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Soulive: Bowlive DVD; Bowlive 2 Shows in March

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2011

BOWLIVE 2 AT THE BROOKLYN BOWL, MARCH 1-5 AND 8-12 In March of 2010, the members of Soulive hauled their instruments through the doors of a newly-opened warehouse- turned-music venue in Brooklyn that they would call home for the next two weeks. Eric Krasno, Alan Evans and Neal Evans called on a multitude of their closest friends and musical conspirators to join them over the next fortnight—creating an incredibly broad guest lineup that included some of the pre-eminent guitar virtuosos ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: You Can Call Him Al

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 6, 2011

With more than 35 years as a top recording artist and a number of radio hits to his credit, singer Al Jarreau likely needs no introduction to most readers of this site. Jarreau, who turns 71 next month, has performed in St. Louis many times, and he'll be back here next Friday, February 11 to play the Touhill Performing Arts Center under the auspices of Jazz St. Louis. To mark the occasion, today ...

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Joey Defrancesco Trio - "Fly Me to the Moon" (1999)

Source: Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
February 5, 2011

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Chad McCullough Video from Belgium

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 2, 2011

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Why I Think Video LPS Are a Good Idea

Source: HypeBot
February 2, 2011

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Al Di Meola: Tour Dates; Video w/Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Source: JamBase
February 2, 2011

TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 17 IN AGOURA, CALIFORNIA Legendary guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola joined rising young stars Rodrigo y Gabriela onstage in Paris for an intimate performance. The Mexican guitar duo sat down before the show to talk about what playing with guitar master Di Meola meant to them. Check out the video below. Fans can catch Di Meola this Winter and Spring, as he tours behind his upcoming release, Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, out March 15 on Telarc International, ...

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Striding Ahead with Monk

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
February 2, 2011

Following Stephanie Link's performance in the January 31 exhibit, perhaps you were wondering about stride piano's influence on modern jazz. Wonder no more. Kindly pay attention to Thelonious Monk's left hand. Monk was a busy fella at the Berlin Jazztage in 1969. He played several pieces by Duke Ellington and some of his own. The Berliners also teamed him Joe Turner, not the singer but one of the last of the authentic masters of the first stride generation. Monk and ...

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