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Steve Kuhn in New-York - ECM Records CD Release Celebration: "Mostly Coltrane"

Source: ECM Records
June 11, 2009

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Saxophonist Sean Nowell at Smalls (NYC) on Wednesday, June 17th

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 11, 2009

Saxophonist/Composer Sean Nowell will be performing with his Group at Smalls in New York City on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Set times are 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM in celebration of his newest CD release “The Seeker” on Posi-Tone Records. Sean Nowell Group Nir Felder - Guitar Sean Nowell - Tenor Sax Art Hirahara - Piano Thomas Kneeland - Bass Joe Abbatantuono - Drums “Nowell plays with a mellow tone, ...

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Charles Lloyd Quartet on Tour This Summer: Minneapolis, New York and Ottawa

Source: ECM Records
June 11, 2009

Thursday July 2nd Dakota, MN Dakota Jazz Club & restaurant at 7:00 and 9:30PM 1010 Nicollet Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-332-5299 Friday July 3rd New York, NY Highline Ballroom at 8:00 and at 10:30PM 431 W 16th St, between 9th and 10th Ave New York, NY 10011 212-414-5994 Sunday July 5th Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa Jazz ...

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Arve Henriksen on Rare US Tour in June

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2009

May 5th marked the release of Cartography, the first album by Arve Henriksen for ECM under his own name despite his having appeared on many albums as a sideman since 1996. On the album, a shifting cast of characters, with Jan Bang (live sampling and album co-producer) at the center, provides a series of soundscapes, an ambient-experimental map of moods, for the uniquely liquid, singing trumpet lines of Arve Henriksen to scale and explore. Arve Henriksen and Jan Bang are ...

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Steve Wilson Orchestral Debut Set for 7/25 at Vermont Mozart Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2009

Steve Wilson’s Versatility Showcased in Upcoming Classical and Jazz Concerts Orchestral Debut to be Preceded by Quartet Show – Both Will Take Place at Vermont Mozart Festival Acclaimed saxophonist Steve Wilson has confirmed a pair of July appearances in Vermont which will showcase his versatility as a Classical and Jazz performer -- On July 25th, Wilson will make his orchestral debut with the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Gil Shohat. Wilson will perform The Villa Lobos Fantasia ...

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A Rockin' Jazzman (or is He a Jazzy Rocker?) Ignites a Quiet Cabaret

Source: Michael Ricci
June 11, 2009

A lean, pop-jazz hipster whose buzz-saw voice, much like that of Tom Waits, slices away glib sentimentality, Curtis Stigers is not the usual sort of act one finds at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, although he has played there before. (The last time was five years ago.) Depending on your definition he is either a rock ’n’ roll jazz man who plays a honking saxophone that echoes his raw, craggy singing or a jazz-influenced rocker. Either way his ...

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The O'Farrill Family Quintet at Puppets Jazz Bar, July 16-17

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 10, 2009

The O’Farrill Family Quintet will be performing at Puppet’s Jazz Bar in Brooklyn, NY on July 16th & 17th, 2009. Set time: 6:00PM to 8:30 PM. Come and join the O’Farrill family for this very special musical event where Arturo O’Farrill will be joined by both of his sons for an early evening set of some incredible music! THE O'FARRILL QUINTET Arturo O’ Farrill, piano Adam O’Farrill, trumpet Zack O’Farrill, drums Peter ...

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Seattle Times: Bucky Pizzarelli is a Jazz Guitarist for the Ages

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
June 10, 2009

In the post-bop world of jazz, the guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli is a novel concept. He is a jazz musician who remembers when his job description was to play dance music; he prefers to be a sideman and would sooner strum than pick; you would not call his style minimalist, but he understands getting more out of less, preferring elegance over speed. He is not without ego, but does not covet the title “composer" before his name. He is a classic, ...

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