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Event

PDX Jazz Presents Ramsey Embick Trio @ Mission Theater - "In a Silent Way: The Music of Joe Zawinul"

Source: DL Media
September 3, 2011

Thursday, September 29th @ 8pm Consumer Friendly Pricing, All Seats $15 Limited Reserved Seats for PDX Jazz Members PDX Jazz, the presenting organization of the Portland Jazz Festival in partnership with the Mission Theater, along with The Crystal Hotel and our media sponsor KMHD Radio, is set to continue the PDX Jazz @ The Mission Theater series with the Ramsey Embick Trio and special guest Devin Phillips on Thursday, September 29th at 8pm. Doors open at ...

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Performance / Tour

The Microscopic Septet in New York City Sep. 6 at the Gershwin Hotel

Source: Scott Foster
September 3, 2011

The Microscopic Septet will perform September 6 at the Gershwin Hotel in New York City. The band will perform 3 sets, starting at 7:00 PM. The Gershwin Hotel is at 7 East 27th St. (between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave.) in Manhattan. An admission charge of $20 allows attendance at any or all of the sets. Audiences can arrive at any time and stay until the estimated 10:30 PM ending time. Tickets can be purchased at the door upon arrival, ...

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Contest

Enter the "Monty Alexander - Harlem-Kingston Express: Live" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2011

TV / Film

ECM Film Screening of "Sounds and Silence Travels: With Manfred Eicher" at IFC Center (NYC) on September 12th

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Sounds and Silence: Travels With Manfred Eicher September 12th, 6:30PM IFC Center 323 Avenue of the Americas (at West 3rd) Film-makers Peter Guyer and Norbert Wiedmer spent five years following ECM founder and celebrated record producer Manfred Eicher to sessions, concerts and festivals around the globe. Featured musicians include Arvo Pärt, Eleni Karaindrou, Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner, Jan Garbarek, Kim Kashkashian, Nik Bärtsch, Gianluigi Trovesi, Anouar Brahem, Marilyn Mazur and more. This acclaimed documentary film won the 2009 Berner Film ...

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Advocacy

Future Of Music Coalition To Launch Groundbreaking Survey For Musicians And Composers On September 6, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
September 2, 2011

Project seeks wide-ranging input from artists across the music landscape Washington, D.C.—National non-profit Future of Music Coalition (FMC), which focuses on education, research and advocacy for musicians, will soon launch the next phase of its ambitious Artist Revenue Streams project with a detailed online survey for musicians and composers. The survey is one part of a multi-method research effort to assess how musicians and composers are currently generating income from their music, performances and brand, and whether this has changed ...

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Music Industry

The Passing of Another Great Jazz Venue: Charlie O's Closes Its Doors

Source: Chuck Koton
September 2, 2011

More bad news for the Los Angeles jazz scene. Jo-Ann Ottaviano announced that due to the sluggish economy(not to mention the sluggish Angeleno), after 11 years, she has closed the doors to Charlie O's. The jazz club, located in the San Fernando Valley town of Van Nuys, had been a favorite “hang" for jazz lovers and musicians alike. Charlie “O" Ottaviano, who ran the club until his untimely death in 2008, had always dreamed of opening a jazz club, and, ...

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Recording

Josh Nelson Releases "Discoveries" on Steel Bird Music, September 6

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
September 2, 2011

With his fifth album as a leader, Los Angeles-based pianist-composer- arranger Josh Nelson continues to broaden his scope with a fresh and wholly personal take on the jazz tradition. Brimming with stimulating ideas and chock-full of sterling solos from his very capable crew, Discoveries sets the bar higher than Nelson's previous acclaimed albums: 2007's Let It Go and 2009's I Hear A Rhapsody. Nelson also points to visionary writers Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as cornerstones for this project. “This ...

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Performance / Tour

Nakatani Gong Orchestra @ Outpost 186 on September 10th

Source: Kevin Frenette
September 2, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra World renowned master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani will present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre on Saturday, September 10. Nakatani will be performing a set of solo percussion music followed by his Nakatani Gong Orchestra (Kevin Frenette, Forbes Graham, Matt Samolis, Todd Brunel and Joe Monteiro). The music of ...

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