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Jazz Bassist Christian McBride to Appear February 28th at Bloomfield College's Westminster Arts Center

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2005

Bloomfield College Westminster Arts Center David S. Rosenak, Artistic Director a commitment to artists, a celebration of spirit! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David S. Rosenak 973 748-9000, x343 [email protected] Jazz Bassist Christian McBride to Appear February 28th at Bloomfield College’s Westminster Arts Center The Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College, Bloomfield New Jersey, announces the first evening in the premiere season of its new series, JazzTalks, intimate evenings of conversation and performance with contemporary jazz artists on their life and ...

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"Jazz Notion & Spoken Word"

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2005

Level One Entertainment & Club Choices presents “Jazz Notion" & “Spoken Word" - Live Jazz Bands & Poets The city's best & up & coming Jazz Bands & Poets will jamming every Wednesday Night starting February 23rd from 9pm - 1am. at Club Choices, 381 Somerville Ave. Somerville MA Guest List Cover is $5 and $10 if your not on the list. So make sure you email your info to: [email protected] For more info call Aswad(Ozzie) at 617.594.6730 or email ...

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The Ed Cherry Group

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2005

Sistas' Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue at Jefferson Ave. (where Jazz: Music of the Spirit Lives and Culture is a Weapon), presents the Ed Cherry Group, Saturday, February 12, at 9 and 10:30 pm. Guitarist Ed Cherry brought in New Year's Eve at Sistas' Place with the Craig Harris/Sekou Sundiata project and was such a sensation, he was asked to come back with his own group. The quartet he'll have on Saturday, featuring Brian Carrott on vibes, Jerome Harris on bass ...

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Rising Polish Jazz Pianist/Composer Leszek Mozdzer at Merkin Hall

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2005

The Kaufman Center presents jazz pianist and composer Leszek Mozdzer on Thursday, March 17, at 8 PM, at Merkin Concert Hall. Presented in association with the Polish Cultural Institute, the evening of solo piano works will include Mozdzer’s own passionate jazz interpretations of four Chopin mazurkas, as well as a selection of his original compositions.

Introduced to American audiences last fall at a sold-out concert with pianist Adam Makowicz at Carnegie Hall, Mozdzer is widely considered to be the past ...

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Black History Month w/ Monk at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2005

Celebrating Black History Month This Week with the Music of Thelonious Monk at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola: The Ben Riley Monk Legacy Septet Featuring trumpeter/arranger Don Sickler, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery & guitarist Freddie Bryant After Hours with The Peter Leitch Duo (New York, NY) February 7, 2005 - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola -- located in The House of Swing, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall presents The Ben Riley Monk Legacy Septet, performing the music of Thelonious Monk with a ...

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Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts Party

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2005

Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts Terell Stafford- trumpet Larry Goldings- piano and organ Dennis Irwin- bass and clarinet Matt Wilson- drums We are gathering to celebrate the release of WAKE UP! (to what's happening) our second smash release for Palmetto Records. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 10- SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13TH Jazz Standard 116 East 27th Street New York, New York 10016 212-576-2232 SHOWTIMES- 7:30 & 9:30PM +11:30PM SHOW ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY see www.mattwilsonjazz.com for complete tour schedule! ALSO we are in Boston ...

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Jazz Pianist and Composer Stuart H. Tresser pens two New Tunes!

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2005

In his continuing effort to write new tunes for the 21st Century, jazz pianist, Stuart H. Tresser has penned two new tunes; “WALK WITH ME", and “ON THE BRIGHT SIDE". These tunes will be available FREE of charge for those producers looking for new and original material to produce and record. It is expected to be posted as a japeg file on the website: http://www.jazzbonerecords.com around April 2005. You can visit this website if you wish to see and print ...

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2/23/05 Charles Gayle at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC

Source: All About Jazz
February 7, 2005

Wet Ink Presents: Charles Gayle & Wet Ink Ensemble *The Wet Ink Ensemble performing new works by Alex Mincek, Sam Hillmer, & Brendan Connelly (Pre-concert discussion with the composers) *Solo Set by Free Jazz pioneer Charles Gayle When: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 8 p.m. Where: Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker) Who: The Wet Ink Ensemble Charles Gayle Tickets: $10 at the door Information: www.wetink.org *** Wet Ink, “a composers' collective devoted to freshly minted scores ...

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