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Michael Borstlap Tours US

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2006

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Sweet Rhythm CD-Party Set for Sarah Lynch's "Haunted Heart" - Tuesday January 16, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2006

To celebrate the release of her recording Haunted Heart, Sarah Lynch and her band will play two sets at Sweet Rhythm in Greenwich Village, on January 16, 2007. Band personnel (the same as on the recording) include Pete McCann (g), Phil Palombi (b), Mark Ferber (d), with Dave Smith on trumpet and Tim Albright on trombone.

New York City-based vocalist Sarah Lynch brings much more to the microphone than just a great set of pipes (and composer Phil Springer likens ...

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Bay Area poet/musician/DJ Avotcja brings her powerful ensemble Modupue to Jazz at Pearl's

Source: Rocket Words
November 30, 2006

Unique jazz/blues/Latin ensemble to play Friday through Sunday, December 1-3.

Popular Bay Area DJ, poet, actor and musician, the dynamic Avotcja (ah-va-cha) is a one-woman furnace of creativity. With her large ensemble Modupue (moe-do-pwe), featuring the stunning pianist Jon Jang, Francis Wong on sax and flute, Yancie Taylor on vibes and a stageful of passionate, pulsing musicians, playing blues, jazz and Latin rhythms, Avotcja gives audiences a gumbo of sounds and fury that few groups can match. This weekend (Friday-Sunday, ...

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"Celebration of Life" Memorial Service for Walter M. Booker, Jr. to be held on Sunday January 14, 2007 7:30 P.M. Saint Peters Lutheran Church

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 29, 2006

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Jazz Vocal Group Monday Off Celebrates New CD Release at the Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2006

JAZZ VOCAL GROUP MONDAY OFF CELEBRATES RELEASE OF “MONDAY OFF" THE JAZZ STANDARD - DECEMBER 4, 2006

Monday Off, the jazz vocal quartet hailed by the late Skitch Henderson as having “exquisite taste, rich creativity, fresh ideas, spread over a palate of standard repertoire" is celebrating the release of their long-awaited, self-titled CD at The Jazz Standard on December 4, 2006 with sets at 7:30 and 9:30 PM. This long awaited follow-up to their debut album ...

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The Brooklyn Jazz Underground surfaces

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
November 22, 2006

RED CAT PUBLICITY JASoN PAuL HARMaN BYRnE The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a newly formed collective, is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work.

The Brooklyn Jazz Underground Launch Festival To Take Place at Smalls - January 11-14 (see details below)

The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is: Alexis Cuadrado - www.alexiscuadrado.com, Shane Endsley - www.kneebody.com, Alan Ferber - www.alanferber.com, Anne ...

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Michael Musillami Trio at Hartford's Mezzanine December 29-30

Source: Improvised Communications
November 22, 2006

Friday, December 29th and Saturday, December 30th at 8:00 p.m. Michael Musillami Trio Mezzanine 960 Main Street in Hartford, CT $10 cover charge Venue information is available at (860) 524-9590

Veteran jazz guitarist/composer Michael Musillami will bring his long-standing trio to Hartford's Mezzanine on December 29th and 30th. The all-star group, which also features bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, will be performing selections from its two ...

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Jon Regen Opening For Chris Botti on New Year's Eve at The Blue Note NYC

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2006

Singer/Songwriter and Pianist Jon Regen will open for world-renowned trumpeter Chris Botti on New Year's Eve at The Blue Note in NYC.

Regen, whose last CD Almost Home received critical acclaim around the globe, will front a band featuring Jonathan Sanborn on bass, and Sunny Jain on drums.

All Music Guide awarded Almost Home four stars, and Variety proclaimed, “Regen takes cues from forebears like Randy Newman ... both in the sardonic bent of songs like ...

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