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Hank Johnson Trio + Vocalist Diane Allen set to Burn in Library!

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2005

On November 26th, 2005 The Queens Library and Jazzbone Records is proud to present a FREE Jazz concert. Billed “PIANO GREATS", the smooth swinging style of Hank Johnson will provide excellent accompianment for jazz vocalist Diane Allen. The Library is located at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Their phone number is 1 (718 990-0778 and there will be some real music played on a real acoustic grand piano in the auditorium. Concert starts at 3:00P.M. sharp, and ...

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UCLA Live Presents Ahmad Jamal at Royce Hall

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2005

UCLA Live Presents Ahmad Jamal: At age 75, Jamal is still a powerful creative force in jazz and one of the most exciting keyboard artists alive, producing some of the most fiery and enigmatic albums of his career. The New York Times describes Jamal's brilliance by saying “The rows of shocking diversions and risks...by this 1950s master could be mistaken for the work of a younger, experimentally minded pianist". Tickets for Ahmad Jamal are available for $45/35/25($15 for UCLA Students). ...

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Michael Musillami Trio Tonight and Saturday (NYC)

Source: All About Jazz
November 9, 2005

The Michael Musillami Trio will perform tonight at Brooklyn's Barbes, the first of two NYC dates on its current tour supporting the release of its second recording, Dachau (Playscape Recordings). The group, which features guitarist/composer Musillami with bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, will be joined by special guest, vibraphonist Tom Beckham, for tonight's performance and both Beckham and saxophonist Tom Christensen for their Saturday night performance at Detour.

The details follow:

Wednesday, November 9th at 10pm ...

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Makanda Project to perform in Newburyport, MA

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2005

On Saturday, November 12, 2005, the Makanda Project will perform at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, Ma. The concert begins at 7:30 pm. There will also be a jazz improvisation workshop at 4:00 pm. The number for the Firehouse is 978-462-7336. The Makanda Project is an effort by a group of Boston musicians to bring to light some incredible music that would otherwise have remained unheard. When the great multi-instrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre passed in 2001, he ...

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Paul "Spazzy" Winston Presents His "Tribute To Bud Powell" At Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2005

Paul Winston will be presenting his incredible “TRIBUTE TO BUD POWELL" for the first time since his historic concert at the Museum of The City of New York this past June. This event will take place at CREOLE Restaurant & Music Supper Club, 2167 Third Avenue at 118th St., on Friday night, November 11th. It will be a solo piano engagement. Paul's playing has been called “a bridge over the past, present and future of jazz" and CREOLE is a ...

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Galactic Plans Return To New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
November 3, 2005

CONFIRMS A NEW ORLEANS NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT AND TWO SPECIAL SHOWS IN WASHINGTON DC Galactic is proud to announce some very special shows they are planning in honor of their hometown of New Orleans. On December 31st the band returns to the Crescent City and to their surrogate home, the historic Tipitina's Uptown, to celebrate what is sure to be one of the most emotional New Year's Eve shows of their 10-year career. While a Galactic New Year's show ...

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45 B-Side completed now on to "78"!?

Source: All About Jazz
November 3, 2005

The worlds longest improvisational jam session of 45 plus hours was just completed, October 9, 10, 11, at the Fctory04 in Padua, Italy. This years second such event titled “45 B-Side" or 45 Lato B in Italian drew large crowds to the small venue in the little city of Padua to witness non-stop improvisation by rotating musicians from around the world including King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, guitarist Willie Oteri, looper / producer Ronan Chris Murphy, German drummer extraordinaire Schroeder, ...

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His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley in The Zam Zam Room

Source: All About Jazz
November 3, 2005

59E59 Theaters transforms Theater C into the Zam Zam Room, hosting His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley for the Holidays Jake Broder (Broadway's Amadeus, When Harry Met Sally in the West End) reignites the amazing routines of cult comic and faux aristocrat Lord Buckley. His Royal Hipness Lord Buckley in The Zam Zam Room is a fizzy cocktail of style and substance, featuring “the hippest stories in storydom" backed by a live jazz band. The tale of Scrooge becomes a breezy ...

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