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Cuban Jazz: Deborah Avil

Source: All About Jazz
October 29, 2002

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Jazz for Peace Features American, Israeli & Middle Eastern Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
October 29, 2002

RICK DELLARATTA JAZZ FOR PEACE CONCERTS CONTINUE IN NYC ON NOV 2ND

Rick DellaRatta performs his Jazz for Peace concert Nov 2nd & every Sat night following at Jazz on the Park, 36 W106th St bet Manhattan Ave/Central Pk W @ 8pm.

Jazz for Peace began on Oct 7th 2001 at Troy Music Hall with The Rick DellaRatta Quartet featuring Eddie Gomez, Lenny White & Paquito D'Rivera. Rick recently performed his concert at The United Nations on Sept. 25th featuring ...

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Maxjazz Recording Artist Rene Marie Birthday Jam!

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2002

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Calling All Saxophonists! Gunther Schuller to Conduct 1,000-Saxophone Concert on Great Wall

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2002

One thousand saxophonists will converge on the Great Wall of China, June 23, 2003, International Olympic Day.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Gunther Schuller is master conductor; five-time Emmy Award-winner Mark Watters is music director. The event, featuring the internationally recognized Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra, will be broadcast live throughout Asia by China Central Television and worldwide via the Internet.

Saxophone players throughout the U.S. and abroad are invited to join Schuller, Watters and 500 Chinese saxophone players for this unique performance. The ...

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Wilber Morris Memorial Concert at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2002

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Jazz Photography Exhibition - London "Jazz Fever

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2002

A retrospective exhibition of jazz Photography by Francine Winham' opens on 12 November at the Luke & A. Gallery of Modern Art

12 November - 30 November 2002 Luke & A. Gallery of Modern Art 4 Pollen Street, Mayfair, London W1

Francine Winham was in the centre of the vibrant energy of the New York jazz scene in 1960-70s. “New York was the heart of the jazz world at the time - it was very exciting. ...

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"Blue Train" Becomes Gold Trane

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2002

A landmark jazz recording recently reached a landmark of its own as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) bestowed Gold Certification upon saxophonist John Coltrane's classic recording Blue Train.

Blue Train, Coltrane's sole session as a leader for Blue Note Records, was recorded in 1957 in the midst of his tenure as a sideman in bands led by Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, and is widely considered to be his first great recording, establishing him as a bandleader of ...

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