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Performance / Tour

Vocalist Jackie Ryan at Chris' Jazz Cafe on August 20 & 21, 2010

Source: All About Jazz
August 15, 2010

Vocalist Jackie Ryan will be performing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on August 20 & 21, 2010, with the Larry McKenna Quartet. “Listen to Jackie Ryan's voice and consider this: how important is it to you that vocal jazz come from the heart? Ryan's latest release proves that nothing works better on your soul than the real thing....a charm seldom seen in today's crowded singers' market. She's genuine."—Jim Santella, All About Jazz August 20 & 21, 2010 Sets starting ...

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Radio

Elden Kelly: Old Soul in a Young Man

Source: Candice Wilmore
August 15, 2010

Not yet 25 years old, Elden has been infused with a passion for playing and music since he was a very young boy. Inspired by his father, also a musician, Elden started playing guitar at age 10. Also a studied singer and songwriter, he entrances audiences with a style composed of diverse elements that speak about something fresh, relevant, urgent and new in today's world. His interest in international styles led him to the oud (a fretless Egyptian lute) and ...

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Music Industry

Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan

Source: Michael Ricci
August 15, 2010

The Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan or “JAMM" preserves and promotes the tradition of live jazz music in Mid-Michigan. We are performers, listeners promoters and educators who all love jazz! 313-444-JAMM We are performers, listeners, promoters, and educators with a common interest—we love jazz! Our mission is simple: preserve and promote the tradition of live jazz across the Mid-Michigan area. Whether you are looking for jazz performances in the area or want to become a member, you are in the ...

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Performance / Tour

Music at Mumbai in East Lansing

Source: Michael Ricci
August 15, 2010

Event

Big Barn Jazz: Michigan

Source: Michael Ricci
August 15, 2010

We love jazz and want to hear more of it, not just from a CD or an earbud, from living people! If all goes well, this will be a monthly show year 'round. Pull up a sofa and enjoy great jazz inside the Vineyard Café, Okemos, MI corner Jolly and Hagadorn (the big red barn, can't be missed). Click “like" above to get updates or call (773) 234-JAZZ for more information. Pass it on! Elden Kelly will be the house ...

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Interview

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
September 1, 2010

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon knows what versatility is all about, although his humbleness won't allow for cocky behavior. One of the best trombonist of his generation, and one of the finest in jazz history, this composer/musician/-teacher carries a heavy torch with the steadiness of an old soul and the conviction of a man who knows what matters most: the music and all that jazz. Former member of the Julliard faculty, the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and a ...

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Interview

Pianist Nobu Stowe Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

Source: John Kelman
August 25, 2010

The music of NS (Nobu) Stowe is synonymous with the musical storytelling characterized with spontaneity and melodic romanticism—a true rarity in the field of fully improvised music. Stowe has not only mastered the art of total improvisation—a method of fully improvised music that embraces song-like melody, tonal harmony and rhythmic propulsion as well as more commonly improvised free elements—but also unique sets of fully improvised music, incorporating his own vast musical influences, from Baroque and progressive rock to soundtracks, ethnic ...

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Interview

Saxophonist Pete Robbins Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
August 24, 2010

Pete Robbins is all about balance, in temperament and as an artist. He produces a polished sound on his alto saxophone, with a light tone betraying corners of darkness and complexity. Already an accomplished leader at 31, he grafts his sound onto ensembles of varying sizes with aplomb and equanimity. His style as a leader is distinctive. Just as distinctive are the contributions of his disciplined band members, heeding Robbins' swift directives but always sustaining a fine weave of individual ...

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