Jazz News

Music Memorabilia Show

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2009

Music Memorabilia Show

LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc.

Saturday September 12th October 10th Time: 10am to 2pm Location: Tip Top Shoe Building, 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY (near Broadway). Subway – Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to 72nd Street. Bus – Nos. 104, 7 or 11 to 72nd Street. Admission: FREE Information: (212) 579-0689, weekdays Email: ...

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Tepper Galleries Presents Jazz and More

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2009

An extensive collection of autographs, photographs, and other memorabilia will go up for auction at Tepper Galleries, New York's oldest private auction house.

Some of these images of various actors, musicians, and celebrities are well known while others have never before been seen publicly.

Featured artists include: Kenny Burrell, Peter Noone, Paul Kelly, Jack Kramer, Steve Allen, Steve Owen, Ann Rutherford, Ann Sheridan, Sonny Dunham, Ray Kellog, Lou Rawls, Xavier Cugat, Blue Baron, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Guy ...

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Rollins '57: Sonny Rollins Takes the Lead

Source: Michael Ricci
September 11, 2009

Sonny Rollins is one of the great saxophone improvisers of jazz history, playing with the passion and energy of a giant, the wit and humor of a savvy, streetwise New Yorker, and a lover’s knowledge of the Great American Songbook. In 1957 Rollins was coming off a superlative year: he’d recorded albums like Saxophone Colossus and Worktime, continued to work with Clifford Brown and Max Roach, and appeared on Thelonious Monk’s masterpiece Brilliant Corners. Now 26 years old and free ...

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Enter The Beatles 14-CD Giveaway Contest!

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter The Beatles remastered and rediscovered CD giveaway contest starting today. 7 winners will receive 2 of the 14 CDs listed below. We'll announce the winners on October 11th.

Click here to enter the contest

(Following The Beatles at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at EMI Music

The Beatles' Entire Original Recorded Catalogue Remastered By Apple Corps Ltd. and ...

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Quincy Jones at the 14th Annual Bermuda Music Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

Legendary producer & composer Quincy Jones (or “Q" as he has come to be known amongst fans and friends alike) and boxing-turned-entertainment promoter Rock Newman today unveiled the growing group of award-winning musicians that will assemble to perform with Quincy for one weekend only at the 14th Annual Bermuda Music Festival. “Quincy Jones and Friends" will be staged over three days from October 29-31, 2009, in a spectacular setting on the tip of the island of Bermuda, surrounded by crystal ...

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Montreux Jazz Winner/Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, Tours Midwest and Toronto 9/09

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
September 10, 2009

Critically acclaimed pianist/composer, Dan Tepfer, will return to the Midwest for a tour of Chicago, South Bend, Toronto and Ann Arbor, Michigan. After stops in Poland, New York, Greece and France earlier this spring/summer, Dan is touring this current work, “The Goldberg Project" , which is a celebration of the J.S. Bach “Variations on Goldberg" mixed with jazz improvisation styling's from Dan himself. Described as a “remarkable musician" by the Washington Post and praised for his “brilliant career “ by ...

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Award Winning Canadian Jazz Pianist Steve Holt to Perform in Fort Lauderdale

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Sept 8 – Top Canadian jazz pianist and composer Steve Holt is confirmed to perform three nights in Fort Lauderdale next month, at BLUE JEAN BLUES – Fort Lauderdale’s new jazz and blues club. The performances will mark the first time Mr. Holt has performed in Florida. Born in Montreal Canada, Steve Holt was a child prodigy who started to play piano at the age of four. He began his professional career playing clubs in Montreal and later ...

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Aguilar Announces Latin Bass Master Class Featuring Oskar Cartaya and Ruben Rodriguez

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce a Latin Bass Master Classes on Saturday, September 26th 2009 at their New York City headquarters with endorsing artists, Oskar Cartaya and Ruben Rodriguez. This master class is free of charge. Mainstays in the Latin jazz world, Oskar and Ruben will be teaching the history of Latin jazz as well as demonstrating some of the rhythms and techniques that have fueled their playing ...

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