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Jazz Composer Stuart H. Tresser and Tresser Printing Office to publish special tune in memory of Hank Edmonds

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2004

Stuart H. Tresser, jazz pianist and composer/arranger in conjunction with Dr. Gerald W. Deas and the Tresser Printing Office is planning on reviving a tune written and played by jazz pianist Henry H. Edmonds. This composition will be published in memory of the great jazz pianist and educator Henry H. Edmonds who passed in 1992. Lyrics were written by Dr. Gerald W. Deas, and the music by Henry H. Edmonds and special piano arrangement by Stuart H. Tresser. Publication and ...

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Alma Records Inks Deal With Universal Music Canada

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2004

Alma Records President, Peter Cardinali is delighted to announce that he and Universal Music Canada have forged a relationship to distribute the label's eclectic roster. With the March 16th release of One Take, Volume One, and Michael Kaeshammer's Strut, both Juno nominated, we're off to a very strong start.

Cardinali's musical talents include that of bassist, producer, arranger and composer and make him well qualified to work with great talent. And, certainly Alma Records has some of the best. Cardinali ...

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Dizzy's Place to Open on his 2004 Birthday

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2004

According to impresario Todd Barkan, the new jazz venue, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola is scheduled to open at the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex on Gillespie's birthday, October 21, 2004. Barkan, who ran the highly successful Keystone Corner club in San Francisco, is excited about the prospect -- and so are we!

Named in honor of jazz legend John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola will offer stunning views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline and will be the ...

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Primordial Jazz Funktet Comes to New York's K'av'eh'az

Source: All About Jazz
February 19, 2004

The Primordial Jazz Funktet was formed in Atlanta, GA in 2002. The quintet plays original music that brings today's hip-hop, funk and jazz rhythms together with top New York jazz players. “The music is intense, but we always make it groove," says pianist Dan Furman, who brought the group to New York in 2004.

The Primordial Jazz Funktet will premiere in New York at K'av'eh'az on Sunday, March 7 from 8pm to 11 and will feature tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm ...

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Wes Montogomery Birthday Week Tribute at the Iridium Jazz Club, March 2-7

Source: All About Jazz
February 19, 2004

March 2-7 Wes Montogomery Birthday Week Tribute! Featuring: Jimmy Smith And His Trio With Special Guest Guitarists: Melvin Sparks, 3/2-3/3 Rodney Jones 3/4- 3/5 Larry Coryell, 3/6-3/7

The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to announce a very special birthday tribute to legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery March 2-7.

Had he lived John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery would have turned 79 on March 6th. In his all to brief career the self-taught ...

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The Jazz Composers Collective Fourth Annual Festival @ Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2004

JAZZ STANDARD, NYC APRIL 13-18, 2004

The Jazz Composers Collective will present its fourth annual Festival @ Jazz Standard (116 E. 27th Street, NYC) from Tuesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 18. Since its formation in 1992, the Collective has distinguished itself as a unique, musician-run, New York City-based organization dedicated to fostering the development, performance and documentation of new works. Under the artistic direction of bassist Ben Allison, the Collective and the Jazz Standard are joining forces ...

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Tim Collins Quartet to perform at Niagara

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2004

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Trombonist Gregory Charles Royal Stars in Jazz Play: It's A Hardbop Life

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2004

IT'S A HARDBOP LIFE, the new jazz play that features top musicians as principal actors, will make its New York debut as a Special Event during the 2004 New York JVC Jazz Festival.

The play will run for one week, June 22-27, at the Signature Theatre/Peter Norton Space.

We are offering a limited number of Priority Passes over the next couple of weeks, which represent a 50% discount to the play. Regular price tickets are $50.00.

Briefly, the play is ...

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