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Cachao Bass Solo on Descarga Cubana

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2008

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Lionel Loueke - Clicks His Way into Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2008

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Hacienda Brothers' Chris Gaffney Ill, Fund Will Aid Medical Expenditures

Source: conqueroo
March 26, 2008

TUCSON, AZ - The Hacienda Brothers have some sad and unfortunate news to announce. Chris Gaffney, founding member and lead singer, has just been diagnosed with liver cancer. Gaffney had been recording as recently as January but was taken ill in February. He then began an extensive round of tests that led to the discovery of the cancer. Early next month Chris will begin undergoing intensive chemotherapy, and although he has health insurance it does not cover all of his ...

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Essential Cachao Recordings: Part 1, Cachao in Cuba

Source: All About Jazz
March 26, 2008

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Nugroove Saxophonist Michael Lington Becomes American Citizen

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
March 26, 2008

NuGroove Records wishes to congratulate Michael Lington on becoming an American citizen. On March 20, 2008, Michael was sworn in with 6,007 other immigrants in Los Angeles, California. The Danish-born contemporary jazz superstar arrived in the United States in September 1990. “I am extremely proud of my Danish heritage and it will always be a big part of me, but becoming a US citizen is a milestone in my journey and I am happy and excited about my future as ...

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Lionel Loueke Featured in the New York Times

Source: All About Jazz
March 25, 2008

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sunday, March 23, 2008 A Hybridist Jamming With the World By NATE CHINEN LIONEL LOUEKE, a guitarist from the West African country of Benin, was a spellbinding presence at Joe's Pub a couple of months ago as he started into the title track of “Karibu," his exceptional major-label debut. His long fingers flickered across the strings, eliciting not just a syncopated groove but also a shifting ...

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Choir Soloist from the Movie "The Color Purple" Sings Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
March 24, 2008

She, like the child in Billie Holiday's “God Bless The Child", has got her own. - Kymyarda Croomes/This Week On Okinawa Powerful. Riveting. Sultry. Mere words can only capture the refrain of her awesome talent. Maria Howell is much more. She is the ballad of beauty and elegance. The melodies flowing from the petite vocalist are truly amazing. While casting a spellbinding smile, she mesmerizes her captive audience with incredible harmonies and rhythms. Howell's signature film performance as the choir ...

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Emily Remler: A Musical Remembrance

Source: All About Jazz
March 24, 2008

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