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Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education

The Observer 23 Mar 2025
Femi Koleoso, a drummer with Ezra Collective, also advocated for support for music education when the London jazz band won the award for British group at the Brit awards ... Warriors youth jazz programme.
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Rock music world stunned with more than 30 deaths in 2025

Penn Live 23 Mar 2025
Legendary rock singer known for 1960s hit dead at 83Legendary rocker leaving iconic band during tour due to health issueCountry music world’s heartbreaking loss ... Chaney helped found The Suburbs in 1977 and played with the band through 2014.
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Greene County celebrates tourism achievements

Herald-Standard 23 Mar 2025
Danielle Crooks was honored twice Tuesday night ... So is debriefing with people afterward to see what went well and what could be improved — in one case, swapping out a rock band for a jazz group the next year that better fit the venue ... .
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When the KKK Came to D.C.

The Atlantic 23 Mar 2025
Sign up for it here. A century ago, in 1925, the Ku Klux Klan came to Washington, D.C ... An all-woman Klan band arrived from Cumberland, Maryland ... The D.C ... A decade prior, D ... Behind men and banners that proclaimed white superiority, some bands played jazz ... .
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Lord Patten on the Mandelson smear that almost ended his career

The Daily Telegraph 23 Mar 2025
... leaving Britain’s last significant imperial possession in a blaze of fireworks, bands, hope and glory ... His father had turned down a place at Manchester University to become a drummer in a jazz band.
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Bands perform, receive state, district honors

The Pioneer News 22 Mar 2025
KMEA MS All-State and KMEA District 5 Honor Band ... Reyes, KMEA District 5 Honor Band ... KMEA District 5 Honor Band ... District 5 Honor Band, Honor Jazz Band and KMEA All-State Jazz Band ... District 5 Honor Band, Honor Jazz Band and KMEA All-State Jazz Band.
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Narragansett High celebrates All-State musicians

Kent County Daily Times 22 Mar 2025
Also, two Narragansett High School Students took the stage with the RIMEA All State Jazz Bands for a concert on Wednesday, March 19th at Johnston High School ... Myes Harding, percussion and drum set (Senior Orchestra and Senior Jazz Band).
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Ken Aune named Jazz Educator of the Year

The Jamestown Sun 22 Mar 2025
Ken Aune of Jamestown was named the 2025 Jazz Educator of ... NDBDA will be awarding Aune with the Jazz Educator of the Year award at the All State Jazz Band and Jazz Choir Concert on Tuesday, March 25.
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The Davis Farmers Market ‘Picnic in the Park’ set to return May 7

The Daily Democrat 22 Mar 2025
... (big band) on July 9; Stout Rebellion (Irish folk with a rock edge) on July 16; Vaca Jazz Society (big-band jazz) on July 23; Katalysst (indie folk rock) on July 30; Island Crew (beach tunes) on Aug.
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Cyndi Lauper shares surprising truth behind her school days

The News International 22 Mar 2025
Cyndi Lauper reveals the real reason she was kicked out of jazz school for playing rock music ... I even got in trouble several times in my life for not quitting the rock band. I got thrown out of a jazz school because I wouldn't quit that rock band.” ... .
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Saxophonist-composer Jordan VanHemert Draws Inspiration From Petersonal And Cultural Adversities On His New Album 'Survival Of The Fittest,' Set For May 16 Release By Origin Records

All About Jazz 22 Mar 2025
When his school band proved a less-than-ideal training ground for his instrument of choice, VanHemert talked his way into the jazz band despite his being a beginner ... The jazz-education-by-fire stuck.
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And the Capital City Band plays on at Springtime Tallahassee

Tallahassee Democrat 22 Mar 2025
In her role at TSC, Foltz heads two different bands. the Capital City Band, which has around 60 people, and the Jazz Band, which has around 20 ... Scheduling can be an issue, particularly for the jazz band, where each performer is functionally a soloist.
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Garcia’s Chicago celebrates Deadhead spirit through food, music

Chicago Sun-Times 22 Mar 2025
The cozy, 300-capacity room feels poised to become one of the more intimate live venues in Chicago, with a range of jazz, world music and Americana, with acts from Grace Potter to Preservation Hall Jazz Band booked through November.
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Lewisville Bands receive generous donation for new trailer from Lutz Foundation

The Lancaster News 22 Mar 2025
Under the dedicated leadership of Travis and Zora Foster, students are immersed in a variety of musical endeavors, including marching, jazz, concert band, winter guard, and indoor percussion.
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Grammy-winning Yellowjackets to perform at McCain

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 22 Mar 2025
A Grammy-nominated jazz band, the Yellowjackets, is bringing its unique repertoire that spans over 40 years to K-State’s McCain Auditorium Tuesday night ... .
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