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Tommy Peltier's Musical Life

Source: All About Jazz
August 5, 2005

Tommy Peltier's Musical Life Posted: 2005-07-21 Tommy Peltier's Musical Life Born in New Orleans many years ago, Tommy started playing trumpet at the age of 10. At the age of 13, he moved to Hollywood, Ca. with his mother. After one year of college, was drafted into the U.S. Navy. He spent two years playing in the Navy Band where he honed his arranging and playing skills. After the Service he hooked up with Bill Plummer, Charles and Joann Brackeen ...

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Tommy Peltier's Musical Life

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

Tommy Peltier's Musical Life Posted: 2005-07-21 Tommy Peltier's Musical Life Born in New Orleans many years ago, Tommy started playing trumpet at the age of 10. At the age of 13, he moved to Hollywood, Ca. with his mother. After one year of college, was drafted into the U.S. Navy. He spent two years playing in the Navy Band where he honed his arranging and playing skills. After the Service he hooked up with Bill Plummer, Charles and Joann Brackeen ...

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Full Jazz at Lincoln Center Slate Available Through TKA

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2005

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER RESIDENT ORCHESTRAS, LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH ARTURO O'FARRILL, SIGN WITH TED KURLAND ASSOCIATES

Full Jazz at Lincoln Center slate now available through TKA

Boston, MA (July 28, 2005) -- By signing the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, TKA has now become a one-stop shop for all buyers interested in Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center. After exclusively booking the multi-Grammy winning artist since 2002, ...

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Sydney Jazz Bands - Viva the band - popular in China

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2005

A huge market for Australian bands is emerging in China with their voracious appetite for all things cultural, in particular, music and dance. A popular Sydney jazz band called Viva the band has performed in music festivals in Taiwan for two consecutive years at the Tainan International Chihsi Arts festival and the Kenting international folk song festival, where they were showcased in street parades, a welcome by the mayor of Tainan plus a series of concerts and television performances throughout ...

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URGENT: Michael Brecker Needs Your Help

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2005

FROM: Susan Brecker SUBJECT: Michael Brecker needs your help.

Dear Family and Friends,

My husband, Michael Brecker, has been diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and its critical that he undergoes a stem cell transplant. The initial search for a donor (including Michael's siblings and children) has not yet resulted in a suitable match. Michael's doctors have told us that we need to immediately explore ALL possible options. This involves getting as many people of a similar genetic background ...

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A Thank-You Note from 'ASR Records - Kansas City USA

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2005

“NEW AFRICA SUITE" CD UPDATES THANK YOU NOTE: Thanks to all of the Kansas City Jazz Fans for coming out on a rainy night and to the great work by the event support staff for helping make our local CD Release Party at the Mutual Musicians Foundation on July 26 such a true success! A special thanks to the professional Jazz Critics, Jazz Journalists, Jazz Fans and fellow Jazz Artists for their positive reviews ...

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Ubiquity Records Turns Fifteen

Source: All About Jazz
July 26, 2005

It’s Ubiquity’s 15 year anniversary! Well, technically it’s 15 years since Michael and Jody McFadin high-tailed it from Southern California to San Francisco with a dream of starting a record label out of their new-born record store called The Groove Merchant. They had visited San Francisco on their honeymoon, and despite being caught up in the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake they fell in love with the city. Investing the last of their savings into a business that would combine their ...

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Trio reconnecting to offer music services to Georgia's jazz market

Source: All About Jazz
July 26, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LaGrange/Atlanta Georgia 7-26-2005 … Coe Cloud, Paul Hammock and Pat Patten are reconnecting after almost 10 years to offer audio and wrap-around video/DVD, web, publicity and promotion services to the burgeoning jazz market in Georgia and beyond. Beginning this month (July 2005) under the Jammates banner, the trio will target Georgia’s jazz community offering a myriad of services including location multi-track recording, pro-tools editing and mixing, electronic press kit production, promotional trailer creation, ...

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