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The Loove at Coco 66 Presents: AFKA Jazzheads Feat. Ari Hoenig

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Monday, April 5th: The Artists Formerly Known as Jazzheads featuring: Ari Hoenig [drums] Tim Motzer [guitars] Chris Cuzme [saxophone] Ben Bocardo [bass] Jazzheads, the band, featuring master rhythmatist Ari Hoenig, Philly guitarist Tim Motzer, saxophonist/brewer Chris Cuzme, and bassist Ben Bocardo blazed trails early on with collisions of jazz-funk, drumnbass, and world music. Reunited after a 10 year hiatus, the band still mixes it up and causes sparks to fly with a super fun ...

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Nicki Parrott Presents a Tribute to Peggy Lee and Julie London

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Jazz vocalist and string bass player Nicki Parrott will perform classics by Julie London and Peggy Lee on Sunday, April 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, New Jersey, 07726. Parrott is the resident bassist with the Kitchen House Blend band which premieres and performs new music by New York composers, and is a regular at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. Concert is free. Parking available on site. ...

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3rd German Jazz Meeting: April 23rd to 24th, 2010 in Bremen/Germany

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

The third German Jazz Meeting will take place from April 23rd to 24th, 2010 during the music fair at the Congress Centrum Bremen. The showcase festival presents current German projects chosen by a jury consisting of experts, club promoters, radio and print journalists as well as representatives of the Goethe-Institut. Hence, this years German Jazz Meeting demonstrates - once again -- a vivid cross-section of contemporary German improvised music and jazz.

Participating musicians and projects in 2010 are: Andromeda Mega ...

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CCNY Professor's Musical Journey Down the Hudson to Debut April 10

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Mike Holober to Lead Westchester Jazz Orchestra in Premiere Performance

In addition to teaching in the Music Department at The City College of New York (CCNY), noted jazz composer and pianist Mike Holober serves as artistic director and conductor of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO). On Saturday, April 10, he will lead the ensemble in the premiere of his composition “Flow: In Celebration of the Hudson River." The concert, at the Town Hall Theatre in Irvington, New York, begins at ...

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Jazzmobile Presents: Vocalfest in April (NYC)

Source: Michael Ricci
March 29, 2010

Paying homage to Jazz Appreciation Month and jazz vocalists of the past and the present, Jazzmobile's month-long celebration of the art of the voice is unveiled over four fabulous weekends in April. Friday, April 9 Truly the essence of a cool, laid back style, winner of Jazzmobile's 2005 Jazz Vocal Competition, Lynette Washington , will fascinate, captivate and lift your spirits and make your heart soar. Saturday, April 10 Classic beauty and elegance, Cynthia Holiday sings and swings with a ...

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All-Star Jazz Jam at the Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro (Somers Point, NJ) on May 2nd

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Jump start your summer with the Jazz Bridge All-Star Jazz Jam Down the Shore! On Sunday May, 2nd, the best jazz talent on the Jersey coast will be playing from 4 - 8 p.m. to raise money for Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit charity that assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis, at the Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro at 908 Shore Road in Somers Point, NJ.

Over 23 terrific musicians will be giving their time and talent, including Gina Roche, ...

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Fab Faux Set 4/11 Benefit for West Babylon Elementary School

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 27, 2010

The Fab Faux Set NY Benefit Concert for Elementary School Destroyed by Fire 4/11 Event for West Babylon's South Bay Elementary School on Long Island to Also Feature The Hogshead Horns and Creme Tangerine Strings Fab Faux Drummer Pagano Gives Back to His Hometown The Fab Faux have confirmed an April 11th Benefit Concert for West Babylon's South Bay Elementary School. In February, the school was destroyed by a fire, and will now need to be rebuilt from the ground ...

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Jazz Day - April 9 - Taste of Jazz at Time Warner Center

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2010

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER AND TIME WARNER CENTER'S CIRCLE OF TASTE PRESENT A TASTE OF JAZZ Celebration Marks the Inauguration of “Jazz Day" on April 9th (During Jazz Appreciation Month) Chefs from the Center's Restaurant and Bar Collection Present Dishes Inspired by the Great American Jazz Cities Special Music Performance by Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Bebop, swing and New Orleans jazz will inspire chefs and menus alike for one hoppin' evening at the first ever A ...

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