Trumpet & Trombone Tuesday: Trumpeter Christian Scott

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This is the 3rd and last recurring theme that I'm lifting from my Twitter experience. Every Tuesday, I would take music requests for trumpeters and trombonists from my Twitter family.

This week I'm featuring Christian Scott ~ Son of New Orleans. Trumpeter. Composer. Producer. Philanthropist. Fashionista. Grammy-nominated nephew of Donald Harrison, Jr.

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Femme Fatale Friday: Vocalist Melody Gardot

Who is Melody Gardot?

If it weren't for a hit and run accident in Philadelphia, PA (2003) when she was a 19 year old college student, Melody Gardot may have never began to sing.

The accident fractured her pelvis, damaged her spine, and Gardot suffered a traumatic brain injury that affected her memory, her speech, and left her hypersensitive to light and sound.

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Jazz & Blues Events for the Weekend: June 11-13, 2010

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 I hope that you all had a great week! Miguel Zenon and Esta Plena, Melody Gardot, George Benson, the Rippingtons, Bernie Williams Band, Stanley Clark Band featuring Hiromi, Big James and the Chicago Playboys, Lizz Wright, Harry Connick Jr., Janiva Magness, Otis Taylor and Chick Corea with his Freedom Band are just some of the artists that you can see perform this weekend!

In addition to the musicians mentioned above, you'll be able to see Patti Austin, Anat Cohen, Tia Fuller, Helen Sung, DIVA jazz orchestra, et al. at the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Annual Jazz Festival in Harrisburg, PA.

The Annual Playboy Jazz Festival lineup includes Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller featuring Christian Scott, Kurt Elling, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Salif Keita, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson and the Cedar Walton Quartet and others.

You really don't have any excuse ~ Go and see live jazz this weekend!!

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World Wide Wednesday: Trumpeter Etienne Charles

*Good morning*

This is the 2^nd "tradition" that I’m resurrecting from my time spent on Twitter. Every Wednesday I would present the music of jazz artists that were born outside of the United States. I simply called it “World Wide” Wednesday.

Today I am starting with a trumpeter that I saw perform last October in NYC at the Lincoln Center, Etienne Charles.

Enjoy ~

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