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Xavier Casellas NY Quintet @ Smalls Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

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Vocalist Jerry Costanzo Upcoming Performance Dates

Source: Two for the Show Media
March 9, 2009

Upcoming Jerry Costanzo Performances Monday March 9th Fanelli's Restaurant & Bar 6-10 pm Singing the songs of Sinatra, Dino, Nat Cole, and The Great American Song Book Great Music! Great food! Great atmosphere! Located at 95 East Hoffman Ave, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 631-226-2999 Sunday March 29th New York Swing Dance Society 8- 12 midnight Jerry Costanzo with The Mike Carubia Big Band ...

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Devo Announce World Premiere of "Q: Are We Not Men?"

Source: Noble PR
March 9, 2009

Devo have confirmed they will perform the world premiere live performance of their legendary 1978 Brian Eno produced album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo at the London Forum on Wednesday May 6th 2009.

This will be a one-off performance of the album, exclusive to the London Kentish Town Forum, and the very first time the band will perform the album in its entirety.

This rare concert will be part of the DON'T LOOK BACK album series ...

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Percussionist/Composer Alex Cline Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2009

West coast drummer/percussionist Alex Cline is a sensitive player with a strong feel for interesting harmonies, shifting voices and changing moods when he writes music. It's a sensitivity not usually associated with drummers. But what's inside Cline, and comes through in his music, is from an artist and a musician, not merely a drummer.

He plays mainstream jazz gigs, but after his rock-influenced youth, he gravitated, almost by fate, to the free-form improvisers, getting his first break playing with Julius ...

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Denise Donatelli Quartet Comes to Charlie O's

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2009

Denise Donatelli Quartet with Theo Saunders, Tom Warrington, and Devin Kelly Thursday, March 12

Charlie O's Bar and Grill 13725 Victory Blvd. Valley Glenn, CA 91401 (818) 994-3058 Set Times: Thursday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11pm

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New CD!! Denise Donatelli What Lies Within Savant Records http://www.jazzdepot.com/

Donatelli sounds like no other .... She possess a silky smooth quality ...

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Adrian Belew Signature Fly Guitar

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2009

Parker Guitars Announces General Availability of the Adrian Belew Signature Fly Guitar

Cutting Edge Construction and High-End Components Make This One of the Most Advanced Guitars Ever Built

Chicago, IL. - Parker Guitars, a leader in innovation and originality within the music world, announced today the addition of the Adrian Belew Signature Fly to their line of electric guitars. Designed from the ground up to the exacting standards of legendary guitarist Adrian Belew, the Adrian Belew Signature Fly is one ...

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So 10 Comedians Walk into the Improv

Source: Michael Ricci
March 8, 2009

And the mike is on. Now, it's up to them to be funny. Open mike nights fuel big dreams.

Reeta Piazza is busy. Her BlackBerry is blowing up, her office phone won't stop ringing and her e-mail inbox keeps chiming. “Call Michael at Happy Madison" is scribbled on a things-to-do pad on her desk and members of her staff keep popping in to ask her questions.

Still, the director of special events for the Improv in Hollywood has invited me ...

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Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse Resumes Jazz Programming

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2009

The legendary Uptown Lounge at Minton’s Playhouse has resumed nightly operations, and thanks to overwhelming popular demand, restarts its jazz programming immediately. Please see below for the coming week’s schedule and stay tuned as we announce the remainder of March’s as well as April’s programming.

As a special thank you to the many fans who pushed for the return of the music, all shows this week will have no cover charge. Please come and enjoy the jazz – it’s on ...

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