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Alexandria
News
Global Saxophone Legend Dies Days Before The Birchmere Performance Global Saxophone Legend Dies Days Before The Birchmere Performance
Global Saxophone Legend Dies Days Before The Birchmere Performance David Sanborn, an internationally renowned, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, died on Sunday, May 12, days before he was set to perform in Northern Virginia. Sanborn's comes after an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications, according to a statement shared to his website. Sanborn had been set to perform on Wednesday, May 15 at the The Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria. ​"Mr. Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018, but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently. Indeed he already had concerts scheduled into 2025," the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
BRAVO! Fifth-Generation Police Officer From Mahwah Revives Stricken Opera Veteran BRAVO! Fifth-Generation Police Officer From Mahwah Revives Stricken Opera Veteran
Bravo! Fifth-Generation Police Officer From Mahwah Revives Stricken Opera Veteran LOCAL HERO: Veteran Metropolitan Opera singer Richard Bernstein was having chest pains when a fifth-generation police officer who’d only just hit the street in Mahwah responded to a call at his home. Then Bernstein stopped breathing. Turns out Officer Joseph Powderley got there just in time. The tenor of the situation became grave as the Grammy-winning father of three went into cardiac arrest, his face turning blue, in his master bedroom. Powderley placed Bernstein on the floor and began chest compressions, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The officer then shocked him with a de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Lifestyle
East Orange Celebs Honored By Kennedy Center East Orange Celebs Honored By Kennedy Center
East Orange Celebs Honored By Kennedy Center East Orange is taking center stage at this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick, both natives of East Orange, are among the 46th Kennedy Center honorees for lifetime artistic achievement. The duo, along with Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb and Renee Fleming, will be feted at a ceremony later this year. Latifah said she was humbled to be honored by the Kennedy Center.  "When we started on this journey decades ago, we were often told, ‘No’," Latifah said. "No, you won’t be able to leave New Jersey. No, if you rap you can’t sing. No, singers can’t become actresses. No, ac…

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by Sam Barron
Montgomery MD
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Grammy Award Winner Delfeayo Marsalis To Headline Silver Spring Jazz Festival Grammy Award Winner Delfeayo Marsalis To Headline Silver Spring Jazz Festival
Grammy Award Winner Delfeayo Marsalis To Headline Silver Spring Jazz Festival The Silver Spring Arts and Entertainment District have announced the headliner for the Silver Spring Jazz Festival that is scheduled to occur next month, officials say. Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra are set to headline the event on Saturday, Sept.10, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Veterans Plaza by the Silver Spring Civic Building located at One Veterans Place, announced Montgomery County Government officials. The festival has previously presented two other members of the famous family as headliners of the festival, this year opting to spotlight trombonist, Delfeayo. Delfeayo …

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by Annie DeVoe
Suffolk MA
Lifestyle
Tickets To Go On Sale For Bruce Springsteen Tour Stops In Boston, Mohegan Sun Tickets To Go On Sale For Bruce Springsteen Tour Stops In Boston, Mohegan Sun
Tickets To Go On Sale For Bruce Springsteen Tour Stops In Boston, Mohegan Sun Get ready to live out the "glory days" because Bruce Springsteen is coming to a city near you. The Grammy Award-winning artist from New Jersey will be making stops in New England as part of his 2023 Tour. The tour will feature 31 shows, starting in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) The tour is in support of Springsteen's most recent album entitled "Letter to You," released in 2020.  The Boss currently has scheduled stops at the Mohegan Sun Area in Uncas…

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by David Cifarelli
Bergenfield
News
J. Cole Attends NJ Fan's College Graduation J. Cole Attends NJ Fan's College Graduation
J. Cole Attends NJ Fan's College Graduation A Rowan University graduate had a very special guest at her commencement ceremony: J. Cole. The Grammy Award-winning rapper showed up to support 25-year-old Cierra Bosarge, a journalism major from Glassboro. "It means everything to me," Bosarge tells Daily Voice. "Having the people that matter to me show up for me meant so much. I definitely feel the love and that’s what I needed." The two met nearly a decade ago, after Bosarge called into a radio station saying she wanted to wish the rapper a happy birthday, Complex reports. J. Cole eventually called Bosarge, and the two met in person. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
News
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About NJ Grammy Award Winner SZA North Jersey native SZA won her first Grammy Award Sunday, April 4. The artist, whose real name is Solána Rowe, won the award alongside Doja Cat for their song "Kiss Me More" for best pop duo/group performance. The song was on Doja's 2021 album "Planet Her" and topped the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 3. Here are five things you may not have known about the Maplewood native: Her dad was an executive producer at CNN. She grew up Muslim and wore a hijab, but stopped after 9/11 due to bullying. She's a college dropout and attended three different schools.  Her first album, See.SZA.Run, was self…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
Lifestyle
Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52 Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52
Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52 Montclair native and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger died Wednesday while battling coronavirus, multiple news reports say. The 52-year-old had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week, his lawyer Josh Grier said. The Emmy-winning songwriter, possibly most well-known for his band's smash hit "Stacey's Mom," had been on a ventilator for the bug. Schlesinger won two Emmys and was nominated for Grammys, Tonys and Oscars. He was nominated a total of 10 times for Emmy awards, five of them for his work as the executive music producer for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." The o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
Lifestyle
VIDEOS: Essex County Grammy Winner Eliminated As Mouse On 'The Masked Singer' VIDEOS: Essex County Grammy Winner Eliminated As Mouse On 'The Masked Singer'
Videos: Essex County Grammy Winner Eliminated As Mouse On 'The Masked Singer' Spoiler alert: An iconic singer with roots in Essex County was eliminated as The Mouse on Fox's "The Masked Singer." Dionne Warwick, 79, who attended East Orange High School, was unmasked Wednesday night. The five-time Grammy Award-winner said the experience was "an absolute ball." The show pits several celebrities against each other dress head-to-toe in elaborate costumes meant to hide their identifies. The audience, hosts, judges and competitors guess who each contestant is behind the masks.

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by Cecilia Levine