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Jerry Costanso, Jazz Vocalist/Recording Artist, Live At Lincoln Center’s "Miid Summer Night Swing" Series

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
June 13, 2011

New York, NY—In support of his new CD release from Daywood Drive Records, Can't We Be Friend's?, Jerry Costanzo will be returning to Lincoln Center's 'Mid Summer Night Swing' series in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Once again Jerry Costanzo will be returning to Lincoln Center for the ever popular 'Mid Summer Night Swing' series as a featured vocalist with the Swingtime Big Band, directed by Steve Shaiman. This 20-piece ...

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Captain Hook "Plunge!" CD Release Party on July 2 at de Melkweg in Amsterdam

Source: Michael Ricci
June 13, 2011

Captain Hook proudly presents their third album Plunge! Saturday the 2nd of July 2011 at de Melkweg in Amsterdam. Captain Hook is a funk jazz quintet from the Netherlands. They play high-energy grooves with catchy melodies and freaky improvisations. 70's-fender rhodes sounds go together with nu-beats, heavy guitar riffs and bebopish saxophone licks. Captain Hook delivers a cool now-a-days mix of dansable jazz and exciting soundscapes. The five bandmembers of Captain Hook are clearly acquainted with each other and have ...

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Gigatools: Auto-Announce Upcoming Shows

Source: HypeBot
June 11, 2011

GigaTools is a straightforward event announcement service that allows you to automate the posting of your gigs on multiple sites. They're based in Berlin and launched in late 2009. GigaTools recently added Soundcloud integration and are worth a look if you're wanting a simple tool for making sure your show announcements get regularly updated and are available beyond your homesite. GigaTools is designed to serve individuals acts or group rosters, so it's useful for both artists managing their own business ...

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R&B Sensation Ahmir Performs on Boston Rock and Blues Concert Cruise on Sunday, June 12

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
June 12, 2011

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Portland Sax Phenom Plays Boxley's in North Bend

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
June 11, 2011

Twenty-one-year-old saxophone phenom and Portland native Hailey Niswanger, who won the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival saxophone competition three years ago, brings her quartet Monday to Boxley's, the lively North Bend restaurant and showcase for Seattle's Pony Boy Records. A stone swinger, Niswanger plays alto with a burly, broad tone and a trace of the cry reminiscent of John Coltrane's tenor saxophone sound and gets around the horn with the alacrity and sophistication of a veteran. Niswanger, whose ...

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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Live Album, Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
June 11, 2011

NEW LIVE ALBUM OUT JULY 19 ATO Records has announced the release of Rodrigo y Gabriela's new live record, Live in France. The record will be released on July 19, and was recorded at various venues around the Fifth Republic on the 11:11 World Tour. It is the band's second live album, following 2008's Live in Japan. Rodrigo y Gabriela are riding high on the global success of their Hans Zimmer collaboration on Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ...

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End of an Era: The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Leaving Birdland After 15 Years

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
June 11, 2011

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announced that on Sunday, June 26, 2011, the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra will conclude its residency at the famed Manhattan jazz club, Birdland, where it has performed every Sunday evening for over 15 years. Legendary Cuban composer and arranger Chico O'Farrill founded the orchestra in 1995, and his son, pianist Arturo O'Farrill, has directed the ensemble since his father's passing in 2001. Arturo O'Farrill issued the following statement: “Chico O'Farrill's music is a ...

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Arturo O'Farrill Trio Performs at Regattabar Jazz Club in Cambridge on Friday, June 10

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
June 10, 2011

Jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill is performing with his trio—Ruben Rodriguez on bass and Vince Cherico on drums—at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be ordered online. A renowned performer, educator and expert on Afro-Latin jazz, O'Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. His father, Chico O'Farrill, was leader of the famous Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. ...

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