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The Straight Skinny
Be The Change You Want To See
By Carol Archer |
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A LeWow Concert For Deborah As many of you already know, last November veteran smooth jazz promotion exec Deborah Lewow was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Her condition has progressed rather quickly and she is in need of a few things that money can buy. Earl Klugh, Denise Waichunas, Jarid Neff and other of her close friends are planning a benefit concert -- The Lewow Evening of Jazz -- to raise money for her care; possibly a handicap van (if the concert sells out) and modifications to her home as they become necessary. The event is scheduled for Monday, April 26 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Klugh, Boney James, Mindi Abair, Joey Sommerville and other artists TBA will perform. Deborah wants to share the proceeds from the gala with the ALS Foundation of Georgia and the Emory University ALS Center, where she is being treated. Dr. Jonathan Glass, head of Emory's ALS Clinic, where stem cell studies are underway, will address the audience at the event. A trust account is being set up in her name for those who care to make donations. Details on that will follow here soon. For ticketing and more details, go to: http://clients.kemmerly.net/lewow/lewow_jazz.html
American Smooth Jazz Awards 2010 Nominees Over 250 format trendsetters were sampled to compile nominees for the first American Smooth Jazz Awards, which will be held Oct. 29, 2010. The event's CEO Bernie Scott says that voting will take place online at www.americansmoothjazzawards.com, and begin April 15. The voting is open to anyone in the world, but the system will only log one vote for each IP address. Here are the nominees in each category: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Dave Koz; Nick Colionne; Brian Culbertson; Richard Elliot MALE VOCALIST: Spencer Day; Will Downing; George Benson; Phil Perry; Kenny Lattimore FEMALE VOCALIST: Maysa Leak; Melody Gardot; Norah Jones; Vanessa Williams; Randy Crawford GROUP OF THE YEAR: Rippingtons; Sax Pack; Fourplay; Pieces of a Dream Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima |
