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Ole Mathisen/Chris Washburne's FFEAR @ Smalls Jazz Club NYC June 30, 2012 - 7:30PM
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Two for the Show Media
FFEAR CD launch party for new Jazzheads Records release 'Mirage.' Ole Mathisen/Chris Washburne's FFEAR @ Smalls Jazz Club NYC June 30, 2012 - 7:30PM Tony Moreno/Ole Mathisen/Chris Washburne/Per Mathisen Ole Mathisen has established himself as someone with a unique voice both as an instrumentalist and as a composer. He has worked on close to 100 CD releases, composed several movie and television scores. He is the leader of Ole Mathisen ZERO- SUM, co-leader of FFEAR, and a member of Chris Washburne's SYOTOS, Alex ...
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Stephanie Jordan Makes Her Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro Debut Saturday, June 30
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Sylvain Music Notes
"Every so often a new voice stands up and proclaims itself, but few do so with such supreme depth and understated soul." – Jazz Critic Ted Panken NEW ORLEANS – Internationally acclaimed New Orleans’ jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan makes her Snug Harbor debut on Saturday, June 30, 2012 for two shows at 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm. The Stephanie Jordan Jazz Ensemble will perform tunes from her recently released CD on her Vige Music label, “Stephanie Jordan Sings a Tribute ...
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Marilyn McCoo And Billy Davis, Jr., Former Lead Singers Of The 5th Dimension, Visit Their Jazz And Blues Roots At Yoshi’s Oakland June 29 - July 1
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Diane Hadley
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., former lead singers of the internationally renowned, six-time Grammy-winning super group, The 5th Dimension, and later a Grammy winning duo, are looking forward to exploring their jazz and blues roots at Yoshi’s Oakland, June 29 – July 1. In addition, the audience can expect to be entertained by many of their 5th Dimension classic hits including “Up, Up & Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “One Less Bell to Answer” and “Stoned ...
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Tribute To Django Reinhardt At North Carolina Symphony's "Night In Paris," July 7
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Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
The North Carolina Symphony whisks its audience away to the City of Love in a Summerfest finale to remember. Conductor Mischa Santora, vocalists Robb Asklof and Kersten Rodau, guitarist Robert Bell and accordionist Patrick Harison all join the orchestra for a colorful concert event, “A Night in Paris.” The final performance in the 2012 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series, the concert takes place at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are admitted free ...
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Made In The UK Jazz Concerts Open With Get The Blessing In Rochester And Liane Carroll In Ottawa
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Jazz Services UK
2012 is the 5th year of the British jazz concert series, Made in the UK, which has brought more than 30 UK jazz groups to Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival since 2008. This year will see many of the groups performing in Canada for the first time starting tonight with the award winning singer-pianist Liane Carroll's appearance at Ottawa Jazz Festival. This evening will also see the first of nine nights of Made in the UK concerts in the Christ ...
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Jazz This Week: Charlie Hunter, Hamiet Bluiett, "Cool Like That: A Tribute to Miles Davis," and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's the first official week of summer, and there are plenty of jazz-related events coming up in and around St. Louis over the next seven days. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the inaugural St Lou Fringe Festival opens with an evening of performances that will include the first of four stagings of Cool Like That: A Tribute to Miles Davis, an event that incorporates spoken word, music, and dance to pay tribute to the legendary trumpeter. Also tonight, there's ...
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Billy Vera Debuts His Big Band Sound At Syracuse Jazz Fest
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Tamela D'Amico
Billy Vera and the Beaters’ frontman Billy Vera has moved into the world of Jazz. He has just finished up recording a new Jazz album at Capitol Records Studios that is a tribute to his favorite black songwriters. Vera and his 18-piece All-Star Syracuse Big Band will be debuting his new tunes this Saturday, June 23rd at the Syracuse Jazz Fest ( a Free Admission music festival) located at Jamesville Beach Park. Admired by his peers, loved by his fans, ...
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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, June 19-26
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more This Week at The Cafe, June 19-26: TONIGHT - Tuesday, June 19, 8:30 PM ARTHUR KELL QUARTET +1, CD RELEASE: JESTER Michael Blake, tenor sax; Loren Stillman, alto ...
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