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American Pianists Association to Announce Artists Performing at 2007 Indy Jazz Fest Presented by Kroger.


INDIANAPOLIS -- The American Pianists Association (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated.

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) will reveal the recording artists who are scheduled to perform June 15-17 at the ninth annual Indy Jazz Fest The Indy Jazz Fest in Indianapolis, Indiana, first took place from June 17-20, 1999. It was created by a consortium of Downtown hospitality, civic and business interests as a way to spotlight Indianapolis' jazz heritage through an annual event.  Presented by Kroger.

The announcement will take place Thursday, March 29 at an invitation-only event at The Jazz Kitchen. The event will also feature the unveiling of the winning artwork for the 2007 Commemorative Poster Competition. The winner's art will be displayed at the festival in June and posters will be available for purchase during the festival weekend.

This year's festival will highlight the unveiling of the only life-size bronze statue of Hoagy Charmichael, the Hoosier jazz legend. And Friday night of the three-day festival will feature national, regional and local female artists celebrating "Women in Jazz Women in Jazz is a lecture and concert presented by jazz singer and composer Joan Cartwright, that chronicles the lives of women who wrote and performed jazz music, including Lil Hardin Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian McPartland, Carmen " night.

Media should contact Claire Chappell by email at claire.chappell@publicis-usa.com or by phone at 317-639-5135 ex: 201 to arrange interviews with Helen Small, APA president, Joel Harrison, artistic director and Kim Putnam, director of operations.

About American Pianists Association (APA)

The mission of the American Pianists Association is to discover, promote and advance the careers of world-class, American, classical and jazz pianists This is an alphabetized list of pianists who play or played jazz music. A
  • Meshari Abdul
  • Michael Abene
  • Muhal Richard Abrams (1930- )
  • Beegie Adair
  • Nat Adderley, Jr.
 through competitions, performance tours and educational programs for the enrichment of audiences world-wide. In addition, the American Pianists Association assumed control of Indy Jazz Fest in 2003, which it now leads and manages. More information is available online at www.americanpianists.org and www.indyjazzfest.net.

The American Pianists Association receives support from the City of Indianapolis through the Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad.  of Indianapolis, the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation the Indiana General Assembly The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate.  through the Indiana Arts Commission and the U.S. Congress through the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S.
, among others.
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