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Performance / Tour

James Spaulding & "Swing Expression" the Jazz Legacy Series

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Creole Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, proudly present: “The Jazz Legacy Series" Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole" with the flavor of internationally known jazz artists... toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant supper clubs and you have our “Jazz Legacy Series". Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC; bringing jazz back uptown to what was once the spawning ground of the be-bop era, and its traditions. February 27th and 28th, “Creole" is pleased ...

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Recording

Jake Hertzog Releases Jazz Fusion Instrumental Album "Chromatosphere"

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 24, 2009

New York, New York -- Jake Hertzog is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader that has just realized his potential with an all instrumental jazz fusion release titled Chromatosphere on That’s Out Records, which will be released April 7, 2009. This is Jake’s first full length solo recording and it promises to be well received by the media and smart jazz listeners everywhere.Hertzog has been seen performing on nationally renowned programs and with top acts such as The Naked Brothers Band ...

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Recording

"Firefall Reunion Live" Celebrates Thirty-Two Years of Platinum Rock & Roll

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 24, 2009

Denver, Colorado -- Classic rock fans worldwide have long awaited Firefall Reunion Live. With one magical concert, Firefall brings back a younger time where melodies rule and musicality soars. Original Firefall members joined the current band, together for twenty years, in front of a sold-out hometown crowd at the Boulder Theater on April 9, 2008 for this memorable and satisfying live performance. The list of recognizable songs is impressive: “Just Remember I Love You," “Strange Way," “Cinderella," “You Are The ...

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Event

Celebrating Womens Month Nuyorican Cafe & Rome Neals Banana Pudding Presents 8x Award Winning Jazz Singer Lare

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Radio

Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. Remembered by Bob Perkins on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

Source: JM Creative
February 24, 2009

Legendary Philly Jazz Host and Historian, Dr. Harrison Ridley Jr. is remembered with the help of Bob Perkins and the words of Jeff Duperon and Ty Bailey on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life radio show. The complete show was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, February 22nd, 2009 during Jansen's exploration of Jazz in Philadelphia during the month of February. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation ...

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Interview

Satoko Fujii Interview

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Performance / Tour

John Hollenbeck's Large Ensemble at the Painted Bride Art Center on February 28 and March 6

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Critics sometimes describe John Hollenbeck's music as “beyond jazz” for its breadth of sounds and influences, ranging from chamber music to field recordings of regionally-diverse folk traditions. The nineteen members of his Large Ensemble, including such respected names as Chris Speed, Garry Versace, Tony Malaby, and Matt Moran, nearly all come from jazz backgrounds, but as a whole they migrate into otherworldly territory not defined by genre. Surprising, ethereal, and witty juxtapositions define much of their music, like bowed vibraphone ...

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Education

Painted Bride Art Center and John Hollenbeck Collaborate on Big Ears Residency Program

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2009

Painted Bride Art Center proudly presents Big Ears, an ambitious residency program that brings together New York-based drummer/composer John Hollenbeck with a dozen Philadelphia jazz musicians. A call to artists, followed by a rigorous selection process, has yielded a group of local artists that transects age, gender, ethnicity, and musical heritage. The program concludes on March 6 with the premiere of new music that Hollenbeck has composed for the group. The artists are united by what Bride music curator Lenny ...

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