Jazz News

2008 Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on June 20th

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival brings great live music to three cities over the course of ten fun-filled days in June. Most events are happening in Saskatoon, which is where the 22nd annual festival kicks off on Friday, June 20 with a performance by the legendary Neville Brothers. Other performers include Los Lobos, Sue Foley, Mobadass, Pink Martini, Molly Johnson, the John Scofield Trio, Ivana Santilli, Maceo Parker and more. The Festival wraps up on Sunday, June 29 with 4-time ...

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Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

A piano-playing humorist who embellishes his concerts with tall tales and true and a veteran crooner who has grooved with Sammy Davis Jr are among 22 performers taking at this year's Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival from December 8-12. Now in its seventh year, the five-day event attracts favorite acts from across Australia and New Zealand and presents them in a range of concerts at various island venues. Jazzing the luncheon concerts up will be author-composer-singer-pianist Dorian Mode, ...

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June Wine and Chocolate Tasting Features Jazz on the Harbor in Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

Chicago, IL, -- 220 Communications Presents another After Hours Wine and Chocolate Tasting featuring the sounds of Jabon. Friday June 13th from 6PM to 10PM at the Southern Shore Yacht Club at 6401 South Richards in the Jackson Park Inner Harbor. Enjoy live music, food prizes and much more. Jabon is one of the hottest Jazz Bands in Chicago with a stellar cast of jazz luminaries headed by bassist Jesse Richardson and Chip Dubose on guitar. Jesse and Chip have ...

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Joe Chambers: A Tribute to Max Roach

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

Iridium Jazz Club, located at 1650 Broadway (at 51st Street) is proud to present its' tribute to the legendary Percussionist, Drummer and Composer, Max Roach; Thursday June 5th through Sunday June 8th 2008, with two shows nightly at 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM. Saturday features a very special Percussionist who had a special relationship with Max Roach, being a charter member of Max's all percussion ensemble “M'Boom Re-Percussion", formed in 1970, this dynamic Percussionist contributed many seminal compositions and arrangements ...

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Master Class Featuring la Studio Artist Rob Mullins

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

Presented by Warehouse 21 & New Mexico Jazz Workshop Date: June 26, 2008 Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm Place: Warehouse 21 Location: 1614 Paseo de Peralta, SFNM 87501 (East of Site Santa Fe) Price: FREE and open to emerging musicians from teens to adults Mullins is a Yamaha Music Artist, Pianist, Keyboardist, Producer, Song Writer, Teacher, and Clinician with over 30 years experience. Rob's master ...

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Alyssa Graham Releases "Echo"

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

An echo can soothe, and an echo can haunt. In Roman myth, Echo is the beautiful nymph with the musical voice forever calling after a boy in love with his own reflection. Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Alyssa Graham's sophomore CD, the aptly-titled Echo, is a musical travelogue that traces the arc of a modern-day love affair and infuses it with a mlange of Jazz, Pop and Brazilian rhythms, bound together by the unforgettable timbre of Graham's stunning voice. Echo was produced by ...

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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Julia Huff in Chicago

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, Puck's Express snacks, or a dinner buffet from Puck's Cafe while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Puck's are recommended, call 312.397.4034. In case of rain, the event takes place in Puck's. Tuesdays on the Terrace: Julia Huff Tuesday, June 24 5:30 ...

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In-Store for Ebersole; Raves for "Sunday in New York"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 6, 2008

NY DAILY NEWS: “It Is Sensational"

Rave Reviews for Sunday In New York by Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch

Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch have earned rave reviews for their new CD, 'Sunday In New York'. Howard Kissel of The New York Daily News said “it is sensational," and Steven Suskin of Playbill praised it as “an irrepressible ride." NY Blade said that Ebersole has “more interpretive power than just about any other singer I can bring to mind. Wow." ...

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