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SUMMARY:Pennsylvania Pays Tribute to the Preeminent Master of American
  Classical Music in \"A Night of Magic\"
DESCRIPTION:Legendary jazz pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal will be fe
 ted in grand style on a night of \"Magic.\" The Maestro and his stella
 r ensemble will perform for fans. Celebrity co-hosts include Cosby Sho
 w alumnus Malcolm Jamal Warner, Philadelphia local Channel 6 ABC News 
 and features reporter Denise James, and many other local and national 
 dignitaries will be on board to pay tribute to this living legend.\n\n
 Jazz Legend Ahmad Jamal's Latest CD It's Magic is\nNPR's Best Jazz of 
 the Year\n\nIt's Magic is Jazzman Magazine's Record of the Year\n\nAhm
 ad Jamal on Tour in Continual Support of the Album\n\n---2008\nNew Yor
 k, NY \"Preeminent jazz piano master Ahmad Jamal's latest CD, It's Mag
 ic was chosen today as one of the Best Jazz of the Year on NPR's Best 
 CDs of 2008 series. It's Magic also won Record of the Year\" in the re
 nowned annual Jazzman Magazine (France)'s CHOC de L'Annee.\n\nLast yea
 r, the French government has inducted Ahmad Jamal into Order of the Ar
 ts and Letters, naming him Officier de L'Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres
  (Officer, Order of Arts and Letters). Mr. Jamal is also a recipient o
 f National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Masters Fellowship.\n\
 nAhmad Jamal is not just a living legend of jazz; he is one of the mos
 t inspired and inspiring artists in music today. An important and infl
 uential figure in jazz history (he was a key influence on Miles Davis 
 in his formative years, and countless others), he introduced the conce
 pts of space, silence and dramatic dynamics into jazz performance. He 
 continues to influence diverse generation of artists from Herbie Hanco
 ck, Hiromi to Matthew Shipp.\n\nMr. Jamal will continue to tour throug
 h 2009, making stops in Russia, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland; a
 nd in the States, San Francisco, CA (Herbst Theatre), Philadelphia, PA
  (U. Penn Annenberg Performing Arts Center), and Chicago, IL (Int'l Af
 rican Festival of the Arts), among many others, with more dates to be 
 announced.\n\nFor more information, please contact Jane Chun at Dreyfu
 s/NFM: (212) 764-4609 ext. 102 or .\njane@nowforward.com\n\nwww.Dreyfu
 sRecords.com\n\nFor more information visit http://jazzburgher.ning.com
 /events/pennsylvania-pays-tribute-to
DTSTART:20090425T190000Z
DTEND:20090425T213000Z
CATEGORIES:concert
LOCATION:Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
WEBSITE:Http://www.ahmadjamal.net
URL:Http://www.ahmadjamal.net
CONTACT:215.898.3900 for tickets
ORGANIZER:Platinum Partners and Mason Music
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