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Posted on June 1, 2009 at 8:19pm 0 Comments

If someone can get in touch with Sandy Staley and or George or Eric from Salsamba would you Please ask them to contact me or Harold at ASAP the Jazz Workshop,Inc would like to book them. Thanks.
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At 4:20am on January 16, 2010, KENIA said…
So sorry I didn't respond sooner. I never come here, shame on me :-( Glad we connected anyway. I will respond to your email this week. It all seemed to be good.
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At 5:09am on April 27, 2009, Ed Skirtich said…
Hi Felicia,

It's great to see you on this network.

This is one of the best sights for musicians.

You can advertise Jazz Workshop, Inc. as much as you want.

Also, for your profile you can write about all the musicians who you sit in with, and who your favorite musicians are.

You can also let people you sing with groups.

Folks, if your reading this, Felicia is a terrific singer. Please give her a call to sing with your band.

Thanks for always bein' behind me through my bad times and good times.

I hope all your dreams come true.

Your Friend,

Ed Skirtich
At 8:25pm on April 10, 2009, Kennard Roosevelt Williams said…
It' good to see you here Felicia.

Best Wishes,

Kennard
At 7:35pm on April 8, 2009, Dr. Nelson Harrison said…
Welcome Felicia,

You can now post the Family Night concerts here and I'll blast them out to the membership. You can also send a blast to your own email list of non-members from this page. Please list each night separately so it can be featured at the proper time. Thank you for joining.

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