Jazz (genre)

Ellicott City: Hear rising jazz singer Christina Bagley on New Year's Eve

2012-12-26 02:08:00

Have you heard Christina Bagley sing? If not, you can catch a glimpse of this raising jazz star when she sings live with the Ed Meyers Trio on New Year's Eve at Jesse Wong's Asean Bistro. The Towson University music student seemed destined for a musical...

Marshall C. 'Marsh' Anders Jr., retired music teacher

2012-11-26 14:18:00

Marshall C. "Marsh" Anders Jr., a retired music teacher, pianist and church organist who headed the music department at McDonogh School for nearly 50 years, died Nov. 15 of a stroke at the Brightview Mays Chapel retirement community. He was 90. "Marsh...

Datebook

2012-12-14 00:00:00

Sunday, Dec. 16 'Amazing Nativity' This gospel musical, based on Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," takes place at 7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 6080 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The musical is the retelling of the birth of Jesus Christ, featuring...

Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Cream-of-the-crop musicians tapped at Marriotts Ridge

2012-12-12 03:00:00

At Marriotts Ridge High School, many musicians have been selected for Maryland All State Ensembles. Students must audition for these groups, and then judges pick the cream of the crop from across the state. Junior ensembles encompass 7th-9th grades, and...

Senior briefs

2012-10-26 00:00:00

Support groups The Department of Aging and Disabilities has updated a booklet on community support groups. The booklet focuses on groups for care giving, Alzheimer's disease, bereavement for adults and children, diabetes, brain injury, cancer, stroke,...

Summer concert series' final performances in Catonsville Aug. 25 and 26

2012-08-21 12:28:40

The summer is beginning to wind down and all but one of the annual series of free outdoor concerts in the area will be presenting its finale performances of the season this weekend. Aug. 24: The Frederick Road Fridays concert series continues with Jay...

NBC Olympics live stream lets me watch Phelps earn gold in real time -- sort of

2012-07-31 16:38:00

UPDATES WITH RESPONSE FROM NETWORK SPOKESMAN: NBC said Monday that the problems experienced over the weekend with its Olympics live stream had been worked out. Not exactly. But after a morning of signing in and getting bounced offline repeatedly, and...

Howard County Briefs

2012-05-04 00:00:00

Wine fest volunteers The Department of Recreation and Parks is accepting applications from individuals 21 and older who are interested in volunteering at the annual "Wine in the Woods Festival" being held Saturday-Sunday, May 19-20, at Symphony Woods...

Highland/Fulton: Reservoir High teacher, staff member named county's best at ceremony

2012-05-08 11:34:00

Reservoir High School was well-represented at the Honor of Excellence Awards celebration on May 2 with two staff members recognized as the "best of the best" in Howard County. John Perfetto, a special education teacher, was given the First Year...

Highland/Fulton: Three Reservoir High School students win awards in Poetry Alive contest

2012-05-15 00:00:00

Reservoir High School students Chaz Atkinson, Caroline des Jardins-Park and Carl Gaytano were all winners in the Howard County Public School System's Poetry Alive writing contest. Chaz is in AP French, Caroline is in French 4 Honors and Carl is in...

'Take Five' with Eric Mintel Quartet and Columbia Pro Cantare

2012-05-02 14:14:00

Jazz and classical music come together on the same stage when the Eric Mintel Quartet and the Columbia Pro Cantare join forces for a program of choral works composed by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck on Saturday, May 5 at 8 p.m. in the Jim Rouse Theatre at...

Marriottsvile/Sykesville/Woodstock: Preakness balloon celebration is not just a lot of hot air

2012-04-29 00:00:00

Most people think of horse racing when they hear the word "Preakness," but in our area, we associate the second leg of the Triple Crown with hot air balloons, too. Every year, Turf Valley plays host to the Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival,...

Hagerstown Community College jazz dance students perform to the music "All That Jazz" Saturday during An Afternoon of Song and Dance at Hagerstown Community College"s Kepler Theater.

2012-12-08 19:09:00

Jazz fans take in the music at opening night of the Chicago Jazz Festival.

2012-08-30 00:00:00

You'd think that any jazz musician who wrote for Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Billy Eckstine and Randy Weston -- and also played trombone for Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Gerald Wilson -- would be known to all the world.

2012-07-19 00:00:00