Legendary Dee Dee Bridgewater to perform for Armenian jazz loversSeptember 9, 2016 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Legendary American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater will give a concert in Armenia on October 13 in the framework of Yerevan Jazz Fest 2016. Bridgewater is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, also having secured a Tony Award and a slew of other prizes. Yerevan Jazz Fest is an annual music festival held in Yerevan, Armenia every fall. It is one of the biggest music events in the cultural life of Yerevan which gathers hundreds of musicians and international guests from around the world, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joss Stone, Richard Bona, Nino Katamadze and many others. This year’s festival is dedicated to American-Armenian record producer and executive George Avakian known particularly for his work with Columbia Records, and his production of albums by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other prominent jazz musicians. Read also:Grammy Award-winning singer Joss Stone to perform in Armenia Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |