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Olivia Duhon performs Sunday at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

2012-01-28T21:28:00.001-06:00

Olivia Duhon According to a recent news release, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame's 2012 Winter Concert Series is in full swing. On Sunday, Jan. 29, vocalist Olivia Duhon...

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Earnest Pugh's single "I Need Your Glory" breaks through urban radio

2012-01-27T12:20:00.003-06:00

Earnest Pugh Gospel singer Earnest Pugh continues to make big strides in his career. His recent No. 1 Billboard gospel radio smash “I Need Your Glory” has now crossed over to the urban adult...

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Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez to release "Sounds of Space" on March 27

2012-01-25T16:15:00.002-06:00

Sounds of Space (Mack Avenue Records), the title of Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez' debut recording, evokes images of science fiction. In truth, it's about a far more personal...

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Guitarist Stanley Jordan obtains 2012 NAACP Image Award nomination

2012-01-23T16:44:00.001-06:00

Stanley Jordan Photo by Keith Major Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award in the category of "Outstanding Jazz Album" for his latest...

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Pianist Monty Alexander celebrates 50 years in music with two-week engagement at Blue Note

2012-01-21T18:09:00.001-06:00

Monty Alexander Photo by: Alan Nahigian In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz, popular song, and the...

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Rance Allen Group wins two Stellar Awards for best-selling CD

2012-01-21T17:13:00.000-06:00

The Rance Allen Group According to a recent news release, the legendary Rance Allen Group has earned two Stellar Awards for their latest CD, The Live Experience II: Celebrating 40 Years of Music and...

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Shekinah Glory Ministry earns Stellar Award for Contemporary Choir of the Year

2012-01-21T17:02:00.001-06:00

According to a recent news release, Shekinah Glory Ministry has earned a Stellar Award (gospel music’s answer to the Grammy Awards) in the category of Contemporary Choir of the Year for their double...

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Hilton Portland and Executive Tower hosts Valentine's Celebration with Kirk Whalum

2012-01-15T22:14:00.001-06:00

According to a news release, Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is the headliner of a "most romantic" dinner and concert at 7 p.m. February 14 at the Hilton Portland and Executive...

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Jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins debuts "To the Ladies of Cool" on Resonance Records in March

2012-01-13T14:43:00.002-06:00

Jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins doesn't take anything for granted. Since 2010, Kosins has adapted to the changing needs of the music industry, and specifically her fans, by releasing a...

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Black Liberated Arts Center presents "Sing-Off" Season 2 winners Committed in concert

2012-01-12T16:03:00.004-06:00

Committed Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC) Inc., in conjunction with members of the Oklahoma Conference of Seventh Day Adventist, will present Sony Music recording artists Committed in concert at...

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"When Country Meets Dixie" marks historic meeting of DUKES of Dixieland, the Oak Ridge Boys

2012-01-12T12:46:00.001-06:00

With legendary country music producer James Stroud at the helm, the DUKES of Dixieland (trumpeter Kevin Clark, trombonist Ben Smith, clarinetist/saxophonist Ryan Burrage, pianist Scott Obenschain,...

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Scott McQuade, others hightlight Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame's 2012 Winter-Spring concert series

2012-01-09T11:08:00.003-06:00

Scott McQuade According to a recent news release, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame presents the first installment in our 2012 Winter-Spring concert series at the Jazz Depot, 111 E. First St....

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Stellar Award winner Stephen Hurd to release "O That Men Would Worship" in February

2012-01-08T15:46:00.001-06:00

Over the last decade, Stephen Hurd has distinguished himself as one of the leading voices in urban praise and worship music. His songs “Undignified” and “Lead Me to the Rock” are sung at faith...

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Mitch's Travel: DWTS champion Karina Smirnoff to headline ‘Cruising with the Stars' in June

2012-01-07T22:08:00.002-06:00

Karina Smirnoff Karina Smirnoff, "Dancing with the Stars" celebrity dance pro and Season 13 champion, will join Cruising with the Stars, a new dance-focused fan cruise that launches...

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Sami the Great kicks off 2012 with sell-out CD release party

2012-01-04T16:00:00.001-06:00

Sami the Great Indie-pop songstress Sami the Great celebrates the New Year with her new album at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. Alongside Sami...

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Jazz vocalist Theo Bleckmann takes on Kate Bush in project "Hello Earth!"

2012-01-04T15:21:00.002-06:00

After tackling American maverick composer Charles Ives and receiving a Grammy nomination for it, jazz vocalist Theo Bleckmann now takes on the mysterious songbook of British pop...

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Jamie Lynn Hart releases "Anticipate"

2011-12-30T16:37:00.001-06:00

For her fans, topping their 2012 “Let’s dance!” playlist is sure to be Jamie Lynn Hart’s latest CD. But unlike the other pop songs on iTunes, the aptly named “Anticipate” is driven not only by...

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Organist Moses Tyson Jr. earns first Stellar Award nomination

2011-12-27T22:07:00.001-06:00

Moses Tyson Jr. According to a news release, organist Moses Tyson Jr. has earned the first Stellar Award nomination of his long and illustrious career. The Stellar Award is gospel music's...

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Resonance Records to release CD of previously unheard Wes Montgomery music in 2012

2011-12-18T19:48:00.002-06:00

With a lot of sleuthing and a team of experts on the case, long lost tapes of Wes Montgomery have been discovered and restored. Resonance Records will release Echoes of Indiana...

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Mitch's Deal: Enter to win 1 of 20,000 FREE subscriptions to Better Homes & Gardens

2011-12-09T11:52:00.001-06:00

Purex is offering a new giveaway! Click here to enter to win one of 20,000 FREE subscriptions to Better Homes and Gardens Magazine! You’ve got until December 20, 2011, to enter. Best of...

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Darrell McFadden and the Disciples release 20th anniversary CD/DVD

2011-12-08T14:50:00.001-06:00

For two decades, Darrell McFadden and the Disciples have been making down home traditional gospel music just like four part harmonizers make it in southern quartet hubs such as Canton, Miss. (home of...

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Update: Christmas program featuring Committed cancelled in Oklahoma City

2011-12-07T09:49:00.001-06:00

The Christmas program featuring Sony Recording artist group Committed scheduled to take place on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at the Metropolitan Library System's Ralph Ellison branch in Oklahoma...

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Mary Mary cancels Dec. 11 Christmas show in Oklahoma City

2011-12-07T09:28:00.001-06:00

In a recent news release, Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC) Inc. in Oklahoma City announced that the "Have a Mary Mary Christmas Tour" show scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Frederick A....

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Veteran soul singer Shirley Murdock stars in “I'll be Home for Christmas” in December

2011-12-06T15:34:00.001-06:00

Over the last two decades, veteran soul and gospel vocalist Shirley Murdock has dreamed up a new career as an actress in the new holiday musical entitled, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”...

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Mitch's Books: The Tattered Cover in Denver hosts author Boyd Norton

2011-12-05T16:06:00.001-06:00

Catch a presentation and book signing with author Boyd Norton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at The Tattered Cover, 1628 16th St. at Wynkoop in Denver, Colo. Drawing upon...

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