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Vessels of Song: Vampire Suit at the Cornelia St. Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

Vampire Suit will be playing as part of the ‘Vessels of Song’ festival, a celebration of Klezmer and Gypsy music curated by Jay Vilnai taking place at the Cornelia St. Café, July 5th-10th. Vampire Suit will share the bill with Ribs & Brisket, on July 8th, starting at 10:30pm (Ribs & Brisket at 8:30pm). Cornelia St. Café is located at 29 Cornelia St., NYC. Festival tickets are $10 per night, or three for $25. More details at www.corneliastreetcafe.com ‘The music ...

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Matt McDonald Group @ Trumpets

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

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JVC Jazz Festival New York presents Seven Steps to Jaco featuring Steps Ahead 2005

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

NEW YORK, NY - Don't miss an evening of fusion at its finest Wednesday, June 22, at 8:00 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre when the JVC Jazz Festival - New York presents Seven Steps to Jaco starring Steps Ahead (2005) featuring Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Steve Smith, Mike Stern and Richard Bona plus a dynamic tribute Portrait of Jaco: Remembering Jaco Pastorius featuring Steve Bailey, Jeff Berlin, Richard Bona, Oteil Burbridge, Matthew Garrison, Victor Wooten, Will Lee, Christian McBride, Felix ...

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The Kasey Goveia Jazz Quintet to perform at the Gala Opening of The Palmer Room, Los Angeles, CA

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2005

Los Angeles' newest and most exciting Jazz club is scheduled to have it's Grand Opening Gala Monday June 20th, 2005. Beginning the evening's festivities will be the Kasey Goveia Jazz Quintet. This heralded singer brings her dazzling array of talent to the stage to set forth the mood and ambiance of this swank new Jazz hot spot in LA. Following Kasey will be the fabulous blues band 'Lou Lou and the Big Bossman Band'. This is a private event and ...

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17th Annual Evening With Friends of Charlie Parker Benefit Gala and Concert

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2005

Contact: Aaron Biller, 212.663.9319; [email protected] VERITAS’ “Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker” Benefit Honors HBO’s Sheila Nevins, September 26th in NYC NEW YORK CITY (Mon., 20 June 2005)—VERITAS, an organization dedicated to healing families and children that have been torn apart by substance abuse, will bring together some of the most respected names in music and media at the VERITAS 17th Annual Evening With Friends of Charlie Parker Benefit Concert and Gala, to be held on Monday, September 26th at ...

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Spazzy Winston Plays a Tribute to Bud Powell at the Museum of the City of New York

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2005

In keeping with the Museum’s popular exhibit, Glamor, New York Style, Paul Winston, an inheritor of that unique expression of urban style called “jazz," will be celebrating the work of one if its finest practictioners, Bud Powell.

Born in Harlem in 1924, Powell achieved his greatest expression as a jazz pianist in the style known as “Bebop." He was a great influence on most of his more well-known contemporaries like Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

The program includes ...

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New Cancer Foundation Seeks Support for Labor Day 'International Taste & Jazz Fest'

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2005

The newly formed National Women of Colors Cancer Foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH, asks you to lend a hand with its International Taste & Jazz Fest fund raiser, presented with the theme Pampering the Spirit with Song at Grailville (off route 48) during Labor Day weekend. This affair is scheduled to run from 11am - 10pm on Friday September 2 and Saturday September 3 and from 11am - 8pm on Sunday September 4.

The purpose of this affair is to ...

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Quimbombo to perform at Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2005

Jazz Cubano! Quimbombó riffs on the Cuban són, the contagious dance music of the Buena Vista Social Club. Be transported by the beauty and the drive of són montuno and cha-cha, feel the tropical breezes of boléro són, and get down deep in the soulful sound of són blues and són-Afro. Band featured Friday, July 15 at 7:30 on the Lincoln Center Plaza. Come early for a dance lesson, taught by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin of Dance Times Square. ...

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