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Francina Connors Trio @ Saint Peters Jazz Vespers

Source: The Cinarae Group
August 7, 2008

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Renowned Jazz Guitarist Mark Elf Debuts Jazz Guitar Conservatory

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 7, 2008

MarkElfConservatory.com offers students affordable, practical approach to learning jazz guitar with video lessons, narrated tutorials, music PDF and midi-files, access to critiques by Mark Elf and much more Master jazz guitarist Mark Elf, who has worked with the Jazz Giants, Dizzy Gillespie, The Heath Brothers, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks and many others, and has nine consecutive #1 national jazz radio CD hits, opens his revolutionary online Jazz Guitar Conservatory. His practical approach to learning jazz guitar is an ...

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Pianist Lisa Hilton Releases "Sunny Day Theory"

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

"That the complex can be dealt with one step at a time, that there can be great depth in something as simple as a melody or a walk on the beach, that within every blues there is astounding beauty, and that with tomorrow there is always the hope for a sunny day." --Lisa Hilton We all face challenging times, and 2007 was a year of particular challenge for passionate pianist, prolific composer and hardworking producer Lisa Hilton. The passing of ...

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The Clayton Brothers at Vail for the Labor Day Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

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iTunes Goes "Brown" on August 12th

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

Los Angeles, August 6, 2008: On “New Music Tuesday", August 12th; iTunes, the world's largest music retailer, goes brown when it launches the world premiere of Ray Brown Jr's new album, Friends And Family. The new CD is an all-star duets album with Ray joined by Dionne Warwick, Jane Monheit, James Moody, Dr. John, Freda Payne, Melba Moore, David “Fathead" Newman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Paul Williams, Maria Muldaur, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terry Gibbs, Sally Kellerman, Dave Somerville, Haylee and Kim ...

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Allgarve Jazz: Music from a Corner of the World

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

By Josef Woodard Upon hearing of my impending trip to Portugal, someone grinned knowingly and muttered, “Ah, the California of Europe." What seemed an odd, glib statement has a new meaning, having been there, eaten and drunk and experienced that, in this remarkable, mighty, and compact country. It's true: Portugal's clement climate, beach-hugging towns, and vegetation (they too have the familiar, unstoppable ice plant) will remind Californians of home. And they even have chronic wildfire troubles, although we're far ahead ...

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Maria Neckam at 55 Bar

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

WHO: Maria Neckam - voice and songs Aaron Goldberg - keys Zack Lober - bass Colin Stranahan - drums Lars Dietrich - alto sax Jake Saslow - tenor sax

WHEN: Tuesday, August 12, 7PM

WHERE: 55 Bar 55 Christopher Street New York City subway: 1 to Christopher St or A,D,C,B,E,F,V to W4 St

COST: NO COVER

also: New CD almost ready! Visit marianeckam.com or on MySpace. ...

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Jason Adasiewicz Interviewed on Chicago Public Radio

Source: Improvised Communications
August 6, 2008

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