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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 30, 2008

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Out of Nowhere - The Musical Life of Warne Marsh by Marcus Cornelius

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2008

The second printing of this extremely well received fictional “autobiography" of Warne Marsh will be available shortly (scheduled release date is late April 2008). The book has been described as perhaps the best book ever written on the creative life of a musician, and essential reading for anyone interested in music, especially jazz perhaps. Of course it is valuable for those who wish to learn more about how Warne Marsh developed as a musician, teacher and friend. The way the ...

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Jazz Pianist Sumi Tonooka's Long Ago Today Released on Artists Recording Collective Records

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 29, 2008

Featuring Tonooka with Bassist Rufus Reid and the late drummer Bob Braye “Fierce, fascinating composer and pianist . . . a thoughtful, fresh voice . . . delicate and articulate . . . driving and dramatic." -- Leslie Gourse, Jazz Times “Tonooka . . . opened her set with a crackling interpretation of Thelonious Monk's “Eronel." The dispatch with which Tonooka negotiated Monk's precipitous lines left no doubt that she is among the best of today's jazz pianists. . . ...

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Joe Lovano at Chris' Jazz Cafe on April 3 & 4, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2008

Grammy Award winning saxophonist Joe Lovano makes a rare small club appearance, when he brings his quintet to Chris' Jazz Cafe on April 3 & 4, 2008.

Joe Lovano - saxophone James Weidman - piano Cameron Brown - bass Otis Brown III - drums Francisco Mela - drums

April 3 & 4, 2008 Sets @ 8 & 10 PM Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom ...

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Early Louis Armstrong - New Remastering Technique Reveals Stunning Sound

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2008

Pristine Audio demonstrates a stunning new remastering process with this issue of early Armstrong recordings: Louis Armstrong - The Early Years Louis Armstrong (cornet, trumpet, vocal) featuring: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Clarence William's Blue Five Eva Taylor Bessie Smith Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Hot Seven, Savoy Ballroom Five, his Sebastian Cotton Club Orchestra, his Orchestra This collection represents the first ...

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2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival to Pay Tribute to John Coltrane

Source: JazzStage Productions
March 29, 2008

Philly/Detroit Summit to mark “A Love Supreme" Last year it was Detroit and Chicago. This year it's Detroit and Philly. The 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival will be celebrating the City of Brotherly Love throughout the Labor Day weekend, with Philadelphia-born bassist Christian McBride as the festival's artist-in-residence, a gaggle of artists from both cities, and several special projects. Most notably, there will be a tribute to the late Alice Coltrane, a Detroit native who became the wife and ...

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New Release from Diatic Records: "Otis Stomp" by Andrew Oliver Sextet

Source: All About Jazz
March 28, 2008

Diatic Records Presents the new album by the Andrew Oliver Sextet, “Otis Stomp." Led by Andrew Oliver, current pianist for Devin Phillips' group New Orleans Straight Ahead and co-director of the Portland Jazz Composers' Ensemble, Andrew has recently returned from a tour in Africa with Devin sponsored by the U.S. State Department and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Andrew Oliver Sextet attempts to explore a new avenue in modern jazz, performing original compositions by its members which draw on jazz, ...

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Willie Nile Live CD and DVD Capture Onstage Magic, out July 8

Source: conqueroo
March 28, 2008

Set, to be released on 00:02:59 on July 8, captures the hot release party for Nile's acclaimed album, Streets of New York, at New York's Mercury Lounge

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- “Willie Nile is a great artist," exclaims fellow singer/songscribe Lucinda Williams. “If there were any justice in the world, I'd be opening for him instead of him for me." Injustice has its benefits, of course -- one of which is that it's still possible to see Willie Nile play ...

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