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Rossignol Entertainment Announcement

Evolution Ensemble @ Velvet Lounge 2
Please Join Me This Week
 Monday - July 14 at the Velvet Lounge 67 E. Cermak with the Evolution Ensemble with Tomeka Reid cello; Rashida Black harp, James Sanders, violin and Ernie Adams percussion  8:30pm
 For more information and bookings at the Velvet Lounge contact Stuart Mann at Jazz.Mann@comcast.net
Rossignol Entertainment
P.O. Box 803121
Chicago, Illinois 60680

O'Hara's Jazz & Blues Club, Ft. Laud, FL

DIVA JC on June 22, 2008 - 20th anniversary

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June 21, 2008 - CABA Fair - Miramar, FL

Photos: Joan Cartwright and Women in Jazz by Jean Willie Gerdes
Joan Cartwright presents her book at the first CABA 2008


WOMEN IN JAZZ Joan Cartwright, Marylou Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday

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May 29, 2008 @ 6 P.M.

Jazz in Fort Lauderdale

Charles Mills: Portraits of Jazz and Life

and the Music and Book of

DIVA JOAN CARTWRIGHT

Diva JC presents WOMEN IN JAZZ at York College

LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival 2008

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TUESDAY

MAY 13, 2008 

@ 5 p.m. EST

Lady J interviews 

Diva JC on

Rollin' & Tumblin' online at www.kfai.org

Don't miss this exciting exchange with these Divas of Jazz & Blues

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
9 p.m. to Midnight EST

DR. ANITA DAVIS-DEFOE
www.caribvoiceradio.org

Enjoy an interview with DIVA JC

SOULFULLY SPEAKING

soulfully@caribvoiceradio.org

www.wijsf.com

We salute Nicki Mathis and The Many Colors of a Woman, Hartford, CT

Congratulations to Kim Clarke (green dress)
recipient of THE SATCHMO AWARD from Elmcor Alumni Association

Sandy Patton performs SANDY LOVES SAMMY

2008 Jazzmobile Vocal Competition

Our talent search for "the best of the best" jazz vocalists

Jazzmobile Inc. will host the fifth annual Jazzmobile Vocal Competition scheduled to take place May 30 - June 19, 2008. Jazz singers, who want to join in the fun and compete to become "the best of the best," are invited to audition to be a part of the competition.

Auditions will be held at:

Harlem School of the Arts, 647 St. Nicholas Avenue, NY, NY 10030
(between 141st & 145th Streets)

Twelve singers will be selected as finalists to compete in the Competition May 30th at Sweet Rhythms, June 12th at the Alhambra Ballroom and the Finals at the River Room Restaurant on June 19th .  The 1st place winner will receive the Jazzy Vocal Award, $2000 cash award and be featured during Jazzmobile's Summer Festival. The First Runner-up will receive $1000. 

We want you to be there and join in the competition to be named Jazzmobile's 2008 Best of the Best Jazz Vocalist!
 
Robin Bell Stevens
President & CEO
Jazzmobile

Register online

~  J A Z Z   D I V A S   N I G H T  ~
Friday, May 16, 2008  *  8:00 p.m.
Wertheim Center for the Performing Arts
(FIU's University Park Campus)
11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199
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Miss Sandra Kaye performed on March 7, 2008, in Dallas, TX

Diva JC performs, weekly, on Saturdays at

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www.wijsf.com

MELODY COLE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ORDINATION!

 

Academic Affairs

Update

Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008

Interview with Diva Joan Cartwright
by Dr. Fabiola Fernández Salek, Coordinator of Women’s Studies

Closing the events for Women’s History Month 2008, Diva Joan Cartwright performed on Friday, March 28 at the Performing Arts Center. Accompanying Diva Joan Cartwright was Prof. Tom Zlabinger on bass, George Gray on drums, and Yoichi Uzeki on piano. The performance was followed by a reception where the audience had a chance to interact with the artist. The event was organized and sponsored by the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith. Prof. Tom Zlabinger, Avis Quan, and Dr. Fabiola Fernández Salek also collaborated in organizing this event. Her powerful performance was a combination of lecture and live music. Diva Joan Cartwright honored legendary female jazz musicians by interpreting their songs. Moreover, she enthusiastically engaged the audience creating a lively atmosphere. Following her visit to York College, I interviewed Diva Joan Cartwright about her experience at York during Women’s History Month.

When did you conceive Women in Jazz Concert & Lecture?

I researched women who popularized jazz and blues music and developed the 45-minute format. Over a period of three years, I presented the program using 11 posters created for me during the first of three SEAS Grants I was awarded by Broward Schools in Florida. My audiences were elementary, middle and high schools, community colleges and universities, and libraries in Florida. 

In 2006, I gave the presentation at two international schools, one in Tianjin, China and the other in Tokyo, Japan. In 2007, the presentation was part of my offerings as Artist-in-Residence of the Pan African Bookfest at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Could you describe your experience at York?

It gave me great pleasure to address the two classes: Music Appreciation and Music History. I appreciate the questions and issues raised by the students and thank them for allowing me to share my experiences as a career musician. The trio of Yoichi Uzeki (piano), Tom Zlabinger (bass) and George Gray (drums) were professional and fun to work with. This was the first time I was accompanied for this program by more than a pianist. I truly enjoyed this ensemble and hope to work with them, again, very soon. The tender loving care of Fabiola Salek definitely made me feel very special. Also, I am honored that the President and Provost visited one of the classes I gave. It shows their interest in visiting presenters is genuine.

How would you describe the audience?

I was happy with the attendance and the attentiveness of the audience. I believe they enjoyed the presentation and had as much fun as I had with their participation. It would be wonderful to come back and do my presentation in the theater with a full house!

At the Performing Arts Center on March 28, 2008: Diva Joan Cartwright accompanied by Prof. Tom Zlabinger, George Gray and Yoichi Uzeki.

Academic Affairs Update, Vol. II, Issue 4, May 2008 (p. 10)

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