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Bipolar Appearing at the Metropolitan Room February 1, 8 & 9 7:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 14, 2008

BIPOLAR Appearing At The Metropolitan Room Fri. February 1st - 7:30 PM Fri. February 8th - 7:30 PM Sat. February 9th - 7:30 PM BIPOLAR Is Jed Feuer, trumpet/flugelhorn Craig Swanson, piano Stephanie Long, soprano/alto sax, flute/piccolo David Ostrem, bass Barbara Merjan, drums THE METROPOLITAN ROOM For reservations and further information, please call: (212) 206-0440 34 West 22nd Street (btw. 5th & 6th Aves.) ...

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Karl Berger & Friends at the Stone Saturday, January 19th Sets at 8 and 10 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 14, 2008

A rare treat: Karl Berger & Friends at The Stone On Saturday, January 19, 2008 Karl Berger & Friends with Kenny Wessel, guitar Mark Helias, bass Tim McLafferty, drums Ingrid Sertso, vocals Karl Berger, piano, vibes will perform at The Stone (corner of Ave C and 2nd Street in New York) Sets are 8 and 10 PM They ...

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Band Plays All That Jazz: Marsalis' Choices Are Not All Traditional

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2008

When the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis comes to Ann Arbor on Wednesday, it will be a homecoming of sorts for one member of the ensemble: Drummer Ali Jackson grew up in Detroit and graduated from Cass Tech High School in 1993. Jackson says some members of his family plan to attend the Hill Auditorium performance, but he's not making any plans for a leisurely evening visit. “No, we're usually in and out of town pretty quickly ...

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Jazz Showcase Fever Propels a Mini Marathon

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2008

The Winter Jazzfest, now in its fourth year at the Knitting Factory, is one of the necessary gigs to attend on the New York jazz scene. With nine hours of music and 24 bands from all over the place gathered into one building, it's pure cosmopolitan overload. It's open to the public, yet half the concertgoers seem to be there on the job. Its reason for being is the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the people ...

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Frank Senior Gig at St. Nick's Pub on January 17th, 10pm

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2008

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Double Bill: Contempo + Grazyna Auguscik Group with Jarek Bester

Source: All About Jazz
January 12, 2008

Saturday, January 12, 2008 Tickets $24, MCA members $19 Contempo, the University of Chicago's contemporary classical music ensemble led by composer and Artistic Director Shulamit Ran, create an integrated double-bill program shared with the phenomenal vocalist Grazyna Auguscik and solo accordionist Jarek Bester. The first half of the concert features the highly acclaimed members of eighth blackbird, soprano Tony Arnold, Amy Dissanayake on piano, Yang Wei on pipa, and Jarek Bester on accordion performing a moving program that ...

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The Charles David Stuart Quartet

Source: JazzStage Productions
January 10, 2008

Performance / Tour

New York Swing with Jonathan Russell, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at 8 pm

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2008

Bucky Pizzarelli Bucky Pizzarelli was considered the only guitarist next to George Van Eps, to play the seven-string electric guitar exclusively. Bucky is a dedicated preservationist of the old guitar music and the early styles of playing. Recordings like Love Songs and NY Swing present a picture of the complete jazz musician and guitarist who moves effortlessly from the daunting format of the solo guitar to playing solid, swinging rhythm and single string solos in an ensemble setting. ...

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