The Jazz Voyager
The Carnivore: P.O. Box 24598, Langata Road, Nairobi, Kenya / Telephone & Fax: 254-2-561959 or 561882 / Contact: Jan Verweil. The restaurant presents international guests backed by the Jazz Academy Ensemble. The jazz happens every Thursday with a eating capacity of 1200. The menu features “nyama choma”, traditional and game meats.
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From Broadway To 52nd Street
As our final installment on the musicals and the songs that have gone on to become classics in the jazz catalogue, Broadway has entertained millions of audiences from around the world and has touched every human emotion and story one can imagine. It has captured our hearts and taken us on journeys to unexpected destinations both visceral and intuitive.
The Broadway musical played an integral role in the creation of the Great American Songbook as songs from the legendary composers and lyricists like Gershwin, Porter, KernRodgers, Hammerstein, Van Heusen, Hart, Webber, Rice, Loesser, Bricusse, Newley, Styne, Comden etc. have filled the pages of our imaginations
The “blockbuster” musicals were so successful that they ran over a thousand performances. A small aggregation of only 17 comprised of Oklahoma (2,212), Annie Get Your Gun (1,147), Kiss Me Kate (1,077), South Pacific (1,925), Guys & Dolls (1,200), The King And I (1,246), The Pajama Game (1,063), My Fair Lady (2,717), How To Succeed In Business (1,417), Funny Girl (1,348), Hello Dolly (2,844), Fiddler On The Roof (3,242), The Sound Of Music (1,443), Mame (1,508), Promises, Promises (1,281), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1,604) and Evita (1,567).
To describe Broadway one would beg permission to borrow from Tevya in Fiddler On The Roof – “without tradition our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof!”
The lyrics and composition that were relegated to the amphitheaters of “The Great White Way” have received perpetual encores over the past century under the auspices of “The Street” and the songs continue to be honored by living legends, contemporaries and the “new breed” of jazz musicians and vocalists.
52nd Street, between Fifth and Seventh Avenues was known as “Swing Street” was equally attended by hundreds of thousands during its heyday between the 1930s and 1950s in just thirteen clubs. Equally blockbuster are the million selling albums of Miles Davis (Kind of Blue), Dave Brubeck (Time Out), John Coltrane (A Love Supreme, Blue Train), Herbie Hancock (Headhunters), Louis Armstrong (What A Wonderful World), Ella Fitzgerald (Best of the Songbooks).
To describe 52nd Street one would merely state that it was the epicenter of jazz in New York City and the connection between the musicians who played on Broadway and the legitimate clubs. It was the place where musicians who played for others earlier in the night, played for themselves on 52nd Street.
The Jazz Voyager
Troy’s Jazz Gallery: 4519 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108 / Telehone: 314-932-1120 / Text: 314-314-6903 / troysjazzgallery.com
This upscale, classy yet casual venue features live jazz musicians, vocalist, poetry and select deejays. It is one of the city’sultimate destination for after dinner entertainment and good drinks. The club’s main focus is to showcase local jazz musicians by giving them a platform to perform the type of music that moves the artists. Seeking to offer an outlet for talented and explosive musicians to collaborate as well as an outlet for newcomers to prove their showmanship without limits while providing a quality experience for our patrons. Troy’s educates, promotes and encourages musicians to go beyond the written music and jam outside of the box, attracts serious music enthusiasts who keep chit chat to a minimum and is instituting a new tradition in St. Louis that will help create a new era of musical legends.
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The Jazz Voyager
Session Club: Str. Elefterie nr 46-49, Bucharest, Romania / Telephone: 0727481084. Sunday evenings are dedicated to jazz with music starting at 7:00PM. You are invited to enjoy live performances by Romanian and international jazz singers.
(Serile de duminica sunt dedicate jazz-ului, exclusiv. Incepand cu ora 19.00 va asteptam la concerte live sustinute de artisti de jazz romani si internationali.)
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Mitzpe Ramon Jazz Club: 8\2 Har Boker Street, Darkei Habsamim Neighborhood, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel / Contact: Mitzpe Ramon / Télephone: 050-526-5628 / http://jazzramon.wordpress.com/
Established in 2007 by Gadi Lybrock, the Mitzpe Ramon Jazz Club hosts both local and touring musicians. The club is far from the noise of the city and provides a warm home for musicians and music lovers. The breath-taking landscape adds to the great atmosphere of the place and it is a pleasant place to hang out in, have a drink and listen to some fantastic music. It encourages local musicians by providing them with rehearsal space, as well as providing a place for students to attend music lessons.
The club also operates music lessons in the schools in the area. The club is run entirely by volunteers and all income is directed towards supporting music education and musicians in Mitzpe Ramon, as well as cooperative projects among Negev residents.
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