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Mika Yoshida and Richard Stoltzman Premiere Brand New Works By Chick Corea, Mike Mainieri and more at Weill Recital Hal on April 4
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Kim Smith Public Relations
World premiere works by Chick Corea “Marika Groove," Marcos Valle, Tamar Muskal, Mike Mainieri, Michiru Oshima & William Thomas McKinley “High-wire jazz marimbist, Mika Yoshida....an amazing, energetic performer ready for major exposure." —LA Times MIKA YOSHIDA, marimba + RICHARD STOLTZMAN, clarinet NEW GENRE! + Special Guests: Eddie Gomez, bass Mike Mainieri, vibraphone Steve Gadd, drums At Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, April 4, 2012, 8pm New York, NY: World ...
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This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe: February 27-March 5
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce “Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians March 22—Trumpeter John Raymond Kicks off the series with a CD release celebration for Strength & Song (produced by Jon Faddis), featuring Jon Raymond (trumpet), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Javier Santiago (piano), Linda Oh (bass) & Obed Calvaire (drums) April 12—Drummer Devin Gray CD Release featuring Ellery Eskelin, Mike Formanek & Dave Ballou! This ...
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Three Views of a Trio Featuring The Wee Trio, the Joel Frahm Trio & the Danny Fox Trio @ Le Poisson Rouge
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Le Poisson Rouge, February 28, 2012 THREE VIEWS OF A TRIO: CD Release Celebration for The Wee Trio's Ashes To Ashes—A David Bowie INTRAspective Also featuring the trios of Joel Frahm and Danny Fox Tues, Feb. 28, 10 PM, tkts are $15, 158 Bleecker St., NYC The Press Rave About The Wee Trio's Ashes to Ashes: “The music makes a wonderful jumping-off point for these inventive musicians . . . a take-no- ...
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Matthew Shipp Celebrates Elasticity at Jazz Standard
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Chris Rich
The Matthew Shipp Trio with Michael Bisio and Whit Dickey will be closing out February with two days of performance at Jazz Standard to celebrate the release of Elastic Aspects on Thirsty Ear Records. There will be two shows each night at 7:30 and 9:30 with a cover charge of $20.00 for each show. “Elastic Aspects is a well-considered condensation of Shipp's most recent works, and then some. In a time of sonic inflation—when a wheelbarrow of music is needed ...
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Jazz Arts Group presents world premiere of "Beyond the Blackberry Patch" led by Wycliffe Gordon
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH—The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series returns to the Lincoln Theatre with the world premiere performance of “Beyond the Blackberry Patch," March 2-3, 2012 led by critically-acclaimed trombonist, renowned composer, and jazz ambassador Wycliffe Gordon with an all-star cast featuring Aaron Diehl, the Bobby Floyd Trio and many more homegrown artists. The Blackberry Patch is a folkloric name given to the area on Columbus' near east side where many settled during the Great Migration. Once known as the ...
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The American Jazz Institute presents Miss Anna Mjoll at Vicky's of Santa Fe on February 27
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Anna Mjöll
American Jazz Institute's Jazz Supper Club Series with Miss Anna Mjoll at Vicky's of Santa Fe in Indian Wells Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:30 PM-9:30 PM Vicky's of Santa Fe in Indian Wells is the locale for the most exciting jazz series in the Desert presenting 6 Jazz Programs by The AmericanJazz Institute, proceeds of which benefit The American Jazz Institute's inschool mentoring and music scholarship program in the Coachella Valley. These unique Supper Concerts headline international jazz personalities exclusively ...
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Chris Washburne and SYOTOS Returns to Smoke in NYC on 2/29/12
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Two for the Show Media
We are pleased to announce that SYOTOS will be returning to Smoke Jazz Club for a one night engagement on Wednesday, February 29. Celebrate the bissextile year with some deep Latin grooves! We will have Claudette Sierra featured on vocals. SYOTOS is: Chris Washburne—trombone Ole Mathisen—sax Yeissonn Villamar—piano Leo Traversa—bass Vince Cherico—drums Cristian Rivera—percussion Sets at 7, 9, and 10:30PM Smoke is at 106th and Broadway. Reservations at ...
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Jack Wright to Perform Thursday, March 8 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Saxophonist Jack Wright is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. The free-improvising reedman (and occasional pianist) has played here a number of times since the mid-1990s, both at LNAC and at various venues under the auspices of New Music Circle, but this will be his first show in St. Louis in four years. Opening the concert will be epicycle, aka LNAC's head honcho Mark Sarich. Tickets for Jack Wright ...
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