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'Passing Strange' CD Party July 13th at Joe's Pub

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 27, 2008

'Passing Strange' CD Release Party Confirmed for July 13th at Joe's Pub, Featuring Live Performances by Stew, Heidi Rodewald, and Members of the Cast and Band Brick & Mortar Release of Original Cast Album is July 15th Stew, Heidi Rodewald and members of the cast and band of the Tony Award-winning 'PASSING STRANGE' will celebrate the release of their Original Cast Album with a July 13th, late-night (11:30pm) concert at Joe's Pub in New York City. Brick & Mortar release ...

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Xopana Jazz 2008

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2008

Xopana Jazz is a jazz festival at Choupana Hills Resort & Spa, Funchal, Madeira. Xopana Jazz 2008 is its second edition and will happen on September 4-6. Here's the program: THURSDAY, SEPT. 4th: BRUNO SANTOS TRIOANGULAR Bruno Santos (g); Bernardo Moreira (b); Bruno Pedroso (d) DAVID BINNEY QUINTET FEATURING MARK TURNER David Binney (as); Mark Turner (ts); Jacob Sacks (p); Thomas Morgan (b); Dan Weiss (d) FRIDAY, SEPT. 5th: JULIAN ARGUELLES QUARTET FEATURING ANDR FERNANDES Julian Arguelles (saxes); Andr Fernandes ...

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Bassist Dave Carpenter, Nov. 4, 1959 ~ June 24, 2008

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 26, 2008

Dave Carpenter Respected Bassist Dies at 48

Bassist Dave Carpenter appeared on over two hundred recordings, and had dozens of television, film theme and soundtracks to his recording credit. He worked with major artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Mike Stern, Allan Holdsworth, Sadao Watanabe, Alan Pasqua and Herbie Hancock. He appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras plus Tanglewood and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras. Carpenter was a founding member of ...

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Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT - New Directions!

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

Prudential Financial Presents The Hartford Jazz Society's Monday Night Jazz. A series of FREE concerts in Bushnell Park, Hartford curated by Joe Morris. Following each concert, musicians will reconvene for a jam session at Black-eyed Sally's (350 Asylum Avenue - within walking distance of the Park). ------------------- July 7th - 6 pm Roy Campbell's TAZZ Roy Campbell - trumpet, flugelhorn Andrew Bemkey - piano Michael T.A. Thompson - drums Chris ...

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Tony Allen, Victoria Williams to Join Damon Albarn & the Honest Jon's Revue July 12

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

African drummer Tony Allen and southern singer/songwriter Victoria Williams to join Damon Albarn & The Honest Jon's Revue Saturday, July 12

Featuring Afel Bocoum, Kokanko Sata, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Lobi Traore, Simone White, Candi Stanton, Tony Allen, Victoria Williams and Damon Albarn

One performance: Saturday, July 12 at 8 p.m. Running time: approximately 2 hours, no intermission Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway at 64th Street Tickets: $30, 40, 50

Lincoln Center Festival 08 will present ...

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Buddy Guy Tribute July 20 Chicago's Millennium Park

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

TRIBUTE CONCERT HONORING THE LEGENDARY BUDDY GUY WITH BLUES GUITARIST JIMMIE VAUGHAN IN CHICAGO'S MILLENNIUM PARK ON JULY 20

Guy to Receive First Annual Great Performer of Illinois Award

Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan will headline a special tribute concert on July 20 honoring Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy during the Great Performers of Illinois festival in Millennium Park. Guy, an internationally acclaimed blues guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will receive the first Great Performer of Illinois ...

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IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Takes to the Streets of Downtown Davenport

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society tonight announced that it's taking the IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, July 3 - 5, to the streets of downtown Davenport, Iowa. The festival is being relocated from its LeClaire Park “home location" due to the Flood of 2008.

The festival will take place along 2nd Street in downtown Davenport, and will utilize the Adler Theater for a portion of the festivities.

“The City of Davenport has been a supportive sponsor of our festival for ...

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Jazzin' on Jefferson | Detroit

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

Now in its fifth year, Jazzin' on Jefferson has become one of Detroit's most soulful street fairs and certainly the most swinging. The event, which takes place all day Saturday on a blocked-off stretch of Jefferson on the city's east side, takes its inspiration from the jazz and blues heritage of the Detroit neighborhood around Jefferson and Chalmers. While the party has slimmed down this year, dropping Friday evening performances, it still boasts an impressive lineup of national headliners and ...

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