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Event

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola April 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2008

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola April 2008 Lineup - Sing Into Spring WHO/WHAT: Tuesday-Sunday, April 1-6 - Sing Into Spring Festival Ernestine Anderson with Houston Person - 7:30pm & 9:30pm only Featuring Ernestine Anderson (vocals), Houston Person (tenor saxophone), Lafayette Harris (piano), Chip Jackson (bass), Jerome Jennings (drums). After Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, April 1-5 - Champian Fulton Trio Monday, April 7 UPSTARTS! New School Jazz Ensemble & Swing Into Spring Tuesday-Sunday, ...

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Event

Edwin Hawkins & Eric Reed at Jazz at Lincoln Center, April 11 & 12, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2008

Edwin Hawkins & Eric Reed Oh Happy Day! April 11 & 12, 2008 - The Allen Room - 7:30pm/9:30pm WHO/WHAT: Pianist/music director Eric Reed and his group consisting of Gerald Cannon (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) and Stacy Dillard (saxophone) will be joined by Edwin Hawkins to perform a variety of selections from the contemporary, gospel and jazz traditions alongside Hawkins' entourage of Lawrence Johnson (piano) and backup vocalists. A trailblazing force behind the evolution of the contemporary ...

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Video / DVD

Terry Bozzio - Live with the Tosca Strings DVD - Available 06/10/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2008

Bozzio together with Chris Maresh, Stephen Barber and the world famous Tosca Strings live in Austin, TX. Filmed in the hills of Austin, TX at the One World Theatre, this DVD brings Terry Bozzio together with Chris Maresh, Stephen Barber and the world famous Tosca Strings. Since 1997 The Tosca Strings Quartet (Leigh Mahoney & Tracy Seeger - Violins, Ames Asbell - Viola and Sara Nelson - Cello) has built an international reputation for their versatile performances of many various ...

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Music Industry

Alma Smith: The Countess of Swing

Source: JazzStage Productions
March 14, 2008

Alma Smith has been a professional musician for more than fifty years. The youngest of nine children, Alma was born in Montgomery, Alabama and raised in the North End area of Detroit. Alma's fascination with music started early. Her mother had played piano as a youngster and she encouraged Alma to continue. “My brother played very good boogie-woogie, but he died young," she recalls. “And my sister could play. But I was the one that made music my livelihood." Alma's ...

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Website

Search the Web from AAJ with Ask.com

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

Event

Sean Smith Quartet @ Silvermine Tavern (Norwalk, CT) on Saturday, April 5

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

The Sean Smith Quartet performs at the Silvermine Tavern (Norwalk, CT) on Sat., April 5 from 8:00-10:30PM With: John Ellis-Saxophones Keith Ganz-Guitar Russell Meissner-Drums Sean Smith-Bass & Composition Please go to: silverminetavern.com for more details and directions. You may also contact the Silvermine Tavern at 1-888-693-9967 or 203-847-4558 for reservations. The Silvermine Tavern is located at: 194 Perry Ave. Norwalk, CT 06850 Hope to ...

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Radio

Vote for the Real Prez on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM Listen via streamcast at wdce.org 804-289-UR90 Studio Archived shows and playlists at freedomjazzdance.net Politics, shmolitics! The only president we vote for on Freedom Jazz Dance is the one and only Lester Young...The Prez! This week on Freedom Jazz Dance, I'll be featuring the sublime lyricism of Lester Young, a cool new one from Chris Washburn & The Syotos Band, trumpeter Howard McGhee, pianist Dave McKenna and ...

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Performance / Tour

Vampire Suit at Barbes in NYC - March 27th

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

Vampire Suit is excited to announce the imminent release of 'A New Song', a follow up to 'Gaze at Your Omphalos', its debut release from 2004. In support of the new release, Vampire Suit will perform at Barbes, 376 9th St., Brooklyn on March 27th at 10:00 pm. The group consists of: Jay Vilnai - guitar Skye Steele - violin Gary Pickard - sax and clarinet Greg Heffernan - cello Rich Stein ...

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