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| | Jazz News: Announcing Brubeck Festival 2005, April 4-11: Featuring Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, SFJAZZ Collective ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | STOCKTON, CA - The Brubeck Festival 2005 is shaping up to be a truly historic event, presenting the work of legendary pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, as well as new compositions by artists he has inspired, in diverse settings â“ from symphonic pieces to chamber music, small-group and big-band jazz, to ballet and academic symposia. |
 | | Brubeck, who appears on April 8 and 10, some of the stellar musicians performing at the Festival include Christian McBride (celebrated bassist and artistic director of the Brubeck Institute), Chris Brubeck (trombonist, bassist, and one of Dave's sons), Dan Brubeck (drummer, and another of Dave's sons), and clarinetist Bill Smith. |
 | | Established in 2000 by Dave Brubeck and the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, the Brubeck Institute includes an innovative jazz studies program designed to identify and train the next generation of great jazz musicians. |
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