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"Cool-toned" saxman Noel Jewkes to play Jazz at Pearl's Dec. 21

Source: Rocket Words
December 19, 2006

Four decades of music resonate in Jewkes' deep well of style and soul

A night with Noel Jewkes is a night of pure, straight-ahead jazz beauty. As prominent Bay Area jazz critic Andrew Gilbert put it, “Jewkes is a compelling, cool-toned tenor player . . . best known as a fluent soloist who can add a jolt of electricity to any musical situation."

Jewkes has been at the heart of the San Francisco jazz world for 40 years, and that ...

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The Creative Music Workshop presents phase II concert with Matt Wilson as guest

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2006

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Sunday Freestyle Jazz Series in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
December 16, 2006

Dee Pop presents: Freestyle Jazz @ Jimmy's Restaurant 43 East 7th Street * NYC * 212-982-3006

SUNDAY Dec 17 Paloma Recio: Ben Monder, Tony Malaby, Eivind Opsvik, Nasheet Waits

Jan 7 7pm - 8:30 John Sinclair & Friends 8:30 - 11Pm Michael Attias & Renku W/John Hebert & Satoshi Takeishi

Jan 14 7PM Harris Eisenstadt, Ben Gerstein, Jose Davlia 8:30 ANGIE SANCHEZ, TONY MALABY & TOM RAINEY

Jan ...

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David Berger on WNYC's Soundcheck Today, and at Birdland Every Tuesday

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
December 15, 2006

Please tune in to WNYC's Soundcheck today, Friday, December 15 to hear composer/bandleader/arranger/conductor David Berger being interviewed by host John Schaefer about The Harlem Nutcracker and David's weekly residency at Birdland! Schaefer will also be spinning tracks from recently reissued The Harlem Nutcracker. Friday, December 15 at 2:30 PM - at 93.9 FM or www.wnyc.org DAVID BERGER & THE SULTANS OF SWING The Harlem Nutcracker (Such Sweet Thunder, www.sultansofswing.com) REISSUE AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 21, ...

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Pioneers of Rock'n'Roll, Rhythm & Blues and American Roots Music to Perform at Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans in 2007

Source: All About Jazz
December 15, 2006

Annual roots romp to take place May 2nd at House of Blues

NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 14, 2006 - After a year in exile in Memphis, the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, a music festival that celebrates and pays tribute to the unsung heroes of rock 'n roll, rhythm & blues, and other forms of American roots music, will return home to New Orleans on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the House of Blues from 6 p.m. - 2 a.m. ...

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Armen Nalbandian to Present Benefit Concert for ONE Campaign

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2006

On January 25th, 2007, Fresno Art Museum Musical Director/ Resident Artist Armen Nalbandian will present a special benefit concert of his monthly Rhythms of Art Jazz concert series with all proceeds being donated to the ONE Campaign. The concert will feature Nalbandian's original compositions inspired by the museum's current exhibited art of Lisa Esherick, whose work “represents the attitudes shaped by both art history and the cultural and political currents of contemporary life." This concert has Nalbandian returning to his ...

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Bebop Lives! Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

Bebop Lives!

Featuring James Moody & Charles McPherson with Roy Hargrove & Roberta Gambarini

January 26 & 27, 8pm, Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall

January 26-Friday Free Pre-Concert Lecture w/ Phil Schaap

New York, NY (December 12, 2006) Bebop saxophonists James Moody (tenor) and Charles McPherson (alto) are two of the greatest living players of this exciting style of jazz and they bring the swing to Frederick P. Rose Hall on January 26 and 27 in ...

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Guitar Lion Calvin Keys to play weekend set at Jazz at Pearl's, December 15-17

Source: Rocket Words
December 13, 2006

Soul/Jazz Master takes the Pearl's stage in San Francisco's historic North Beach District

Soul, funk, jazz, virtuosity, depth of experience, lightness of touch and intensity of spirit. Seasoned, yet young at heart. The words and phrases one could use to describe guitarist Calvin Keys barely seem to scratch the surface of what this great musician has to offer jazz audiences. Keys has had a 40-year career in music, yet plays with the freshness and power of constant discovery. His 2006 ...

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