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Jazz Times Review Christian Jacob 'Live in Japan'

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

Christian Jacob Live in Japan

The Christian Jacob Trio with bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker, is probably best known as Tierney Sutton’s back-up band. But they have also been a stand-alone ensemble for 12 years and sound like it. They interweave their three voices with a confidence and clarity that only come with time.

This album was recorded at the TUC jazz club in Tokyo. Christian Jacob makes the inspired choice to include four melodies that “every Japanese ...

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Basin Street Records Releases Kermit Ruffins' "Livin' a Treme Life"

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

Catch Kermit at the 2009 NOLA Heritage & Jazz Festival and Lincoln Center's Mid Summer Night Swing! Kermit is currently acting in and consulting for new HBO pilot Treme, created by David Simon (The Wire). “An unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone." --New York Times Make no mistake, everything about Kermit Ruffins exemplifies New Orleans. Residing in the town of Treme, former home of his predecessors Louis Prima and Louis Armstrong, he continues the big brass ...

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MODA Entertainment Announces Mayor Bloomberg to Declare April 29th Duke Ellington Day in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

NEW YORK, NY--MODA Entertainment is proud to announce that New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will declare April 29th, 2009 “Duke Ellington Day" in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legend's birth. The proclamation will be presented to Duke Ellington's grandson, Paul Ellington. Paul is the executor of the Duke Ellington Estate and musical director/ leader of the world famous Duke Ellington Orchestra. The Duke Ellington Estate is represented by New York based MODA Entertainment for marketing, ...

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Electric Violinist Noel Webb Embraces the Digital Age with Give It All

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
April 24, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- What do you do with a violinist that has the soul of Jimi Hendrix and the heart of Muddy Waters? Just as Hendrix redefined rock and Waters electrified the blues, you let Noel Webb do what he does best create music that redefines the landscape of the world around him. Webb has shared the stage with the “greats" like blues legend John Hammond, jazz legends from John Coltrane's band, Grover Washington, Jr. and rock icons like ...

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Carnegie Hall Offers Recordings of Recently Commissioned Works Online

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

“Encore" Hearings Now Available Here Works for Download or Streaming Include Bright Sheng's Sweet May Again, Kayhan Kalhor's The Silent City, David Bruce's Piosenki, Evan Ziporyn's Sulvasutra, and Gabriela Lena Frank's Ritmos Anchinos

Carnegie Hall today announced that audio recordings of select new works, recently commissioned by Carnegie Hall, have been made available for free download or streaming at carnegiehall.org/commissions. This new online resource is intended to extend the reach of Carnegie Hall's commissioning program, reflecting the Hall's aspiration to ...

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Duke Ellington Day! Catch the Original 1939 a Train

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

CELEBRATION: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legends birth. To commemorate his life, The Islands Of The Bahamas are sponsoring a special run of the last surviving 1939 A Train, made famous by Duke Ellingtons signature tune Take the A Train.

WHAT: Paul Ellington, members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and musicians from Music Under New York (MUNY) will perform the iconic song on the mezzanine ...

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African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh - Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
April 23, 2009

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion:

State of Jazz in the Community: Past, Present, Future

Location: The Union Project; 801 North Negley Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Admission

Panelists include: Kevin Amos: New Media / Technology and its role in creating jazz communities

Harold Young: The Jazz Workshop and the meaning of community based jazz education

Dr. James Johnson Jr: ...

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Lincoln Center Announces Midsummer Night Swing: July 7-25, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

Tickets are on sale now for Lincoln Center's 21st Anniversary season of Midsummer Night Swing (every Tuesday through Saturday, July 7-25). Because of continuing redevelopment projects, this program will take place again this year in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, W. 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. There is a larger stage and bigger dance floor this year 30% bigger so the site can accommodate everyone who wants to dance.

Midsummer Night Swing is 15 dazzling nights of dancing to ...

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