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Maxwell's Sax Player goes solo with smooth jazz album entitled "Full Circle"
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All About Jazz
Pink Martini's long-awaited sophomore release, "Hang On Little Tomato", Follow up to the bands 650,000 unit sold debut, "Sympathique"
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All About Jazz
Portland, OR - Somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is the 12-piece Pink Martini. The group's much-anticipated second album, Hang on Little Tomato, arrives in stores on October 19, 2004. Part language lesson, part Hollywood musical, the Portland, Oregon-based little orchestra" was created in 1994 by Harvard-graduate Thomas M. Lauderdale to play at political fundraisers for progressive causes such as public broadcasting, clean water, libraries, ...
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New Release from The Kokopelli Latin Jazz Ensemble: "La Luz Eterna"
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All About Jazz
From 1998 to 2002 The Kokopelli Latin Jazz Ensemble was one of the most creative and popular groups in Southern California. KOKOPELLI performed for 6 years at Croce's Jazz Bar in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. Festival appearances include: The Big Sur Jazz Festival, The Idyllwild Jazz Festival, and The Calle Diez Latin Festival. They have opened up for Eddie Palmieri, Pancho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval, Jane Bunnet and The Spirits of Havana. The group became inactive in 2004 when ...
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The Ron Thomas Trio's "Music In Three Parts" on Art of Life Records
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All About Jazz
Art of Life Records is proud to announce our latest CD release. The Ron Thomas Trio: Music In Three Parts AL1010-2 Ron Thomas' newest project for Art of Life Records, Music In Three Parts, was recorded on November 12, 2003 and features Paul Klinefelter on bass and Joe Mullen on drums. The pieces on Music In Three Parts are based on only three different simple musical figures. The three Impromptu's are based on a figure in D minor, the two ...
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