TICKETS ON SALE NOW TO NEW YORK GALA – FREE SATELLITE PARTIES ACROSS THE U.S., LIVE STREAMING VIDEO
June 3, NEW YORK CITY – The 2011 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, the 15th annual announcement of honors for great music presented by an international organization of professional music writers, photographers, broadcasters and new media producers, is shaping up as the nationwide jazz party of the year.
The Awards Gala on June 11 from 1 to 5 pm EDT at City Winery in New York City – tickets are available to the general public at http://www.JJAJazzAwards.com — is attracting jazz-glamour attendees such as veteran vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, acclaimed newcomer Gregory Porter (who will perform), saxophonist-composer-bandleader Joe Lovano, alt. jazz guitarist Marc Ribot and National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master/Guggenheim Fellow pianist Randy Weston (who will perform). The entire four hour jazz-insider event – also featuring performances by the Wallace Roney Sextet, flutist-soprano saxist Jane Bunnett with Cuban pianist Hilario Duran, and the Hammer Klavier Trio from Germany — will be accessible via Ustream.com as live streaming video to anyone who has an internet connection. Continue reading
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