Deborah Voigt to Open Lincoln Center's 2008 American Songbook Series
22 Oct 2007 -- Soprano superstar Deborah Voigt will open the tenth season of Lincoln Center's acclaimed American Songbook series, which celebrates the diversity and richness of the American popular song repertoire. The 2008 season, which runs Jan. 23 through March 1 in the Allen Room of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, will also feature solo concerts by John Lloyd Young, Christine Ebersole and Kelli O'Hara as well as evenings that celebrate the songs of Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse and David Yazbek.

Jazz Pianist Joe Zawinul Dies at 75
11 Sep 2007 -- Joe Zawinul, jazz fusion pioneer and founder of the jazz-rock group Weather Report, died today in Vienna at 75. He had been suffering from a rare form of skin cancer, reported the Austria Press Agency.

Festival of New Trumpet Music to See Premieres by Braxton, Douglas, Huang, Etc. in September (28 Aug 2007)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Celebrates 20th Anniversary with September Tour of U.S. (28 Aug 2007)

Victor L. Goines to Step Down as Artistic Director of Juilliard Jazz (17 Aug 2007)

Max Roach, Preeminent Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83 (17 Aug 2007)

Saxophonist Ornette Coleman Overcome by Heat During Concert (19 Jun 2007)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Appoints New Executive Director (12 Jun 2007)

Saxophonist and Jazz Composer Michael Brecker Dies at 57 (15 Jan 2007)

Alice Coltrane, Jazz Musician, Spiritual Leader and Widow of Saxophonist, Dies at 69 (15 Jan 2007)

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