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Recording

Karen Blixt's New CD "Mad Hope" Due in Stores Spring 2008

Source: Gorgeous PR, Inc
March 12, 2008

STELLAR JAZZ VOCALIST KAREN BLIXT's DEBUT DISC, SPIN THIS, BREAKS ONTO JAZZWEEK's TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART! Chanteuse Also Dazzles in Two Sold-Out Shows at World-Famous Yoshi's Karen Blixt has spent the past ten years meticulously establishing herself as one of the California Bay Area jazz scene's most respected and successful vocalists, before choosing to make two auspicious achievements in the same week. Karen's highly-awaited debut album, Spin This, broke onto the JazzWeek Top 50 Albums Charts. ...

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Performance / Tour

Electric Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant NYC Concert Friday, March 21st

Source: AMT Public Relations
March 12, 2008

Known as the “wild woman of the harp," Grammy-nominated composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant brings her fusion of music, theater, stories and humor to Manhattan's Symphony Space. The self-produced One Way... and Another showcases two separate concerts: One Way @ 7:30pm featuring her favorite works from the past 15 years; and ...and Another @ 9:30pm premiering new pieces. Both concerts are soaked with cross-genre music ranging in style from flamenco and blues to heart-wrenching ballads, all complimented by Henson-Conant's singing and story-telling. ...

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Website

Advertise at AllAboutJazz.com - New Ad Service Launches

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

All About Jazz has officially launched its new advertising service, giving sponsors greater opportunities to reach AAJ readers and achieve superior results. Whether it is a run-of-site ad or a geo-targeted (localized) ad, you'll have the flexibility to develop a campaign that best suits your needs. We offer flat rates for Showcase and “Shop" box advertising, and you determine your level of Banner exposure by entering your budget, ad size and ad type. Please review our new advertising pages prior ...

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Performance / Tour

Slide Guitar Ragas from Calcutta and Nomadic Desert Blues from Niger - Two U.S. Tours in April for Riverboat International Recording Artists

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

The UK's World Music Network, best known for the famed Rough Guide CD series, announces tours for its most prestigious single-artist label, Riverboat records. From Calcutta, India, slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya, and from the drifting sands of the Sahara, Niger's desert blues nomads Etran Finatawa both come to the US in April and May. Hindustani slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya will embark on a 14-date tour of the United States on April 2, 2008, to coincide with his new Riverboat ...

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Performance / Tour

Central Ohio Area! Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, Saturday March 15th at 8:00pm

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

Recording

"Jazz in the Air" CD Release

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

"Jazz in the Air" a Boston area jazz trio and quartet has just released it's latest CD entitled “Easy Does It". The title says it all. Smooth, easy, melodic jazz originals written, arranged and produced by composer bassist Bob Sabourin and featuring Kenji Kikuchi on tenor sax, Ririka Masuda on alto sax, Hiro Tokushige on trumpet, Stephanie Stone on flute and alto sax, Ken Willinger on guitar, Joseph Reid on piano and Dave Ellis on drums. This jazz CD follows ...

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Event

Berklee Remembers Herb Pomeroy: Tribute Concert to Feature Joe Lovano, Hal Galper, Jack Walrath, and Greg Hopkins and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra

Source: Toni Ballard PR
March 11, 2008

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE HERB POMEROY SCHOLARSHIP FUND On Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Berklee College of Music will present an historic musical event, as colleagues and former students converge to honor the memory of beloved trumpeter and educator Herb Pomeroy, who passed away in August, and whose four decades teaching at Berklee helped the college earn its world-wide reputation as the premier institution for the study of contemporary music. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Fund. ...

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Festival

Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead at VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2008

READING, PA -- March 11 -- An amazing variety of first-rate jazz music isn't the only mission of the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest; education and furthering youth involvement in jazz as an art form is also a major commitment of the festival. The Kennedy Center Presents: Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, a music residency program for young people, is coming to the Berks Jazz Fest, Sunday, March 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Miller Center for the Arts. There is ...

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