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Sarah Vaughan and Lester Young at Town Hall, NYC 1947

Source: Michael Ricci
June 18, 2009

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Singer/Songwriter Michael Tomlinson Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2009

Before smooth jazz, there was Michael Tomlinson--the radio format, that is.

In the mid-'80s, Tomlinson became a staple among stations that would eventually evolve into smooth jazz or Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) such as KTWV “The Wave" in Los Angeles. In fact, it was one such FM outlet, the late KEZX in Seattle, where Tomlinson found such early success that it inspired him to relocate to “The Emerald City." Tomlinson achieved this without the benefit of a record label, ...

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2009 JJA Jazz Awards Winners

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

Drumroll, please! And the winners of the 2009 Jazz Journalist Association (JJA) awards are...

Top Honors 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Lee Konitz 2. Musician of the Year Sonny Rollins 3. Composer of the Year Maria Schneider 4. Up and Coming Artist of the Year Esperanza Spalding 5. Events Producer of the Year George Wein, New Festival Productions

Awards for Recordings 6. Record of ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola August 2009 Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

Tuesday-Sunday, July 28-August 2 Cedar Walton Trio 7:30pm & 9:30pm only Featuring Cedar Walton (piano). David Williams (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums). After Hours: Tuesday-Saturday July 28-August 1 Eli Yamin Quartet & You Cant Buy Swing Monday, August 3 Special Monday Presentation Bill OConnells Triple Play w/ Dave Valentin & Richie Flores Tuesday-Sunday, August 4-9 Cedar Walton Quartet 7:30pm & 9:30pm only Featuring Cedar Walton (piano), Vincent Herring (alto ...

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Hot Latin Jazz Live on 91.3, WLRN, Miami

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

Please tune in for another studio performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Featuring The Cuban Legends Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:00pm Eastern, U.S. The Cuban Legends offer superb musicians with hundreds of years of combined performance and recording experience in Latin Jazz, Salsa, Pop and Rock. Pianist Paquito Echevarria played with the celebrated bands of Havana in the 1950's. He performed at The Fontainbleau in the 60's backing up Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and other international stars ...

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Robben Ford to Release "Soul on Ten" August 11,2009

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

For Soul on Ten, his fourth and latest album for the Concord Music Group, five-time Grammy nominee Robben Ford is definitely on ten, playing with the kind of skill and experience that had Musician magazine dubbing him one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century. With eight of the ten tracks recorded live over two nights at The Independent in San Francisco last Apriljust across town from the Fillmore, where the north California native grew up hearing the ...

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Vocalist-Songwriter-Pianist Spencer Day to Release Concord Jazz Debut "Vagabond" on Sept. 8th

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

(Beverly Hills, CA -- Concord Jazz has announced the release of Vagabond, the new album from up-and-coming vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day. Vagabond marks Days first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. The 14-track album will be available on September 8th. Spencer Day is an artistic vagabond, a modern-day musical nomad. Born in Utah, raised in rural Arizona and currently living in Los Angeles, Day has called many places home. He has wandered ...

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Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club Proudly Presents Jazz: The Legacy Series Continues Tribute to the Legendary Jimmy McGriff June 26th and 27th

Source: Ann Forster
June 17, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene… proudly presenting a Tribute To The Legendary Jimmy McGriff with Reuben Wilson, Melvin Sparks, Bill Easley, and Vince Ector as part of its Jazz Legacy Series – on Friday and Saturday, June 26th and 27th at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NY, NY 10035. Jimmy McGriff’s distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ established him as one of ...

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