Event News

Creative Music Workshop Debut Concert

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2006

CREATIVE MUSIC WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES PREMIERE CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER

On Sunday, February 12th from 3 to 5 pm, the Creative Music Workshop (CMW) will hold their debut concert and fundraiser at the Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan. The event will feature students and faculty from this new music program for high school and college students. CMW was created and is led by a partnership of five professional NYC jazz musicians: Bob Bowen, Brian Drye, Mike McGinnis, Jacob Sacks, and Khabu Doug ...

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Hungry March Band throws a Red Ball, Feb. 17

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2006

Hungry March Band presents: RED BALL FOR ALL!! Friday, Feburary 17th 8pm, $10 (half price with potluck offering) CBGB's Gallery 313 Bowery (at Bleeker) http://www.cbgb.com/ gallery.html (212) 677-0455 On Friday, February 17th, with the flush of Valentine's Day still on their cheeks, the Hungry March Band will throw a RED BALL FOR ALL at CBGB's Gallery. Punctuated by two bouts of HMB's steamy brass battery, the Red Ball will feature ...

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Wycliffe Gordon to perform at All Souls Unitarian Church Sunday, February 12

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2006

Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Sunday, February 12, 2006 6:00 PM All Souls at Sundown 1157 Lexington Avenue at 80th Street, NYC (subway: 6 train to 77th Street) Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon will be featured in an evening jazz and poetry meditation on Sunday, February 12 at 6:00 PM. No admission charge. Wycliffe Gordon has an extraordinarily diverse career as performer, conductor, composer, arranger, and educator, receiving high praise from audiences and critics alike. Gordon tours the ...

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Buddy Rich Alumni Band Performs at Feb. 12 Free Jazz Memorial for Steve Marcus in New York

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2006

Buddy Rich Alumni Band Performs at Free Jazz Concert at Memorial for Saxophonist Steve Marcus

The 16-piece Buddy Rich Alumni Band, led by drummer Steve Smith, will play at a free memorial service for jazz saxophonist Steve Marcus from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, February 12, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on 54th Street and Lexington Ave. in New York City.

Also performing will be Buddy's Buddies, featuring saxophonist Andy Fusco. Speakers at the event, which is open to ...

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The Ed Cherry Trio @ Detour, Friday February 10th

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2006

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Berklee Celebrates Black History Month, Including Appearances by Terence Blanchard, Stanley Clarke and more

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2006

Berklee College of Music presents Black History Month Music Celebration 2006, a series of concerts, clinics and lectures throughout the month of February. The celebration offers a wide variety of music and lectures by faculty, students, and renowned visiting artists.

Highlights include The Warrick L. Carter Lecture Series, featuring Terence Blanchard, Friday, February 10, at the David Friend Recital Hall; The Music Of Bob Marley, Monday, February 13, at the Berklee Performance Center; and Black Music, The Dippin' Pool: Bill ...

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Matt Wilson at Carnegie Hall Baby!

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2006

Carnegie Hall presents Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts

Wednesday, February 8th 2006 8:30 pm Zankel Hall (57th and 7th Ave.) NYC Tickets and info: www.carnegiehall.org 212. 247.7800

Terrell Stafford-trumpet Larry Goldings-piano and organ Dennis Irwin- bass and clarinet Matt Wilson-drums

We just got home from rockin' Chicago Symphony Hall as well as great gigs in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri. WE ARE PUMPED TO ...

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Cultural Legacy Speakers' Series, Black History Month Event

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2006

"Jazz as a Unifying Social Force" is the theme of the upcoming Cultural Legacy Speaker Series event.

Monk Rowe, Jazz Archive Director at Hamilton College will host a series of inspiring video and lecture presentations. Artists such as Clark Terry, Christian McBride, Jon Hendricks, and Joe Wilder discuss breaking the color barrier using the power of music, and about the influences that inspire them.

Sunday, February 19th, 5pm Jazz Central 441 E. Washington St. ...

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