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Harlem Speaks, the ongoing discussion
series of the Jazz Museum in Harlem (held
on Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30 p.m.) which
gives overdue tribute to people whose lives
and legacy keep jazz alive in Harlem.
RUNNING, SHOOTING, SCREAMING FOR
“16 Blocks” a Conversation With Bruce
Willis About the Film
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon
Dr. Anthony Griffin, M.D.
F.A.C.S. does extreme
makeover on ABC-TV
Beautiful Ivanka Trump joins
her dad "The Donald" on
"The Apprentice"
Spike Lee's wife, Attorney Tonya Lewis Lee
pens BestSeller Book controversial "Gotham
Diaries" a peek inside a world of privilege and
money
New York loves Goldie Hawn, in
town promoting paperback
release of "Goldie A Lotus
Grows In the Mud"
Matthew McConaughey Talks
About Possible Correlations With
His Character in "Failure to
Launch"
Billionaire  MARK CUBAN   
Scores Big With Reality Show  
"The Benefactor"  
About Kings Ransom Anthony Anderson
says, "With this cast that we had Kellita
Smith, Regina Hall, Loretta Devine,
Donald Faison,  READ & HEAR MORE
Jon Faddis Effulgently
Recapitulates Jazzopedia At Blue
Note 'Master Series' Inaugural
LOU RAWLS Dead At 72 of Lung
and Brain Cancer
Gabrielle Union  was entering the room when
one of the reporters said "WOW! She really is
beautiful". - "Breakin' All the Rules"
Cassandra Wilson Brings Great
Music Only to  New York Blue
Note Gig
Famed New York hotel offers
$10,000 martini READ MORE
Upfront and Personal - "issues" right in your face is
what  BET's "reality show "College Hill"  delivers.  
Executive producer Tracey Edmonds told us
there is a method to it all.
Goldie Hawn Is About to Turn 60 She’
s Still Cute and Funny AND Now She's
Rich Playing Ditzy Roles
Beautiful Isabella Rossilini Is
52 And Glad About It
HOTEL RWANDA subject  PAUL RUSESABAGINA
and Director TERRY GEORGE at Atlanta Ritz-Carlton
Hotel For One-on-One Interviews
LOU RAWLS thrills a sellout
crowd at NY Blue Note opening.   
A thumbs up experience. Lou
chats with us following 1st
performance opening night.
At Age 64 Al Jarreau  Is back with a
new album
Carla Thomas,  Mary Wilson,  Wilson
Pickett  & Sam Moore  In New York City
Promoting  DVD  Release  of Film "Only The
Strong Survive"  Laughing on the outside
while crying on the inside.
Jamie Foxx on red carpet
with Kerry Washington and
Regina King
Still Sounding Damm Good!  -
NANCY WILSON "R.S.V.P."
Debuts at the Top of the Charts -
All proceeds go support the MCG
Jazz program
The OPRAH SHOW  Ends 2004 Proclaiming -
"America's Funniest Family: The Wayanses" And
Oprah Accepts Kim's Apology For the Fat Oprah
Jokes On 'In Living Color'  READ MORE
From Atlanta - Police Say
Tossed Baby Story A Hoax
READ MORE
Miles Davis appeciation for the sport of
boxing was part of his identity. He was
an avid prize-fightng enthusiast who
often trained in boxing gyms to stay in
shape.  READ MORE
Agnes Morris, 92, is
president of her
neighborhood garden
READ MORE
Four Lovely Daughters - Big Family Secrets - &  An
Affair to Remember Writer / Producer / Director /
Actress - VANESSA PARISE  Chats About Her Award
Winning  Family Disclosures  READ MORE
Rare Opportunity to Meet  World
Renowed ELLEN COLCORD in
person - World Headquarters  
"COLCORD STUDIOS"
The classic Lauren Bacall face
seems little touched by her 80
years. She releases autobiography
"By Myself And Then Some"
Director Jonathan Demme, Executive Producer
Tina Sinatra and stars Denzel Washington,
Meryl Streep and Kimberley Elise in NYC behind
the scenes "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE",
Paramount Pictures.
TIME magazine calls him "creative genius"
AS News Report says about his NY Blue
Note performance Matt Savage "a
remarkable young spirit with a very bright
future"
Even Beyonce' Hair Makes Big Bucks
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, from
A&M Records label donate company
papers READ MORE
NYU JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Featuring LENNY PICKETT
From "Saturday Night LIVE"
Band Takes Colorful Musical
Journey at New York Blue Note
-   Impressive Performance By
COMBO NUVO w/Dir of NYU Jazz
Program Dr.  Dave Schroeder
Tribute to Nina Simone at NY Blue Note Brings
Thunderous Applause Standing Ovations  "More"
Whoops & Star Power for  brother Sam Wayman
and daughter Simone
Tina Knowles is very proud
of her daughter Beyonce'.
She talks about sacrifices to
make it all become reality
RICHARD BONA Fascinates the Crowd
at NY Blue Note Jazz Masters Class
"Me & Pop Looking Good Tonight"
shouts Muhammad Ali's daughter
champion boxing Laila
Musical Biographical Drama of Legendary
RAY CHARLES -Starring Jamie Foxx -
Has Academy Award Winners  Written All
Over It - - Or Grits Ain't Groceries & Mona
Lisa Was A Man
Shemar Moore, Kimberley Elise,
Tyler Perry, Rueben Cannon in
ATlanta to Discuss TYLER PERRY'S First
Film  "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"
Diana Ross Performs FREE
Greenwich,
Connecticut Concert to Benefit Children
Jane  Fonda surrounded by
Dallas Austin and Big Boi' join  
the cast of  "Monster-in-Law" on
red carpet in Atlanta
The Ten Year Campaign to Destroy Bill &
Hilary Clinton "THE  HUNTING  OF  
THE  PRESIDENT" READ MORE
The often outspoken Whoopi Goldberg
seems to have said and done it all
"What defines a sound is how
you resolve it." Says Jazz
Master McCoy Tyner at The
Blue Note Jazz Master
Class Finale READ MORE
LIVE On Broadway in New York City at  
the Iridium FREDDIE HUBBARD
66th BIRTHDAY  Celebration Party
Samuel L. Jackson Says He Had
to Learn Patience While Filming New
Line Cinema's  "The Man"
TAKE 6 Are Six Gorgeous
Instruments Who Took to the
Stage At the New York Blue
Note Performance To Please
READ MORE
SPIKE LEE "SHE HATE ME" A Film About
Sex, Greed, Money and Politics In America
READ MORE
Chaka Khan Under the Stars With the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at  Chastain
Park Amphitheatre
DENZEL WASHINGTON   
Big  Screen  Directorial  
Debut       "ANTWONE
FISHER" READ MORE
Najee the man, the performer with a
new album all about love. Hear an
album sample.
ANITA BAKER Is Back!!  More Melodic!!  More
Harmonic!! More Colorful!!  Delivering Lyrics &
Music Reminiscent of True Rhythm'n'Blues
MONIQUE does tribute to Beyonce
on  "BET awards *04" A Darn
Good Time With Side-Splitting
Humor READ MORE
Hear Mike Epps  and Cedric the
Entertainer in "The
Honeymooners" movie  final plea.
"Now I completely understand why a writer wants
you to stick to  the script", says Eddie Griffin
about his directorial debut "My Baby's Daddy"
with actor Anthony Anderson
Abbey Lincoln involved in a
near fatal vehicle accident on
her way to the Blue Note gig,
READ MORE.
In Atlanta is Dr. Christine King
Farris. PHd Spellman College (the only
sister of Martin Luther King, Jr). on hand
to celebrate 1965 Voting Rights Act 40
Year Anniversary
Actor Omar Epps discusses discipline the sport of
boxing requires and his role in "Against the Ropes" -
 "Life is not a game of emotion. You must
Missouri Court of Appeals
Judge Lisa White Hardwick
could make history by becoming
the first female African-American
to sit on this nations highest court
 READ MORE
Hear DONALD FAISON talk
about being inspired by  Denzel
Washington.
SOUL PLANE "Is a spoof
comedy, not a masterpiece" says
star KEVIN HART READ MORE
NY Blue Note Continues "Jazz Master
Class" Series With trumpeter  
NICHOLAS PAYTON Says, "A sound
is like your fingerprint"
"Black 2 Broadway" at NY B.B.
King Blues Club Honoring
Blues Legend 'Ruth Brown'    
READ MORE
Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"
rewards "the winning team" with a trip to
weightlessness.  Craig Williams from
Atlanta was the team captain who decided
that  READ MORE
If you know Jimmy Heath you
know Bop." Dizzy Gillespie
once said.  Heath teaches Jazz
Masters Class at NY Blue Note  
READ MORE
Broadway's Toast (THE WIZ)  (MA RAINEY'S
BLACK BOTTOM) & TELEVISON  ("That's My
Momma") superstar Theresa Merritt-Hines Gone
But Not Forgotten
Eva Pigford was rewarded with a
$100,000 contract with CoverGirl, a
spread in Elle magazine and a contract
with Ford Models.READ MORE
World mourns Luther
Vandross Dead at age 54
READ MORE
Anthony Mackie from Spike Lee's "She Hate Me"
looks years younger, as Perry.  Writer/Director Rodney
Evans says "Brother to Brother" is Mackie's first film.
OLETA ADAMS Turns New
York BB King's Club In to A
Lovers Den Singing and Talking
All About Love
Marlena Shaw Feels Like Making
Love and She's Out to Warm A
Musical Spot In Your Heart With
Two CD's
MGM Home Entertainment Pays Cinematic
Homage to Legendary Composer Cole Porter In
"De-Lovely" Starring Ashley Judd, Kevin Kline
With performances from Natalie Cole
Melba Moore Is Back Big Time
"Conversations With Michael Eisner"
Is Yet Another Unrivaled Success For CNBC
and A Big Hit With
African-American Males 17-77
Marion Meadows  on his new CD
"Dressed to Chill" ..Sample the CD
Oprah, Ruby Dee and
Angela Bassett on the red
carpet of Color Purple on
Broadway.  READ MORE
Afro American Syndicate: The information contained in the AS New Report may be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of AFRO AMERICAN SYNDICATE.  
Visual Affects in  the WAYANS'
Family Greatest Laugh Out Loud
Comedy Film "Little Man" Has
Audience Members Rip-Roaring
Nancy Wilson's taking a chance on
love with   "turned to blue"   AND
you just might fall In It  -- after listening
Michael Jordan Buys Stake In NBA
Team  Becomes Part-Owner Of Charlotte
Bobcats With BET  Founder
The First 19 Episodes of PERRY MASON
Season One Recorded 1957 & 1958
Starring Raymond Burr Was Trailblazing Now
Available On Paramount DVD
The Donnie McClurkin Story  long
awaited DVD is an extraordinary film
documenting his life, as one of Gospel
music’s most dynamically liked singers
Etta James looks amazing.  Said
she feels amazing.  Most importantly
the lady definitely SOUNDS
amazing.   ETTA JAMES soulfully
attest in her NY Blue Note debut.
Jane Wyatt, the lovely, serene
actress who for six years on "Father
Knows Best" was one of TV's favorite
moms, has died.  She was 96.  
FULL STORY
Ed Bradley from CBS '60
Minutes' Dead At 65
Merv Griffin DVD Tops '100 Gift
Ideas',  List, followed by Alfred
Hitchcock, Perry Mason, Fantasia,
Smokie Norful, Tyrese and others.  
View video, listen to his music, and meet
talented  
singer-songwriter-producer-director,
instrumentalist Darrel Petties "count it all
joy"  Debut CD for EMI Gospel
Sex Shame & Power Former New
Jersey Governor James McGreevey
Tap Dances on Larry King Live
New Charges For Alleged 'Suitcase Killer'
N.J. Woman Accused Of Hacking Up
Husband, Dumping Remains In Suitcases.
READ MORE
SEAN "P. Diddy" COMBS
Introduces New
Gillette M3Power Razor at
Gotham Hall in NYC
SILVER BELLES met in the 1930's as chorus dancers
at the Apollo and the Cotton Club. Watch video
of their performance 70 years laters SEE them
as they are today 5-Women Aged 84 to 96.  KICKIN' IT
Ev'rebody  Loves  New York
Monday's  at 8E/7C on VH1.  Flavor
Flav made Tiffany a household word.  
Stage and Film Actor/Director
Bill Duke in pre-production of
"Cover", a film about family with the
DL (down-low) experience  turn reality
in his own life, he says and his
motivation to do the film.
TV on DVD (1956-57) "Alfred
Hitchcock Presents: Season 2" -  
Another Excellent Reason
to Build A "Classic TV On DVD Library
Season 13, Episode 1305
“Inside the Actors Studio: Diana Ross.”
Original Airdate: February 19, 2007
HBO's original movie, LIFE SUPPORT: Wendell
Pierce, Queen Latifah. Directed by Nelson
George - a personal and so timely message of HIV
in African American women.
Multi-talented BERNIE MAC  tells
David Letterman he's going to retire
from standup comedy.  FULL STORY
Director Spike Lee was named Tuesday as one of
the winners of the annual George Polk Awards for
journalism for his acclaimed documentary on life in
post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.- "When The
Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts"
Actress, playwright Clarice Taylor pictured
here Off Broadway as Moms Mabley and
adored as Cliff Huxtable's mother on Bill
Cosby Show talks about the meaning of
Father's Day.             READ MORE
Down to the wire with two left
standing, Sanjaya Malakar and
LaKisha Jones on American Idol
Top Fashion Designer
VALENTINO Retires After
45 Years says   "I have
been very lucky to be able
to do what I have loved all
my life." FULL STORY
Billionaire and Motivator MARK
CUBAN Tops Attraction List of
Celebrity - "Dancing With The Stars"
Cast Announced"  READ MORE
QUEEN LATIFAH building confidence by example in a
film tht uses a mix of actors and real people from the
HIV/AIDS community  to tell the story of HIV-positive Ana
Wallace, in "Life Support" on DVD from HBO.
DIANA ROSS Known As Much For Her
Unique Voice As For Her Survivor  Attitude
P/R Mogul TERRIE M. WILLIAMS  
Co-founder of The Stay Strong
Foundation in NYC
releases must read book titled
"Black Pain"
Premiere Jazz label "HEADS UP
INTERNATIONAL" Signs JAZZ/R&B/FUNK
LEGEND GEORGE DUKE
Good Listening and Dance Music
For Grown-ups Still Exists
ANGIE STONE Delivers Soul
"Prince of Sophisticated Soul" -  
WILL DOWNING
New CD  "After Tonight"   is
infectious
Funk at its Finest and Chaka At the
Height of Her Powers As A Performer
- She Joins Cast of "Color Purple" In
January 2008  READ MORE
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Autographed Copy of "BLACK PAIN"
Courtesy of author Terrie M. WILLIAMS
Offer Expires      December 31, 2010
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REAL TALK!!
United Negro College Fund’s An Evening of
Stars Tribute to ARETHA FRANKLIN Largest
Audience EVER with Clive Davis, Smokey
Robinson, Dr. Lomax on hand. READ MORE
GLADYS KNIGHT Brings Down the House Singing
Two Tribute Cover Songs to Congresswoman
Maxine Waters  READ MORE
TYRA BANKS delivers awe-inspiring antidote
visionary message response to "No" it can't be done  
READ MORE
Cable Station VH1 Brilliantly
Reunites Salt N Pepa Monday
Nites Both Look Sexy & Fine
So Funny & Entertaining
READ MORE
A CAPPELLA Singing Giants TAKE 6 Gets Lucky
Deal With Dave Love's Record Label  READ MORE
HBO Releases Hilarious Television Series
"MARTIN" Season Three on DVD With
Non-Stop Laughs  READ MORE
Nancy Wilson, Marcus Miller, George
Duke, Terence Blanchard, Steve Gadd & others
celebrate the music of Cannonball Adderley       
     READ MORE
Superstar STEPHANIE MILLS Makes Special
Guest Appearance on BET's Hit Show "Sunday's
Best"  READ MORE
RICK JAMES tells how he worshipped the devil in his
self-penned autobiography "The Confessions of
Rick James Memoirs of a Super Freak"
READ MORE
WALTER BEASLEY is "Ready For Love" says
this  hit CD is for him.  READ MORE
DVD Courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment
Offer Expires December 31, 2010
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10 Hours of Family Home Viewing
Entertainment in Black & White with stars
including Sarah Vaughn, Duke Ellington,
Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole,
Lionel Hampton, Big Joe Turner, Count
Basie, Martha Davis, Nipsey Russell, Ethel
Waters, Ruth Brown, Dinah Washington
and much much more.
"A wake-up call"
- Iyanla Vanzant
"An opportunity to reach
your break through moment."
- Rev. Al Sharpton
"A new understanding
to misconceptions"
- Bebe Moore Campbell
"It pushes to give
a voice to the pain"
- Patti LaBelle
VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG  walking
on miracles. READ MORE
Jazz group INCOGNITO with frontman Jean-Paul
Maunick known to fans worldwide as "Bluey", debut
high octance album "Tales of the Beach" on
Heads Up International label. READ MORE
At age 70 marvelous FREDDIE HUBBARD revisits re-arranged
classic tunes backed by The New Jazz Composers Octet, album
titled "On the Real Side".   READ MORE
"I decided to dig back into standards
I love them that's how I honed my
craft", CASSANDRA WILSON
Sax Virtuoso GERALD ALBRIGHT Pays Homage
to STAX Records       READ MORE
LALAH  HATHAWAY  Sings Songs  About  Love That  
Hasn't  Been Fulfilled Yet on "Self-Portriat"  READ MORE
THE FUGITIVE - Season Two  Vol One DVD
Starring DAVID JANSSEN falsely convicted of
murdering his wife and sentenced to death.
"Soul Food The Final Season" DVD a
tight knit African American family living in
Chicago
New York Tenor Saxophonist JD Allen Steps Up to
the Plate With Significant Purpose and Intent in
Jazz CD "I AM I AM"    READ MORE
TV's   "MANNIX"  Celebrates 40th Anniversary With
Season One DVD Starring Mike Connors
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JonBenet's Mother, Patsy Ramsey dies of
cancer, once a suspect, killer never found
READ MORE
19-year-old Joshua Allen from Ft. Worth Texas wins
Season Four So You Think You Can Dance
competition, gets $250K.  READ MORE
A very comical interview with quintessential
musician, singer, producer, composer
George Duke about "Dukey Treats" will
have you laughing out loud.  Read More
A tasteful assortment of colorful jazz flavorings  
COMBO NUVO the NYU artist/faculity jazz
ensemble in residence goes on record READ MORE
Motown Records legend MARTHA REEVES
enters Detroit City Council race.  READ MORE
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Jazz Giants Nathan East, Bob James, Larry Carlton,
Harvey Mason. together are FOURPLAY making
incredible music lp "ENERGY" for Heads Up Int
Stanley Clark, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten known as
S.M.V Record Massive Lp For Dave Love's Head's Up Int.  
READ MORE
PAUL PORTER suffered an aneurism on the brain, lost his
speech, became paralyzed, stayed in a wheelchair for 3 years,
was given-up for dead by doctors
who said he won't make it. READ MORE
"Joe Louis: America’s Hero Betrayed"- 75 extremely
impressionable minutes on DVD from HBO about  the first
black sports star you won't believe. READ MORE
Good, clean, decent "Father Knows Best"
hopelessly captivates Anderson's perfectly
rosy lives now available on DVD for the first time.
Ricky and Dave Nelson grew up before America's eyes in the
1950's hit television sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie &
Harriet READ MORE
Just a year removed from "Perry Mason", Raymond Burr
became "Ironside" and the show gave jobs to Blacks in show
business. READ MORE
Shonda Rhimes is the screenwriter, director and
producer, who created Grey's Anatomy and spin-off
Private Practice.  READ MORE
Obama Elected Top Movie Date
By Texters     READ MORE
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BET will premiere FRANKIE AND
NEFFE, a spin-off of the Network's
top-rated reality show KEYSHIA COLE:
Sometimes making music is all about the mechanics, like
balancing the melody with the harmony and the rhythm,
making sure the tempo is right.  NAJEE releases lp "Mind Over
Matter" inspired my Miles Davis writing.  READ MORE
vibraphonist composer Stefon Harris'   7th album as a
bandleader and Concord debut titled "Urbanus". READ MORE
THE LOVELY BONES
DreamWorks Pictures In Association with Film4 Present
A Wingnut Films Production Co-Producer Philippa Boyens;
Executive Producers Steven Spielberg  Tessa Ross Ken
Kamins James Wilson; Produced by Carolynne
Cunningham Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Aimée Peyronnet
Based on the Novel by Alice Sebold
Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter
Jackson
Directed by Peter Jackson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon,
Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan

She was 14 when she was murdered.  "I was alive in
my own perfect world. But in my heart I knew it
wasn't perfect.  My murder haunted me.  I waited for
justice but justice did not come."

"You need evidence.  You need proof"

THE LOVELY BONES centers on a young girl who
has been murdered and watches over her family  
and her killer from heaven. She must weigh her
desire for vengeance against her desire for her
family to heal.
Release: December 11, 2009 (Ltd.)
     December 25, 2009 (Exp.)
     January 15, 2010 (Wide)
Click here to watch trailer Now
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MusiCares Dental Clinic
January 14, 2010
9:30 AM - 4PM

MusiCares, in conjunction with the AFM Local 802
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area musicians and music industry professionals
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Services will include a dental exam, simple cleaning
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OUR FAMILY WEDDING photo credit: Scott Garfield
OUR FAMILY WEDDING Release:       March 12, 2010
Written and Directed by:     Rick Famuyiwa
Produced by:                        Steven J. Wolfe, Edward Saxon
Cast:  Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia,
Lance, Regina King, Anjelah Johnson, Fred Armisen
In this clash-of-cultures comedy, two overbearing dads
must put aside their differences to plan the wedding of
their son and daughter in less than two weeks.
THE WAY IT IS, that intimately profiles the wildly
entertaining mother and sister of R&B singer
Keyshia Cole.READ MORE
Fantasia For Real to Premiere on VH1
Monday January 11 @10 PM/ET
New York - As the season begins,
Fantasia is in the studio
recording her hot new track,
"Move On Me." And with six
people living off her dwindling
income, she needs a hit... now!

Back at her sprawling North
Carolina mansion is the entire
Barrino clan. And when Fantasia
and her manager, Brian go on
the road to test her new song,
Fantasia hopes that her
no-nonsense Aunt Bunny will
keep the homefront in order.

But when her under-employed,
over-confident brother Tiny gets
a brilliant idea to convert the pool
house into a recording studio, all
heck breaks lose.
JONATHAN KANTOR QUINTET
Featuring KENNY WERNER, ALEX
SIPIAGIN, GERALD CANNON &
ADAM NUSSBUAM
BLUE NOTE DEBUT & DEMO
RELEASE Monday, January 18, 2010
Sets @ 8:00pm & 10:30pm
New  York - Jonathan Kantor, an
up-and-coming tenor saxophone
and clarinetist on the New York jazz
scene, was born in Allentown, PA in
December, 1983. Since arriving in
New York in 2006, Kantor has
recorded, performed and studied
Jonathan Kantor
with some of the world's finest jazz musicians,
including Chris Potter, Kenny Werner, Jean
Michel-Pilc,  Lenny Pickett and Joe Lovano, to
name a few. In addition to his work as a performer
and composer, Kantor is an avid writer and has
worked with numerous jazz historians, including
Nat Hentoff, who called Kantor "an important part
of the jazz life."

In December 2009, Kantor recorded a studio
album of original compositions and arrangements.
The recording features Kantor on clarinet and
tenor saxophone alongside trumpeter David
Smith, pianist Mike Eckroth, bassist Jerry De
Vore, and drummer Joe Abbatantuono.

Ever since the age of 5, Kantor has been
performing music in front of audiences, often
alongside his identical twin brother David Kantor,
a singer/songwriter and guitarist based in
Connecticut.

In high school, Kantor studied classical clarinet,
but after hearing the music of Stan Getz, Charlie
Parker, John Coltrane and other jazz greats, he
was ready to commit fully to jazz and the tenor
saxophone. His talent and passion for jazz quickly
became apparent, as he won a number of awards
and scholarships, including the Louis Armstrong
Jazz Award and The Presidential Arts Scholarship
at The George Washington University (GWU) in
Washington, DC.

Washington, DC proved to be a vital training
ground for Kantor, who studied History during the
day at GWU and played in the D.C. jazz clubs at
night. There, Kantor performed extensively with
the Matt Grason Quintet, Origem, and other
groups and made appearances with Wynton
Marsalis, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Neil Sedaka
and Carol Channing at famous DC venues like
HR-57, Blues Alley, Lisner Auditorium, and the
Kennedy Center.

Kantor graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A.
in History from GWU in 2006 and was the
recipient of the Barry Manilow Award for
Excellence in Music. Though jazz remained the
focus, Kantor tried his hand at classical
composition and performed as a guest clarinetist
with the Bermuda Philharmonic during this time.
Immediately after graduating from GWU, Kantor
moved to New York to pursue a Master's Degree
in Jazz Performance and Composition at NYU
where he will graduate in 2010. Recently, Kantor
played clarinet in Kenny Werner’s new large
ensemble recording “No Beginning, No End,”
which will be released on Half Note Records in
2010.

Kantor recorded a demo CD of his original
material that can be listened to in the LISTEN
section at www.jonathankantorjazz.com/live

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14 Celebrities Take On Donald Trump In
The Boardroom For 3RD  Season   
APPRENTICE      Sunday, March 14, 2010
New York - The celebrities will compete in business
driven tasks around New York City using their fame,
rolodexes and their business acumen to win weekly
tasks and money to donate to their favorite
charities, while ultimately battling with each other to
stay out of the boardroom and avoid hearing those
dreaded words "You're Fired!"

Returning back to the boardroom are Trump's
children (and colleagues) Ivanka and Donald Trump
Jr., alongside longtime Trump Organization
employee and "Apprentice" advisor George Ross.

14 Celebrities Announced:
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Bret Michaels - Musician
Carol Leifer - Comedienne/Writer
Curtis Stone - Chef
Cyndi Lauper - Singer
Darryl Strawberry - Baseball Player
Goldberg - Wrestler
Holly Robinson Peete - Actress
Maria Kanellis - Wrestler
Michael Johnson - Olympian
Rod Blagojevich - Politician
Selita Ebanks - Model
Sharon Osbourne - Music Manager/TV Personality
Sinbad - Comedian
Summer Sanders - Olympian
PIECES OF A DREAM Goes Back to
Basics Including Using Hand Claps on
"Soul Intent" - Don't Miss the Party