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Recording

New CD by Emil Viklicky Trio: Ballads & More

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

EMIL VIKLICK TRIO Ballads and More ARTA Records Total time 69:30 Tracks: Always And Forever / Pat Metheny 4:04 I Fall In Love Too Easily / Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn 5:38 Dedicated To You / Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret 5:31 Highlands, Lowlands / Emil Viklick 7:18 Coral / Keith Jarrett 4:04 A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing / Billy Strayhorn ...

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Interview

Guitarist Jamie Fox Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2008

Jamie Fox's path to recording his first album as a leader has been anything but mundane. Growing up listening to, well, just about everything, Fox began his career as a musician in San Francisco. There he followed his eclectic ear to playing gigs with such diverse names as Brother Jack McDuff, Dr. John, Joan Baez, and his own collective, The Blues Among Us. After tiring of the San Francisco scene and looking for a little more stability, Fox arrived in ...

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Video / DVD

Allan Holdsworth & Alan Pasqua - Live at Yoshi's DVD - Avalable 04/15/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2008

Captured live in HD at Yoshi's (2007), this incredible DVD features four of the world's most proficient jazz musicians today. Description: This DVD is a must have for any Jazz aficionado. With an approximate run time of 90 minutes, every song from this incredible tour is featured. Touring worldwide in 2007, this ensemble is a must see. Captured live in HD at Yoshi's, this incredible DVD features four of the world's most proficient jazz musicians today. Allan Holdsworth, Alan Pasqua, ...

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Event

The OC Pavilion Welcomes the Yellowjackets on Father's Day June 15

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2008

The OC Pavilion is pleased to welcome chart-topping jazz band, The Yellowjackets on Sunday, June 15. The Yellowjackets debuted on the jazz music scene in 1981 dedicated to pushing the boundaries of traditional jazz. Their improvisational style draws from a wide range of musical sources, incorporating elements of Bebop, funk, R&B, and rock. Their debut album made serious waves in jazz radio, receiving both public and critical acclaim. The group has performed together over the last 27 years at many ...

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Recording

Tony Adamo Reviewed by Soul Tracks

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2008

Sitting in the jazz cafe along with a few friends, sipping Chamomile tea, singer/visual artist Tony Adamo enters the stage offering us a sweet deal. He is offering his latest 14-track fusion CD, Straight Up Deal. What is his recipe? Add a taste of Michael Beck, sample some Santana, throw in the sentiment of Miles Davis, the style of Grover Washington, Jr. and the Lou Rawls-like vibrato of Tony Adamo. There you have it: an eclectic, high energy project of ...

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Performance / Tour

Russ Lorenson Returns to Austin with Tony Bennett's Best

Source: RL Productions
March 8, 2008

Russ Lorenson returns to Austin with his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, for two performances only, at Austin Cabaret Theatre, located at The Mansion at Judges' Hill, 1900 Rio Grande (MLK & Rio Grande), Austin, Texas 78705. Shows are March 27th and 28th at 8:30pm. The shows are being presented as part of the 2007-2008 season of the Austin Cabaret Theatre. The best is yet to come as ...

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Recording

Omara Portuondo - Lagrimas Negras: Canciones Y Boleros CD - Avalable 03/18/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2008

This double CD is the result of an interpretive creation full of feeling, intimacy, and naturalness. Description: This double CD, “Lgrimas Negras (Black Tears), Canciones y Boleros", is the result of an interpretive creation full of feeling, intimacy, and naturalness. Omara returned to the Latin American popular classics, with a difficult to imagine ensemble consisting of Enriqueta Almanza's piano and that of the great Rubn Gonzlez, Richard Eges's flute, the bass of “Cachato", or the “Greco" and the “Guajiro" Mirabal's ...

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Performance / Tour