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Martin Drew and Chris Dagley died this week in London

Source: Stephen Keogh
August 1, 2010

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Samoa 2010 International Jazz & Blues Festival Nov 12-14th Opolu Island Samoa

Source: Colin Briscoe
August 1, 2010

Samoa 2010 International Jazz & Blues Festival November 12-14th Opolu Island Samoa hosts some of the best jazz and blues musicians from around the globe in one of the world's most beautiful places, Samoa. Featuring world renowned musicians, San Francisco's Robbie McGregor, UK blues guitarist Tony Painting, jazz pianists Phil Broadhurst and Julie Mason, LA crooner Diana Harris, Australian legendary guitarist Ian Moss, New Zealand Blues sensation Billy TK Junior and new four piece Auckland blues band, The Flaming Mudcats, ...

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Enter the Motema Music "Charnett Moffett - Treasure" Giveaway"

Source: All About Jazz
July 26, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Motema Music"Charnett Moffett—Treasure“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 31st. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Charnett Moffett at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Motema Music

About Charnett Moffett and Treasure

For musicians, compositions are precious reflections of the soul—aural snapshots of emotions, reflections and conceptions covering broad swaths of ...

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Synthesizer Pioneer GARY WRIGHT To World Premiere An Unreleased Song Co-Written With George Harrison in 1971

Source: 1888 Media
July 31, 2010

Performance Will Take Place At 34th Annual Beatle Fest in Chicago On August 14

CHICAGO, IL--August 14, 2010 marks the exact 50th Anniversary of the day that The Beatles adopted their famous moniker after having played for four years under the name The Quarrymen. In celebration of the historic occasion, synthesizer pioneer Gary Wright, a long-time friend of Ringo Starr and George Harrison, will perform the song “To Discover Yourself," a composition co-written with George Harrison in 1971.

This world-premiere ...

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Marc Hoffman Brings Original Jazz To Hearst Tower Plaza

Source: blueplate pr
July 31, 2010

(CHARLOTTE, NC)--In association with the recent release of his new CD “Curioso," recording artist Marc Hoffman of Salisbury will perform a solo piano instrumental concert at Hearst Tower Plaza in Charlotte on Thursday, August 5, from noon until 2 p.m., that will include tunes from the CD. “Curioso" represents a wide variety of jazz styles, some of which were inspired by other musicians' work. The song “Hefti," for example, channels the light, lyrical work of Neal Hefti. “Pontified" is Hoffman's ...

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Pianist Jessica Williams Interviewed at AAJ...and More!

Source: John Kelman
August 2, 2010

Pianist Jessica Williams begins a free-wheeling and fascinating conversation with a fan by thanking him for the kind words he has spoken about her music. Then she adds: “But you don't always have to say kind words, you know, as long as you always say the truth."

It's advice that is very much in character with the artist who has, in the past few years, been on a quest for musical truths, as well as for peace and love, the ...

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Photographer William Ellis Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
August 4, 2010

Black and white photographs of jazz legends taken by the likes of Leonard Feather, William P. Gottlieb and William Claxton have gained iconic status over the years. Decades on, their photographs of Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Chet Baker and Miles Davis adorn countless walls of jazz aficionados around the world. These photographs may owe their status, at least in part, to the fame of their subjects. Back in '89, as a photographer struggling to build a ...

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Drummer Dan Weiss Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: Sunnyside Records
August 3, 2010

The first time drummer/composer Dan Weiss is heard, there can be a perception of something inherently wrong with the music. It slowly creeps up--like a chill on a cool morning, just as the sun is rising over a misty ridge. Waves of lush pastel colors pass over and around in impassioned washes of rhythm and elements of time. The slow intensity of his cymbal work is similar to tones on a keyboard connecting with all aspects of a quiet and ...

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