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21 Century Schizoid Music (Mon) Joe Fonda (Tue) Soul of the Blues (Wed) Gnu Vox Vocal Series (Thu) Lily Maase (Fri) This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 26, 2007

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC 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. This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Mon Nov 26, 8:30PM 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS GENE CAPRIOGLIO Gene Caprioglio with his drone group and Italian wedding band Le Nozze di Carlo Cover $10 http://www.cdroots.com/ndc-1.html Tue Nov ...

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This Week at the Jazz Museum Nov 27-30

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 26, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300

Jazz Museum Events, November 27-30, 2007

New Orleans's Hot 8 conduct a NJMIH Educational Initiative at Urban Assembly School November 27, 2007, 1pm Jazz Film Rarities with Dick Katz November 27, 2007, 7pm Johnny Garry November 29, 2007, 6:30pm

Miles Davis, Count Basie, and ...

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Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Legacy (Tues) Elliot Sharp's Terraplane (Wed) Henry Butler's New Orleans All-Stars (Thu-Sun) at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 26, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM

Les Paul Sets Remain at 8:00 & 10:00PM Effective immediately, minimums are $10/person/set for all show except Les Paul - $15 mins.

EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO - LOU PALLO - GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT - BASS

EVERY ...

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Pianist Lenore Raphael's Original Music on Ascap Podcast and Continental Airlines

Source: LenMar Promotions
November 26, 2007

Jazz pianist Lenore Raphael is known mainly as a busy touring mainstream/bebop player who swings, but lately her original tunes are getting more and more notice for their playability and singability as well.

In September and October her original tune Johnny Jazz, dedicated to jazz writer John Gilbert was programmed on Continental and Copa Airlines JazzBeat jazz stream by the host James Janisse. This month, November, Lenore's original beboppish Birds In Flight has been streamed on the ASCAP Podcast and ...

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A Glamorous Evening with Top Shelf Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2007

On the evening of 15th December the Llanfyllin Workhouse proudly presents an evening of glamour, dancing and fun with Top Shelf Jazz. Top Shelf Jazz are a four piece hot 1930s swing jazz band with verve, nerve, class, rakish banter and a Noel Coward-esque quality all of their own. Special guest, the delightful tap-dancing Miss Lula Shaker will take you through the Charleston steps so that you can dance the night away. The event will be set in a beautifully ...

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This Week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2007

Harmonizing Melodies with Upper Structure Triads Part 1 Adding harmony to a melody line (harmonization) can add depth and richness to a line. Harmonizing with upper structure triads dials this up a notch by underscoring the melody with a subtle polytonal undercurrent that transforms the line by obscuring the key. It is an entrancing effect that sounds sophisticated and hip. Watch part one of this two-part series to see how to harmonize tensions over dominant chords with upper structure triads. ...

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Pianist Mark Soskin Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2007

Mark Soskin listened to a litany of great jazz pianists growing up in Brooklyn and attending Colorado State University, where he was pursing classical studies before the jazz influences ushered in a switch to Berklee College of Music in the 1970s. The various styles and approaches to music went into forming his musical personality, as did listening to saxophone players. The result, over the years, has been Soskin's presence as an outstanding pianist offering his skills and sensibilities to a ...

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Yoshi's Boosts Bay Area Jazz Scene with New Club in S.F.

Source: All About Jazz
November 25, 2007

417-SEAT VENUE OPENS IN FILLMORE The Bay Area jazz landscape will change Wednesday. That's when Yoshi's in San Francisco has its grand opening, hosting two shows per night, seven days a week - the same number of concerts as its already successful Jack London Square location in Oakland. The new venue - anchor of the $72 million Fillmore Heritage Center, a 13-story development that also includes a restaurant, gallery-museum and housing - will be expected, from the get-go, to offer ...

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