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Steelpan Jazz at the House of Jazz at Lincoln Center

New York - The 2007 version of the annual Steelpan Jazz Concert at the House of Jazz at Lincoln Center is in the history books.  The crowd was ready, the showground was ready and the artists delivered.  Robert Greenidge, Ralph MacDonald and David Rudder - the show's headliners - left the crowd calling for more.  Indeed, another successful show for the event producers Abstract Entertainment Inc. (AEI), whose name has become synonymous with high level successful music events.

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Higher Levin
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Still Reaching for Higher Heights

 

Brooklyn, New York - The Higher Levin Steel Orchestra, and the sixth, seventh and eighth grade steel orchestras at host institution Meyer Levin - IS (Intermediate School) 285 - are still reaching for the 'higher heights,' and show no sign of looking back at all.

If anything, Meyer Levin's 4th Annual All Star Culture Shock held on June 15, served notice that the upcoming pannists are proud to be part of the Meyer Levin legacy, under the proud stewardship of director Tichard Chapman.  Beaming parents, family, faculty and fellow Meyer Levin students filled the auditorium to capacity for more than two hours of entertainment put on by talented youngsters and teens in the form of skits, song, dance and poetry, with the steel orchestra providing full musical accompaniment for the vocalists.  As he had done at the Winter concert, Principal Edward Gentile would also join the cast once again and serenade the audience with Frank Sinatra's classic My Way, with the full backing of the steel orchestra.

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The Newham Steel Band Blockorama 

United Kingdom - The Newham Steel band hosted its first steel band Blockorama in the new Gillett Square, Bradbury Street, Dalston, East London on the 10th June 2007. The event was held between 1.00 -6.00 p.m. with free entry. The event was supported by the British Association of Steelbands, National Lottery, Awards for All, Hackney Co-operative Developments, The Vortex and Fast London Design Show.

Gillett Square provides a quality public space of nearly 3,000 sq m of high quality open space at the heart of Dalston town centre. The project was selected in 2002 as one of the first ten open space projects within the Mayor of London's 100 public spaces programme. The site was formally launched on 10th November 2006 by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. Gillett Square is in close proximity to Kingsland High Street and provides both relief from the excessive pedestrian footfall on the main street and a flexible arena for cultural activity.

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Great Steelpan Event

Jun. 24, 2007

  • Utopia Pan Soul: the Next Generation hosts Carnival Of Instruments III.  Featuring pannist Garvin Blake & Ensemble, Utopia Pan Soul: the Next Generation, Trevor Stubbs, jazz singer Betty Blue, Jason 'Peanuts' Isaac, Jambalasi, trumpeter Harry Horn, the Andrea Rose Trio, Utopia Pan Soul Quintet.  Michael Rogers hosts and presents poetry. Time: 6:00 PM - Midnight.  Showtime: 7:00 PM. Venue: Afrika House, 2265 Bedford Avenue (corner of Snyder Avenue), Brooklyn, New York,  USA.  Info and tickets: Sheldon - 1 (917) 862 6974;  Marlon - 1 (347) 228-3888; Shafeeq - 1 (305) 803-7352
     

  • Ivory n' Steel - Smooth Jazz and Steelpan music. Featuring Afropan Steelband with Eddie Bullen, Demo Cates, David Rudder.  Showtime:  3:00 PM.  Venue:  Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge Street (just north of Sheppard), Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. Call 1 (416) 245-6411 - Ext. #1  More info.

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