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Bobby Watson and Live & Learn "From the Heart" Available Now

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

New York, NY - Palmetto Records recently released From The Heart, the newest album from saxophonist, composer, producer and educator, Bobby Watson and his Live & Learn band. Recorded at Maggie's Farm in January 2007, From The Heart features original compositions by Bobby Watson, as well as compositions by bandmates Harold O'Neal (p) and Warren Wolf, (v). Live & Learn also includes Leron Thomas (tpt), Curtis Lundy (b), and Quincy Davis (d). Bobby Watson says: “The interaction between the old ...

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Manring Kassin Darter with Opening Act: Edo Castro and E. "Doc" Smith

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

MANRING KASSIN DARTER with Edo Castro and E. “Doc" Smith Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 8:00pm 142 Throckmorton Theatre 142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941 $20.00 General Admission $15.00 Students $22.00 General Admission, Day of Show Buy tickets at TicketWeb or by calling 415.383.9600 “Mindboggling musicianship. Complex, provocative compositions. Darter, Manring and Kassin are all-around awesome!" - Greg Rule, ...

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The New School Presents Reggie Workman's Wed Improv Ensemble @ Sweet Rhythm, Mon., March 31, 8 & 10PM

Source: The Cinarae Group
March 31, 2008

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New Record from Moss (featuring Bleckmann, Eldridge, Kinhan, McGarry & Souza) on Sunnyside Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

Release Date: April 8, 2008 Individually, they are five phenomenal and distinctive vocalists: Theo Bleckmann, the effusive German-American Meistersinger known for his brilliant collaborations with Meredith Monk, Steve Coleman, and Laurie Anderson; Peter Eldridge, a eclectic vocalist, composer, and member of the New York Voices; Lauren Kinhan, known for her charismatic voice, genre bending originals, and her dedicated years as a member of the New York Voices; Kate McGarry, a vocal polymath at home with the folk tradition and the ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

Related ii Chords In combination with dominant chords, related ii chords can dramatically increase the reharmonization potential of any progression. Watch this lesson and see how a garden variety ii-V-I-V/ii progression is reharmonized into five unique and highly chromatic progressions- and this is just scratching the surface of the possibilities that this technique affords. Learn what a related ii chord is, how and where to use it (and not use it), take a quiz on identifying them and ...

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New Release from Criss Cross Jazz: "Bright Moments" by John Swana

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

For his tenth Criss Cross date as a leader, trumpeter John Swana presents his first twin-tenor sextet.

Swana, tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington have intersected on many occasions, but never together in a group. The result is an effortless blend of ingrained chemistry with the sound of surprise inherent in first encounters.

Like 2005's Philly Gumbo Vol. 2, Bright Moments focuses largely on original material with a couple ...

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Bassist/Composer Terry Plumeri Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2008

Bassist Terry Plumeri wears several hats and wears them well. He has scored films, written his own symphonic tone poems, conducted symphonic orchestras all over the world and worked with some of the top names in jazz.

AAJ contributor Maxwell Chandler spoke at length with Plumeri, covering his film, classical and jazz work, including his recently-reissued 1971 album, He Who Lives in Many Places, which features Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, Michael Smith and Eric Gravatt.

Check out Terry Plumeri: Singing ...

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Meredith Borden Talks About Promoting the Blue Apple Blues (Bab) Festival

Source: Just Roots PR
March 30, 2008

The Big Apple is a long way from Mississippi delta, and it's not often associated with the blues. Meredith “Babe" Borden and her musical partner, Jon Catler aim to change that. April 3rd, a Thursday, they will be hosting what they hope will become an annual event. This is when they will bring together four of the more progressive blues acts to grace a stage in the lower east side of Manhattan. This event, which they are calling the Blue ...

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