The JJA Jazz Awards gala is happenig this Saturday in NY!
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Time: 1-5pm
Venue: City Winery in New York City.
This star-studded event, m.c’d by Josh Jackson of The Checkout from WBGO, will feature presentation of 39 awards for high achievement in jazz music and journalism as well as performances by Randy Weston, Wallace Roney, Gregory Porter, Jane Bunnett and Hilario Duran and the Hammer Klavier Trio. Tickets are going fast, so buy them now .
Date: Monday, April 11, 2011
Time: 6pm – 2:00am
Venue: Rosie O’Grady’s Limerick Bar (149 W 46th Street, New York, NY)
Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studios presents a benefit concert for Japan, with help from DooBeeDooBeeDoo and others. 100% of the proceeds will be go to the Coltrane House of Osaka.The Coltrane House Of Osaka is establishing a fund which will help musicians and musical institutions which have been affected by the disaster. Yasuhiro Fujioka, the president of the Coltrane House, is a prominent figure in the Japanese jazz community and has a long affiliation with Roberto Romeo, owner of Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studios.
Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studiosis (149 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) are happy to present Tai Chi classes with Sifu Calum Douglas-Reid.
Tai Chi Chuan will relieve stress, calm your mind, improve posture and balance, increase muscle tone, enhance flexibility, and increase concentration.
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Text by Asia Society
Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution at the Behesht-e Zahra (Zahra’s Paradise) cemetery in southern Tehran on Feb. 1, 2010. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York)
Ticket: $10
In the midst of international diplomacy over Iran’s controversial nuclear program, the US and its allies are intensifying sanctions against the country. The aftermath of Iran’s disputed 2009 election and growing violations of human rights are adding fuel to the fire, resulting in deeper hostilities with the outside world than at any time since the revolution’s early days. The stakes—and consequences—are greater than ever.
