NYC ~ Geri Allen & Friends Celebrate the Great Jazz Women of the Apollo on Saturday, MAY 11 at the Apollo Theater!

Geri Allen and The Timeline QuartetPianist-composer-educator Geri Allen will present a special program titled "Geri Allen & Friends Celebrate The Great Jazz Women Of The Apollo," at The Apollo Theater in New York on Saturday, May 11.

Under Allen's musical direction, this concert production pays homage to the legendary women singers and instrumentalists who have graced the Apollo stage (celebrating such legacies as Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Nancy Wilson, Mary Lou Williams, Hazel Scott, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Melba Liston and other great jazz women).

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Watch the International Jazz Day All-Star Concert at www.jazzday.com April 30th!

The second annual International Jazz Day is being celebrated tomorrow in every country around the world. Organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, each year on April 30 International Jazz Day highlights jazz's unique power for advancing intercultural dialogue and understanding across the world. 

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Update: See 2 Of 3 UNESCO Int'l Jazz Day Concerts Here! (April 27 & 30, 2012)

[1 May 2012  Update: The video for the April 30th, 2012 Concert at the United Nations has been uploaded to this post. Please scroll down to enjoy almost 3 additional hours of music!]

The first ever International Jazz Day will be celebrated around the world on Monday, 30 April 2012. Three star-studded concerts have been planned for the auspicious event!

International Jazz Day Launch Concert at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 27 April 2012:

Vocalist China Moses' enthusiastic introduction started off the evening in Paris. The Madame Director General of UNESCO welcomed the audience in French and English. Another speech came from someone that presented greetings from President Barack Obama. During Herbie Hancock's presentation, I found out that Google and Microsoft were among the numerous sponsors for International Jazz Day (don't mind me, that's just a random comment). The concert starts about 21 minutes into the video. Check out the entire two hour and forty-five minute video below:

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Announcement: Composer/Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and Vocalist Anthony Hamilton to Perform at GRAMMY In The Schools Live!

WHO:           
Members of the GRAMMY Camp^®— Jazz Session, along with student alumni from GRAMMY Camp and GRAMMY^® Signature Schools, with special guest performances by current GRAMMY nominee Terri Lyne Carrington and GRAMMY-winning artist Anthony Hamilton.

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