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Jeffrey Shurdut: PROPHECY in Greenwich Village

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2002

PROPHECY in Greenwich Village

Jeffrey Shurdut continues to perform his “American Dream" to live jazz in NYC's Greenwich Village. Upcoming show with 1687 to be announced. Check listings on All About Jazz in Sept/Oct.

In June 2001 Jeffrey Shurdut installed “Virtual Liberty" online. One month earlier Shurdut's “Prisoner of Hope" (Prisoner of Freedom) opens in Chelsea, New York City. Works are an amalgam of Nazi Germany and Corporate America. In 2000, November 19, The New York Times documents Jeffrey Shurdut's ...

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IAJE to Hold 30th Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2002

First time ever outside the continental USA!

The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will hold its 30th Annual Conference in Toronto, January 8 - 11, 2003. The Fairmont Royal York, Sheraton Centre Toronto and the Crowne Plaza Centre Hotels, along with the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, will host the world's largest jazz gathering, with over 7,000 educators, musicians, enthusiasts and industry representatives from 35 countries expected to attend.

This will be the first IAJE Annual Conference held outside of ...

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Jeffrey Shurdut Joins 1687

Source: All About Jazz
August 18, 2002

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Rova Saxophone Quartet Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
August 15, 2002

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The Litchfield Jazz Festival at Sea

Source: All About Jazz
August 14, 2002

A 7 Nt. W.Caribbean Cruise - January 18-25, 2003

5 Nights of Exclusive Performances at Sea with: Vanessa Rubin, Jimmy Heath, Denilo Perez and now...Slide Hampton! also with Paul Bollenback, Claire Daly, Don Braden, Cecil Brooks III, John Benitez, Ray Vega and more!

On Norwegian Cruise Line's brand new ship - the Dawn- to benefit the LJF Summer Music School Scholarship Fund.

This special event includes: Five Star accommodations, Free Style Cruising on NCL's Luxurious new DAWN An ...

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UK singer Clare Teal launches her own Management and Publishing companies

Source: All About Jazz
August 13, 2002

Hotly touted as one of the leading vocalists in the UK, Yorkshire born Clare Teal was hardly out of the press last year and now it seems she is back with a vengeance. A contact close to her record label Candid has confirmed that she will be releasing a second album for them in October. The album “Orsino's Songs" was originally scheduled to be released at the beginning of September, but has slipped back slightly while Teal has been in ...

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The Jazz Foundation of America to Host Second Annual "Great Night in Harlem" Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2002

The Jazz Foundation of America to Host Second Annual “Great Night in Harlem" Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater

George Benson to Perform; Bill Cosby and Joe Piscopo among Celebrities to Host September 26th Benefit For Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund

Concert to Honor Clark Terry and Congressman John Conyers

New York, NY ---August 10 ---"After forty years of paying their dues they shouldn't have to worry about paying their rent," says Wendy Atlas Oxenhorn, executive director. September 26th will mark ...

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Jerseyband August Tour

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2002

JERSEYBAND - NOW WITH MORE LUNGS THAN EVER! BROOKLYN - That's right, 14 lungs, 14 thumbs, 66 fingers, seven tongues and on an outstanding night, 216 teeth. In addition to all that, the show still features four horns, guitar, guitar synth, and drums, playing the same composed instrumental jazz thrash that has been grabbing and shaking audiences throughout the northeast.

Jerseyband's sound is influenced by modern classical music and is inspired by the current hardcore scene. Their newest ...

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