Event News

Ben Bowen Trio Back at the Freeway

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2006

On Friday March 3rd, the Ben Bowen Trio returns to the Freeway Cafe on King St E in Hamilton (www.frwy.ca). Please join us for an evening of laid-back jazz standards, jazzified pop tunes, and melodic originals in this intimate community-minded “third space," while enjoying a cup of fair-trade coffee or tea, or perhaps something to nibble on.

Show time is 9pm, and cover's $5.

Opening Act: The Lake Vernon Drowning (eerie indie acoustic folk)

Ben Bowen Project buttons still available ...

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New School Jazz @ Lincoln Center March 13 "Music Of Ornette Coleman"

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ @ JAZZ @ LINCOLN CENTER Somethin New: The Music of Ornette Coleman Directed by Jane Ira Bloom

Monday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center

WHAT: For the first time, students from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will perform at Jazz @ Lincoln Center as part of its UPSTARTS! series. Award-winning soprano saxophonist/composer and New School Jazz ...

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"Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Jazz" with Jimmy Heath, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Martino, and more!

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

Celebrating Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Jazz

Featuring: Jimmy Heath, Albert “Tootie" Heath, Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Martino, Duane Eubanks, Buster Williams and other special guest artists

March 10 & 11, 2006 - Rose Theater

New York, NY--The City of Philadelphia is rich in jazz history and home to many of the jazz greats. Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates Philly's contributions to the art form on March 10 & 11, 2006 at 8:00pm in Rose Theater with Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Jazz. ...

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EFDM 2006 May 4-7. Barcelona, Spain.

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

Frame Drums Europe is happy to announce the complete program for EFDM 2006.

It will take place from May 4-7, 2006 in Sant Pere de Ribes, a country town near Sitges and Barcelona. All participants will live together 4 days in a XVIth century country house (Can Ramonet). T

he program is:

May 4: Glen Velez: Techniques for frame drums. Welcome concert Andrea Piccioni & Paolo Cimmino.

May 5: Andrea Piccioni: Basics and advanced technique for Tamburello. Participation Murat Coskun. ...

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Jazz Vespers, Sylvan United Church , Mill Bay, BC--Every Third Saturday of Month

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2006

Jazz Vespers every third Saturday of the month at Sylvan United Church 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd, Mill Bay, BC at 4:30 pm. Presenting top Jazz musicians from around the island and beyond.

March 18: Louise Rose in Concert at Sylvan United Church Jazz Vespers 4:30 pm. Advance tickets $10 call 743-4301 or 743-4659 Louise Rose is the consummate performer. A talented pianist, vocalist and actress, Louise was formally trained in piano, organ, voice, conducting and arranging. Some of her ...

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Don Byron Conducts "Ebony Concerto" at March 18 "Wall to Wall Stravinsky"

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2006

Don Byron will conduct Igor Stravinsky's jazz-inspired “Ebony Concerto" and “Elegy for JFK" at the March 18 “Wall to Wall Stravinsky" at Symphony Space.

Symphony Space, whose landmark marathons have made it a pioneer in in-depth artistic exploration (including a Wall to Wall Ellington), will present Wall to Wall Stravinsky, a twelve-hour celebration of Igor Stravinsky, perhaps the greatest composer of the 20th Century. Hosted by Symphony Space Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer, the free event, in the Peter Jay Sharp ...

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Los Angeles: Central Avenue Breakdown Featuring Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Gerald Wilson and Plas Johnson

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2006

The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Performs in

LOS ANGELES: CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN Celebrating Jazz from Los Angeles at Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City! February 23, 24 & 25, 2006, Rose Theater, 8pm Concert Features L.A. Greats Gerald Wilson and Plas Johnson

Gerald Wilson Featured in Master Class: From Bebop to Big Band February 25, 2006, Irene Diamond Education Center, 2pm

Event: Los Angeles: Central Avenue Breakdown Featuring Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Gerald Wilson and ...

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Collective Black Artists, Inc. Panel Discussion: How The CBA Managed the Business of Making Music in 1970's New York

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2006

BLACK HISTORY and CULTURE PANEL DISCUSSION How the Collective Black Artists, Inc.Managed the Business of Making Music in 1970s New York

With Reggie Workman, Jimmy Owens Don Moore, Leonard Goines and Cobi Narita Moderated by Elombe Brath (WBAI)

February 22, 2006 Meet & Greet 7:30pm Panel begins 8:00pm

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music 55 West 13th St. Fifth Floor ...

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