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Update: Cassandra Wilson Confirmed for NYC Jazz Foundation Memorial Benefit on 5/31!

Source: Lisa Cooney Carter
May 21, 2007

DOWNTOWN NYC MUSICIANS PLAY FOR JAZZ FOUNDATION BENEFIT AND REMEMBER DRUMMER LANCE CARTER

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CASSANDRA WILSON

Friends and colleagues of the late New York drummer, LANCE CARTER, announce a benefit evening of performances by leading New York City avant-garde and experimental musicians. The Lance Carter Memorial Benefit for the Musicians' Emergency Fund of the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) will take place at the downtown music club, THE KNITTING FACTORY at 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY on ...

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Fay Victor Performs @ Sweet Rhythm - May 22, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2007

The Fay Victor Ensemble performs at Sweet Rhythm on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 as part of Tessa Souter's Vocal Series at this fantastic West-Village venue. THE FAY VICTOR ENSEMBLE Fay Victor/voice Anders Nilsson/guitar Ken Filiano/bass Michael TA Thompson/drums TUESDAY, MAY 22. 2007 2 sets, 8:00PM & 9:30PM 88 Seventh Avenue South (at Bleecker Street) 212 255 3626 Full bar and menu available ...

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Ken Watters Group in Concert May 18 in Huntsville, AL

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2007

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Jazz, Soul & Shape: Sculpture and Painture by Eugen Petri

Source: Sibiu People
May 17, 2007

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Live@courthouse Participates in Inaugural Luminato Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2007

Live@Courthouse is pleased to announce its participation in Toronto's newest arts festival, Luminato, running June 1 to June 10. Bringing a little funk and Cajun flavour to Toronto, via New Orleans, Live@Courthouse presents ten nights of jazz that will keep the festival swinging.

Susie Arioli kicks things off at the Courthouse for 3 nights, with the Susie Arioli Band featuring Jordan Officer. Known as a musician's singer, Arioli first broke out on the scene in 1997 and has been playing ...

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5/31: Downtown NYC Musicians Play for Emergency Fund & Remember Drummer Lance Carter

Source: Lisa Cooney Carter
May 16, 2007

New York, NY - Friends and colleagues of the late New York drummer, Lance Carter, announce a benefit evening of performances by leading New York City avant-garde and experimental musicians. The Lance Carter Memorial Benefit for the Musicians' Emergency Fund of the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) will take place at the downtown music club, THE KNITTING FACTORY at 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 7:00 pm. The event will be held in the ...

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Art of Jazz Celebration 2007 in Toronto

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2007

May 30th - June 3rd (www.artofjazz.org) Announces LINE-UP HIGHLIGHTS Featuring Two Major Tribute Concerts Headlining This Year's Amazing Jazz Celebration! Legendary Composer & Trumpeter Kenny Wheeler Featuring Jazz Legends Dave Holland, Bob Brookmeyer, Lee Konitz, Joe La Barbera, Don Thompson & Norma Winstone Friday - June 1st - 8:00 PM Tickets: $39.50 - Students: $25.00 Vocal Jazz Icon Jon Hendricks and the"Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Redux" ...

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Ran Blake Examines the Legacy of Chris Connor in Annual Seminar

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2007

Ran Blake: The Music of Chris Connor August 8, 10, 12, 14, 16: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Special public evening: Tuesday, August 14, 6:30 p.m. St. Botolph Hall, Free In his annual summer seminar, NEC college faculty member and MacArthur Fellow Ran Blake focuses his attention on Chris Connor, arguably one of the most idiosyncratic “white stylists" in jazz singing; with her husky timbre and long expressive phrases, Connor remains one of jazz's most nontraditional musicians. Ran Blake's one-week summer ...

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