“One thing that makes this concert interesting is it features four generations of jazz guitarists,” says Howard Paul, Benedetto President and CEO. The stellar lineup features Howard Alden, Romero Lubambo, Chico Pinheiro, Pat Martino, and ‘King’ Solomon Hicks.
Howard Paul
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Editor’s Note: The arts are still our best investment
The City rightly and responsibly expects cultural organizations to diversify their funding streams and not be overly reliant on taxpayer largesse. Most administrations, however, have seen the value of the investment not only for political purposes, but also because it’s just the right thing to do.
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The Grinch That Stole Culture?
LOCAL arts and cultural organizations got an unpleasant holiday surprise late last week in the form of an unexpected, across-the-board proposal to slash City arts funding. The $200,000 cut, part […]
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Ben Tucker Memorial Night @Westin
Hit the floor to the sounds of Gina Rene, Teddy Adams, Howard Paul, and Jody Espina
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Deuce
ONE OF THE most prolific and restlessly creative musicians of the modern era, composer and pianist Bob James was a cornerstone of the “smooth jazz” movement in the late 1970s […]
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I’ll be jazzed for Christmas
The closest thing Savannah has to a full–tilt jazz club is in Hilton Head, S.C. That’s the Jazz Corner, which opened in 1999, with a performance by George Shearing, and […]
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The SMF drops it like it’s hot
Much to the delight of all manner of folks throughout our community —and elsewhere— 2009 will mark the seventh installment of the Savannah Music Festival. Initially known as the Savannah […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Aquariums, Midtown Dickens At least one track on the debut CD by this low-key, Nashville-based ennui-rock act was written in Savannah (where frontman Martin Schneider’s brother resides), which may explain […]
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Jazz Fest time again
This year’s 26th Annual installment of our city’s beloved free music festival (sponsored in large part by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs) starts out with a bang, […]