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Ariel & JC Jones at the Sadna in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 14, 8 P.M.

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2009

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Antoinette Montague at Jazz in the Garden (The Newark Museum) on June 25th

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Antoinette Montague Thursday, June 25th, 2009 12:15 pm — 2:00 pm Jazz in the Garden with Bill Easley (sax) Tommy James (piano) Hassan Shakur (bass) Wally Gator (drums) Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden 100th Anniversary of the Newark Museum produced by Sheila Anderson 49 Washington Street (Central Avenue Entrance) Newark, NJ 07102 973-596-6550 RAIN or SHINE FREE ($3 ...

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band: New Orleans Jazz at Its Finest

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

A perennial favorite, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band celebrates its 48th anniversary and its 19th appearance at Irvine Barclay Theatre with its signature brand of New Orleans jazz on Friday, July 10, 2009 at 8pm. Since opening its doors to the public in 1961, it has been the mission of Preservation Hall to showcase the national treasures of traditional New Orleans jazz music. Forty-eight years later, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band still represents the best opportunity for music fans the ...

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Tito Puente Latin Music Series Returns in Boston

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

From merengue and salsa to Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz, the fifth-annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series promises to heat-up two of Boston's neighborhood public parks in July with danceable rhythms. The series — presented by Berklee College of Music; Villa Victoria Center for the Arts; and ParkARTS — features Berklee faculty, students, and guest artists hailing from various parts of Latin America, including the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Mexico. The free music series takes place on four Thursday ...

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David Sanborn to Play at the Barbican!....

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Thursday 2 July 7.30 David Sanborn + special guest Sam Moore + YolanDa Brown Tickets 10/15/20/25 Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious Part of Blaze One of the most instantly-recognisable saxophonists in the history of jazz, David Sanborn returns to the Barbican with the live version of his acclaimed recording from last year, Here and Gone. Conceived as a tribute to the soul-drenched feel that defined the music of Ray Charles in the 60s and especially his two ...

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Yaron Herman Trio + Hiromi + Tineke Postma Quartet Featuring Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Friday 10 July 7.30pm Yaron Herman Trio + Hiromi + Tineke Postma Quartet featuring Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington Tickets 10/15 Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious Part of Blaze Barbican Jazz plays host to three rapidly rising jazz stars, all making their London concert debut following impressive club shows over the past year. Tineka Postma has emerged as a leading light in a new generation of Dutch jazz players, a massively gifted saxophonist and composer who ...

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Ralph Bowen Quartet - 6/17/09 - Smoke NYC

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 12, 2009

Ralph Bowen Quartet SMOKE Jazz Club 2751 Broadway New York, NY June 17th, 2009 sets @ 8:00PM, 10:00PM, 11:30pm 212.864.6662 - $30 music charge About Ralph Bowen: Saxophonist Ralph Bowen first made his mark on the New York jazz scene in the 1980s as a co-leader of Bluenote Records' sextet “OTB-Out of the Blue." Along with Kenny Garrett, Robert Hurst, Steve Wilson, Rene Rosnes, Kenny Davis, Ralph Peterson, Harry Pickens, and Mike ...

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Beyond the Ballroom a Celebration of UK Jazz Dance with Gilles Peterson, Snowboy, the Mighty Jeddo + Dilanga

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Sunday 19 July 3.30pm Beyond the Ballroom A Celebration of UK Jazz Dance with Gilles Peterson, Snowboy, The Mighty Jeddo + Dilanga Tickets 10 Cargo 83 Rivington Street Shoreditch London EC2A 3AY Produced by the Barbican in association with Edge09. Part of Blaze; part of Dance Nations Coinciding with the publication of Mark Snowboy Cotgroves book, From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: The History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene, ...

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