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Performance / Tour

"A Love Letter to New York" at Carnegie Hall

Source: Cohn Dutcher Associates
September 30, 2008

The New York Pops, led by Vincent Falcone and Eric Stern, celebrates its hometown at Carnegie Hall on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 8 p.m. in “A Love Letter to New York”. The program features the World Premieres of original songs about New York City by composer Kenneth Laub, as well as music by Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim. Clint Holmes headlines the concert with special guests Ashley Brown, Laura Bell Bundy and Linda Hart. Ms. Bundy, Ms. Hart, and ...

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Recording

NEA Jazz Masters Chico Hamilton and Andrew Hill Come Together on "Dreams Come True" Album

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 30, 2008

Jazz legend Foreststorn Chico Hamilton adds two new previously recorded albums to his extensive discography: Dreams Come True featuring Chico (drums/tambourine) alongside NEA Jazz Master Andrew Hill (piano); and Trio! Live @ Artpark, the live recording of Chico's Trio debut concert with Cary DeNigris (guitar) and Matthew Garrison (bass). Slated for a September 30th release on the Joyous Shout! label, both records exemplify Chico's inherent timeliness and adventurous spirit, and the powerful synergy amongst his jazz consociates. Dreams Come True ...

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The Generations Ensemble, Featuring Jimmy Cobb, Releases "Tough Guys"

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Andrew Speight, alto sax; Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Ray Drummond, bass. San Francisco, CA -- Tough Guys is the swinging and expressive first CD by the Generations Ensemble, a multi-generational, all-star band featuring Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Ronnie Mathews, Marcus Belgrave, Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight. You’d expect a band with such a lineup to be a mainstream locomotive. On Tough Guys, those expectations are fulfilled. After all, Jimmy Cobb’s career ...

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Americana Songwriter Tokyo Rosenthal Sets Sights on New CD and Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 30, 2008

Chapel Hill, NC - North Carolina-based Americana songwriter, performer and former boxer Tokyo Rosenthal, who in fact isn't Japanese but as American as you can get, is gearing up for the release of his latest CD Love Won Out. Produced by Tokyo with additional production by indie music legend Chris Stamey, Rosenthal's new CD, featuring the single “St. Patrick's Day" and the title track “Love Won Out", is scheduled for release on Sept. 30, 2008. Recorded at Stamey's Modern Recording ...

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Performance / Tour

A Melange of Jazz at Composers and Improvisers Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

It had all the makings of a great musical event: virtuosity, passion, humor, drama and social commentary. All that was missing was a decent turnout at Saturday's Composers and Improvisers Festival in Middletown. The couple of dozen who did make it to the Oddfellows Playhouse were rewarded with nearly four hours of diverse and daring jazz-oriented explorations from four distinct creative sources. Joe Fonda, festival director and onetime Middletown resident, performed with Conference Call, a collaborative quartet that brought the ...

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Festival

Cheers for Partnership That Returns Jazz to Fond Du Lac

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Marian University and Fond du Lac Jazz Festival Inc. have formed a new partnership that promises to bring more live jazz to the community. The Fond du Lac Jazz Festival, which for nearly 25 years has been bringing big-name jazz concerts to Fond du Lac, will be hosted as a fall event by Marian. Marian, which this fall launched its new jazz studies program, will present a jazz concert on November 21-22 on the campus to showcase student jazz talent ...

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Performance / Tour

Performance: Louis Stewart and Gay McIntyre Play University of Ulster on 6 & 7 October

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Two of Ireland’s most renowned jazz musicians team up to take part in the University of Ulster’s Autumn Lunchtime Concert Series on Monday 6 & 7 October. Louis Stewart, recognised internationally as one of the world’s finest jazz guitarists, will join forces with saxophonist Gay McIntyre to perform at both the Coleraine and Magee campuses. Louis Stewart began playing on the Dublin jazz scene in the ‘sixties and quickly established a reputation for himself at home and abroad. He was ...

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Performance: Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg on October 3

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

The Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music's fall jazz concert 'Autumn Leaves' featuring the College Jazz Ensemble and Camerata will take place October 3 at the Majestic Theater. Tickets are $5 for general admission and the event is free to Gettysburg College students with an ID card. The Majestic Theater is located at 25 Carlisle Street in Gettysburg. Directed by Professor of Music John “Buzz" Jones, the Jazz Ensemble has been performing continuously for 20 years. The group toured Greece ...

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