Jazz News

Gene Puerling, 78; Vocal Arranger Led the Innovative Hi-Lo's Quartet

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2008

Gene Puerling, leader of the innovative vocal quartet the Hi-Lo's and a noted vocal arranger whose sophisticated harmonies influenced the sound of other groups, including the Beach Boys, died March 25. He was 78. Puerling, a longtime resident of San Anselmo, Calif., died of complications of diabetes at a Bay Area hospital, said Don Shelton, who was a member of the Hi-Lo's. Formed in Hollywood in 1953, the Hi-Lo's were “frighteningly talented" and “could flawlessly execute seemingly impossible vocal leaps," ...

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Drummers Invited to Compete at Fundraiser to Benefit Katrina Survivors and Local Area Children

Source: Just Roots PR
April 2, 2008

Eric Seats, drummer to major recording artists, a single father and mentor to local youths using drums, along with his business partner Chrystal Allen, and Spaun Drum Company in Chino, California present a one day “Drum-Off". The “Drum-Off" is a competition among local area drummers for the title of Top Drummer.

Eric Seats and Chrystal Allen are co-creators of an upcoming reality show entitled, The Next Great Drummer.

The “Drum-Off" is scheduled for June 2008 and will be held in ...

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Blue Apple Blues (B.A.B.) Festival Poised to Crash the Mansion - April 3, 2008

Source: Just Roots PR
April 2, 2008

Blue Apple Blues (B.A.B.) Festival aims to crash beyond tried and true formulas by offering the blues scene a totally unique harmonic palette, recasting blues classics and inventing the standards of the future by some of the finest and hippest New York City blues artists. Audiences are sure to be impressed by the vitality and variety of talent offered at this festival and will be intrigued by the cutting edge aesthetic, bringing blues out of the swamp and onto the ...

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"Remember Me..." 2nd Annual Paul Delay Memorial Concert Celebrates Life, Music and Spirit of Paul Delay

Source: Just Roots PR
April 2, 2008

What:"Remember me..." 2nd Annual Paul deLay Memorial Concert Celebrates Life, Music and Spirit of Paul deLay When: Sunday, April 20, 2008, 6-10 pm Where :Kridel Grand Ballroom Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205 Telephone: 503.226.2811

Featuring Duffy Bishop, Linda Hornbuckle, Lloyd Jones, Terry Robb, Joe McMurrian, Jimi Bott and other special guests to be announced, hosted by former members of the Paul deLay ...

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Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th

Source: Just Roots PR
April 2, 2008

Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical programming to the masses. The aforementioned programming is entirely based around Blues Education and encompasses live performances, teaching, history, and the promotion of this uniquely ...

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Aliant Mobility Sounds Fantastic and TBS Present Chicago Legends the Jimmy Burns Band

Source: Just Roots PR
April 2, 2008

When: 9PM, Sat., April 12

Where: George's Roadhouse Mount Allison University Sackville, NB E4L 1G9

Tickets:: $10 in advance (@ Ducky's 536 1344) or $12 @ the door Special Student Price $6 (at the door only, ID required)

“To me, there's only one kind of music, and that's good music." Jimmy Burns

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Jimmy Burns is a contemporary bluesman whocombines his Delta ...

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Colin Riley Talks About His New Collaboration with Bill Bruford

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2008

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Jon Faddis, Ralph Lalama & NY Improv Collective to Perform with Jazz Students at New York's Town Hall

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2008

Alongside jazz headliners Jon Faddis, Ralph Lalama, and New York Improv Collective, Central Connecticut State University Jazz Ensemble (Carl W. Knox, director) and California's Vanguard University Jazz Ensemble (Kenneth R. Foerch, director) will perform at New York's Town Hall on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 8 p.m. “Jazz at Town Hall," a new series presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York, will open with an all-Thelonious Monk program titled “Monk in the 21st Century: The Next Generation." Central Connecticut State ...

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