The JJA Jazz Awards gala is happenig this Saturday in NY!

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Time: 1-5pm
Venue: City Winery in New York City.

This star-studded event, m.c’d by Josh Jackson of  The Checkout from WBGO, will feature presentation of 39 awards for high achievement in jazz music and journalism as well as performances by Randy Weston, Wallace Roney, Gregory Porter, Jane Bunnett and Hilario Duran and the Hammer Klavier Trio.  Tickets are going fast, so buy them now .

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The Full issue will be released on Monday June 6th!

Search & Restore continues to super-charge the audience for new jazz & improvised music with the inaugural magazine: The Undead Jazz Review. Teaming up with fellow organizer BOOM Collective, Adam Schatz and Search & Restore aim to change the perceptions what’s possible in the jazz scene with a bit of DIY energy and creative programming, demonstrated first to the world with their successful $75,000 Kickstarter campaign last winter. And now in its second year the Undead Jazzfest presents adventurous jazz being made today in a setting that is as accessible for the seasoned veteran as it is for the curious potential fans who have heard so much about the scene but never knew where to start. In line with that attitude comes the Undead Jazz Review, a 32 page companion magazine for the festival, featuring interviews with Nasheet Waits, Melvin Gibbs & Brandon Ross, editorials from Jamie Saft & Matt Wilson, artist profiles, a maze and 14 song CD sampler. And it will all be FREE, distributed throughout the city at shows, venues and record stores. Read More

(Promotional partner: Persian Arts Festival)

(photo courtesy of Persian Arts Festival)

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, 212-840-2824)
Tickets: $100, 85, 75 & 55 (Ticketmaster)

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Roberto’s Winds and Michiko Studiosis (149 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) are happy to present Tai Chi classes with  Sifu Calum Douglas-Reid. 

Tai Chi Chuan will relieve stress, calm your mind, improve posture and balance, increase muscle tone, enhance flexibility, and increase concentration. 
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Text by Asia Society

Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution at the Behesht-e Zahra (Zahra's Paradise) cemetery in southern Tehran on Feb. 1, 2010. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York)
Ticket: $10

In the midst of international diplomacy over Iran’s controversial nuclear program, the US and its allies are intensifying sanctions against the country. The aftermath of Iran’s disputed 2009 election and growing violations of human rights are adding fuel to the fire, resulting in deeper hostilities with the outside world than at any time since the revolution’s early days. The stakes—and consequences—are greater than ever. 

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Text by Jim Hoey

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre /Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990)
Tickets: $25; Members, Students, Seniors, Children $20; Day of Show $30 – buy tickets
Genre: Arabic tradtional music

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Just as protests around the Arabic world are gaining momentum and causing real change in nations like Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen, the internationally acclaimed New York Arabic Orchestra returns to Symphony Space for its annual winter event.

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Date: Friday, January 28, 2011
Time: 8pm
Venue: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building,  Celeste Bartos Forum (Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788) 
Ticket: $15

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Date: Saturday, January 29
 

Time: 6:30pm til 12am
 

Schedule:
6:30pm – Doors
7:00 – Evolver Activation: Yoga with Elena Brower, featuring Garth Stevenson and Laraaji
8:00 – 5Rhythms with Jonathan Horan
9:00 – Downstairs: DJ Dhundee, live drumming, live art, body painting, complimentary food & drink
Upstairs: Chill space featuring the Didge Project and guest artists, Healing Space featuring Brooklyn Acupuncture Project, Double Diamond Wellness, and Urban Zen’s Integrative Therapists
11:45 – Closing Ceremony with Parashakti and Wakia
 

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On December 6th and 7th at Roulette, we’ll be hosting a fundraiser to help raise money for Roulette as we prepare to move into our new home in Downtown Brooklyn. Our new space is a 1920′s art deco concert hall with a capacity of over 600 people, a floor for Dance, and much more. We’re planning a sound art gallery for the front – however, we still need to raise $150,000 by the end of the year to fund construction of the gallery. Please come and show your support for Roulette and its new home at this important fundraiser. Each evening will feature performances by 4 or 5 of some of New York City’s most exciting downtown improvisers!

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