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David Leonhardt's Piano and Band Play Cole Porter
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Looking at the selection of 12 songs played by pianist David Leonhardt and his group on Plays Cole Porter (Big Bang BBR9584), you are immediately reminded of how central Porter's best songs have become in the standard jazz repertoire. These songs have served as excellent vehicles for many of the bop and after masters. So what can Dave Leonhardt and his entourage do that hasn't been done before? The answer is that David sums up the sorts of treatments pianists ...
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Jazz Bridge Presents the Dukes of Destiny in Cheltenham on October 5th!
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Suzanne Cloud
Opening up the third season of the Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA will be the Dukes of Destiny. Led by vocalist John Colgan-Davis, this seven-piece group has gained a large and loyal following over 25 years among Philadelphia listeners who know and love the blues. They've appeared at the River Blues Festivals at Penn's Landing, the YO Philadelphia Festival, and the Pocono Blues Festival. They've also opened for ...
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Jazz Bridge Presents Barbara Montgomery in a New Series on October 5th (Kennett Square, PA)
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Suzanne Cloud
Opening the first season of a Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series on Wednesday, October 5th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA will be singer Barbara Montgomery with pianist Aaron Graves, bassist Lee Smith, and drummer Craig McIver. Barbara has been singing in the Philly area for many years, but her voice has taken her to many far flung places, playing festivals and concerts around the world. Her CDs have been critically acclaimed, e.g. Playboy's Guide to ...
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Ars Nova Workshop | Fall 2011
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Ars Nova Workshop
The summer's coming to an end, which means Ars Nova Workshop—Philadelphia's leading presenter of jazz and experimental music—is back. We concluded our 11th season back in June with the five-concert Great Black Music Festival celebrating the work of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) with performances by Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, and Wadada Leo Smith, and we're ready to charge into season 12 with six nights of live music by seven bands over the remaining months of ...
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Soulive and Lettuce: Royal Family Ball Fall Tour
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JamBase
BRINGING THE ROYAL FAMILY ACROSS THE U.S. THIS FALL; NEW MIXTAPE FROM DRUMMER AL EVANS OUT NOW Preeminent soul-funk trio Soulive, fresh off hosting their first ever festival The Royal Family Affair earlier this summer, have announced a full-on Royal Family Ball tour for Fall 2011. The run will see the return of Soulive to eight cities, including New York City, Chicago, Boston, Portland, Pittsburgh, Falls Church, Philadelphia and a two-night Halloween blowout in Burlington. Joining Soulive on all of ...
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Live from Loews Presents an Evening with Billboard Chart-Topping R&B and Contemporary Jazz Vocalist Maysa Leak at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel as Part of Their Free Monthly Concert Series
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Miller Wright & Associates
LIVE FROM LOEWS, the concert series being launched at Loews destination hotels around the country, will present Billboard chart-topping R&B and contemporary jazz vocalist MAYSA LEAK for a free performance on Thursday, September 15 at the LOEWS PHILADELPHIA HOTEL. Taking place in their Solefood Restaurant, the evening starts with local music entertainment and a DJ with “Cocktails and Conversation" when the doors open at 5:30 PM. The Maysa show takes place at 7:30 PM with a VIP Meet & Greet ...
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Eddie Gomez: Everything I Want to Know About Jazz Bass
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Everything I want to know about jazz bass, I can learn from Eddie Gomez. How the bassist sets the pulse, how the bassist keeps everyone in time, how the bassist sets the artistic tone and feel, how the bassist augments the melodic direction, how the bass can sing a line or become a chordal support system. The only thing I can't figure out from Eddie Gomez is why so many “listeners" tune out during the bass solo. When Gomez solos, ...
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Cuban Jazz Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez Performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Tuesday, September 13
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Cuban jazz pianist Aflredo Rodriguez is performing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online. Rodriguez left Cuba in 2009 to pursue a musical career and has since played around the world. His influences range from Back and Beethoven to Bill Evens and Thelonius Monk. Quincy Jones, with whom Rodriguez has toured and collaborated with on new compositions, said about Rodriguez, “He ...
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