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The Turiya Mareya Latin Jazz Ensemble Oct. 10 in Tijuana

Source: All About Jazz
September 20, 2007

The Turiya Mareya Latin Jazz Ensemble in Concert at the Casa De La Cultura in Tijuana In Collaboration with IMAC of Tijuana, WorldBeat presents Turiya Mareya with 4 masters of Cuban music Featuring Turiya Mareya - Pianist and Musical Director Felix Betancourt - Tenor Saxophone Ignacio Arango- Guitar and Bass Lazoro Poey - Drums and Special Guest Adonis Puentes - Vocals and ...

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New Otis Redding Documentary to Receive Hollywood Premiere, October 8

Source: conqueroo
September 19, 2007

In a coda to this summer's critically acclaimed Mods & Rockers Film Festival in Hollywood, the new documentary Dreams To Remember: The Legacy Of Otis Redding will receive its world theatrical premiere at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, on Monday, October 8 at 8:00 p.m.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Zelma Redding (Otis' widow), Wayne Jackson of the Mar-Keys, Grammy Award-winning Stax historian Rob Bowman and the documentary's directors David Peck and ...

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American Composers Orchestra Kicks Off Orchestra Underground in Zankel Hall

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2007

On Friday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Hall presents the American Composers Orchestra, led by Principal Guest Conductor Steven Sloane, in a program that includes world premiere performances of four new works in Zankel Hall. Composers join the orchestra for the evening's program, entitled Hybridity, which will feature percussionist Susie Ibarra's Pintados Dream (The Painted's Dream) with visual projections by Makoto Fujimura; saxophonist Steve Coleman's The Illusion of the Body; Ken Thomson's Wait Your Turn, which features special guest ...

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Art Tatum Concert-Recording Session at the Shrine - Free Tickets

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2007

Art Tatum Live at the Shrine September 23, 2007 at 5pm in LA's Shrine Auditorium Jazz pianist Art Tatum was recorded live in Los Angeles on April 2, 1949. That recording is available today on the Sony CD Piano Starts Here. “He was the greatest soloist in jazz history, regardless of instrument," jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote in the liner notes. It is one of the best loved ...

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NYC Jazz Journalism Conference & Live Blog, September 29

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2007

Jazz Journalists Association Consults Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies on first international conference of jazz journalists to be held in the U.S. “Jazz in the Global Imagination: Music, Journalism, and Culture" With live, globally interactive blog from and about the conference at Columbia School of Journalism, 2950 Broadway (at 116th Street), New York. 9:00 am - 6 pm, with an evening panel at 7:30 pm open to the public, free of charge Saturday, September 29 ...

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The Vault VIP Lounge Presents the Mike Bennett Trio on Friday, September 21

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2007

The Vault VIP Lounge, located inside the OC Pavilion, is pleased to welcome The Mike Bennett Trio on Friday, September 21 at 8 PM. Once a basement vault for a large bank, the Vault VIP Lounge has been transformed into a plush nightclub with hightop tables, leather sofas, hand-painted jazz art and romantic lighting. Mike Bennett is an internationally recognized Drummer and Percussionist based in Los Angeles, CA. At only 24-years-old Mike Bennett is emerging as one of the nation's ...

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Skinner to Host Fine Musical Instruments Auction, October 14th Featuring Miles Davis Trumpet

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2007

Skinner, one of the nation's leading auction houses, will hold an auction of Fine Musical Instruments beginning at noon on Sunday, October 14th at its Boston gallery. The sale will feature a significant offering of instruments associated with some of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century: Guitars from George Benson's personal collection and a Martin trumpet custom made for and used by Miles Davis. The sale features a trumpet ($25,000-35,000), custom made for Miles Davis by the ...

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Abigail Riccards Live at Trumpets with Bill Goodwin, David Berkman, and Evan Gregor

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2007

Abigail Riccards with Bill Goodwin, David Berkman, and Evan Gregor Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 4-7pm Trumpets 6 Depot Square Montclair, NJ About Abigail Riccards: Since coming to New York in 2003, Abigail Riccards is already making a name for herself. Last summer, she toured the middle-east, playing a week tour in Yemen for the United States State Department. In 2004 Abigail was selected to be a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International ...

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