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Performance / Tour

A Night In Maduro

Source: Reed Hadley
October 28, 2013

By Reed I. Hadley The word Maduro can take on meanings from a political official to a baseball or football player but in this case it simply means a luxuriously designed establishment offering nightly live entertainment and an exquisite selection of fine cigars. If you are in Tokyo looking for good jazz accompanied by great food and drinks with affordable prices; it also means you will feel right at home in the right place to be. Think of it as ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazzical Fusion Plays Birdland

Source: Reed Hadley
October 23, 2013

By Reed I. Hadley The audience at NYC's legendary jazz spot Birdland were pleasantly surprised to experience the music of Jazzical Fusion, a new collective of jazz and classically-trained musicians featuring bandleader Maestro Martin Piecuch (woodwinds), Regan Ryzuk (piano) and Ron Murray on 7-string guitar, along with special guest Artie Dixon (drums). The trio/quartet performance mixes classical music, modern jazz, and the ancient folk music of Europe and the Americas to create a unique experience that has been called “a ...

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Performance / Tour

Wallace Roney Captures A New Following With Two Explosive Nights At The Side Door Jazz Club

Source: Reed Hadley
July 31, 2013

By Reed I. Hadley Miles Davis hand-picked Wallace Roney to perform by his side at the Montreux Jazz Festival and on May 16, 2013, Wallace, along with Gary Bartz, Monty Alexander and others, performed the Miles Davis classic “If I Were a Bell." The occasion was a dedication of Miles’ former brownstone into the NY Historical Preservation Landmark collection. As part of ”Backstage: Series” programming for jarisreedgroup.org, I recently witnessed Roney perform the same piece at The Side Door Jazz ...

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Event

Old Lyme Inn / New Destination For Jazz --The Side Door Jazz Club

Source: Reed Hadley
June 28, 2013

By Reed Hadley Take the A train to Harlem, then take Metro North to Connecticut Here's a question...What is the perfect jazz weekend plan in NY/CT? Let's start by checking out the happenings in the normal haunts in midtown and then head uptown and jam at the hot jazz spots. Then, let's pop over to the Park Avenue and 125th Street station and take the Metro North train to Connecticut. Or, if you are local to the area of Old ...

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Festival

The Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari Blazing Through The Islands

Source: Reed Hadley
March 22, 2013

“Caribbean Jazz Shines Brighter” Initially conceiving the idea some twenty years ago Barbados Businessman/promoter Tom Hinds saw his vision of more than 20 years become a reality last month at the debut of the first of a series of Caribbean music festivals titled The Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari. His concept was to take a simple plan that worked for many years at his Naniki Amphitheater/Resort and expand it throughout the Caribbean islands, particularly those islands that have not hosted music ...

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