Jazz News

"Taste for Jazz" Wine & Jazz Event Set for Thursday April 17th at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Grand Ballroom in Reno, NV

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2008

"Taste for Jazz" will be held on Thursday April 17th from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Grand Ballroom. The event features over 50 premium wineries including Arger-Martucci, Benziger, Frank Family, Groth, Hall, Torre Oria, Ladera, Guenoc, Steele, Reynolds and Rutherford Ranch, samples from some of the area's finest restaurants and live jazz performed by Cami Thompson. Tickets are $60 per person available at Atlantis gift shop, Gem Gallery, L'uva Bella, Whispering Vine, carechest.org or by ...

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Across the East - Rodrigo Rodriguez

Source: Abstract Logix
March 20, 2008

"Across the East" is the second album, the pieces on the present recording are thrilling and profoundly musical KZN release by the Spanish composer. The album brings to a conclusion through three years of intensive work where Rodrigo was recording in the different studios, in Spain and Japan. Solo guitars, kena, clarinets, duets for shakuhachi flute and steel guitar, and pieces where Rodrigo has used for the first time the sheng (mouth organ) consisting essentially of vertical pipes,one of the ...

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Michaela Rabitsch & Robert Pawlik Quartet - Moods

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2008

With “moods" Michaela Rabitsch - singer and Austria's only female top jazztrumpetplayer and her congenius partner - guitarist Robert Pawlik are presenting 10 songs out of their lifes. Once melancholic - subtle, then full of energetic power, once misterious, once offensive - as moody as life can be. With lyrics, directly accessed from life , they are touching with tunes which play through all the facetes of being. Once it concerns the quiet lonely moments, then again about rollicking pleasure, ...

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Legacy Jazz Festival Title Sponsorship for Sale on Ebay!

Source: Phred, Inc.
March 20, 2008

Item 150231217018 The North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) placed the title sponsorship for their Legacy Jazz Festival '08 on the auction block at eBay today. The not-for-profit jazz society hopes to attract the interest and support of a well-heeled jazz lover or business to sponsor their third annual jazz festival. In addition to being named as the official sponsor of the festival, the winning bidder will receive an original sculpture that is being created to commemorate the festival by ...

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Global Sound Conference Brings World's Top Sound Researchers, Technologists and Musicians to Los Angeles for Four Day Symposium

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2008

Second Annual Event Highlights Latest Developments in the Science of Sound; Award Winning Artists Sheila Chandra, Yungchen Lhamo, Agape Choir Perform Evening Concerts LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2008) The Global Sound Conference announced today its second annual event bringing together the world's top sound researchers, technologists and musicians will take place May 9 - 12, 2008 at the Marina Del Rey Marriot in Los Angeles. Anchored by a visitor-friendly exhibition hall showcasing the latest in sound-based health technologies, the event ...

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Vocalist Sue Giles to Release 2nd CD, "Trav'lin"

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2008

Trenton, NJ, March 20, 2008: Jazz vocal artist Sue Giles hits the road with plans to promote her second CD release, “TRAV'LIN", at her debut performance at the Cape May Jazz Festival - The Next Wave on Friday, April 18, 2008. Ms. Giles will perform two shows for the opening night of the Cape May, NJ festival at Aleathea's Restaurant at the Inn at Cape May, with evening shows at 8:30 and 11:00 p.m. “TRAV'LIN", which was recorded live this ...

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37th Annual Jazz Record Collectors Bash June 13th - 14th at the Hilton Woodbridge in Iselin, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 19, 2008

78s, LPs, CDs & Memorabilia Buy-Sell-Swap-Schmooze Hilton Woodbridge 120 Wood Avenue South Iselin, NJ 08830 Reservations: Call either the toll free number 1-800-HILTONS (800 445-8667) or the Hilton Woodbridge (732) 494-6200. Mention JAZZ RECORD COLLECTORS GROUP to get discount. Email: [email protected] Rate with discount is $119.00 + tax per night. Please note: There are a limited number of rooms available at the discount rate. Reservations received after May 29, 2008 will be provided on ...

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Najma Akhtar Sings in Stan Harrison Video

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 19, 2008

Singer Najma Akhtar, a world-renown pioneer in the fusion of jazz and Indian 'Ghazal', recently joined acclaimed saxophonist Stan Harrison at a video shoot for the title track of Harrison's upbeat new CD, 'The Optimist'.

The new video, the first from Harrison as a headliner, features trippy, retro visual effects, and was shot in New York City last month. Harrison's commanding, muscular solos are complemented by Akhtar's haunting vocals (her singing is also a highlight of the CD, which has ...

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