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DooBeeDoo recommends: Justice for Jazz Artists and Local 802 present a free concert by NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson

802PanelFlyerDate: Friday, February 1, 2013
Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: St. Peter’s Church (619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, NYC)
Ticket: free

The National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) – the nation’s highest honor in jazz – announced Lou Donaldson to one of the four 2013 NEA Jazz Masters. He’s recognized for “his lifetime achievements and significant contributions to the development and performance of jazz. His distinctive blues-drenched alto saxophone has been a bopping force in jazz for more than six decades.” And he will receive a one-time award of $25,000.

This concert will open up with a special guest appearance by the vocalist  Keisha St. Joan !  It will also include a panel discussion: “Coming Together as One: Fighting for Your Rights on the NYC Club Scene,” featuring a distinguished group of players, writers and activists.

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DooBeeDoo recommendation to foreign musicians: APPLY FOR ONEBEAT September/October 2013 program!

OneBeat_LOGO_hannah1Applications deadline:  January 21, 2013!!

OneBeat is a music residency and tour program that brings together innovative young musicians (ages 19-35) from around the world to collaboratively create and perform new music, and develop ways music can make a positive impact on our communities. Their mission is to create a space for collaboration across cultural divides, so we invite musicians from all backgrounds: hip-hop, traditional, experimental, electronic, jazz, classical, sound and multimedia art, and more. Learn more at 1beat.org

Previvous post by DooBeeDooBeeDoo, 25.09.2012: OneBeat: A Mobile Cross-Cultural Exploration in Sonic Diplomacy bringing 32 musicians from 21 countries to US! Continue reading →

Recommended event: DRUMS FOR WARREN! A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR WARREN SMITH – helping Warren to rebuild the priceless percussion collection lost to Hurricane Sandy

Date: Sunday, January 20, 2013
Time: 2PM – 9PM
Venue: The Brecht Forum (451 West Street, New York)
Admission: $15. general/ $10. For seniors and students
Organizers: John Pietaro and Ras Moshe; presented by DISSIDENT ARTS & THE BRECHT FORUM

For more info see www.DissidentArts.com

Jazz, New Music and Free Improv musicians perform in a special fundraiser to help beloved percussionist, composer, teacher Warren Smith rebuild his priceless percussion collection lost to Hurricane Sandy’s flooding. Those instruments, obtained over decades of touring, include mallet instruments, numerous drums, timpani, a celeste and unique, hand-made percussives from around the world.

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Event Recommendation: SANGEET UTSAV – INDIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Cornelia Street Cafe (NY)

In January 2011, South Indian Classical music landed at Cornelia Street Cafe with a new series called Carnatic Sundays. Now, its second mini-festival will explore the music’s tradition and its possibilities. At Sangeet Utsav, a mix of “kutcheri” style concert & innovative projects grounded in Carnatic music will take stage at the cafe. Featuring Kiran Ahluwalia, Roopa Mahadevan, and the Arun Ramamurthy Trio.

Venue: Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street (btwn Bleeker & W.4th), New York, NY 10014
Ticket: $10
Date: Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
(doors at 8:30pm)

The ART will be joined by very special guest Marc Cary. Hailed by Down Beat as one of the most, “multi- dimensional keyboard players on the scene today,” whose music reveals those multi-dimensions in sensual living color, Marc Cary’s continual search for his musical identity has brought him to all corners of the earth, quenching his thirst to bring forth indigenous musics in all of their forms. A rare musician, Cary uses his understanding of the Indian raga system to create profound soundscapes which are accessible to all. Special guest: Trina Basu (ex TARANA).

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