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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Celebrates Philly Joe Jones' Birthday at Chris' Jazz Cafe

Source: Suzanne Cloud
June 21, 2011

Jazz Bridge will celebrate the life of the late Philadelphia drummer Philly Joe Jones with an all-star concert on his birthday, Friday July 15 from 8-12 pm at Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom Street, Phila, PA. The celebration begins at 8 p.m with the Sticks & Tones Percussion Ensemble, featuring Randy Sutin, Harold Smith, Doc Gibbs, Craig McIver and Jim Miller. Then at 9:30 p.m. the Mickey Roker Quartet with Bootsie Barnes, Lee Smith and Lucas Brown take the stage ...

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Festival

29th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
June 21, 2011

SFJazz Announces The Artist Lineup For The 29th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Highlights Include: Esperanza Spalding Wayne Shorter Pat Metheny Mccoy Tyner Savion Glover Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau Jim Hall Robert Glasper Booker T. Mose Allison Ahmad Jamal India.Arie & Idan Raichel Dorado Schmitt & The Django All-Stars Anonymous 4 ...

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Festival

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Wraps Up Milestone 10th Anniversary with Nine Days of Spectacular Music and Record-setting Attendance

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 21, 2011

2012 Festival will be June 22-30 Rochester, NY—The 10th anniversary edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival concluded June 18 after delivering nine days of exceptional music, at 285 concerts in 18 venues and attracting a record attendance of 182,000. Elvis Costello, Chris Botti, Natalie Cole, k.d. lang and The Fab Faux headlined the festival. “It was everything we could have hoped for and more for this milestone year, “ said John Nugent, Producer and Artistic Director. “It was ...

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Recording

Kim Pensyl and Phil DeGreg's "Melodious Monk"

Source: Michael Ricci
June 21, 2011

Does the world need another recording of the music of Thelonious Monk? Absolutely! And the world will be a better place because of this one. Monk's genius showed through in his brilliant performances, his moods and emotions, but mostly in his timeless compositions. A master of complex musical structures and perfectly placed notes, his work influenced a generation of composers. The collaboration between Kim Pensyl and Phil DeGreg pays tribute to Monk's melodies in this beautiful collection. Pensyl's arrangements are ...

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Recording

Terje Lie Releases "Parlophone," Third Single From Urban Vacation

Source: GoMedia PR
June 21, 2011

Groove Jazz Saxophonist's New Single, Produced by Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip, Drops on June 20 Norwegian-born and now L.A.-based saxophonist Terje Lie ("Terry Lee") is continuing to enjoy an extended Urban Vacation with the release of a third single, “Parlophone," on June 20. “Parlophone," another track off of Lie's acclaimed second album, Urban Vacation (TCat Records), pairs the saxophonist with contemporary jazz luminaries Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber, who co-produced the CD and perform on the tracks. “Parlophone" further ...

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Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Jason Parker - Five Leaves Left: A Tribute to Nick Drake" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2011

Recording

Tea Leaf Green, with Current Album "Radio Tragedy" Brewing, Announces Summer Tour 2011

Source: conqueroo
June 21, 2011

Band pays tribute to Clarence Clemons at historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—This past Sunday, Father's Day, Tea Leaf Green performed at the fabled Stone Pony bar and frequent home of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in what became a tribute concert for legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Springsteen and Clemons met at the Asbury Park bar in 1971, a story both men have told onstage for the past 40 years. Clemons, 69, the “Big Man" ...

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Event

BID on Culture Annnounces Artists/Unveils New Banners to Hang Throughout Harlem

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 21, 2011

BID ON CULTURE 2011 Project Unveils New Banner Designs Selected in Third Annual Banner Competition HARLEM, NY—There is always something exciting to see on the streets of Harlem, but few sights are more magnificent than the 36 new banners that are now flying on streetlight poles along the world-renowned 125th Street corridor. Today at the Dwyer Cultural Center, the BID ON CULTURE 2011 project, in conjunction with its celebration of Black Music Month, unveiled the six winning designs that were ...

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