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The Laszlo Gardony Trio With John Lockwood & Yoron Israel At Mezzrow On May 16 - One Night Only!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
The Laszlo Gardony Trio with John Lockwood & Yoron Israel at Mezzrow on May 16! One Night Only! Mezzrow 163 W. 10th St. New York, NY 10014 646-476-4346 Laszlo Gardony: piano / composer John Lockwood: bass Yoron Israel: drums Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most expressive and technically skilled pianists working in jazz today." A formidable improviser who lives in the moment" (JazzTimes), Gardony ...
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Frost Band heats things up
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The Mike Frost Band was a pleasant surprise at the Charlotte County Jazz Society’s January 14 concert in Port Charlotte, stepping boldly into more contemporary genres while also digging deep into the mainstream jazz canon.This was the Aiken, South Carolina-based group’s first appearance in Port Charlotte – and in Florida, for that matter. The unit featured leader Mike Frost on 4- and 5-string electric basses; Lauren Meccia on alto and saxophones, wind synthesizer and vocals; Shannon Pinckney on piano and ...
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Four Others - and more
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
A few years ago, Marian’s Jazzroom in Switzerland asked Harry Allen to put together a four-saxophone band for its Bern Jazz Festival. He quickly thought of the classic sound of the Four Brothers sax section from Woody Herman’s Second Herd in the late 1940s. That renowned unit featured tenor players Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward, and baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff. With no alto players in the mix, the rich, deep sound of the unison horns stood out on ...
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Swinging style and bebopping finesse
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Stephanie Nakasian has had many facets to her career. She was a banker in Chicago and Manhattan. Then she caught the jazz bug. She heard bebop pianist Hod O’Brien, started working with him a bit in 1980 and a year later quit her day job to become a full-time singer. She built her chops as a two-year member of the vocal group, Jon Hendricks and Company. She married O’Brien, and figured out how to balance motherhood, performing (often with her ...
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There's jazz in his blood
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Pianist Rony Khoury hails from the Dominican Republic, where his sheer talent at the keyboard has caught many an eye—and ear. With good reason. He visited Port Charlotte this week for a showcase performance- a brief stopover en route to Boston, where he's going to study at the Berklee College of Music. He won a half-scholarship to Berklee through the Michel Camilo Scholarship Competition, which is open to student musicians from the Dominican Republic. Khoury, 28, performed in a trio ...
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Covering the jazz waterfront
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
After forty-plus years on the New York jazz scene, trumpeter Randy Sandke has made himself a new home base in Southwest Florida. He moved to Venice a few months ago and has settled into the fertile area jazz scene. While he has had some gigs as a sideman, Sunday, January 6 brought his first area concert as a bandleader. And a fine one it was. His quintet included saxophonist Peter BarenBregge, pianist Joe Delaney, bassist Don Mopsick and drummer David ...
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Dr. Monty Alexander At Birdland On January 15-19 With "Love Letters" From Jamaica To Jazz!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
THE LEGENDARY JAMAICAN PIANO MASTER Dr. Monty Alexander Love Notes: From Jamaica to Jazz At Birdland from January 15-19 Reserve Now! Monty Alexander: piano JJ Shakur: bass Jason Brown: drums January 15-19, 2019 Birdland 315 W. 44th St. New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-581-3080 Frank Sinatra wrote 'The Kid is a Gas' in the liner notes of Monty's first album ...
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The Nu Jazz Agency Announces The Inaugural Performance Of The Winners Of The 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition In NYC On January 14, 2019 At Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
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Nu Jazz Publicity
The Nu Jazz Agency, a leader in the non-profit musical arts industry, has announced the inaugural performance in the 2019 season of the winners of the 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition held this past June in Huntington, West Virginia. Ben Paterson (Philadelphia, PA: First Place); Rina Yamazaki (Saitama, Japan: Second Place & The Nu Jazz Agency’s Chico & Lupe O’Farrill Award for the Best Original Composition; and Isaiah Thompson (West Orange, NJ: Third Place & winner for Best ...
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