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Performance / Tour

Grammy-Nominated Trombonist, Composer and Arranger Wayne Wallace Performs Throughout California

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 12, 2011

August 12—October 22 Appearances in San Jose, Redwood City, San Diego, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Mateo, and Oakland Recent CD To Hear From There Earned 4 Stars in DownBeat and International Acclaim “An accomplished arranger, educator, and composer." —Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA “No matter what or where he plays, Wallace brings not just musicianship but also that rare quality of music as the means to uplift listeners' spirits to a higher level." —Larry Kelp, East Bay Express “San Francisco native ...

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Obituary

Jeanne Carroll, "First Lady of Chicago Blues" Passed Away in Brussels

Source: Ron Templin
August 12, 2011

By Ron Templin Jazz singer Jeanne Carroll suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday, Austus 7, 2011, while she was performing on stage with her daughter Karen Carroll at the 11th Annual Blues Oan Daa Stoazze in Hamme, Belgium. At approx. 9,30 pm GMT+1, while into the fourth song “All Of Me," Jeanne collapsed. Fortunately, the members of the blues society, that hosted the festival were policemen and firemen and within seven seconds emergency personal began resuscitation. During the next ...

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Performance / Tour

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., Visit Their Jazz and Blues Roots at Catalina’s Jazz Club in Hollywood

Source: Diane Hadley
August 12, 2011

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., former lead singers of the internationally renowned, six-time Grammy-winning super group, The 5th Dimension, and later a Grammy winning duo, are looking forward to exploring their jazz and blues roots at Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA, 8:00 p.m., August 25-27. In addition, the audience can expect to be entertained by many of their 5th Dimension classic hits including “Up, Up & Away," “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," “Wedding Bell Blues," “One Less Bell to ...

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Event

Bill Goodwin One Year Anniversary at Deer Head Inn on August 25th

Source: Marsha Walker
August 12, 2011

JAZZ ROAD WARRIOR AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PHIL WOODS QUARTET, BILL GOODWIN, CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LEADING JAM SESSIONS AT THE DEER HEAD INN. With a career that spans over 50 years, Bill Goodwin has played every major jazz festival and hundreds of venues in the United States and abroad. This jazz road warrior also leads the weekly Jam Session at the historic Deer Head Inn. On August 25, 2011, Goodwin will celebrate his one year leading these ...

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Video / DVD

Iconic Singer-Songwriter Michael Franks Releases Video For The Title Track From His New Album Time Together

Source: 1888 Media
August 12, 2011

Michael Franks, the ever-artful singer-songwriter and harvester of the most delectable musical passion fruit known to distingué lovers, recently released his 18th offering, Time Together, his first for Shanachie, and first since 2006's Rendezvous in Rio. Following the success of the album's lead single/video “Now That The Summer's Here" (feat. Eric Marienthal), Franks chose to highlight the album's sublime title track, a touching tribute to his beloved dog Flora, as a follow-up. “Time Together" features Gil Goldstein on piano, Romero ...

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Recording

Stimulus & Chris "Daddy" Dave To Release Free Mix-tape "3rd 1st Impression" on September 12th

Source: Nora Ritchie
August 12, 2011

August 11, 2011—Drummer Chris “Daddy" Dave and DJ/emcee Stimulus have joined forces for their first collaborative Mix-tape 3rd 1st Impression. The project will be self- released via free download on September 12th. The Mix-tape is produced entirely by Chris Dave and features Stimulus on the mic, Chris Dave on the drums, and features from Bilal, Renee Neufville, Stokley (of Mint Condition), Casey Benjamin and Screechy Dan. Both Chris Dave and Stimulus have made impressions on fans in a stunning array ...

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Performance / Tour

Oz's Wagons Announce U.S. Tour Right Behind CD Release

Source: conqueroo
August 12, 2011

Frontman Henry Wagons described by Justin Townes Earl as “Dr. Seuss meets Conway Twitty, a great performer, a good man (strutting) like a Tennessee Walking Horse on PCP." MELBOURNE, Australia—While the title Rumble, Shake & Tumble aptly describes Wagons' unruly yet easy-to-like roots-rock sound, all you really have to do is listen to the disc's opening lines. The leadoff track “Downlow," a Tom Petty/Traveling Wilburys-ish jangly rocker, begins with a man proclaiming that his girl's mama “doesn't like me none/she's ...

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Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Benjamin Drazen Performs at the 55 Bar, September 8, 2011

Source: Seton Hawkins
August 12, 2011

Saxophonist Benjamin Drazen brings his ensemble—including pianist Roy Assaf, bassist Francois Mouton, and drummer Tony Moreno—to the 55 Bar for a performance on Thursday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m. Praised by Jazz Times as a “potent alto saxophonist" who plays “with soulful authority," Benjamin Drazen has performed alongside some of jazz's luminaries, including Rashied Ali, George Garzone, and Lew Soloff. A dynamic bandleader and composer, Drazen recently celebrated the release of his debut CD, Inner Flights (Positone Records, 2011). For ...

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