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AAJ Teleconference Topic: Writing a CD Review - Thursday, February 7 at 7:30PM EST

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2008

Ever wonder how writers approach the daunting task of writing CD reviews? On Thursday, March 14, 2008 at 7:30PM EST, join AAJ Senior Editor John Kelman and Senior Contributor Troy Collins for an informal teleconference on the process of review writing. Not meant to be a tutorial or, for that matter, the final word on the subject, it's being conducted to provide some insight on how these two particular writers--two of AAJ's more prolific reviewers--approach the task. AAJ's guidelines, with ...

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235 New Additions to Upcoming Jazz Release Calendar

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2008

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Stryker / Slagle Band with Joe Lovano February 5 - 10 at Dizzy's

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 1, 2008

Tue Feb. 5 thru Sun Feb 10, 2008 The Stryker / Slagle Band with special guest Joe Lovano Dave Stryker - guitar Steve Slagle - sax Joe Lovano - sax Jay Anderson - bass Victor Lewis - drums 7:30 / 9:30 / 11:30 (fri/sat only) Dizzy's Club Coca Cola Frederick P. Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway ...

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Dennis Irwin Tribute

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 1, 2008

DENNIS IRWIN TRIBUTE

On Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Village Vanguard, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will honor its great bassist Dennis Irwin with a night of music featuring guest soloists Joe Lovano and John Scofield whose bands have also run on Irwin power for much of the last 15 years. The motivation for this night is to say thanks to a rare person, of great value to all of us, on and off the bandstand. The reason we're doing ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Smoke Sunday Feb.3rd 6PM

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2008

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker performs live @

SMOKE Jazz Club Sunday February 3, 2008

2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025 212.864.6662 2 Sets: 6:00pm & 7:00pm No Cover, $20 minimum

BIOGRAPHY

It is easy to see why 2008 is looking to become a breakout year for jazz vocalist Michelle Walker. Coming off the heals of an extraordinary 2007 fall/winter touring season, Walker impressed critics with her performances in Moscow, Tel ...

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Glenn White's Sacred Machines Wednesday, Feb. 6th 8:00 & 9:30 PM Brooklyn Lyceum

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 1, 2008

Glenn White's Sacred Machines Jamie Baum - alto flute Glenn White - tenor saxophone Roberta Piket - piano Gary Wang - bass Jeff Hirshfield - drums “White freely admits being influenced by all sorts of things from Coltrane to the Cure. Certainly, he's got the talent to bring these two worlds of music together." -Arizona Republic Wednesday, Feb. 6 8:00 & 9:30 pm Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th Ave. ...

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SFJAZZ Collective at Carnegie Hall, March 5, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2008

On Wednesday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m., the SFJAZZ Collective brings to Zankel Hall new compositions by the ensemble's members and the works of one of jazz's quintessential modernists: iconic saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Named “Rising Star Jazz Band of the Year" in DownBeat's 2006 International Critics Poll, the Collective includes Joe Lovano (saxophones), Dave Douglas (trumpet), Miguel Zenn (alto saxophone and flute), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Renee Rosnes (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums), and Stefon Harris (vibraphone ...

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Jazz Meets Bluegrass in an Innovative Way at the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2008

READING, PA -- January 29 -- The VF Outlet Berks Jazz fest is notable for its diversity of music and its innovative concepts. That twin tradition will be emphatically upheld on Wednesday, April 2, when Jazz Meets Bluegrass: Bill Evans' Soulgrass with special guest Sam Bush at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Jazz saxophonist Bill Evans has had a distinguished career as a solo artist, one whose first full-time gig was a berth with the Miles Davis ...

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