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Radio

Jammin' Jazz: Jazz for the New Generation Podcast

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2011

"Jammin' Jazz: Jazz For The New Generation" hosted by former XM Satellite Radio and MOJA Radio DJ Michelle Sammartino is a long running hour long program featuring all that is cool and groovy, and happenin' in Modern Jazz right this minute. I feature the marriage of Jazz and Funk, Jazz and Rock, Jazz and Fusion, Jazz and Hip Hop... from New Orleans to New York to CA to Europe to Japan and more... If it is happenin' in the world ...

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Event

LAJC Memorial Weekend Festival at the Blue Whale Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26-28

Source: Los Angeles Jazz Collective
May 22, 2011

The Los Angeles Jazz Collective is bringing an impressive collection of jazz artists together for a three-day festival at one of the newest and most promising additions to the Los Angeles jazz club scene. The players that have agreed to perform on the festival represent an emerging generation of jazz musicians in Los Angeles, artists who place a premium on creative improvising and original writing. Among the Los Angeles based artists to perform will be saxophone luminaries Bob Sheppard and ...

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Recording

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Court 'Danger' With Return to Original Lineup

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
May 21, 2011

It's hard to figure out where to position Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Since their inception in 1988, the Grammy-winning band has been at the vanguard of the newgrass movement, primarily because Fleck started out in bluegrass and is one of the greatest living banjo players. The rhythm section of bassist Victor Wooten and his brother Roy “Futureman" Wooten on percussion had a funky feel and a jazz-like intuitive rapport. Together, they are capable of cutting their own swath through ...

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Recording

"To Eva, with Love," New Eva Cassidy Tribute CD by Bay Area Vocal Duo Amikaeyla & Trelawny Rose, Set for National Release June 14 by Patois Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
May 20, 2011

For Bay Area jazz singers Amikaeyla and Trelawny Rose, the late Eva Cassidy is a potent source of inspiration, a shared passion, and a profound influence on their respective musical paths. They pay tribute to Cassidy on their new CD To Eva, With Love, which was recorded live at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, and will be released nationally by Wayne Wallace's Patois Records on June 14. In the works for three years, the CD has been a ...

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Event

Philly Jazz Musicians Joining Hands to Benefit African AIDS Orphans

Source: Michael Ricci
May 20, 2011

A Note of Hope: an evening of jazz featuring John Blake, Jr., Gerald Veasley, Sumi Tonooka, and Rosella Clemmons Washington May 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m. A Note of Hope is a benefit concert featuring Philadelphia's own John Blake, Jr., Gerald Veasley, Sumi Tonooka, Harry Butch Reed, and Rosella Clemmons Washington. All proceeds from the event will be invested directly into the mission of Covenant Mercies, a local charitable organization serving AIDS orphans in Africa. Consistent with the cause of Covenant ...

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Contest

Enter the "Jason Parker - Five Leaves Left: A Tribute to Nick Drake" CD Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2011

Website

175 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

Source: Michael Ricci
May 20, 2011

Festival

Ojai Music Festival Features Maria Schneider Orchestra

Source: Larry Taylor
May 19, 2011

Jazz star Maria Schneider, Grammy-winning composer and big band leader, makes her Ojai Music Festival debut at the 65th annual event with two concerts in Libbey Bowl, Sunday, June 12 at 11a.m and 5:30p.m. The annual Southern California festival, June 9 though 12, usually features classical composers and performers. This year, however, music director, Dawn Upshaw is bringing together a wide-range of programs and artistic collaborations over the course of the four days. On Sunday, 5:30, Schneider will offer the ...

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