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Charlie Haden Quartet West August 15-20 The BLUE NOTE--20th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
August 14, 2006

BLUE NOTE

World's Finest Jazz Club & Restaurant, 131 West 3rd Street, NYC 10012 www.bluenotejazz.com ~ (212) 475-8592

Jonathan Kantor (212) 475-0049 [email protected]

BLUE NOTE PRESENTS

CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST 20th ANNIVERSARY

featuring

Charlie Haden (bass), Alan Broadbent (piano), Ernie Watts (tenor saxophone), Rodney Green (drums)

August 15-20 ~ 8:00pm & 10:30pm

NEW YORK, NY, August 12- Charlie Haden returns to the Blue Note to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Quartet West at the Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 West ...

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Gregg Brennan/Aiseiri's End of Summer Duet of Sounds

Source: All About Jazz
August 14, 2006

On Wednesday, August 23rd, composer/drummer Gregg Brennan will bring his quintet Aiseiri to the Rex Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Show starts about 9:30, $5 CDN @ the door.

On Friday September 1st, Aiseiri will be at the Dominion On Queen in Toronto, beginning the first of 2 sets around 9:00pm. $5 CDN @ the door.

Gregg Brennan is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. He is an active composer and painter as well as a ...

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San Francisco nightclub Jazz at Pearl's offers All About Jazz 2 for 1 Discount

Source: Rocket Words
August 12, 2006

Jazz at Pearl's, located in San Francisco's historic North Beach district, is happy to announce a special 2 for 1 ticket discount for members of the All About Jazz community. When buying tickets at the door on the evening of a show, patrons need only say, “I'd like the All About Jazz discount," to receive half price tickets for all members of their party. When ordering tickets online at www.jazzatpearls.com, simply enter “All About Jazz" in the Comments field, to ...

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Gospel Jazz in Action: Uros Markovic Group at University of the Streets, Sept. 20

Source: Jazz in the Village
August 10, 2006

Uros Markovic Group

Live in concert at

University of the Streets 130 E 7th Street (and Ave A) Second floor,above diner 7A New York, NY 10009

Wednesday, September 20 8:00 pm Donation $15 (or more)

Uros Markovic Group is a unigue music ministry designed to lift up Lord Jesus Christ. Come and witness Gospel Jazz--music with power of the Holy Spirit that literally changes lives.

“I was a ...

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MOSS debuts August 18 on the West Coast

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

Coming together for their first West Coast appearance, MOSS (comprised of some of the most talented vocalists of their generation - Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan and Kate McGarry) will be performing at Gianelli Square - a new, intimate listening room in Northridge, CA.

MOSS is a meeting of some of New York's most talented and diverse jazz singers - Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan and Kate McGarry. They unite their creative ideas and talents; presenting their original ...

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Fulton Street Beat Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

FULTON STREET MALL PREMIERS FULTON STREET BEAT CONCERT SERIES -- Free, Outdoor Summer Concerts Celebrates Music & the Arts in Downtown Brooklyn -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. - August 19 and September 16 are the last two concerts for the 2006 Fulton Street Beat music festival at Albee Square, Downtown Brooklyn. Hosted by the Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA), the free, outdoor concerts feature a stellar lineup, including New Orleans Jazz band, Victor Goines & Friends; Hard Bop Jazz band, The New ...

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2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition & 20th Anniversary Gala Concert

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 20th Anniversary Gala Concert Hosted by Quincy Jones, Phylicia Rashad, and Billy Dee Williams September 16 - 17 Washington, DC - As part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration weekend, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will present the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 20th Anniversary Gala Concert in Washington, DC on September 16-17, 2006. The Competition will ...

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On the 75th Anniversary of His Death, Jazz Legend Bix Beiderbecke Remembered in Sunnyside

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

Bix Beiderbecke is probably the most discussed jazz musician of his time. He is held in a very high regard in which legend and performance are intertwined. Beiderbecke made the first of his 250 recordings in 1924 and his last in 1930, ten months before his death. On August 6, 1931 at the young age of 28 Bix died of lobar pneumonia at 43-30 Bliss (46th) Street in Sunnyside, Queens. Thanks to the financial donations of the Office of Assemblywoman ...

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