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LJC Community Conversation: Artist Run Record Labels

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2008

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Schlippenbach Trio - Gold is Where You Find It

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2008

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Jose Gonzalez Summer Tour

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2008

JOSE GONZALEZ NEW TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT: BONAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL, OTTAWA BLUES FESTIVAL, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

Jose Gonzalez Jose Gonzalez kick's off a string of North American tour dates June 13 with an appearance at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. Additional festival appearances include the Sled Island Festival, in Calgary on June 28, the Ottawa Blues Festival on July 3 and the Austin City Limits Festival on ...

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Orchestra Baobab Tour

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

AFRICAN SUPERSTARS VISIT THE STATES. MUSIC LOVERS REJOICE

Beginning June 5 with a two-night run at Yoshi's in San Francisco (followed by two-nights at Yoshi's Oakland) and concluding July 7 at Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont, Senegal's Orchestra Baobab will play concerts coast-to-coast behind their new release, Made In Dakar, which arrived May 20 on World Circuit/Nonesuch.

Formed in Dakar in 1970 by saxophonist Baro N'Diaye and bassist Sidathe Ly, Orchestra Baobab quickly became one of the ...

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Nick Lowe:jesus of Cool

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

There's not a lot of perfect albums, and Jesus of Cool (Yep Roc) is one of them. Every element - songwriting, production, performances, arrangements - is spot on, and this 30th Anniversary Edition just ups the ante on what was already a mighty good thing.

When Jesus first surfaced in 1978 it was Nick Lowe's solo debut but he was already a hardened veteran of Britain's pub rock scene, which birthed Ace, fueled The Faces and had ...

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Kahil El'zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Ooh Live (Bright Moments Records, 2008) ***a1/2

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

Kahil El'Zabar's has this magical touch to turn all his music into a pure joy, full of playful spirituality, reverent and fun at the same time. And yes, he tends to repeat himself at times, but then what, who cares, the performances of his Ritual Trio or the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble are always great to excellent. What more can you want? This one is recorded live in 2000, with Ari Brown on piano (predominantly) and sax and the late Malachi ...

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Red Trane: The Collaborations of John Coltrane and Red Garland

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

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Good Old Billy Taylor

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

Early in his career, pianist Billy Taylor made a difference in jazz by developing an individual approach to the use of chords. His concept fit well with that of the beboppers who in the second half of the 1940s were a new and powerful force in the music. Some swing musicians with open ears and open minds--notably Ben Webster--were also intrigued by Taylor's full-bodied harmonic notions.

Taylor arrived in New York in 1942, fresh out of college, a devotee of ...

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