20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ
Wayne Shorter performs at the Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in the East Room of the White House on September 14, 2006. (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/Pool)
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The fifth annual SFJazz Spring Season shines its spotlight on the music of saxophonists Stan Getz and Ornette Coleman.
For the jazz world, 2003 will be remembered as a year to celebrate the past, help those in need, mourn indelible losses, welcome back a long-lost soul -- and build for the future.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Jazz pianist and composer Danilo Perez has been honored for cultural contributions as a musician, an educator and a founder of Panama's first jazz festival.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Makoto Ozone Friday will be awarded honorary doctorates at the Berklee College of Music.
NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) -- Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter walked off with a slew of awards this week at the Jazz Journalist Association's seventh annual awards ceremonies.
DETROIT, June 26 (UPI) -- In the wake of war, terrorist threats, an unstable economy and other societal tribulations, Carlos Santana feels that music can be the cure for what ails us.