• The 2011 Houston Press Music Awards Nominees
  by JazzHouston Administrator
  2011/10/24: The Houston Press Music Awards Nominees have been announced and the online ballots are open. You can vote once a day for your favorites including some JazzHouston.com regulars.
• Allan Holdsworth performing November 15th, 2011 at THE HORN
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  2011/10/20: Guitar Legend and Fusion Pioneer, Allan Holdsworth returns to Houston November 15, 2011 with Jimmy Johnson and Ronald Bruner, jr at THE HORN. $30 advanced ticket sales for reserved seating area, $20 general admission/SRO day of the event.
• Mike Stern November 18 at The Clarion at Brazosport College
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  2011/10/20: Mike Stern - November 18, 2011 7:30 p.m. $35 Adults/$10 Students Tix available at http://clarion.brazosport.edu Mike will be accompanied by Bob Franceschini on saxophone, Chris Minh Doky on Bass, and Lionel Cordew on drums.
• 54th Grammy Awards
  by JazzHouston Administrator
  2011/10/13: The 54th Grammy Awards 1st round ballot has arrived and a few Houston Jazz notables are included.
• Baytown Symphony Orchestra to feature Woody Witt
  by Tianna Hall
  2011/10/10: On October 16th, 2011 Baytown Symphony Orchestra will present "An Afternoon of Saxophone" at Lee College.
• Review/Memoir/Thank You Note: Thunder Soul
  by Kelly Dean
  2011/09/25: A straight movie review doesn't cut it. This documentary hits very close to home. 21.42 miles to be exact.

Houston, Texas is the nation's fourth largest city and home to a renowned jazz community. Among the better known names hailing from this Gulf Coast metropolis are The Crusaders, Hubert & Ronnie Laws, Kirk Whalum, Everette Harp, Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Eric Harland, Mike Moreno, Chris Dave, Helen Sung, Kendrick Scott, Shelly Berg, G.T. Hogan, Don Wilkerson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Ford, Herman Matthews, Barrie Lee Hall, Jr. (longtime Duke Ellington member), Frank Lacy, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Resident luminaries include (but are not limited to) Joe Sample, Bobby Lyle, Mark Simmons (Al Jarreau, George Duke), Andre Hayward (Monk Competition winner), Chris Walker, Marsha Frazier, Paul English, David Caceres, Sebastian Whittaker, Larry Slezak, Kyle Turner, Dennis Dotson, Joe Locascio, Woody Witt, and Pamela York (Great American Piano Competition winner).

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