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Dave Weckl Band Oct. 19-23 at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM Oct. 19-23 DAVE WECKL BAND Comprised of four top musicians, including Weckl (drums), Steve Weingart (keyboards), Tom Kennedy (bass) and Gary Meek (saxophones), the Dave Weckl Band brings wide-ranging musical credits and an exciting, intricate and diverse fusion of jazz, rock, funk and world music to ...

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The Ellynne Plotnick Quartet at the Triad Theater Thursday, October 20th at 7 pm

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] For Immediate Release The Ellynne Plotnick Quartet will be appearing at the Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd Street (between Amsterdam & Columbus), New York City on Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 7 pm sharp (it will be a live recording session). Ellynne will perform new original compositions, collaborations, and jazz standards. The Band: Ellynne Plotnick (vocals) Dan Furman (piano) Tom Pietrycha (bass) Yuji Nakamura (drums) $10 ...

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Denny Zeitlin Trio Appearing at the Hollywood Jazz Festival Fri, Nov 18 8:00PM

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Denny Zeitlin Trio Appearing at the 23rd Annual Hollywood Jazz Festival www.southfloridajazz.org/ featuring Denny Zeitlin Trio Denny Zeitlin, piano Buster Williams, bass Matt Wilson, drums Friday, November 18, 2005 8:00PM Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center 1770 Monroe Street & U.S. 1 With Zeitlin, “one feels the power of improvisation as a skill and as an almost philosophical endeavor." — The New York Times An internationally esteemed ...

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Denny Zeitlin Trio Appearing at the 23rd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Wed, Nov 2 7:30pm

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2005

October 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Denny Zeitlin Trio Appearing at the 23rd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival featuring Denny Zeitlin Trio Denny Zeitlin, piano Buster Williams, bass Lenny White, drums Wednesday, November 2 • 7:30pm Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister), San Francisco $24/$30/$38 With Zeitlin, “one feels the power of improvisation as a skill and as an almost philosophical endeavor." — The New York Times An internationally esteemed ...

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Iridium Schedule Nov-Dec 2005

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2005

October 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS QUARTET EVERY TUESDAY THE MINGUS BIG BAND ED PALERMO BIG BAND PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA November 2 and November 9 Every Sunday Starting at 11:00AM Gospel Brunch featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE Nov. 2 ...

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Award-Winning Canadian Pianist/Composer François Bourassa At The Jazz Gallery Nov. 9th

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2005

Pianist/composer François Bourassa, leader of one of Canada’s most celebrated jazz ensembles for the past 22 years, will make a rare New York appearance performing in a trio with saxophonist André Leroux and bassist Miles Perkin on Wednesday, Nov. 9th at The Jazz Gallery. Bourassa’s music is distinguished by a pronounced European sensibility and approach to harmonics, improvisation and performance that links him stylistically closer to Paul Bley than to other Canadian jazz pianists with a more blues-oriented sound like ...

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NOW Ensemble at the Bowery Poetry Club

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2005

TONITE!!! at The Bowery Poetry Club JAZZ at its most Infinite! 8pm Roberta + Richard Present : NOW (Nation of We): Steve Swell Big Band $10 then stay for free to hear : Bang-Holman 10pm $8/5 students NATION OF WE Ensemble (aka NOW Ensemble) Wednesday, October 12, 8pm, one set, $10 a new ensemble of improvising musicians featuring: Raphe Malik Rob Brown Will Connell Sabir Mateen Ras Moshe Dick Griffin Peter Zummo Dave Taylor Steve Swell Matthew Heyner Todd Nicholson ...

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All-Star Free Soul-Jazz Concert Oct. 23

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2005

AN ORGAN SUMMIT SUPREME: Four Major Jazz Organists and Masters of the Hammond B-3 Sound to Perform in Free Concert: Organist Jimmy McGriff To Be Honored African American Education and Cultural Resource Center 15-19 James Street (corner of Washington Street) Newark, NJ (973) 733-6454 & Scroll Down for Event Webpage Sunday, October 23 3PM to 8PM Doors open at 2PM (Musical Director Bob DeVos) Organist: Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Trudy Pitts, Gene Ludwig Tenor saxophonists: David “Fathead" Newman and ...

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