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Blue Nitrous at Sweet Rhythm Wednesday, December 13th

Blue Nitrous at Sweet Rhythm Wednesday, December 13th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Blue Nitrous

17 piece Big Band Dir. By the “Jazz Dentist" Dr. Peter Silver

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Signorello Debuts New Christmas CD At Blues Alley Tuesday, December 12th

Signorello Debuts New Christmas CD At Blues Alley Tuesday, December 12th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

SIGNORELLO DEBUTS NEW CHRISTMAS CD AT BLUES ALLEY Tuesday, December 12th Blues Alley Two Shows 8 & 10PM Tix are $20

BLUES ALLEY 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007 Daily 6:00pm-12:30am Tel: (202) 337-4141 Reservations Recommended http://www.bluesalley.com/

Signorello will perform selections from his Hey Man, Merry Christmas CD on Brown Dog Records

I'm John Signorello. Growing up with an Italian heritage in New ...

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Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sounds "Preview" Concert, Sun., Dec.10

Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sounds "Preview" Concert, Sun., Dec.10

Source: All About Jazz

Reggie Workman's SCULPTURED SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL PREVIEW CONCERT Sun., Dec. 10/7pm SAINT PETER'S CHURCH

Just in time for the holidays, a “Preview" of Reggie Workman's upcoming Sculptured Sounds Music Festival (Feb.2007).

The concert features TRIO 3 (Oliver Lake (Sax) Reggie Workman (Bass) & Andrew Cyrille (Drums.) Musical symmetry in a sparse, yet tight rhythmic concept to totally open harmonies of the sax, bass & drums; Saxophonist/Composer and Art Blakey alum BILLY HARPER ...

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Sean Noonan's Brewed by Noon To Debut American Composers Forum-Commissioned Pieces at New York's Symphony Space

Sean Noonan's Brewed by Noon To Debut American Composers Forum-Commissioned Pieces at New York's Symphony Space

Source: GoMedia PR

On January 13, 2007, drummer/composer Sean Noonan and Brewed by Noon will premier the first set of twelve compositions commissioned by the American Composers Forum, at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space in Manhattan.

Noonan was awarded the commission by the Jerome Foundation Commissioning Program in 2005, based on his goal of creating original compositions which fuse traditional wandering folk music with concepts from the New York progressive jazz scene. The Commission will underwrite a total of 24 original ...

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Michelle Walker Performs @ Zinc Bar

Michelle Walker Performs @ Zinc Bar

Source: All About Jazz

Michelle Walker, a recent transplant from Washington, DC to New York City, will perform in concert at The Zinc Bar Jazz Club and Lounge on Monday December 11, 2006 from 7:30pm-9:00pm. In just four short years of professional singing, Michelle has begun to amass an impressive musical resume of concert and festival performances, including The Lincoln Center-Women in Jazz Festival, The Silver Spring Jazz Festival, Goshen Jazz Festival and The Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival.

Michelle is often compared to Cassandra ...

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Radio I-Ching Extended Family Band at the Stone Dec. 10

Radio I-Ching Extended Family Band at the Stone Dec. 10

Source: All About Jazz

Radio I-Ching Andy Haas: curved soprano sax, fife, morse, raita, electronics Don Fiorino: guitar, banjo, slide steel Dee Pop: drums, percussion, flutes and melodica With special guests William Parker - bass Daniel Carter - reeds and horns Perry Robinson - clarinet Aron Guy - vocals and guitar

2 Shows 8pm & 10pm The Stone (2nd street and Ave C)

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Signorello Debuts New Christmas CD At The Iridium Jazz Club Sunday, December 10th 6:30PM

Signorello Debuts New Christmas CD At The Iridium Jazz Club Sunday, December 10th 6:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

SIGNORELLO DEBUTS NEW CHRISTMAS CD AT THE IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB Sunday, December 10th 6:30PM IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/

Signorello will perform selections from his Hey Man, Merry Christmas on Brown Dog Records

Hi - I'm John Signorello. Growing up with an Italian heritage in New York meant growing up with the music of Frank Sinatra. I was ...

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Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio at Blues Alley, 1/23/07

Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio at Blues Alley, 1/23/07

Source: All About Jazz

Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs celebrates the release of his latest album, Sack Full of Dreams, with a trio performance at Blues Alley on January 23, 2007. Joining Onaje are bassist Kenny Davis and drummer George Gray.

Harlem-born, Queens-raised, pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs has enjoyed a career as first-call sideman, valued arranger and composer, producer, and most importantly, bandleader and recording artist. Many will remember him for his vital contributions to such Woody Shaw classics as Moontrane and Rosewood, to which ...

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