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Stuart H. Tresser, jazz composer pens 2 new tunes for 2006!

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2006

Stuart H. Tresser, jazz pianist and composer just wrote two new works for 2006! One of the tunes is entitled: “Kiss My Jazz," (part of a downpayment on a new musical about Jazz. Inspired by Dr. Gerald W. Deas, M.D. this tune will now become a reality and is expected to be published by the Tresser Printing Office in the Spring of 2006. It will be available for the public free of charge as a jpeg file on the Jazzbone ...

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Tim Siciliano Guitar and Kim Clarke on Bass Live @ Las Margaritas and Pappazios

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2006

Las Margaritas Bar & Grill 38-01 Broadway Astoria NY Jan 21, Feb 4 ,18 and PAPPAZIOS 39-38 BELL BLVD, BAYSIDE NY (718) 229-1962 Jan 26 (with vocalist Allison Crockett)

Tim Siciliano on Guitar and Kim Clarke on Bass

Subway directions:

Las Margaritas is located in the heart of the Astoria section of Queens. It is a bright, intimate setting which features Mexican Artifacts and the work of local artists. Fine Mexican Cuisine. ...

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The Ben Bowen Project comes to TO

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2006

Ben Bowen brings his experimental jazz project to Toronto for the first of two scheduled dates at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen St. E) on Wednesday, January 18th, at 9pm.

$5 gets you entrance to the show as well as a nifty limited-run Ben Bowen Project button.

This band explores tunes from other musical genres in an instrumental jazz context, and this time out will be playing songs by Bruce Cockburn, the Beatles, and Radiohead, as well as some of ...

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Diane Schuur added to 20th Anniversary Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2006

Two-time Grammy winner, Diane Schuur has just been added to Toronto Downtown Jazz's 20th Anniversary Concert Series lineup, presented by JAZZ.FM91. She will perform at the Glenn Gould Studio on April 26, 2006 at 8 p.m.

Known as The New First Lady of Jazz, Schuur was first discovered by Dizzy Gillespie in 1979 at the Monterey Jazz Festival. From that legendary beginning, with her three and a half octave vocal range, Schuur has gone on to sing the blues with ...

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Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter and Pianist Jon Regen to Perform at Jazz at The Baird, Saturday Jan 14

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2006

Singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen returns to his hometown for a special one-night- only performance at Jazz at The Baird, Saturday January 14, 2006 at 8:00 PM. Following a distinguished career in jazz as both a sideman, (Jimmy Scott, Kyle Eastwood), and a leader, (3 critically-acclaimed CDs under his own name), Regen steps-out on his own as a masterful performer in his own right, fronting a dynamic band that has played to SRO audiences around ...

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Urb Alt 3.O Celebrates Martin Luther King Holiday Through 21 piece Orchestra Collaboration

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2006

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Muhammed P. Aziz Phone: (212) 281-7723(New York) or 404-313-5341(Atlanta) Email: [email protected]

Celebrate, Commemorate, And Collaborate! URB ALT 3.0 Celebrates MLK Holiday through Orchestral Collaboration

WHAT: Urb Alt 3.0 - Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. WHO: Mutha Wit, Shaka Zulu Overdrive and Roy LaGrone WHEN: Saturday, Jan 14, 2006 at 8pm WHERE: MAKOR/Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street

New York, NY (December 2005) ...

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JON REGEN Plays Jazz at The Baird in South Orange, NJ Saturday Jan 14 @ 8:00 PM

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2006

Singer, songwriter, and pianist Jon Regen kicks off Jazz at The Baird on Saturday January 14 in South Orange, NJ. The series of five monthly concerts feature jazz giants, as well as up-and-coming musicians in a small, intimate venue.

Regen has been hailed by The Washington Post as “one of the best young jazz pianists in the world." He worked alongside jazz icon Jimmy Scott, and received critical acclaim for his three CDs as a leader; Jon Regen ...

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A benefit for the Habitat for Humanity: San Diego, California, Saturday, February 18

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2006

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