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Guitarist Nate Najar to Pay Tribute to Charlie Byrd

Source: All About Jazz
September 8, 2008

Nate Najar, one of only a few guitarists who play jazz on a classical guitar, will join bassist Joe Byrd and drummer Chuck Redd to pay tribute to Charlie Byrd. For two nights, on November 21 and 22, Najar will visit Annapolis, Md (The Charlie Byrd Trio's homebase for the last 25 years of Charlie's career) and sounds of swing, blues and of course bossa nova will fill the air. Says Najar, “Charlie Byrd is one of my largest influences, ...

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Jazz Pros Bring Passion to Shows

Source: All About Jazz
September 7, 2008

Jazz lovers can experience living history through Metro Connection, a collection of professional jazz greats living and playing throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties. The musicians bring lifetimes of passionate showmanship and dedication to their shows. The ensemble usually plays a variety of jazz standards Tuesday evenings at the Bacalao Sports Grill and Lounge in Sarasota, but on Sept. 21 the performers will give a special concert at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center for local fans and members of the Jazz ...

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Jazz is Alive, Healthy and Well, from the Traditional to the Contemporary

Source: All About Jazz
September 7, 2008

We Kansas City people like to beat up on ourselves and lament how things could be if only... Jazz had its heyday, we say, and that was long ago. And now? Well, it's tough to find jazz in town and, besides, it's just so hard to get out of the house. Well, hooey on that. You could just as easily make the argument that jazz in Kansas City is nearly as vital as ever. At least for listeners willing to ...

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Making a Comeback Where Jazz Was Jumping

Source: Michael Ricci
September 6, 2008

WHEN Jesse Hameen II, a prominent drummer, was growing up in New Haven after World War II, perhaps 10 jazz clubs thrived within an eight-block radius of his home in the Dixwell neighborhood. Today, the clubs are gone, and with them, the core of a once-vibrant scene. But jazz in New Haven is showing signs of revival. The New Haven Jazz Festival, which went dark last year after a slow decline, was resurrected last month, luring back to the city ...

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More to Jazz Than "Anything Goes" Music

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2008

Director Giuseppe Tornatore is known for having an eye for faces -- not in the narrow all-American sense of “beauty," but rather faces of all shapes and sizes that leave an impression long after you see them. Where the masterful Italian doesn't get his due is in the sound department, or more specifically, with music. Again, not so much the straight-up fare that passes for popular music, but from jovial riffs to haunting strains that also leave an impression long ...

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Sayers' Folk Sound All About Roots

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2008

Luke Sayers may not have heard much folk music growing up in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights, Mich., but he did receive an auditory education that has helped shape his American roots sound. “As a teenager in Detroit, I was listening to jazz, rock and the blues,” Sayers says by telephone from a vacation stop in San Francisco, “but back then, I was also playing in these garage-type bands.” Today, the music from the bassist-turned-singer-songwriter echoes those jazz-and-blues-inspired riffs ...

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Getting to Grips with Mozart and All That Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2008

"JAZZ noir" or “Mozart in the style of Mickey Spillane" are some of the evocative phrases that describe the work of Guy Barker. His The Amadeus Project is a jazz interpretation of Mozart's The Magic Flute, with the action rewritten by crime writer Robert Ryan and narrated by Michael Brandon. He brings the unique show to the Philharmonic Hall on September 25. “This project has a long history that goes back about 10 years," he says. “I never really listened ...

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Maria Neckam Live in Austria This Weekend!

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2008

Samstag, 6. September, 19:30 Rathaus Korneuburg, Innenhof (Hauptplatz) Sonntag, 7. September, 21:00 Tunnel (Florianigasse 39, Wien) beide Konzerte Eintritt frei Maria Neckam - voice and songs Lars Dietrich - alto saxophone Samir Zarif - tenor saxophone Franz von Chossy - piano Zack Lober - bass Paul Wiltgen - drums About Maria Neckam Maria's voice is one of those you either love or hate, and so is ...

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