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Jazz Around Town: Now That Spring is Here...

Source: Jazz@Rochester
February 2, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Jon Seiger and the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans, Calkins Road in Henrietta, 5:30 pm An Evening of Art and Jazz @ City Hall LInk Gallery & Atrium, 5:30 pm The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Annie Wells with Phil Marshall, Jon Gary, Ken Frank, ...

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Boy Katindig, Back And Making Waves In Los Angeles

Source: Boy Katindig
February 2, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA: International Filipino-American contemporary jazz artist, Boy Katindig, just held a concert last month at The Promenade at Gano Excel in Irwindale, CA—the jazz keyboard player's second sold-out concert at the same venue. The show also starred, as guests, Al Jarreau's famed saxman, Michael Paulo, and seasoned vocalist from Manila, Louie Reyes. Here, Katindig reunites with Paulo after years of separation from being in the same label, Noteworthy Records, back in 1995. Katindig was backed-up by a strong ...

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The Green Return For A Massive Mainland Tour

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 1, 2012

2011 was another breakthrough year for the Hawaiian reggae band The Green. Their sophomore album Ways & Means (released on Easy Star Records) impressively stayed at #1 on the Billboard Reggae chart for 4 weeks in a row, while receiving high profile press exposure in Billboard, NPR, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and more. They were also awarded “Artist of the Year" by The DubSide and their album was nominated for “Album of the Year" at The Pier. The band relentlessly ...

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Alligator Artist Michael "Iron Man" Burks to Perform in New Castle

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 1, 2012

Arkansas-based blues guitarist/vocalist Michael “Iron Man" Burks will headline the 15th Annual House Rockin' Party at JB McGinnes Pub and Grille in New Castle on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Burks will perform songs from his latest Alligator release, Iron Man. Boasting remarkable natural talent and deep-rooted soulfulness, Burks' music is driven by an intense, blue collar work ethic that has earned him well-deserved national recognition, making him one of the blues world's fastest-rising stars. Burks' powerful presence, inventive and riveting ...

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Charlie Kohlhase Launches an Outpost 186 Exploration for February

Source: Chris Rich
February 1, 2012

After a dismal 2011, in which the Explorers Club only performed once, Boston's beloved cranky yankee polishes his battery of saxophones and follows the groundhog out of midwinter torpor. Over the course of the unrolling spring, saxophonist/composer Charlie Kohlhase will oversee mid month explorations in Inman Squares favorite back yard gallery, Outpost 186. Starting on Thursday, February 16th, a new line up will grace the bay windows of the aulde dump. Original stalwarts, saxophonist Matt Langley, trombonist Jeff Galindo, guitarist ...

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Vocalist Josh Logan Performs at Bond Lounge in Boston on February 1

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 1, 2012

Soulful vocalist Josh Logan and his band performs at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The singer/songwriter writer from New Hampshire has blended a unique sound of soul/blues/pop/rock that has won him fans across the country. The BOND Jazz Experiment highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, including classic jazz from the American Songbook, rhythm and blues and funk. BOND is open seven ...

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Vocalist Samantha Farrell Performing at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly on February 1

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 1, 2012

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UC Berkeley Announces JIM Fund Benefit Concert

Source: JamBase
February 1, 2012

FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR UC BERKELEY JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC FUND The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley presents a special fundraising concert for the Jazz and Improvised Music Fund (JIM) on Saturday, April 10, 8:00pm at Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA. Famed improvisers Art Lande (Pianist/Drummer) and Paul McCandless (Saxophonist/Multi-Instrumentalist) will perform a program of original compositions and free improvisations, and UC Berkeley professor and pianist Myra Melford will direct the Berkeley Nu Jazz Collective debuting student arrangements ...

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