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Geraldine de Haas & Jazz Unites stages 22nd memorial Tribute to Marian Anderson and Mahalia Jackson
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Over the past two decades, Geraldine de Haas and Jazz Unites has been providing a memorial tribute to African American vocalists Marion Anderson and Mahalia Jackson. This year's celebration is scheduled for Feb. 11 at the Harris Theatre, 205 E. Randolph Dr., in Millennium Park, at 4 p.m.
WGN-TV Ch. 9's Merri Dee will serve as hostess and vignette narrator on the experiences of these two internationally famous artists. Younger musicians will provide memorial tributes to the twd artists ...
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; De Haas family and Jazz Masters headline Award event Jazz Unites, Inc., the legendary Chicago institution dedicated to developing young talent and preserving the music of jazz, will host an awards reception, Dec. 2 at the beautiful South Shore Cultural Center. Talented Broadway siblings Aisha and
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Darius de Haas BORN TO RUN.(Brief Article)
American Theatre
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A champion of Chicago jazz
Chicago Sun-Times
; Jazzfest '98 Noon-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday South Shore Cultural Center, 71st Street and South Shore Drive Free admission (773) 734-2000 On the wall behind Geraldine de Haas' desk at Jazz Unites, the nonprofit group she founded in 1981, there is a poster of Betty Carter signed by the singer. "Stay
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Dynamic Darius de Haas was a wonder at Lincoln Center
New York Amsterdam News
; Rogers, Charles E. New York Amsterdam News 02-04-2004 What a voice, what a performance ... Wonder?" de Haas recently told the Amsterdam News, adding, "Without stumbling over my words ... Oval Office. Article copyright The Amsterdam News. V.95;
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Qld: Orienteering champ hit by car - then punched
AAP General News (Australia)
; AAP General News (Australia) 11-17-2006 Qld: Orienteering champ hit by car - then punched By Dave Donaghy TOWNSVILLE, Nov 17 AAP - An Australian ...
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Eloise Laws has a few 'Secrets' to share with her longtime jazz fans
Chicago Defender
; On the other end of the phone, a voice said, "I'm Eloise Laws a jazz singer and sister of Hubert, Ronnie and Debra Laws." My response was, "Where have you been? We haven't heard from you in many years." Her reply was, "My time has come and I'm returning to sing for my fans and I'm releasing my
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They don't pose any threat, say police.(News)
Sunday Tribune (South Africa)
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Three Arts Club gets neighborly
Chicago Sun-Times
; Sometimes the best neighbors are the ones with the lowest profiles, the ones who keep their stereos so low and their comings and going so quiet you barely even know they're there. Too low a profile, however, can be a bad thing, the Three Arts Club has decided. So the 78-year-old residence for women
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ORI: Champion Aussie orienteer attacked by monkey
AAP Sports News (Australia)
; AAP Sports News (Australia) 07-29-2005 ORI: Champion Aussie orienteer attacked by monkey By John Coomber SYDNEY, July 29 AAP - One of Australia ...
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4 000 murders a year in KZN - most unreported.(News)
The Mercury (South Africa)
; BYLINE: Mercury Reporter ALTHOUGH 4 000 murders a year occurred in KwaZulu-Natal, the vast majority of them still go unreported by the police, except as faceless statistics. This point is made by KZN violence monitor Mary de Haas in her KZN Monitor overview for 2007. The lives of thousands more are
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