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Juno Award Winner Kirk MacDonald At Dizzy's Club On October 20th
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
U.S. premiere of the critically acclaimed new CD Vista Obscura featuring Harold Mabern One Night Only! October 20 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Canadian saxophonist Kirk MacDonald's “Vista Obscura" with legendary Harold Mabern recently won the 2015 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album Solo. The Juno Awards are comparable to the U.S. Grammys—and this swingin' band blows into Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for one night only on October 20th! “One of Canada's leading saxophonists for over 25 years—Kirk's musical inquisitiveness seems to ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 2-8
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Nights are getting a bit nippy, the leaves are definitely turning and a splendid October is in the forecast! Let the fall festival of jazz begin! And we have some terrific opportunities coming our way, from the youthful lions of the local scene to veteran improvisers and big band stalwarts, from visiting stars to local legends. The lunar eclipse has passed, but there's a universe of jazz to enjoy here on Earth. Big Gigs This Week Friday, October 2. Trombone ...
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Monk Tango Celebrates The Birthday Of Thelonious Monk on October 9th At Flushing Town Hall
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Konrad Adderley
Artistic mergers are a tricky business. In order to truly wed different streams of thought and expression, an artist must hold firm to the artistic principles of each while finding or paving some sort of common ground. That’s exactly what bassist Konrad Adderley has done with Monk Tango—a multi-dimensional concert experience coming to Flushing Town Hall on the eve of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s ninety-eighth birthday. With due respect and reverence, Adderley addresses tango standards and merges traditional ...
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Jazz Drama Program Honors Jon Hendricks & Cobi Narita On October 14 at the DiMenna Center in New York City
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Hosted by Good Morning America News Anchor Ron Claiborne Good Morning America news anchor and music fan Ron Claiborne will host a gala evening honoring vocalese original Jon Hendricks once dubbed the “James Joyce of Jazz" by Time magazine, and producer Cobi Narita who founded and led both the Universal Jazz Coalition and New York Women's Jazz Festival for several decades. The event takes place Wednesday, October 14, from 7-9pm at the DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street in midtown ...
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Soulful Cabaret Featuring Phillip Brandon Live At The Secret Rose Theatre
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TIC Group Entertainment
TIC Group Entertainment proudly presents: Billboard Smooth Jazz Most Added Artist Soulful Cabaret (feat. Phillip Brandon) Live at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood, CA on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 7:30pm. $20 Advance Sale/ $25 Day Of Soulful Cabaret is just as it sounds: an international jazz, funk and soul fusion band offering the best melodic stew from the respective countries that each member calls home. Now you can catch their final show featuring Phillip Brandon (who was ...
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Anthony Smith Quintet CD Release At Cornelia St. Cafe: "Play It Forward"
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Anthony Smith
Established Vibraphonist/Composer Anthony Smith Starts Fresh in New York City, Releases New Double-Recording, Play It Forward, Volume One and Two Release Concert at Cornelia St. Café, October 4th, 2015, 9pm Recording Features Rising Stars of NYC Jazz Scene: Syberen Van Munster (guitar), Petros Klampanis (bass), Kenny Pexton (saxophone), Mark Ferber (drums) A couple years ago, vibraphonist/pianist/composer Anthony Smith was living in San Diego, California, working in a wide variety of musical genres, teaching at a local university, and raising a ...
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Hayes Cannonball Legacy At The Seasons
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The Seasons performance hall in Yakima, Washington, kicked off its new jazz series last night with drummer Louis Hayes and his Cannonball Adderley Legacy band. The Hayes quintet is dedicated to interpreting the music of Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975) and his cornetist brother Nat (1931-2000). Alto saxophonist Vincent Herring, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist Rick Germanson have been with Hayes for years. At The Seasons, the young Seattle bassist Michael Glynn joined on short notice, demonstrating an understanding of the repertoire ...
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Jazz this week: "Jazz St. Louis at 20," "3 Nights in September," Bonerama, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis includes an anniversary celebration for the city's most prolific jazz presenter, plus a gathering of our town's free improvisors, the return of a favorite New Orleans band, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 23 The “3 Nights in September" festival of improvised music continues at Tavern of Fine Arts, with sets from Ghost Ice, Mister Ben, and Dave Stone with Henry Claude, Glenn “Papa" ...
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