Music Industry News

Busy Dave Frishberg heads East; returns to Algonquin Hotel in April

Source: All About Jazz

Pianist/singer/composer Dave Frishberg will return to Manhattan's Hotel Algonquin for a month's stay, Aril 2 to April 27, 2002. Enroute, he will stop off in Minneapolis for a March 15,16 gig at that city's Orchestra Hall, where he'll share the stage with comedian Bob Newhart.

While in New York, he'll appear at Town Hall on the Prairie Home Companion radio show on Saturday afternoon, April 13. On Sunday afternoon, April 14, he will appear at the Westport (CT) Public Library. ...

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Berklee Presents Donna McElroy 1/31 to Benefit Sarah Vaughan Scholarship Fund

Source: All About Jazz

BOSTON, January 7, 2002 -- Grammy-nominated vocalist and Berklee College of Music Associate Professor of Voice Donna McElroy will present a concert on Thursday, January 31, to benefit the college's Sarah Vaughan Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides support for outstanding African-American students enrolled at Berklee.

Musical director Professor Richard Evans will conduct a 30-piece Berklee faculty orchestra, including strings and harp, as McElroy sings a musical tribute to the late Sarah Vaughan featuring signature songs from her career, such as ...

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Rat Pack Revival Continues at CityJazz

Source: All About Jazz

CITY JAZZ AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO CONTINUES “RAT PACK REVIVIAL USO NITES" Adds DEM BUMS plus EXTRA NITES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Orlando, Florida--Due to the overwhelming success and media attention of the first 6 weeks with Michael Andrew, Swingerhead, DJ Wally and a dancefloor filled with red, white and blue... Universal Orlando / CityWalk management has decided to continue “RAT PACK REVIVIAL USO NITES".... for dancers and fans of timeless jazz, swing, lounge and patriotic music.

This special weekly ...

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Stellar lineup scheduled for special Miles Ahead broadcast!

Source: All About Jazz

from Green Chief Productions & Public Relations PRODUCTION * PUBLIC RELATIONS * MEDIA LIASION * PROMOTION * MARKETING 1658 N. Milwaukee Avenue #284 * Chicago, IL 60647 773.395.8496 * [email protected] CHICAGO DRIVE-TIME JAZZ PROGRAM MILES AHEAD BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE WEST COAST THE WEEK OF JANUARY 7 FEATURING EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE JAZZ WORLD'S GREATEST FIGURES! JUST ADDED: INTERVIEWS WITH BARITONE SAXOPHONIST CLAIRE DALY, VOCALIST TIERNEY SUTTON, plus JAZZ LEGENDS DAVE BRUBECK, HORACE SILVER, and CHARLIE HADEN! Miles ...

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Ralph Sutton: Consummate Stylist with Roots in Stride

Source: All About Jazz

Ralph Sutton was a consummate piano stylist with a complete technical command of his instrument, an individual style, and a wide-ranging musical vocabulary which went well beyond his roots in stride piano. His characteristic style, heavily influenced by the stride pianists of the 1920s and 1930s, led by Fats Waller, James P. Johnson and Willie "The Lion" Smith, was probably best appreciated in solo performances, but he was equally at home in a group setting throughout ...

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IAJE Set For 29th Annual Conference

Source: All About Jazz

World's Largest Jazz Gathering Returns To West Coast

The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will hold its 29th Annual Conference in Long Beach, California, USA, January 9 -12, 2002. The Long Beach Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel will host the world's largest jazz gathering, with over 7,000 educators, musicians, and industry representatives from 35 countries expected to attend. As a follow-up to the success of the 2001 Conference held this past January in New York City, the IAJE ...

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44th Annual GRAMMY Nominees Announced

Source: All About Jazz

The following were nominated under the twelve jazz categories:

Best Contemporary Jazz Album Cab 2—Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger & Bunny Brunel (Tone Center) Soul Insider—Bill Evans (ESC) Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2—Russell Gunn (Justin Time) M2—Marcus Miller (Telarc) Voices—Mike Stern (Division One/Atlantic) Best Jazz Vocal Album The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 1—Mose Allison (Blue Note) ...

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J@Lc Celebrates Music Of Coltrane & Mingus With Concerts & Educational Events In February 2002

Source: All About Jazz

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