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Fab Faux Sell out Radio City Music Hall

Source: Seth Cohen PR
September 23, 2008

36-Song, Three Hour Marathon Concert Celebrates Band's 10th Anniversary via the Psychedelic Music of The Beatles The Fab Faux celebrated their 10th Anniversary by selling out New York's legendary Radio City Music Hall, and delivering a 36-song marathon performance that began with 'Magical Mystery Tour' and ended three hours later with 'Hey Jude' -- with the audience of close to 6,000 people on its feet. The 10th Anniversary 'Psychedelia!' concert was The Fab Faux's largest headlining concert ever, their largest-ever ...

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Giants of Jazz 11 Honors Slide Hampton on October 11

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2008

Giants of Jazz 11 Presented by The Baird

What: Giants of Jazz 11, Honoring 2008 Jazz Master Honoree Slide Hampton

Celebrating 11 years of a phenomenal jazz concerts! This one-night concert The New York Times hails as New Jerseys premier jazz festival will be held at the South Orange Middle School. This years Jazz Master Honoree is Grammy Award winner Slide Hampton, an internationally renowned trombonist, composer and arranger who will perform with a host of other phenomenal jazz musicians. ...

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Steve Wilson on Blue Note Anniversary Tour

Source: Seth Cohen PR
September 23, 2008

Steve Wilson Plays Three Times in One Day at Monterey JazzFest, Joining Both Maria Schneider and Christian McBride; Kennedy Center Concert Set for 10/17 Blue Note Anniversary Tour Set for 2009 In Addition to Being an In-Demand Jazz Artist, Wilson to Have Burgeoning Presence in Classical Community A Wild Day in Monterey: Acclaimed saxophonist Steve Wilson had a busy September 20th: He performed three times in a single day at the Monterey Jazz Festival…one set with Christian McBride's new band, ...

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"Jazz for Obama" Event in New York on October 1

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
September 22, 2008

The Jazz Concert for America's Future Wednesday, October 1st Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater Dianne Reeves Joe Lovano Roy Haynes Brad Mehldau Roy Hargrove Christian McBride Stanley Jordan Kurt Elling Hank Jones Charlie Hunter/Doug Wamble Bilal/Robert Glasper Stefon Harris Jeff “Tain" Watts Roberta Gambarini

+ very special guests!

October 1 - ...

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The Toronto City Jazz Night is to Combine Business with Pleasure

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2008

Socialize with business people and enjoy live Jazz Music at the Historic Distillery District, Toronto TORONTO, Sept. 22- On September 26, 2008 the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce will hold its third annual City Jazz Night. The evening will give guests the opportunity to socialize in a warm and friendly atmosphere. From 6:30 - 11:00pm the legendary Fermenting Cellar at the Distillery District in Toronto will be the backdrop for the popular Jazz Band “The Dan Bodanis Band", ...

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Kneebody + the Suite Unraveling + Uri Gurvich 4tet at Public Assembly in October

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2008

HEPCAT Music presents the 7th installment of the “what is jazz" series Real. Live. Music. at Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos Art Space) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Wednesday, October 15th. The show will feature a triple bill with Kneebody, The Suite Unraveling, and the Uri Gurvich Quartet. INFO TICKETS hepcat presents Real. Live. Music. #7 three bands, one cover. KNEEBODY Shane Endsley - ...

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"Birth of the Cool" Exhibit Reviewed

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 21, 2008

Do you like the cool, retro-modern design that is taking over new restaurants, bars, fashions and homes? Want to see the real the original thing? Then head over to the Kemper Art Museum for Birth of the Cool, an in-depth exploration of Southern California culture during the age of Eisenhower.

The contemporary spirit of the architecture, furniture, design, painting, photography, music, film and animation on view might shock you especially when you calculate that most of it is at least ...

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Benefit for Mary Lou Karp at Maxwell's New Jersey

Source: Just Roots PR
September 21, 2008

On September 23 at Maxwells in Hoboken, music lovers will get a glimpse of what the brotherhood of musicians is all about. Five national acts will donate their time and talent, and Maxwells the space, to raise money for the Karp family.

Marylou Karp, wife of Blind Pig recording artist and singer-songwriter Peter Karp, was diagnosed in June with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Marylou, 50, is the mother of two children, James and Courtney. Her illness was initially misdiagnosed as ...

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