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Ars Nova Workshop Presents: Peter Brotzmann/Nasheet Waits, Offonoff, Matana Roberts and the Sun Ra Arkestra!

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Wednesday, May 6, 8pm BROTZMANN / WAITS DUO Peter Brotzmann, reeds Nasheet Waits, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission The founding father of the European Free Jazz movement, German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann has made important contributions with Last Exit (with Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock and Ronald Shannon Jackson), Die Like a Dog (with William Parker, Hamid Drake and Toshinori Kondo) and his Chicago- ...

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Umphrey's McGee and U-Melt | 04.10.09 | NYC

Source: JamBase
May 5, 2009

Words by: Alex Borsody | Images by: Robert Chapman

Umphrey's McGee :: 04.10.09 :: Nokia Theatre :: New York, NY

U-Melt :: 04.10.09 :: B.B. King Blues Club :: New York, NY

Umphrey's McGee :: 04.10.09 :: NYC The weekend of April 10-11, Umphrey's McGee, one of America's top touring bands, had a two night stint at the Nokia Theatre Times Square. They were playing ...

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Azar Lawrence - Making a Musical Statement! Tour Announced

Source: Zarmedia
May 5, 2009

There’s a reason jazz legends like McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson and Pharoah Sanders have been asking Azar to sit in with their groups lately. Sure, they are close friends and they’ve played together any number of times. They’ve all watched his reemergence onto the jazz scene in the past few years. But they want Azar to join them on stage because he’s at the top of his game, playing with the kind of heart and spirit that comes only from ...

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The Heath Brothers Are Back Where It All Began

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

"THAT'S MY home, man." Asked what returning to Philadelphia means to him, Jimmy Heath is terse and direct. But it's clear from the finality with which he asserts those words that Heath sees the concept of home as universal and needing little elaboration. The implications of returning to the place that formed you are too numerous to list in a brief conversation, and so deep that his tone of voice is enough to make the experience understood. The same can ...

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Jazz Stars Celebrate Jazz Forum @ 30, Rose Theater on June 22nd

Source: Leah Grammatica Public Relations
May 5, 2009

JAZZ FORUM ARTS presents JAZZ FORUM @ 30 



 A Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration of Trumpeter Mark Morganelli’s Jazz Forum Lofts 

 “It would be hard to pick one special moment at the Jazz Forum, because 
 there were so many special moments.” --Dr. Barry Harris 
 Jazz Forum Arts Executive Director Mark Morganelli invites jazz fans to witness history, as he presents a spectacular, one-night-only event, JAZZ FORUM @ 30 , celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of his Jazz Forum lofts, where ...

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U.S. Sends Musicians to Make Overtures in War Zones.

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

In March four musicians from Alvin Atkinson and The Sound Merchants, traveled with the U.S. State Department for a new diplomacy program called Musicial Overtures.

When pianist Jonathan Lefcoski walked into a rehearsal at a Baghdad music club, he didn't know what to expect. He didn't know whether the Iraqi musicians would welcome him or whether they'd know how to play the same music he did.

Within minutes, however, Lefcoski and an Iraqi bass player were working their way through ...

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The New School Coltrane Ensemble Annual Concert, Mon., May 4, 7PM @ The Performance Space

Source: The Cinarae Group
May 4, 2009

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"NIGHTtime" with Marcus Goldhaber & the Jon Davis Trio at the Night Hotel - Every Thursday: 6PM & 7:45PM

Source: AMP3 Public Relations
May 4, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – On April 30th, 2009, Singer/Songwriter Marcus Goldhaber will open “NIGHTtime” for a limited engagement at The Night Hotel. Performances will be every Thursday through July 2nd, 2009, with sets at 6pm & 7:45pm. This boutique hotel is an exercise of Modern Gothic Gotham, filled with black and white dcor and nestled secretly behind the mayhem of midtown’s Times Square, making this an ideal place to serve as the after-work ‘go to’ locale on Thursday evenings. Night ...

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