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The Featured Event for the month of June
Event: Playing for a Cause
Venue: The Blue Wisp; 318 E. 8th Street, Downtown 513.241.9477
Date/Time: Sunday, June 14th at 7:00pm
Why is this the event of the month?
This is one show where, simply put, everyone wins. A new non-profit organization called the Cincinnati Music Foundation consists of a 17-piece swing band called the Jump n' Jive Show Band. This group performs shows to raise money for instruments for children. The Jump n' Jive Band delivers an energetic, dynamic, and spirited show - performing all the Big Band Swing classics! Come down to the Blue Wisp to support the mission of this band dedicated to helping those less fortunate. Admission is $10.
For more information on this organization, contact Jerry Beck at 513-772-7722 or jerrybeck@cinci.rr.com or visit the Cincinnati Music Foundation website.
Cincinnati Jazz Artist Music!
Listen to clips from some of the many Cincinnati-area Jazz Artists! From here, music from the Artists can be easily purchased and downloaded!
Class is in session with Jazz #101!
Dizzy!
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in October 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest in a family of ten. His father was a bandleader and accordingly...