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Just received this email from Patron Member George Gee. Love, Cob
GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO SWING46
After a five year hiatus, The George Gee Swing Orchestra will be returning to NYC premiere swing dance nightclub – SWING46 Jazz & Supper Club (www.SWING46.com) – every Tuesday evening starting on March 7th, 2006. SWING46 is located in the heart of Times Square at 349 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues on Restaurant Row. Besides a nice, classic ambiance with a sizable dance floor – SWING46 also offers a full bar and dinner menu. A fun, complimentary dance lesson is provided at 8pm by world-class instructors from Dance Manhattan Studios and then the Big Band takes the stage at 830 pm for three fabulous sets of classic Big Dance music (to 1130pm)! Cover charge is $10 and a special discount of $5 at 1030pm for the final set. There is ample parking in lots just a few steps away from SWING46 on West 46th Street.
The George Gee Swing Orchestra is one of the world’s most recognized swing dance-friendly Big Band, with performances all across the United States and abroad. Their latest CD on GJazz Records, “Settin’ the Pace” was a musical collaboration with legendary Big Band arranger/composer Frank Foster. The recording still enjoys regular airplay on jazz stations all across the nation and peaked in The Top 50 on the JazzWeek charts! Please visit www.GeorgeGee.com for information on The George Gee Swing Orchestra at at www.GJazzRecords for CD reviews.
Every Tuesday, come and enjoy the music of Count Basie, Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey et al at SWING46 Jazz & Supper Club with the Swingin’ Big Band Sounds of The George Gee Swing Orchestra! Reservations can be made by calling (212) 262 – 9554.
George Gee Orchestra
1275 First Avenue Suite 144
New York, NY 10021
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EVENTS:
TRIBUTE TO FAYARD NICHOLAS Please join us for A Celebration of the Life and Art of FAYARD NICHOLAS 1914-2006 Sunday, February 26 7:30-9:30pm Saint Peter’s Church 619 Lexington Avenue at East 54th Street (Entrance on East 54th Street) Sponsored by the Copasetics Connection and the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter’s Church
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Innovative Soul Productions presents
Straight Hittin’…Downtown
A Celebration of Tap Dance!!!
Past, Present, and Future Stars
Featuring
Lyrics Rhythm
With
Special Guest Artists
Interboro Rep. Theater
154 Christopher Street
(West Village)
March 3rd & 4th 7:00pm
Tickets In Advance: $10
At Door: $12
For reservations and directions email
info@innovativesoulproductions.com
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HOUSE DANCE CONFERENCE
DAY: THURSDAY, MARCH 2 ( Brian Footwork Green’s Birthday!!)
PLACE: SHELTER (club Speed)
ADDRESS: 20 W. 39th St. between 5 & 6th Ave.
PERFORMANCES by Willi Ninja, Archie, Kim Holmes, Bravo, Ejoe, and Brian Footwork Green!! ALSO: CULTURAL SOUL (from PHILLY!!)
HOUSE MUSIC: Dj TOMMY BONES
HIP-HOP, FUNK, BREAKS, HIP-HOP, and CLASSICS by JERRI
DOOR: $12 no flyer, $10 w/flyer
TIME: 10pm-4am
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Judy Bady – http://www.judybady.com March – April 2006 Performance Schedule: Saturday, March 11, 2006 – Judy Bady Quartet – Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY, (718) 398-1766, http://www.sistasplace.org, at 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., $20.00 cover. Judy Bady, vocals; Misha Piatigorsky, piano; Calvin Jones, bass; Greg Searvance, drums. Sunday, March 19, 2006 – Judy Bady Quartet – Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant, Six Depot Square, Montclair, NJ, (973) 744-2600, http://www.trumpetsjazz.com, 7:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., $15.00 cover. Judy Bady, vocals; Misha Piatigorsky, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Greg Searvance, drums. Wednesday, March 29, 2006 – Special Guest Vocalist with the Billy Harper Quintet, http://www.billyharper.com – Seventh Annual Cent ral Brooklyn Jazz Festival, http://www.centralbrooklynjazz.org – Sugar Hill Restaurant & Supper Club, 609 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, (718) 797-1727, at 7:00 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., $20.00 cover. Billy Harper, tenor saxophone; Francesca Tanksley, piano; Clearance Seay, bass; Keyon Harrold, trumpet; Newman Taylor Baker, drums. April 24, 2006 – May 1, 2006 – U.S. Embassy Jazz Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. Judy Bady, vocals; Misha Piatigorsky, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; and Greg Searvance, drums.
JUDY BADY Vocalist/Actress/Writer/Instructor http://www.judybady.com
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SIBA – Salzburg International Ballet Workshops
and
Peter Breuer – Artistic Director of Salzburg Ballet Theater
invite you to
SUMMER INTENSIVE BALLET WORKSHOP in Salzburg, Austria
JULY 10 – AUG. 07, 2006
4 Weeks of exciting program for pre-professionals / Professionals,
4 performances in 3 different cities at the end of the workshop,
performed by the students. International faculty of guest teachers,
with guest star-coach Cynthia Gregory.
In the program:
Ballet
Modern
Repertoire
Choreography
MPT
Jazz
Make-Up
Lectures / Movies
Maria Fay’s floor barre
Wiesenthal Valse Technique
and more…
For more information: www.siba-academy.com
or e-mail: info@siba-academy.com
*Returning students can apply for 25% scholarship.
This year Salzburg is celebrating 250 years birthday of its beloved composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the city will be full of festivities for the occasion.
Be a part of the cultural center of Europe!!!
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LINKS:
Dear Friends,
Please check out this link to view my small contribution to the world of Haitian Culture at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
http://catnyp.nypl.org/search/aHaitian-American+Academy+of+Ballet+and+Arts./ahaitian-american+academy+of+ballet+and+arts/-2,-1,0,B/exact&FF=ahaitian+dance+history+and+tradition+seminar+1997+port-au-prince+haiti&1,45
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