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Rich Corpolongo Trio: Delmark CD Release Party at Chicago's Jazz Showcase

Source: Kevin Johnson
August 18, 2010

Wednesday, September 8—Come out and celebrate with the hugely talented jazz tenor saxophonist and his trio with legendary drummer Rusty Jones and bassist Dan Shapera—GET HAPPY—Delmark 592 RECORD RELEASE PARTY, Wednesday, September 8, 8pm and 10pm FOR OUR CD “GET HAPPY" ISSUED BY DELMARK RECORDS (#592) The Rich Corpolongo Trio Rich Corpolongo—Tenor Saxophone Dan Shapera—Bass Rusty Jones—Drums At THE JAZZ SHOWCASE Dearborn Station 806 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, IL 60605 ...

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Matt Jorgensen: The Armory

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
August 18, 2010

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Roger Waters and David Gilmour: Complete Reunion Footage

Source: JamBase
August 18, 2010

COMPLETE TWENTY EIGHT MINUTE PERFORMANCE NOW AVAILABLE Last month, Pink Floyd legends Roger Waters and David Gilmour took to the stage before 200 guests to benefit the Hoping Foundation and raise funds for children in Gaza. Yesterday, the Hoping Foundation posted footage of the entire reunion on their official website. Check out the complete 28 minute performance featuring “To Know Him Is To Love Him" (Phil Spector), followed by “Wish You Were Here," “Comfortably Numb," and closing out with “Another ...

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Don't Miss Jazz at Chautauqua 2010!

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
August 18, 2010

There are still seats available for the September 2010 Jazz at Chautuaqua. That means plenty of hot music, rhythm ballads, lesser-known but beautiful songs from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood . . . all performed by a celebrated cast of musicians and singers. The party begins on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at the Hotel Athenaeum on Lake Chautauqua, New York. The heroes and heroines on the bill are Bob Barnard, Randy Reinhart, Joe Wilder, Andy Schumm, Randy Sandke, Dan ...

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Kansas Jazz Collective at Benedictine College (Atchison, KS) on September 29

Source: Chris Greco
August 18, 2010

Kansas Jazz Collective September 29, 2010 7:30 pm Benedictine College O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium 1020 N. Second Street Atchison, KS USA This is the first concert of a new jazz series to be held at Benedictine College (KS) under the direction of Chris Greco. The 2010 Kansas Jazz Collective will be comprised of Kansas City area jazz musicians and present a straight-ahead modern jazz quintet representing the music of some ...

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Smalls Live, A New Jazz Label Founded By Smalls Jazz Club Owner Spike Wilner, Captures The Essence Of New York's Storied Jazz Club On Disc

Source: DL Media
August 17, 2010

Features Five Upcoming Releases By Jimmy Greene, Ari Hoenig, Omer Avital, Ben Wolfe and Wilner, Available on October 12 With the launch of its new record label, Smalls Live, Smalls Jazz Club throws open its doors, inviting a worldwide audience into the intimate confines of the Greenwich Village club. Since it opened in 1993, Smalls has become a hothouse for modern jazz, where up-and-coming musicians can hone their craft before an enthusiastic crowd, and veteran artists can stretch out in ...

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Mauricio Zottarelli brings back his unique sound to the Zinc Bar

Source: Mauricio Zottarelli
August 17, 2010

Drummer/composer Mauricio Zottarelli is performing with his quintet in NYC, celebrating Zinc Bar's annual “Brazilian Jazz Month" On August 26th, Mauricio Zottarelli returns to the Zinc Bar in New York City with his quintet, presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations with jazz pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom and jazz/brazilian ...

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Forgotten Series: Led Zeppelin, "Presence" (1976)

Source: Something Else!
August 17, 2010

By Nick Deriso Led Zeppelin wasn't always this thundering, then nimble, amalgamation. The band's first album had, on its surface, only a copycat kind of appeal. Recorded over just 30 hours, these songs were presented in the same way Zeppelin would have done them on stage at the time—half rendition, half sweaty tribute. They were, as much as anything, another British referendum on the brilliance of American blues music. It wasn't, however, all that interesting. Parts of Zeppelin's second album ...

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