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Matt Richards Trio Plays Jazz & Sketch Night in Woodbridge, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2008

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For Your Consideration: Grammy Members Can Help Nominate George Kahn and Brian Bromberg

Source: Imaginary Friends
October 26, 2008

The Grammy Award Nominations have begun, and George Kahn's new album Cover Up! Is on the official entry list for possible nomination for a Grammy in 7 different categories. Please note this is not a nomination--it only allows members to vote for the album to qualify for a nomination. But, official entry does put us in the running for a potential nomination!

Grammy members and others: i have created a special website to allow you to listen to the music ...

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Liesl Schoenberger: America's Hot Musician Announces Winner

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2008

Washington, DC- Saturday, October 25, 2008- America's Hot Musician announced this week that Liesl Schoenberger is America's Hot Musician 2008. Schoenberger, 24, is a violinist from Cape Girardeau, Missouri and graduated from the University of Indiana School of Music this past May. The show also awarded individual instrumental winners: Bobby McManus, 21 - guitar, Detroit, MI; jMAN jR, 24- keyboards, Los Angeles, CA; and Joe Lindner, 30- one man band, Watertown, SD. The announcement had been delayed in recent weeks ...

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Enter the Nina Simone "To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story" Deluxe 3-CD+DVD Box Set Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2008

All About Jazz readers are invited to enter the Nina Simone To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Deluxe 3-CD+DVD Box Set Giveaway starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion of the contest on November 25th. Click here to enter the contest

All contestants will join the Nina Simone @ AAJ fan network and the winner will be chosen from that list.

Good luck!

Your Friends at Sony BMG

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Mose Allison at Roller's Flying Fish in Philadelphia, November 7-8

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2008

Friday, November 7 Saturday, November 8

Time: 8:00pm Price: $35-$55

215-247-0707 Call for reservations For those of you who couldn't believe it, yes, Mose Allison really appeared at a special event at Roller's @ Flying Fish in 2007 and has agreed to return this year. As a special courtesy to early purchasers, you now have the opportunity to purchase tickets in the front two rows. You'll receive a commemorative ticket, a glass of champagne ...

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Clifford Brown Honored on Philadelphia's Walk of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2008

On Thursday, October 23, 2008, a long overdue plaque honoring the great trumpet player Clifford Brown was dedicated on Philadelphia's fabled “Walk of Fame," a series of “stars” laid in the pavement on either side of South Broad Street (the Avenue of the Arts), surrounded by the Academy of Music, the Kimmel Center, the Merriam Theater, the Levitt Auditorium, and the University of the Arts. Five plaques were dedicated in all, including those for Brown, R&B legend Billy Paul ("Me ...

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Screening of Bob Perkins "Charlie Parker and His Philly Roots" at the Philly Clef Club on November 15th

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2008

For jazz fans in the Philadelphia region, the following event may be of significant interest. On November 15, 2008, from 3pm to 8pm, the Philadelphia Clef Club at Broad and Fitzwater Streets will offer Jazz Up, Down, and Around: Taking Jazz in All Directions, a feast of musical performances, a talk by WRTI radio host Bob Perkins with discussion, and a showing of his recent documentary about Charlie Parker's Philadelphia roots. It is not well known, but “Bird” came through ...

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The George Kahn Quartet Performing at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Thursday, November 13th

Source: Imaginary Friends
October 25, 2008

Jazz Pianist, George Kahn, will be bringing his West Coast Jazz to Music Lovers on Thursday, November 13th at The Crown Plaza Hotel.

This performance is part of the Crowne Plaza Hotel’s Thursday Night Jazz Series. There are three sets: 6:00 PM, 7:30 and 9:00 PM.

The evening will celebrate 14 weeks on the Jazz charts with George’s latest CD “COVER UP!” which has been getting spins on radio stations across the country.

George will be ...

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