2019-08-17 NewYorkFreetime.com - New York's largest event promoter

The Mingus Project: Nogales, AZ Hometown Music Festival Happy #MingusMondays!
Did you know that Mingus's birthplace of the City of Nogales, Arizona is building a memorial park in his honor? Learn more: http://www.mingusproject.com. Then enjoy the sounds of Charles Mingus tonight with the Mingus Big Band.
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Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenberg In 2007, for the first time ever, Abdullah Ibrahim Official , formally known as Dollar Brand, went to Robin Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. All forms of music were banned. A lawyer smuggled one of Abdullah's songs into the ... 1 Likes

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The globally acclaimed pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim celebrates a new Gearbox Records album with us Thursday-Sunday August 1-4. Joining this NEA Jazz Master is Noah Jackson #WillTerrill Cleave Guyton Jr. Lance Bryant Andrae Murchison Marshall McDonald.
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Abdullah Ibrahim: A Lifetime of Dreams and Resistance at the Piano "The values underpinning his music, 'ancient tradition, new element'". - The New York Times re: Abdullah Ibrahim Official
Hear this Jazz Master on our stage tonight-Sunday. Read more about his quest for perfection in today's New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/arts/music/abdullah-ibrahim.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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"My advice, try to reattach yourself to the feeling you had when you first fell in love with music, and ride that love and enthusiasm." - Maria Schneider
Hear Maria on our stage tonight with her Orchestra! #wednesdaywisdom #wisdomwednesday 12 Likes

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Thanksgiving in July?! We usually host the Maria Schneider Orchestra every Thanksgiving week. This year, we are lucky enough to welcome her to the club twice! NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider returns to our stage Tue-Wed July 30-31 premiering ... 8 Likes

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MINGUS BIG BAND | New York, Jazz Standard #MingusMondays are "a definite go-to" according to #ThePrickle. Check out the hottest Monday night show in town #tonight! https://theprickle.org/portfolio/mingus-big-band-new-york-jazz-standard/?fbclid=IwAR1EYza5_o3Vo_M9udpfoBe-oaVoIeLGDBmFVyOCx5brAZsvihvuCcUiBmk
- w/ Charles Mingus Mingus Big Band
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Nat King Cole - That Sunday, That Summer #sundayfunday
On this final Sunday in July, enjoy this video of Nat King Cole performing "That Sunday, That Summer" in the 1963 BBC Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVpHLmZDs0o.
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“I recognize my God-given gift,” says Jonathan Barber. “Maximizing this gift to its full potential is the best thing you can do for yourself. Operating in this gift is how you give back to the world.”
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Jazz greats meet up-and-comers this week on our stage.
MON: Mingus Big Band #MingusMondays
TUE: Connie Han Trio
WED: Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead
THU-SUN: George Coleman Quintet
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"Bassist Buster Williams is one of the key players in modern jazz." - The New Yorker
Hear Buster Williams live on our stage Sat-Sun with his Quartet: Steve Wilson George Colligan Page and LennyWhite.
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Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) - Jazz at The White House Today is Nelson Mandela International Day!
A great fan of Hugh Masekela's music, Nelson Mandela managed to smuggle out a letter to him from prison, expressing his good wishes on Masekela’s birthday in 1985. Masekela was inspired to write "Bring ... 8 Likes

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"I realized a long time ago that it's not even about the music you play, it's the spirit with which you approach it. To me that breaks down the barrier between pop, rock, funk, jazz, classical, abstract, musique concrete - ... 4 Likes

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The Top 20 Jazz Festivals Around The World "These days you can't throw a stick without hitting a #jazzfestival."
Here are the top 20 #jazz festivals according to AMEX essentials : http://ow.ly/xVxP50uPce9.
Did your favorite make the list? American Express
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Five-time #Grammy Award winning pianist Billy Childs returns to our stage Friday-Sunday July 12-14 with his "Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro Sony Masterworks album. Band includes: Alicia Olatuja Kate McGarry Steve Wilson Carol Robbins Adam Rogers Hans ... 8 Likes

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In honor of tonight's Ulysses Owens Jr. "Generation Y" concert, we share this #wednesdaywisdom:
"#Jazz is very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians playing jazz music." - Toots Thielmans
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The Wu-Tang Clan in Take Five? We Have Michael Leonhart to Thank For That Congrats to Michael Leonhart and his Orchestra on receiving rave WBGO Jazz 88.3 review for their upcoming Sunnyside Records album. We are honored to host the MLO on our stage each and every month!
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Mingus Big Band - Jazz Standard, NY 25 11 2013 Happy #MingusMondays!
Tonight we welcome back the Mingus Big Band to you stage for two blazing sets. Enjoy this video of the #bigband performing on our stage in 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIzt7MZ8gRM. 1 Comments

Back in the 80s I used to see this band at a place on the edge of The East Village. ...

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"I hear everything in that organ. It's got the sun and the moon, the earth and the water. That's how it feels to me." - Dr. Lonnie Smith
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A Mix For America Happy Fourth of July jazz fans!
Enjoy this medley of patriotic songs courtesy of NPR NPR Music WGBH: https://www.npr.org/2010/06/29/105623389/a-mix-for-america.
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