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Label M Signs Percussion Master Leon Parker

Source: All About Jazz

New York, NY - Label M / PDSE Music Group announce the signing of Leon Parker, one of the most dynamic percussionists in music today. Though often deemed a jazz artist, Parker goes far beyond the traditional boundaries of jazz to incorporate a panoply of styles and influences in his work. His debut album for Label M, scheduled for release in Spring 2001, reunites the percussion master with producer Joel Dorn, who produced Parker's first two records.

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BEATLEJAZZ TO PLAY SWEET BASIL APRIL 10-15, 2001

Source: All About Jazz

Fresh on the heels of a great run at Birdland, BEATLEJAZZ, the dynamic trio of Brian Melvin on drums, Dave Kikoski on piano and Charles Fambrough on bass, will appear at Sweet Basil in New York City on April 10th-15, 2001. The group will perform selections from their Zebra Acoustic Recording, A BITE OF THE APPLE. Sweet Basil is located at 88 Seventh Avenue South. Call for reservations at 212-242-1785 for performance times and cover charge. For more information about ...

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2001 MELLON JAZZ FESTIVAL SELECTS "PAPA" JOHN AND JOEY DEFRANCESCO

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16th ANNUAL EVENT SET FOR JUNE 12-17; COMPLETE LINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED MAY 2

PHILADELPHIA, February 12, 2001--The 16th Annual Mellon Jazz Festival will honor father and son Hammond organ duo “Papa" John DeFrancesco and Joey DeFrancesco. The 2001 Mellon Jazz Festival will run from Tuesday, June 12 through Sunday, June 17, 2001. “Papa" John and Joey will be joined by an esteemed list of local favorites for a special 'all in the family' honoree concert to be held Friday, ...

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CHUCHO VALD

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Billy Higgins - Bank data to send money

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Brooklyn Sax Quartet CD now out on innova Recordings

Source: All About Jazz

"The Way of the Saxophone" Brooklyn Saxophone Quartet innova 549

“...one of the strongest reed units anywhere, one that is focused in ensemble and distinctively individualistic in solos." -- Bob Blumenthal, The Boston Globe

The Brooklyn Saxophone Quartet, co-founded by tenorist David Bindman and baritonist Fred Ho, and joined by Sam Furnace and Chris Jonas, is a boldly colorful, radical saxophone quartet performing original works and arrangements which span the breadth of new music and harmonically ...

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JAZZ GIANTS

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LARRY CORYELL * STEVE MARCUS * STEVE SMITH * KAI ECKHARDT - COUNT'S JAM BAND - REUNION (Tone Center)

Source: All About Jazz

Before fusion became popular in the early 70s, there was a community of musicians in NYC experimenting with Jazz/Rock in the mid-to-late 60s. Two of the leaders of this movement were guitarist Larry Coryell and saxophonist Steve “The Count" Marcus. They documented these radical new ideas on two classic recordings made in 1967 and 1968 using the name Count's Rock Band. The two musicians also collaborated on many of Larry Coryell's late 60s and early 70s recordings.

Once Coryell started ...

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