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Amerique Latine CD Release Party at Busboys & Poets, Washington D.C. - Feb. 6 @ 9:00 P.M.

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2008

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6th 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Band members: Guitar - Alex Martin Vocals - Lena Seikaly Bass - Leonardo Lucini Perc. - Alejandro Lucini Location: Buboys & Poets 1390 V St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Album: Nostalgia for Terra Incognita Admission: $10 What do you get when you put together a Franco-American jazz guitarist, former novelist and ...

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Tony Adamo/Mike Clark Rhythmic Matrix

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2008

Funk Rhythm Matrix, Mike Clark rolled into Red Star Recording Studio, Silver Lake, California this week to lay down some drum tracks for Tony Adamo's new untitled CD being produced by Jerry Stucker. Clark's Prescription Renewal Band is in California for a few dates with three-time Grammy winner, Delbert McClinton. Mike's work with Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters particularity the music track “Actual Proof" has solidified his place in Funk history. Mike Clark is the most sampled drummer in Hip ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2008

Improvising Over Yesterdays This Jerome Kern standard is a great vehicle to get started improvising over the minor ii-V-i progression, the line cliche and extended dominants. Watch this lesson to learn how to improvise over this tune with chord tones, guide tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns. The “Improvising Over . . ." series of lessons is an ongoing collection of lessons on how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire. ...

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Mark Sherman QNT-Monday Jazz at the Turning Point Cafe, Piermont, NY

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 3, 2008

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13 New Shows "In the Pocket: The Smart Jazz Talk Radio Show with "Dr. Michael Hittman

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 3, 2008

Monday Evenings 7-8 pm “In The Pocket: The Smart Jazz Talk Radio Show" Dr. Michael Hittman WLIU 88.3 fm The Long Island University Public Radio Network 239 Montauk Highway Southampton, NY 11969 Listen Live to WLIU

94. The Flatbush Frolic Street Fair: Bringing Jazz To A Brooklyn Neighborhood (4 February 2008)

95. “CALLING MARION BROWN!" (11 February 2008)

96. Jeff ...

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Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? CD Release Event Sunday, February 10th at Cornelia Street Caf

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 3, 2008

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? CD Release Sunday, February 10, 2008 at CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson What's Going On? City Tone Records CTR-701 Street Date: February 5, 2008 What a marvelous ...

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New Solo Disc from Bassist Tiziano Zanotti

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2008

In January 2008, the Italian indie label Echoes released its second album: “Gestire lo Spazio" of bassist Tiziano Zanotti. A disc like no other: the musician has conceived, composed and played the music of this album on an electric bass only, with the supplement of a few and quite singular electronic effects and the unexpected and fleeting “injection" of an acoustic piano. All pieces are by the bassist himself, except tracks 6-13 by Tiziano Zanotti/Nicola Ciarmatori. This solo bass project ...

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KFC Pride 360 Presents the Soul Jazz Pre-Grammy Party

Source: Graffiti PR
February 3, 2008

Who: Acclaimed Harpist & Vocalist and NARAS Board Member has been chosen as the headliner for the SOUL JAZZ Pre-Grammy party. Destiny Muhammad, who uses only her first name, has been hard at work on her new album, SACRED BATH, the long-awaited follow up to her debut effort, THE QUEST, from Grass Roots Entertainment. Called a Sound Sculptress and 'Harpist from the Hood', Destiny's unique talent and latest efforts has received wide reaching praise for it's evocative musings and ethereal ...

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