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Nouveau African Jazz-Soul Vocalist Somi at The Blue Note - Nov. 1st, 2004

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2004

The winds of autumn have carried SOMI back to The Blue Note for another amazing show! Monday, November 1st, 2004 she will return to the legendary stage to exhale a belly full of stories on life, love, and liberation. Originally from Uganda and Rwanda, SOMI's music gives voice to the post-colonial African experience in the Diaspora with an authentic blend of the contemporary and the traditional. SOMI is currently working on a new recording project entitled “Red Soil In My ...

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Jason Palmer Jazz Collective live at Wally's Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2004

Trumpeter Jason Palmer and his Jazz Collective will be performing at Wally's Jazz Cafe every Friday and Saturday evening starting at 9:30pm. Wally's Cafe is located in Boston's south end on the corner of Mass Ave and Columbus Ave. 21+, no cover. The Jason Palmer trio will also host a jam session every Sunday afternoon at Wally's beginning at 4:00pm and concluding at 7:30pm. Jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer has been playing the trumpet for the past thirteen years. Most recently, ...

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Ropeadope Records Takes New Music Seminar On The Road Touting Diverse Line-ups Along The Way

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2004

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Cowboy Jazz? The Latest Project featuring Bruce Forman!

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2004

A music group by the name of “Cowbop" (featuring Jazz Guitarist Legend Bruce Forman) is taking a tour through the California Gold Country. The band departs October 18, following the length of California's Highway 49, starting with only a full tank of gas and $100. Their intent is to make it the entire way from Downieville to Oakhurst by playing, bartering, selling CDs and living off the kindness of friends and strangers. Cowbop is seeking pledges to be donated to ...

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Jazz Piano Great Dick Hyman and Meral Guneyman at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2004

Jazz Piano Great, DICK HYMAN, and Turkish State Artist, MERAL GUNEYMAN at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall October 29, 2004 The newly formed piano duo of Guneyman and Hyman are presenting Playful Virtuosity on 29 October, 2004, at 7:30 P.M., at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Both world-renowned pianists, Guneyman and Hyman, will join together in a mutual show of virtuosity - each drawing on their individual, yet complementary, skills. The program will feature two premieres ...

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Sixth Annual Geraldine de Haas Scholarship Fund Concert

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2004

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A Home That Jazz Can Call Its Own

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2004

For many months, Wynton Marsalis has written in a spiral-bound red notebook. The notes, in a small, neat pencil script, deal with how to create the new $128 million performing arts complex for Jazz at Lincoln Center, of which he is the artistic director.

“A. Celebrate the timeless qualities of jazz," begins the first page. “B. Highlight past glories which need not be altered. C. Reinvigorate songs which carry the identity of this music. D. Establish the importance of high-level ...

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JFA's Great Night in Harlem at the Apollo Oct. 28, 2004 7PM

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2004

4th Annual Jazz Foundation of America Benefit Concert for the Jazz Musicians' Emergency Fund Hosted by: Bill Cosby with Quincy Jones & Gil Noble Apollo Theater,125th St.,8pm THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28

Orchestra Seats on sale thru the Jazz Foundation (212) 245-3999 Balcony seats available thru TicketMaster (212) 307-7171

JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA The need is great. Many elderly jazz musicians are living alone without the support of family. As seniors they ...

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