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Dave Douglas Named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2005!

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2005

RED CAT PUBLICITY J A S O N B Y R N E 415 85th Street, #3R, Brooklyn, New York, 11209, tel 718 921 1330, Email [email protected] The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Names Trumpeter/Composer Dave Douglas a Guggenheim Fellow for 2005 ***In September 2005 Greenleaf Music will release a dual-sided multi-media disc of Dave Douglas & Keystone; new music inspired by the early works of unjustly maligned silent film actor and director Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle*** ***The world premiere of ...

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Pip and Remy Martin Presents The 2nd Annual Mother's Day Blues And Jazz Extravaganza

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2005

A.J. Jamal To Host Mother's Day Jazz At The Ford Bring Your Picnic Baskets Sunday May 8, 2005 Featuring Barbara Morrison & The Bu-Crew Ron Bishop - Piano Charles Small - Guitar Rudy Taylor - Bass Daniel Bejarano - Drums Hosted By: A.J. Jamal Top off your Mother’s Day celebration with an event that will inspire, rejuvenate and renew the entire family. Celebrate “Mom” or life ...

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Krishnendu das aka Babukishan: Baul & Indian rhythms combined with the Reggae produced his own brand of World Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2005

Krishnendu das aka Babukishan comes from an old and very traditional Baul folklore family. His grandfather, Guru Shri Nabani das Baul, was a much celebrated singer and poet that was instrumental in bringing the Baul culture to fame with the respected and admired status they enjoy today.

He often collaborated with the writer of India's National Anthem, a great poet, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore. In popularizing the music of the Baul, Nabani ...

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Project One presents: Intersections / Interactions Opus 2

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2005

performances by: Frank Kimbrough & the Project One Ensemble Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:00 pm Tenri Cultural Institute of New York 43A West 13th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) Greenwich Village, New York City Admission: $10 7:00 Project One Ensemble Paul Moravec: Angels Dancing Cornelius Dufallo: Naiad John Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts Kenji Bunch: String Circle (NY Premiere) 8:00 Frank Kimbrough solo piano improvisations 9:00 Panel Discussion: Improvisation, Composition, Value Bill Rhoads Fred Ho Cornelius Dufallo Christopher ...

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Maritri at Solomon's Porch, Tuesday, May 24th

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2005

Maritri Solomon’s Porch, Tuesday, May 24th, 8:00p.m. Close your eyes and let Maritri transport you into her room, where you’ll find romance and perhaps a merman or two. Brooklyn’s favorite singer, pianist, guitarist has been on a roll lately. If you missed her with Sekou Sundiata at the New School and Avery Fisher Hall, no need to worry. The sultry songstress will perform songs from her new CD, ...

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Ben Wolfe w/ Rob Scheps, Joe Magnarelli in Portland, Oregon

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2005

On Saturday May 7th , Ben Wolfe will lead his stellar bi-coastal 4tet at the Blue Monk, Pdx's newest & best jazz club starting at 8 pm. Featuring Wolfe's swinging original pieces,the group features Joe Magnarelli, trumpet ( Toshiko Akiyoshi, Vanguard Jazz Orch.); Rob Scheps, tenor sax (George Russell, Dave Kikoski,Al Grey, Gil Evans); Ben Wolfe , bass ( Carl Allen ,LCJO,Harry Connick) and Ron Steen on drums. As part of the 2nd Annual Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Week , the ...

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The Kelsey Jillette Trio at Tuk Tuk

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2005

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The Kelsey Jillette Group at Triad Lounge

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2005

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