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Jon Gordon Nonet at Smalls on October 9th

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

Jon Gordon Nonet with John Ellis, Dave Smith, Doug Yates, Bryn Roberts, Nate Radley, and Matt Clohesy

Two sessions: 9pm & 10:30pm

Smalls 183 West 10th street @ 7th Ave. New York, NY Jon Gordon is currently working on his new project which will be released in 2009. Wayne Shorter states “Gordon has embraced the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend music as a universal language." Come join us to witness ...

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Driving Out... Birth of the Cool

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 9:30pm Teatro Troisi - San Donato Milanese - Italy

Release of the new CD Driving Out... Birth of the Cool Flight Band (ensemble of 16 musicians)

Director: Biagio Coppa Special Guest: Claudio Fasoli

If Biagio Coppa, in the making of this CD, had confined himself to merely proposing the remake of a jazz classic such as Miles Davis Birth of the Cool, his ...

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Tubaist Bob Stewart Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

Over his 40-year career, tubaist Bob Stewart has redefined his instrument's role in modern jazz. His thundering, breathy grooves and fluid improvisations have been integral to the work of a who's who of creative musicians, including Arthur Blythe, David Murray and Carla Bley, as well as to Stewart's own impressive discography as a leader.

AAJ Contributor Matthew Miller spoke with Stewart about his early years, the Jazz Composer's Orchestra, Charles Mingus and more.

Check out Bob Stewart: Brassy Bass Lines ...

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NPR Music Webcasts Bill Charlap Trio at the Village Vanguard

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

NPR Music and WBGO exclusively broadcasted and webcasted a performance by Bill Charlap, one of today's most celebrated pianists, and his trio from the Village Vanguard in New York City. Jazz musician Bill Charlap has a passion for interpretation. He especially delights in selecting the most attractive showtunes of yesteryear and rendering them with tactful, warmly familiar gestures. With his longtime cohorts Peter and Kenny Washington (no relation), who are both highly regarded sidemen in New York, Charlap returns to ...

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Announcing the Winner of the Legacy Recordings "Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2008

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Health and Financial Fitness Fair Will Focus on Jazz Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2008

What’s the best way for a jazz musician to obtain health insurance? And how should musicians best invest and save their money in this economy? On Saturday, the first Coda Jazz Fund Health and Financial Fitness Fair will attempt to provide answers to those and other questions. Since the Coda Jazz Fund was formed in 2001, the foundation has addressed the end-of-life needs of area jazz musicians. In 2008 alone, the fund has assisted at least eight families of jazz ...

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Jazz Goes Gypsy at the Titi Robin Trio Show

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2008

CHENNAI: There's nothing ostentatious about their music - simple rhythms that start slowly and build up into an energetic tempo characterise the music of the Titi Robin Trio that performed on Tuesday evening. “This kind of progression is something I have in all my music," says Thierry 'Titi' Robin, who fronts the gypsy jazz group. “Sincerity is most important for a musician, not speed, showiness or rhythm," he says. Thierry and fellow musicians Francis Varis and Ze Luis Nascimento were ...

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2008 Taichung Jazz Festival to Challenge Guinness Record

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2008

The 2008 Taichung Jazz Festival is scheduled to open in the central city next Saturday, with 20 to 30 well-known saxophonists and saxophone ensembles from home and abroad performing, an official said Tuesday. The nine-day festival, which is held annually, is in its sixth year. At the opening of the festival sponsored by the city's Cultural Affairs Bureau, 1,000 musicians are expected to team up to perform popular songs on saxophone at the bustling City Square in the city's West ...

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