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Gene Ess "Sandbox" Quartet @ Kavehaz Jazz Cafe - July 16th, 2005 10PM

Gene Ess "Sandbox" Quartet @ Kavehaz Jazz Cafe - July 16th, 2005 10PM

Source: All About Jazz

Gene Ess Group featuring Harvie S, Greg Tardy, Beaver Bausch at Kavehaz Jazz Cafe, NYC - July 16, 2005.

Guitarist Gene Ess and his quartet will be performing at the Kavehaz Jazz Cafe on July 16th, 2005. Set begins at 10PM. Please come and enjoy. No Cover.

Gene Ess - guitar Greg Tardy - saxophone Harvie S - bass Beaver Bausch - drums

The quartet's brand new album titled “Sandbox and Sanctum" will be ...

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'ASR RECORDS Artist, Donivan Bailey performing at 18th & Vine

'ASR RECORDS Artist, Donivan Bailey performing at 18th & Vine

Source: All About Jazz

Kansas City USA -- 'ASR RECORDS Artist, Donivan Bailey will be performing with his band Daereaujam on 18th & Vine. What: JOIN DONIVAN AND HIS BAND DAEREAUJAM Where: AT THE BLUE ROOM, 1616 E. 18th Street, Kansas City USA When: THURSDAY, JULY 14TH Music: 7 P.M. TO 11 P.M. Admission: NO COVER CHARGE ----- Booking and Management Contact: Roxann Stout ...

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Barbara Sfraga & CSQ PLUS Mala Waldron Band, 7/13 @ Satalla, 7pm

Barbara Sfraga & CSQ PLUS Mala Waldron Band, 7/13 @ Satalla, 7pm

Source: All About Jazz

July 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Newly added music in each new performance! http://www.barbarasfraga.com Wednesday, July 13th @ SATALLA 37 W. 26th St. (6th/B'way) Reservations: 212.576.1155 7:00 pm: The Mala Waldron Band Pianist/Keyboardist/Vocalist Mala Waldron Guitarist Steve Salerno Bassist Miriam Sullivan Sounrhythium Michael T.A. Thompson http://www.soulfulsound.com 7:45 pm: Barbara Sfraga with Center Search Quest's Bass Artisan Christopher Dean Sullivan and Soundrhythium Michael T.A. Thompson with Pianist/Keyboardist/Vocalist Mala Waldron and Saxophonist/Flautist Allen Won ...

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Carolyn Leonhart at The Village Quill Saturday, July 16 7:00 PM

Carolyn Leonhart at The Village Quill Saturday, July 16 7:00 PM

Source: All About Jazz

July 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CAROLYN LEONHART Wayne Escoffery - tenor sax Dan Kaufman - fender rhodes Gary Wang - bass Aaron Thurston - percussion Saturday, July 16 7:00 PM at The Village Quill 106 Franklin St. (Church St. and West Broadway in Tribeca) info: 212-226-0442 cover: $10 at the door Jazz recording artist Carolyn Leonhart, long-time lead back-up vocalist with Steely Dan, brings her intimate and soulful voice to The ...

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Harlem Speaks at The Jazz Museum in Harlem Bill Saxton (July 28th)

Harlem Speaks at The Jazz Museum in Harlem Bill Saxton (July 28th)

Source: All About Jazz

Harlem Speaks Swings into the Summer! Bill Saxton (July 28th) Seleno Clarke (August 11th) Herb Boyd (August 25th) New York, NY (July 12, 2005) Harlem Speaks continues into the summer with Bill Saxton, the museum's special guest on July 28th. A Harlem native, Saxton’s quartet was a regular at St. Nick's Pub for over a decade, yet has been featured around the world, touring Europe and Africa and across the United States since the 1980s. While in his 20s, he ...

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The JC Hopkins Biggish Band Tonight w/ Victoria Williams at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar 9pm

The JC Hopkins Biggish Band  Tonight w/ Victoria Williams at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar 9pm

Source: All About Jazz

July 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] The JC Hopkins Biggish Band has Summer music galore in store for you, with continued NYC dates in July and August, and the release of their beautiful debut album “Underneath a Brooklyn Moon" on August 9th: *TONIGHT* Tuesday, July 12th With Special Guest Victoria Williams! http://www.creekdipper.com/biopage.htm Knitting Factory Tap Bar 74 Leonard Street NYC, NY 10013 9pm / $10 (1 set only) http://www.knittingfactory.com followed by “Is ...

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Na live @ Knitting Factory on August 2nd

Na live @ Knitting Factory on August 2nd

Source: All About Jazz

Na at Knitting Factory August 2nd Na formed in Seattle with 3 Japanese performers, Noriaki Watanabe, Shin Yamada & Kazu Nomura. Na's music has been described as neo avant-experimental pop by writers in Seattle and has been well appreciated in Seattle. However, Na is moving to NY to take advantage of the city's reputation for embracing adventurous music.Because this is the group's first appearance at Knitting Factory and because of the Knitting Factory's history with avant garde music, Na is ...

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Hank Johnson Quartet Gets Down at Queens Library!

Hank Johnson Quartet Gets Down at Queens Library!

Source: All About Jazz

On July 11th, 2005 at the Cambria Heights library in Queens, New York the Hank Johnson Quartet consisting of Hank Johnson on piano, Gary Smith on drums and “Cool Mike Fitzbenjamin on bass plus female vocalist Diane Allen transformed the library into a jazz club! Hank lectured for about 20 minutes discussing the different great jazz pianists, their techniques, and provided an educational overature before the wonderful performance. Vocalist Diane Allen really was in a swinging mood, and at times ...

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