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Raymond Ross Memorial Service Sunday Nov. 21th @ 7:00PM at Saint Peter's Church

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2004

November 17, 2004 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Raymond Ross Memorial Service Sunday Nov. 21th @ 7:00PM at Saint Peter's Church 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City (54th & Lex Citi Corp Ctr.) 212-935-2200 The memorial service acknowledging Raymond's life work as a jazz photographer will be Sunday, November 21th at 7:00pm at Saint Peter's Church. There will be a small reception after the service. Thank you in advance for helping me get the word out ...

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David Morrell Joins Concord as VP, Promotions

Source: All About Jazz
November 15, 2004

Concord Records announced today that music industry veteran, David Morrell, has joined the independent label as Vice President of Promotions, a newly created position within the company. Morrell, who will report directly to General Manager, Gene Rumsey, will oversee the expansion of radio and video activity for the label as it continues to grow its roster of artists into 2005. Throughout his career, Morrell has worked with a plethora of artists, from Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Paul McCartney to ...

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Amazon.com Names Soweto Kinch's Dune Records Release "Conversations With The Unseen" #5 In Editor's List of Top-10 Jazz CDs of 2004

Source: All About Jazz
November 11, 2004

British Alto Saxophonist / Rapper Soweto Kinch's Dune Records Release “Conversations With The Unseen" #5 In Amazon.com (US) Editor's Picks For Top-10 Jazz CDs of 2004 1. Ivey-Divey by Don Byron 2. Funeral for a Friend by Dirty Dozen Brass Band 3. Friends Seen & Unseen by Charlie Hunter 4. Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux 5. Conversations With the Unseen by SOWETO KINCH (DuneCD08) In the '50s and '60s, Jamaican-born Joe Harriott was the face of Black jazz in Britain, ...

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Concord Records Signs Rita Coolidge

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2004

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Soprano Hilary Gardner joins "Monday Off"

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2004

November 9, 2004: Monday Off, the jazz vocal quartet hailed by Skitch Henderson as having “exquisite taste, rich creativity, fresh ideas, spread over a palate of standard repertoire" is welcoming a new member to their group, Hilary Gardner. The group has already begun recording their second album for release in 2005. Classically trained vocalist Hilary Gardner began her musical training at age twelve in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. While living in Seattle, Washington, Hilary was much in demand as ...

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