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Steve Wilson Performs Haydn with Leipzig String Quartet

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 20, 2010

Steve Wilson To Perform Haydn's “Seven Last Words of Christ" with Leipzig String Quartet

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Dean Martin's "Essential Love Songs" Available January 26th

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Dean Martins most romantic ballads have been gathered for a new mood-setting collection, Essential Love Songs, to be released January 26 by Capitol/EMI, just in time for Valentines Day. 16 classics are featured, including “You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You," “Just In Time," “That's Amor," “I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," and “Dream A Little Dream Of Me." For Dean Martin, singing came as naturally as breathing. Effortlessly cool and dynamic in his life and career, ...

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Jazz Trumpeter/Composer Dave Douglas Leads Workshop for Young Artists Presented by Carngie Hall's Weill Music Institute

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Versatile trumpeter/composer and two-time Grammy Award-nominated artist Dave Douglas will lead 11 young musicians in an exploration of new works and innovative collaborations during a week-long Professional Training Workshop from February 712, 2010. Presented by Carnegie Halls Weill Music Institute (WMI), this workshop will bring together participants from diverse musical backgrounds, between the ages of 18 and 35, to work with Mr. Douglas and guest artists, pianist Uri Caine and drummer Clarence Penn, on the creation, rehearsal, and production of ...

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Who Knows? At the Yippie Museum Cafe in Greenwich Village

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Music that flows from Jerry Garcia, Woody Guthrie, Gunter Hampel, Sonny Rollins and beyond, to join up in the delta of Who Knows? Appearing at the comfortable Yippie Museum Cafe at 9 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village on Saturday, January 30 at 8PM, Who Knows? is a special blend of guitarist/vocalist Richie Nagan, alto saxophonist Mark Whitecage, and clarinetist Perry Robinson. There is no admission charge for the two-set evening. The music surges and eddies, taking surprising and sometimes sudden ...

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Asia America Symphony Association Announces 2010 Season

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

The Asia America Symphony Association led by Music Director & Conductor, David Benoit announces its 2010 Concert Season, featuring a line-up of world renowned and celebrated artists. Heading up the concert series on Saturday, February 20 is the nation's most sought after cellist, Ben Hong presenting a diverse program of “Classical and Jazz" with the David Benoit Trio and musicians of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra followed by one of the major voices in today's chamber jazz scene, Er-hu and ...

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"Looking Forward" - The New Album by Ken Berman Featuring Kai Eckhardt and Akira Tana!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Looking Forward features eight inspirational original tracks showcasing Ken Berman's distinctive sound as a composer and pianist, leading a dynamic trio including bass virtuouso Kai Eckhardt and the phenomenal Akira Tana on drums. “When listening to Ken Berman's trio," noted jazz critic Scott Yanow writes, “it is easy to think of Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, for Berman's chord voicings and his close interplay with his sidemen recall the work of his two predecessors. The difference is that Berman wrote ...

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Guitarist Chris Vasi Releases New CD: "Vesuvius"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Guitarist Chris Vasi's new quartet recording Vesuvius features saxophonist Roberto Curtis, drummer/percussionist Drex Weaver, and bassist Carter Blough, and includes tunes by Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and Bobby Timmons, as well as Cuban and Cape Verdean songs, and a few original compositions.

Vasi plays the electric throughout most of the record, but also utilizes the archtop, nylon-string, charanga (a 10-string Bolivian instrument) and bottleneck slide, and for one of the bonus tracks, does a 2-mandolin self-duet on the Beatles' “Because". ...

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Davy Mooney Quartet at Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 29, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2010

Guitarist Davy Mooney and his Quartet visit Chris' Jazz Cafe on January 29, 2009, in celebration of his new CD Astoriano.

DAVY MOONEY QUARTET Davy Mooney - guitar John Ellis - saxophone Matt Clohesy - bass Mark Ferber - drums

Friday, January 29, 2010 Sets starting @ 8 & 10 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom St Philadelphia PA Info: ...

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