Review: Buble knows how to do Sinatra smooth From Florida TimesUnion DANNY CLINCH/PBS Michael Buble, shown in a PBS Great Performances program, brought his smooth musical style to Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Sunday. He's not a personal music of choice with his smooth take on standards and his smooth way of making newer songs sound like standards. From the Sinatra-esque Call Me Irresponsible and That's Life to the Motown of How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You) and Save the Last Dance for Me, he and his 13-man band made that big-band, big-voice hip...

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Air Force Liberty Big Band Comes From iBerkshires.com From the swingin' sounds of Glenn Miller to the best of contemporary big band jazz, the United States Air Force Liberty Big Band plays it all with style and sophistication. So whether you want to walk down memory lane to the sounds of the great big band era or check out some of the new sounds of today, the United States Air Force Liberty Big Band has something for jazz lovers of all ages.

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Musical teen already knows life's ambition From Arizona Republic In January, Jacob was among just 12 Valley high school students who were chosen to attend and perform at the world's largest jazz conference in Toronto held by the International Association of Jazz Education. The group plays big-band style - brassy and boisterous with complex beats that Jacob says made him realize the importance of rhythm. In addition to taking high school band courses, Jacob studies saxophone under ASU musician Bryon Ruth, and flute under Phoenix Symphony player Joe Corral....

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Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band- Six Nights at Yoshi's in ... From Jazz Police Arturo Sandoval Andrea Canter Yoshi's plush new club in San Fransico will host Arturo Sandoval's Mambo Mania Big Band for six nights - Tuesday, February 26th through Sunday, March 2nd. In a ceremony broadcast live on the Univision Network on Thursday, November 8, 2007 Cuban trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval was been awarded a Latin GRAMMY in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album by the Latin Recording Academy for Rumba Palace, released on May 22, 2007. Sandoval has been awarded 4 Grammy...

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Villager retires after 80 years as saxophone player From Villages Daily Sun THE VILLAGES - As the final notes of "Goodnight Sweetheart" rang out from Merle Deuschle's saxophone on New Year's Eve, he said goodbye to 80 years of music. So Deuschle started taking lessons from a retired professor from Boston Conservatory of Music who also was director of the Salvation Army band in Deuschle's hometown of Hamilton, Ohio. In fact, one of Deuschle's first performances with a band was an appearance with the Salvation Army band. But as the demand for big-band music started to...

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