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Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Saxophonist James Moody will headline the annual Moody and Friends Benefit Concert for jazz scholarships at Purchase College on March 31, 2008, at B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill in New York. The concert supports the James Moody Scholarship Fund at Purchase College.
Joining Moody on stage next year will be guitarist Howard Alden, pianists Bill Charlap, Eldar and Jeremy Monteiro and bassist Todd Coolman. Other musicians include Paquito D’Rivera, Roberta Gambarini, Jon Faddis, Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Russell Malone and Najee.
More info: jamesmoodyscholarship.com
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