHANS celebrate 30 years!

The Blues Orphans, established in 1979, celebrated 30 years. The actual 30th anniversary event took place on July 17, 2009, at Little E's Jazz Club 949 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA. 15222 (412) 392-2217‎

Posted by Dave Yoho on February 5, 2010 at 7:42pm — 6 Comments

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CWR (Fan of Culture)

Is it still about the JAZZ 20 Replies

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wishing you wings to fly, the vision to dream wildly, The Heart to love deeply and the spirit to embrace all beauty in life..may you have a prosperous New Year with endless good health, wealth and happiness in 2010. Peace and blessings profound!

Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Dec 31, 2009 at 9:21pm. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Dec. 31, 2009.

EMAIL BLASTS OF MEMBER EVENTS

The email blasts are a service for active members who post events and not intended to be an inconvenience to ny member.

You can easily stop the network emails anytime you want. Just go into your "Settings" and then click on "email." where it gives you several options to control the email you receive from the network. That's all you need to do to turn them on or off to suit your needs.

Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Nov 5, 2009 at 6:51am. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Nov. 5, 2009.

ADDING FRIENDS

TO ALL MEMBERS:

Please try to visit your page a few minutes each week to "Accept" or "Decline" friend requests.  Each member is allowed to have up to 100 outstanding friend requests.  When you reach 100 active requests, the network will not allow you to add more friends until some of your requests are either accepted or declined.Continue

Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Mar 3, 2009 at 12:13am. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Mar. 3, 2009.

LYRICAL TRIBUTE TO THE TURRENTINE BROTHERS

L' PLACE
Re: Blue Note CDP 7-46142-2
Can be recited or sung to "La Place" by Stanley Turrentine, La Place Music - BMI
Lyrics by Nelson E. Harrison, Timeslice Music- ASCAP
[412-441-4545] / hipbopper@yahoo.com

A tiny street… a footpath with a beat…
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Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Aug 20, 2008 at 7:33am. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Aug. 20, 2008.

SOHO DEBUTS LIMITED JAZZ POLICY

Please Join Us At

Soho

Jessica Lee - Vocals
Chris Hemingway - Saxophone
Roy Ruzika - Acoustic Guitar

Jazz Brunch

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Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Aug 7, 2008 at 10:42pm. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Aug. 12, 2008.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes. Continue

Created by Dr. Nelson Harrison Apr 24, 2008 at 9:41pm. Last updated by Dr. Nelson Harrison Apr. 24, 2008.

 

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Duke Ellington is first African-American and the first musician to solo on U.S. circulating coin

Updated 12:57 p.m. EST, Tue February 24, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin.
The District of Columbia coin honoring Duke Ellington was introduced Tuesday in Washington.

The District of Columbia coin honoring Duke Ellington was introduced Tuesday in Washington.

Ellington, the composer of classics including "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" appears on the "tails" side of the new D.C. quarter. George Washington is on the "heads" side, as is usual with U.S. quarters.

The coin was issued to celebrate Ellington's birthplace, the District of Columbia.

U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy introduced the new coin at a news conference Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Members of Ellington's family were present at the ceremony, and the jazz band of Duke Ellington High School performed.

Ellington won the honor by a vote of D.C. residents, beating out abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker.

Also on the coin is the phrase "Justice for all." The Mint rejected the first inscription choice of D.C. voters, which was "taxation without representation," in protest of the district's lack of voting representation in Congress.

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, among numerous other honors. His orchestra's theme song, "Take the A Train," is one of the best-known compositions in jazz.

Ellington was born in the district in 1899 and composed more than 3,000 songs, including "Satin Doll," "Perdido" and "Don't Get Around Much Any More." "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" helped usher in the swing era of jazz.

Ellington performed with other famous artists, including John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and he traveled around the world with his orchestras.

He died in 1974 at the age of 75.

The first African-American to appear on a circulating coin was York, a slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their "Corps of Discovery" adventures across America at the dawn of the 19th century. The 2003 Missouri quarter features the three men together in a canoe on the obverse.

The U.S. Mint distinguishes between circulating coins, which are intended for daily use, and commemorative ones, which mark special occasions.

African-Americans including Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier, have appeared on commemorative coins. Educator Booker T. Washington, botanist George Washington Carver and the first Revolutionary War casualty, Crispus Attucks, all of whom were black, have also appeared on commemorative coins, according to the U.S. Mint.
 
 

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