SM Hawkins - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/257710.xml SM Hawkins - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Jazz at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem Prepares to Break Boundaries and World Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb939164.htm New York jazz landmark Minton's Playhouse announced this week a massive expansion in its jazz programming and jazz education, re-establishing it as a leader in jazz presentations. New developments include the formation of the non-profit foundation Minton's Mentors, the creation of year-long Artist-in-Residence positions held by Onaje Allan Gumbs and Buster Williams, and new technology initiatives (PRWeb May 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb939164.htm South African Vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin and Daughter, Hip Hop Artist Jean Grae, Share the Stage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb619801.htm The legendary South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin will perform at New York's Sweet Rhythm Jazz Club on Wednesday, January 23. Sathima's daughter, the underground hip hop artist Jean Grae, will appear as a special guest. The performance celebrates the CD reissue of Sathima Bea Benjamin's debut album, the Duke Ellington-produced A Morning in Paris. (PRWeb Jan 13, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb619801.htm Holiday Jazz on 34th Street, Featuring New York's Onaje Allan Gumbs and South Africa's Hotep Idris Galeta http://www.prweb.com/releases/onajeallangumbs/hotepidrisgaleta/prweb568793.htm Jazz for the Holidays - Cape Town Jazz comes to New York City as South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta joins New York jazz pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs in a three-day series of concerts at New York's Shutters Cafe. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/onajeallangumbs/hotepidrisgaleta/prweb568793.htm Legendary Duke Ellington Jazz Performance Reissued for Download and CD http://www.prweb.com/releases/sathimabeabenjamin/jazzalbum/prweb560621.htm The Duke Ellington-produced album A Morning in Paris -- recorded in 1963 by South African singer Sathima Bea Benjamin featuring Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim as pianists -- will be reissued for download on October 16 in celebration of Sathima's 71st birthday. CDs will be in stores January 22, 2008, but advance copies will be available at Sathima's birthday concert at New York's Sweet Rhythm Jazz Club on Wednesday, October 17. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/sathimabeabenjamin/jazzalbum/prweb560621.htm South African Jazz Legend Sathima Bea Benjamin Celebrates Her 71st Birthday with Concert and Reissue of Her Historic Debut Album http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb554456.htm Sathima Bea Benjamin celebrates her 71st Birthday at New York's Sweet Rhythm Jazz Club as well as the reissue of A Morning In Paris, her debut album featuring Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim. Recorded in 1963, the tapes to A Morning in Paris were thought to have been lost, resurfacing in the mid-1990s. Since its original release in 1997, the album has since gone out of print, now to be available for download for the first time ever. (PRWeb Sep 19, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb554456.htm Recordings Connecting South African and American Jazz Traditions to be Reissued http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb534816.htm The long out-of-print recordings of South African Sathima Bea Benjamin, a bridge between the jazz traditions of America and South Africa, will be re-issued digitally, and will include never-before-released material. (PRWeb Jun 22, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb534816.htm South African Jazz Legend Sathima Bea Benjamin's Recordings to be Reissued http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb534218.htm South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin's long out-of-print catalogue will finally be available for purchase online. Beginning with her 1999 album Cape Town Love (released June 19), Sathima's back catalogue (including the Grammy-nominated album Dedications as well as A Morning in Paris, her 1963 duet album with Duke Ellington) will be fully re-issued and available to the public via downloads. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2007)

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