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Jemeel Moondoc - Nostalgia in Times Square (Soul Note)

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2008

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A Visit to the Black Hawk

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2008

 From 1949 to 1963, the Black Hawk was San Francisco's premier jazz club. It presented a cross section of the world's best musicians. Like legions of other fans, I spent some of the most rewarding listening hours of my life being inspired in the Black Hawk's uninspiring surroundings and have written about it frequently. Here are the opening paragraphs of the notes for volume 5 of Shelly Manne and His Men At The Blackhawk.

During my years of ...

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Jazz on Film Series to be Part of Playboy Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2008

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Idol David Cook Shatters Top Chart Records

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

One week into his tenure as the American Idol and David Cook is already shattering Billboard records. Cook had 11 songs debut in the Hot 100 singles chart. To put things in perspective, the last time an artist had this many songs on the Hot 100, it was April 11, 1964 and the band was the Beatles. By placing 14 tracks on the Hot Digital Songs chart, he also breaks that list's previous record held by Miley Cyrus. Leading the ...

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Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest Join Forces to Launch Give Hope Campaign

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

About the Give Hope Campaign Giving back to the community has always been a part of Robert Mondavi's model for gracious living. His generous spirit has had a profound impact on numerous charitable foundations for many decades. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is dedicated to upholding that legacy. For the second year, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest will join forces during the holiday season to help raise funds for and awareness of hunger in America through the Give ...

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Morrison Hotel Gallery to Curate and Host Sony BMG Exhibitions

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

THE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY AND SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT'S ICON COLLECTIBLES ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE VENTURE TO EXHIBIT AND SELL IMAGES FROM SONY BMG'S HISTORIC MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY TO CURATE AND HOST SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS DRAWING ON OVER 1 MILLION IMAGES OF THE GIANTS OF 20TH CENTURY MUSIC AND POPULAR CULTURE FIRST EXHIBIT - FEATURING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES OF BOB DYLAN, JOHNNY CASH, MILES DAVIS, BILLIE HOLIDAY AND OTHERS FROM COLUMBIA'S LEGENDARY 30TH STREET STUDIOS IN NEW YORK - OPENS ...

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Monterey Music Postponed

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

Monterey Music Summit Postponed

A recent post from the Monterey Music Summit MySpace Page confirms long standing rumors that the fest has been postponed. The event was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 30 - June 1) and was set to feature Snoop Dogg, STS9, Slightly Stoopid, Ozomatli, Coheed & Cambria, Tea Leaf Green, New Monsoon and many more.

From myspace.com/montereymusicsummit:

Seaside, California: The second annual progressive music and arts festival known as the Monterey Music Summit will be rescheduled ...

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Trey Talks Phish

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2008

Trey Anastasio Talks Phish with Rolling Stone

Trey at Jammys By R. Snyder Trey Anastasio sat down with Rolling Stone last week, and while he didn't say Phish was getting back together, he did hint at it.

Trey told RS's Brian Hiatt: “When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I'm not gonna go around playing 'You Enjoy Myself' for the rest of my life. And it's so funny because Fish and Mike and Page have ...

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